International Student Resources

UNSW Employability is committed to helping you enhance your global employability, and empowering you to succeed beyond the classroom and find employment, throughout and after university.

The resources below are particularly useful for international students and should be used in combination with career coaching session, and all the other student resources available publicly and by logging in to UNSWConnect, opens in a new window.

New to Australia

For the below resources, if they take you to Moodle, the student key is EmployResources.

• Job board for UNSW Students, opens in a new window
• Student visa holder work rights, opens in a new window
• Improving your English skills, opens in a new window
• Job searching for International Students, opens in a new window
• Starting a new job, opens in a new window
• Fair Work: Making it easier for you to understand your Australian workplace entitlements, opens in a new window
• Australia pay calculator, opens in a new window

Career focused development programs

• UNSW Professional Development Program
• CDEV2000 Creating your Career - 6 UoC Undergraduate Course

International student events

• Events and seminars, opens in a new window

Returning to your home country

If you are considering looking for work in your home country, start planning early and make an appointment, opens in a new window with a career coach to discuss specific strategies and resources.
The following job websites can also be helpful for returning students:

• China: chinaportal.guccu.org/unsw, opens in a new window
• Malaysia: www.graduan.com, opens in a new window
• Singapore: gradsingapore.com, opens in a new window

Useful resources

• Study NSW: Working while studying, opens in a new window