Join the Platypus paddle

No swimming

Ah, the pond’s full right now, but think you fit the bill? We’d still love to hear from you.

Let’s be honest, this is likely the first time you’ve even heard of this little company, so why would you want to work here? Hopefully this helps….

Four Day Working Week

Thursdays are the new Fridays, yep that’s right, our working week is only four days. Best thing is you don’t have to cram five days into four either, standard working week is 30 hours, 9:30am to 5pm.

Flexible Working

There’s a desk with your name on it at the office, but for the days you prefer to work from home, that’s cool too.

Room To Grow

You’ll get time (and budget) to work on your personal development. Whether that’s time spent reading the latest industry books/blogs, online training or heading to a conference. You’ll get the support you need to be your best.

Pets Are Welcome

The office may be small but it’s pet friendly! Yep, you can bring your pup to the office with you or if you’re working from home, a video call appearance from your furry friend would be ace. We currently have two resident office dogs, Kona & Milo, who love tennis balls and belly rubs.

Meet the paddle

Feel free to do you, but here’s what a good application looks like for us.

Up to date resume

It sounds silly but making sure your resume is up to date and relevant (did you know you can create multiple resumes, making them super specific to the role you’re applying for 🤯) is important. Our recommendation for what to include, and in what order, on your resume are:

– brief intro paragraph
– work experience (starting with the most recent first)
– education (if applicable—no need to include high school—most recent qualification first)
– volunteering or extra curricular activity (starting with the most recent first….seeing a theme here? 😉)

You don’t have to make it look fancy, but if you’re going to, choose a font that’s easy to read. And, remember to send your resume as a PDF so it keeps its formatting and is easy to access.

Intro email

When emailing your resume over, say hi 👋

We’re humans too, and it’s super nice to have a (brief) intro to you. Tell us why you’re interested in the role or working at Platypus. Give us a couple of sentences on what skills or experience you have that’ll help you dive right in. Tell us if you’re a huge fan of one of our clients, or if you know someone in the paddle. And, if your resume isn’t quite what we’re looking for, show us what you do have.

Wanna float to the top?

We love creativity and going the extra mile at Platypus. So if you want to stand out, an up to date resume and intro email are just the start…. we’ll leave what’s next up to you!

Ready for a change?

Say hi…we’d love to hear from you.