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Government Websites www.abs.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): includes
www.ames.edu.au information on job and employment trends,
Established in 1952, NSW AMES is part of occupations using ASCO, employment statistics,
the NSW Department of Education and Training. skills shortage industries, census data and
It is a  State Government agency which has demographics.
taught English to over one million people from
non-English speaking backgrounds. NSW AMES www.immi.gov.au
offers accredited courses in vocational education Department of Immigration and Citizenship
and training, customised workplace training (DIAC): this government department assists the
programs, cultural diversity training, job search entry and settlement of people into Australia.
skills programs and prevocational programs The website publishes the Migration Occupations
for migrants. NSW AMES is renowned for the in Demand List (MODL) and the Australian
development and delivery of the Certificates I, II, Skilled Occupation List (SOL). Includes advice
III and IV in Spoken and Written English. for migrants and refugees on obtaining work in
Australia.
www.eccnsw.org.au
Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW: a non- www.ato.gov.au
government peak body representing many Australian Tax Office (ATO): provides information
organisations and people from multicultural on tax requirements, lodging tax returns,
communities in NSW. The organisation assists superannuation and other online services.
in the settlement of newly-arrived migrants and
humanitarian entrants. www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
WorkCover NSW: includes information about
www.centrelink.gov.au workplace safety, laws and regulations and
Centrelink: the website provides information workers compensation.
about support services, relevant links to other
government departments, multicultural services, www.workplace.gov.au
publications and resources. The Centrelink Career Includes information about employment in
Information Centre is also listed on this website Australia including salaries, working conditions,
and offers expert advice on a range of education labour market trends and careers. Provides links
training pathways for job seekers. to employment services for people seeking
work, volunteer work, career planning, wage
www.deewr.gov.au management, funding programs, and assistance
Department of Education, Employment and to people returning to work.
Workplace Relations (DEEWR): provides research
on employment trends and statistics. The website www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au
publishes information on available jobs through Office of Industrial Relations, NSW Department
Australian JobSearch, identifies skills shortage of Commerce: this website includes information
industries, vacancy reports and occupations on industrial relations, conditions of employment,
defined under ASCO. award pay rates, flexible work practices, employer
and employee rights and responsibilities.
www.australia.gov.au
An Australian government website that provides www.workplaceauthority.gov.au
a comprehensive directory of government The Workplace Authority has responsibility for
departments and websites. Includes information providing advice, assistance, information on
on immigration, health and community services, awards, agreements, rates of pay, conditions of
education and training. employment and workplace relations.

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www.jobwise.gov.au www.careersonline.com.au
Jobwise: A website that promotes employment Careers Online: a career development website
opportunities for mature-aged workers and offers written by professional careers advisers. Offers
career advice and support services. advice on how to find a job, write an effective
résumé and application letter. Includes career
articles and a directory of other career websites.

Career Advice www.graduatecareers.com.au

Graduate Careers Australia: lists employment
Résumés – Australian style and career opportunities for graduates. Offers
http://www.careerone.com.au/news-advice/ advice on résumé preparation, job applications
resumes/resume-writing-the-basics-20071209 and interview techniques. Includes career profiles,
news articles and postgraduate study options.
Résumé writing for new migrants
http://www.careerone.com.au/news-advice/ www.careerone.com.au
resumes/migrants-must-adapt-resumes-for- CareerOne: provides a Graduate Careers Feature
australian-employers-20080814 with information on graduate profiles, job
seeking advice, professional associations, and
Job hunting tips for new migrants key graduate employers.
http://www.careerone.com.au/news-advice/job-
hunting-advice/job-hunting-for-new-migrants-in- www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs
australia-20081119 Ace Day Jobs: this website is targeted towards
youth and provides job matching resources.
www.jobguide.deewr.gov.au Includes online videos with employees on the
The Job Guide: a comprehensive resource with job, provides occupational profiles and career
hundreds of occupational profiles, education and advice.
training requirements, advice on how to look for
jobs, prepare résumés and interview techniques, www.careersinscience.gov.au
resources. The website contains links to other Information and profiles on a variety of careers
career services / providers. in science.

www.myfuture.edu.au
MyFuture: a website that explores career options
and activities, occupational profiles, education Industry and Associations
and training providers, careers advice and labour
market information. www.aigroup.com.au
Australian Industry Group: the Australian Industry
www.australia.gov.au Group (Ai Group) is a leading industry association
The website provides a directory of government in Australia. It is an organisation that supports
departments, employment services and Australian industry by providing practical
information on life in Australia. information, advice and assistance.

www.australia.gov.au/careeradviceaustralia www.beca.org.au
Career Advice Australia: an Australian Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Australia is a
government website that provides information national network of Business Enterprise Centres
on services and programs to assist young people that offer business advice and support to small
aged 13 – 19 years to connect to their future. and micro businesses.

www.youth.gov.au
An Australian government website for young
people that offers job advice, job search
assistance, apprenticeship and traineeship
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www.acci.asn.au Online Job Board Websites

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(ACCI): this website provides a list of national www.careerone.com.au
industry associations, state chambers of CareerOne: an online job board website that
commerce and industry, current news, industry lists jobs advertised by recruitment agencies,
developments and events. companies and newspaper job advertisements.
The website provides advice on résumé writing,
www.skillsone.com.au letters of application, interview techniques, salary
SkillsOne: this website profiles various industries levels and other related careers information.
in particular the trades and manufacturing
industries. Includes videos of people from various www.careerone.com.au
occupations, industry news, expos and events. CareerOne: Kate Southam, Editor of CareerOne
and Career columnist, blogger and editor of
www.isc.org.au 26-section online career magazine provides
Industry Skills Councils: provides the skills needs practical career advice and tools for jobseekers
of most Australian industries. accessing the employment market.

www.yellowpages.com.au www.seek.com.au
Yellow Pages directory: for business names, Seek: an online job board advertising jobs across
addresses and phone numbers. a range of industries, education and training
information and volunteer opportunities.
www.careerone.com.au
Careerone: the website provides a www.mycareer.com.au
comprehensive list of companies listed MyCareer: an online job board advertising jobs
alphabetically and can be accessed from the across a range of industries, providing career
home page menu. advice and resources.

www.jobsearch.gov.au
Australian JobSearch: the Australian
Newspaper Publications: Governments largest free online job board. More
www.news.com.au than 80,000 jobs are displayed daily. Offer career
The Australian advice and current labour market information
The Daily Telegraph including job prospects, employment rates
and salary levels. This site also contains a list of
Local community newspapers national employment providers.
Job advertisements are also listed on
CareerOne.com.au www.jobs.nsw.gov.au
NSW public sector jobs: lists government jobs
www.smh.com.au available in each government department. Also
The Sydney Morning Herald provides other information and advice. Jobs are
The Age also advertised on the online job board websites.
Job advertisements are also listed on
MyCareer.com.au www.apsjobs.gov.au
Australian Public Service (APS) APSjobs lists
vacancies available in the Australian Public
Service, the Australian Parliamentary Service and
many other Australian Government agencies. It is
for people already working in the APS, wanting to
join the APS, returning to the workforce, looking
for a career change, graduating from university or
TAFE, still studying and school leavers.

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www.lgjobs.com.au www.chandlermacleod.com.au
Local Government Jobs: LGJobs lists Chandler Macleod Group provides a range
employment positions available within the local of recruitment services across all professional
government sector throughout Australia. executive, workforce and office support sectors.

www.drakeintl.com
Drake International provides recruitment services
Psychometric Testing and in the area of office support, executive, health
Assessment Centres care and industrial placements.

www.careers.unsw.edu.au www.rcsa.com.au
University of NSW: provides information on The RCSA is a peak association that represents
assessment centres, psychometric testing, and services the interests of recruitment and
salaries, general career development advice on-hire companies for the increased profile and
and interview advice. Includes a directory of professionalism of the sector across Australia
professional associations. and New Zealand. See this website for a list of
member companies and recruitment consultants.
www.careerdevelopment.uts.edu.au
University of Technology: information on www.ahri.com.au
assessment centres and types of psychometric The Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
testing. Includes career planning information, is the national association representing human
career tools, how to research job opportunities, resources and people management professionals.
prepare a résumé and complete online The website provides information on education
applications. and training, events, news and advice on a range
of HR topics.

www.cdaa.org.au
Recruitment agencies and The Career Development Association of Australia
associations (CDAA) is a national organisation of practitioners
who work in the career development industry.
www.careerone.com.au Members work in a range of settings, including
CareerOne: this website provides a list of small to medium businesses, education,
recruitment agencies that can be accessed employment, rehabilitation, corporations, human
from the home page menu. resources, government service and community.
This site contains information and resources
www.hays.com.au about the career development industry, careers
Hays Recruitment: Hays is Australia’s largest practice and the CDAA.
specialist recruitment consultancy. Hays operates
in 222 branches at 45 locations throughout
Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia
providing both temporary and permanent
placements. They specialise in recruitment
services to industries such as accountancy and
finance, banking, construction, engineering, IT,
insurance and education.

www.adecco.com.au
Adecco provides recruitment services in areas
such as office admin, information technology,
finance, accounting, banking, industrial and
trades, engineering and technical employment
services.

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Career Counsellors and Authors www.communitycolleges.nsw.edu.au

Community colleges offer a wide range of
www.brightandassociates.com.au general interest courses as well as nationally-
www.beyondpersonalmastery.com accredited courses. The website provides a list of
Jim Bright and Associates: Bright & Associates colleges and available courses.
is an International Career Development
Consultancy providing career counselling, www.det.nsw.edu.au
coaching, and assessment services for NSW Department of Education and Training
individuals and organisations. The organisation (DET) website provides information on public
also provides career development, counsellor schools, TAFE NSW, training and industry and the
training, assessment and strategic HR services for adult and higher education sectors.
organisations. Refer to Publications list at end for
Jim Bright books. www.tafensw.edu.au
TAFE NSW: provides comprehensive information
www.interviewiq.com.au on courses, programs, campuses and institutes,
Interview IQ: Interview IQ is owned and run by career advice and training pathways. TAFE NSW
Karalyn Brown who has over 10 years’ experience is part of the vocational education and training
as a recruitment consultant and HR professional. (VET) system in Australia. TAFE NSW courses
Karalyn has written many career articles and provide practical, work-related skills that provide
coached at all levels within the public and private training to enter a job, and gain nationally-
sectors. The website has information on a range recognised qualifications.
of recruitment tools including behavioural
interviews, assessment centres, role plays, www.ntis.gov.au
aptitude testing, psychometric profiling and National Training Information Service (NTIS):
reference checking. provides a database on vocational education and
training in Australia.
www.careerworx.com.au
CareerWorx Careers and Transitions: Lisa LaRue is www.aqf.edu.au
the principal Careers Counsellor at CareerWorx. Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF):
Lisa’s professional career has spanned local details the unified system of national
government and Commonwealth employment qualifications in schools, vocational education
and training services as well as the education and training and the higher education sector.
sector. The website provides information on
career planning, résumé preparation, interview www.vetab.nsw.gov.au
coaching and assistance for migrants. Vocational Education and Training Accreditation
Board (VETAB) provides registration for training
organisations, accreditation to vocational courses,
Training Colleges audits and compliance.

www.ace.nsw.gov.au www.studyinaustralia.gov.au
Adult and Community Education is supported Information on how to study in Australia.
by the NSW Department of Education and
Training through grants to 54 community colleges www.aajobpathways.com.au
across NSW. Community Colleges offer a wide Australian Apprenticeships Job Pathways:
range of general interest courses as well as provides advice on how to access an Australian
nationally accredited vocational education and Apprenticeship. Information provided on different
training courses. The Adult and Community types of jobs, training package pathway charts,
Education (ACE) Unit in the Department environmental scans and resources.
promotes community education, supports funded
community colleges and provides information www.goingtouni.gov.au
and advice on community education across Information about university options and courses
the state. for current and prospective students.

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www.training.com.au Publications
Information regards training providers,
courses, apprenticeships and traineeships. NSW AMES
Provides information on teacher resources for http://www.ames.edu.au/content/publications.
employability skills. aspx

www.thegoodguides.com.au 1. Résumés that shortlisted: proven strategies to

The Good Universities Guide provides get the job you want by Jim Bright and Joanne
information on universities, campuses and Earl. 3rd Edition. Published by Allen and Unwin,
courses. Contains ratings for each institution and Sydney.
advice on career pathways.
2. Getting a brilliant job: the student’s guide by
www.skilling.nsw.gov.au Karen Bright and Jim Bright. Published by Allen
Skilling NSW: information about schools, and Unwin, Sydney.
vocational education and training, higher
education, and the adult and community 3. Land that job in Australia by Jim Bright
education sectors. Provides information on and Karen Bright. Published by Tribus Lingua,
apprenticeships and traineeships. Melbourne.

www.aatinfo.com.au
The Australian Apprenticeships Training
Information Service website. Public Speaking

www.grouptraining.com.au Story on Toastmasters

Group Training Organisations (GTOs) employ http://www.careerone.com.au/news-advice/
Australian apprentices and arrange employment job-hunting-advice/career-start/dont-ruin-your-
with host employers in a variety of industries. Site chances-of-a-job-20070225
provides a list of Group Training Organisations Website for Toastmasters to use after you get
and includes audio/video podcast interviews with here: http://www.d70toastmasters.org/
apprentices/trainees.

Volunteering Associations

www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Volunteer Australia is the national peak body
working to advance volunteering in the Australian
community. The website provides information
about opportunities with organisations for
volunteer work, programs, resources and events.

www.govolunteer.com.au
GoVolunteer is the largest, national, free online
volunteer recruitment service. Information is
provided on programs, volunteer opportunities,
strategies to engage in volunteering and
resources to assist with volunteering.

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