Career and Employment Tools
Starting or rebuilding your career in a new country can feel overwhelming. You may have valuable qualifications, skills and experience, but not always know how to explain them in the Australian job market or where to start.
The Resilient Journeys’ Career and Employment Tools have been developed to help migrants, culturally diverse professionals, graduates, people changing careers and people returning to work navigate these challenges step by step.
The tools combine practical information, reflection activities, examples, checklists and worksheets that you can use throughout your job search.
Explore the tools below and start with the area that is most relevant to you.
Understanding Australian Workplaces & Your Rights
Starting work in a new country can mean learning unfamiliar workplace expectations, communication styles, meeting practices and systems. This guide helps you understand some of the workplace patterns you may encounter and practical information about employment types, workplace rights, visa conditions, workplace warning signs and where to get help.
Discover Your Transferable Skills
Your skills may come from many parts of your life, including paid employment, overseas experience, study, volunteering, caring, community involvement and navigating change. This toolkit helps you identify your transferable skills, turn your experience into evidence, recognise the capabilities you bring and connect your skills to real job opportunities.
Communicate Your Value
Knowing your strengths is important. The next step is being able to communicate what you bring in a way that employers, recruiters and professional contacts can understand. This toolkit helps you develop a clear professional story, create a 30 to 60 second elevator pitch, communicate your value naturally, build your network and strengthen your LinkedIn presence. .
Building Targeted Job Application
A strong application shows an employer how your experience, skills and achievements relate to the role. This toolkit takes you through the key elements of a targeted résumé and cover letter, including understanding what the employer is looking for, highlighting relevant achievements, explaining overseas experience and checking your application before you submit it.
CaliberatedCV*
You can use CalibratedCV, an AI-powered career platform, that helps you create targeted applications for specific roles. Upload your existing CV and the role statement for the job you are applying, it will help tailor your résumé and cover letter to highlight your most relevant experience. It also includes Contact Intelligence, providing information about the people, organisation and context connected to the job.
Prepare for an Interview
An interview is an opportunity for you and the employer to learn more about each other. This toolkit helps you prepare examples from your experience, respond to common interview questions, explain overseas experience, talk about career changes or employment gaps, and structure your answers using the STAR technique..
About CaliberatedCV
CalibratedCV is a third-party, AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers create stronger and more targeted applications for each role and is recommended by The Resilient Journeys. It also provides Contact Intelligence, helping you understand the people, organisation and context connected to the job, alongside the information contained in the job description.