Are you a humanitarian entrant to Tasmania preparing for your first job? 
You could use this playlist to:

* practice listening to conversational English about work
* spark idea to interview someone that you know about their first job
* to learn about different industries and different pathways
* to learn from other people's experiences of challenges at work
* consider ways to use your experience for your next job
* encouragement that life events and set backs are part of every career

This project was made possible by the generosity of people sharing their stories and tips about their first job. 

Feedback and contributions to this playlist are welcome, please contact: settlement@mrctas.org.au

First Job Stories and Tips

These stories are made possible by the generosity of volunteers who share to support skilled migrants to start out (or re-start) their career in Tasmania. It is a project of Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania. For more information, to feedback or volunteer to help, please phone 6221 0999 or email migrant.network@mrctas.org.au

Gin 4 - What was the most challenging in my career establishment

This interview is with Karin who is a Nurse and It's about her career experience and her experience of successfully seeking work in Tasmania. And even changing jobs to further her career in Tasmania. 

[audio length: 8:00]

These stories are made possible by the generosity of volunteers who share to support skilled migrants to start out (or re-start) their career in Tasmania. It is a project of Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania. For more information, to feedback or volunteer to help, please phone 6221 0999 or email migrant.network@mrctas.org.au

Photo by Patty Brito on Unsplash

Interview with Karin about nurse career

Thank you Kitty Ka Kei Lao for sharing her experiences and job seeking tip. 
Our goal is to help job seekers with a humanitarian background prepare for their first job in Australia.

The My First Job playlist has been created by Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania with the generous support of volunteers. If you’d like to contribute or feedback please email settlement@mrctas.org.au

First Job at a Hotel - Food and Beverage

Thank you Anson Kim Kwan Au for sharing his experiences about getting a job after participating in the Hospitality Ready project. He shares some job seeking tips about facing challenges and working in his first job.

Our goal is to help job seekers with a humanitarian background prepare for their first job in Australia.

The My First Job playlist has been created by Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania with the generous support of volunteers sharing their experience. 

If you’d like to contribute or feedback please email settlement@mrctas.org.au


Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash

First Job at a Hotel - Porter and Office

Part 1 Car Cafe

This is a conversation about a first administration job in a business that wanted a worker with some IT qualifications.

Listen closely to hear how there is learning in every job, even if it's discovering the work you prefer to do!

Thank you to our generous volunteers for sharing their experiences!

Using IT skills in administration

This is a conversation about getting a first job cleaning AirBnB properties.

Listen closely to hear about the value of networking - being a reliable worker that people can recommend resulted in 'accidentally' finding a cleaning job.

Thank you to our generous volunteers for sharing their experiences!

Learning cleaning skills for housekeeping work

This is a story about the experience of getting a first job doing "Night Fill": cleaning & restocking after hours in a department store.

Thank you to our generous volunteers for sharing their experiences!

First Job - "Night Fill" at Big W

This is a story about getting a first job in a take-away store (KFC). 

This story we can learn about word-of-mouth being a way to find out about jobs. 

We also learn about ways to prepare by asking people who do similar jobs about the role. 

Also, that being ready for common interview questions and willing to work hard results in work, and even more shifts. 

Thank you to our generous volunteers for sharing their experiences!

Photo credit: Leo Roza on Unsplash.

First Job at KFC

Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania (MRC Tas) is a not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting people from migrant backgrounds to settle successfully in Tasmania since 1979.

First Job at KFC

Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania

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