Working in primary industries
There are a number of online resources that can help you find employment in primary industries.
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Young people in primary industries
- Australian Government grants and assistance
- Networks
- State government assistance
- Working in primary industries
- Other assistance (including scholarships and awards, travel and leadership development)
Finding a job
Learn what Australian Apprenticeships are, what they involve and how to find one.
JobNetwork is an Australia-wide network of private and community organisations dedicated to helping you get and keep a job. Find out who your nearest JobNetwork member is to take advantage of this free service.
Australian JobSearch allows you to search through thousands of vacant positions for the perfect job:
- Put your résumé online and receive automatic notification of jobs that might suit you.
- In the careers section, find out what you do in certain occupations, what their outlook is and the average salary.
- In the Australian training section, search for an occupation and the training and education courses available to help you get it.
Graduate Careers provides a range of useful information for anyone with a tertiary qualification who is looking for work. Find out what opportunities are out there, when the closing dates are and how you might get started.
If you’re a student or a graduate you can use Gradgrad to search for jobs or upload your résumé so employers can search for you, even if you’re still at university.
Career One is a website linked to News Limited publications where you can browse for jobs or post your résumé online.
Use MyCareer to browse for jobs or to find employers hiring in your area. This site is linked with Fairfax publications like The Age.
Now Hiring—Search for jobs or post your up to date résumé and let employers look for you.
Search for jobs, upload your résumé or get jobs emailed to you through Seek.
Positions Vacant allows you to browse for jobs or get them sent to you via RSS Feed or 'jobcast', a variation of podcasting.
CareerJet is a large database of jobs that saves you the trouble of visiting individual recruitment agency and company websites.
Rural Skills Australia provides advice, assistance and training to New Apprenticeships Centres, Job Network members and Registered Training Organisations on Rural New Apprenticeships.
More specific links
DayWork allows you to search for casual, part-time, temporary and other short term employment opportunities, with the option to narrow your search to 'no skills' or 'urgent'.
Harvest Trail gives you the opportunity to see Australia by working the Harvest Trail. Harvest vacancies exist in various parts of Australia and at different times of the year. Use this link to find out information about what type of work is available at different times of the year.
Training and experience
Study Now provides a searchable database of courses that can be studied in Australia or from around the world.
Search for volunteer positions that can help you get that all-important work experience though the Australian Volunteer Search.
Useful information about jobs and work
Job Guide provides online tools to search for an occupation and find information on what it involves and what you need to do to get it.
Workplace Ombudsman is useful for information about your workplace rights.
Workplace Authority is useful for information about Australia's workplace relations system.
You can find information and statistics on your local labour market through the Labour Market Information Portal.
Use CareerChick to check out company profiles for big employers, or to access reading material about women in the workforce.
If you can’t make it to a real careers expo in your area, you might want to try the virtual version. The Virtual Careers Expo is run by the same people as the EOC National Careers and Employment Expo, and gives you access to career information 365 days of the year.
Extra assistance
Australian Workplace has a lot of useful information on government employment programs.
Centrelink support services and programs you may be able to access to help you choose a career and find a job.
JobAccess is a one-stop shop for all matters relating to employment of people with disability, including advice for job seekers.
Great advice for young people
myfuture allows you to work through an online profile builder to help you identify your skills and interests, and jobs that might suit you.
youthcentral offers a range of information and advice on issues like jobs, study, travel, money and events in your local area in Victoria.
Year 12—what next? Plan your post-school education and training, learn about future work opportunities, and find out where to get help and information.
Student Edge is a site where students in high school and beyond can access useful and relevant information as well as sign up for student discounts.
The Job Guide 2009 site includes hundreds of occupational profiles.
Links for career counsellors
The Australian Association of Career Counsellors is a national organisation of practitioners providing career services. Use the site to find information and resources about careers, career development and the organisation itself.
The Career Industry Council Of Australia is the national representative body of career practitioner organisations. Use this site to access research developments and to stay informed of national issues facing career practitioners.
Further information
Please call the Australia’s Farming Future hotline on 1800 638 746 or email Youth.