Kristine’s Journey
When Kristine* first came to Fitted for Work, she was under-employed and struggling financially due to the limited available shifts in her role. She told us she was working part-time at a footwear company, but her true passion was advertising. Kristine* attended our Job Preparation Hub to help her update her resume and hone her […]
Khevana’s Success Story
At the beginning of 2019, SheWorks collaborated with female leaders from Salesforce, Tquilia and Arxxus to deliver their WorkForce Women Program. We recruited four Fitted for Work clients into a 6-month paid Salesforce Administrator Traineeships. Salesforce is the worlds #1 customer service platform. This program provided an opportunity for women to learn new, competitive […]
An Incredible Year for SheWorks
By Liz Trewhella. 2019 has been an incredible year for SheWorks, placing more women into meaningful employment across Melbourne and Sydney and exploring opportunities nationally to connect more businesses with our diverse talent pool. This year, we are thrilled to have filled roles within transport, warehousing, call centres, corporate offices and community settings. 2019 […]
A recap from our CEO – Donna de Zwart
By Donna de Zwart. It’s been another busy year for Fitted for Work, and as we come to the end of a decade, it’s a great time to reflect on achievements and how we will start the next decade in 2020. This year for us was all about growth. We have experienced growth in […]
2019 has been a busy and exciting year!
By Amanda Carlile. 2019 has certainly been a busy year in client services. We have doubled our team over the last 12 months in the face of the huge demand for our suite of virtual services, email resume support, and Skype outfitting appointments. Virtual provides a critical service for women who are isolated through […]
Have you heard? The Conscious Closet is Moving!
We’re excited to officially announce the Conscious Closet is relocating! We will be leaving the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre mid-December this year with plans to reopen in a new location early 2020. Our last day of trade in the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre will be Saturday the 14th of December. Our deepest gratitude and […]
Our WomanKind Program
At Fitted for Work we help women become fitted for life. At Fitted for Work, we believe a woman needs to be ‘fitted for life’ in order to thrive in her workplace. That’s why we’ve developed the WomanKind program. This integrated suite of services teaches participants to focus on their overall wellbeing so that she can maximise the […]
Success Story: Tamara and Margaret
The power of mentoring At Fitted for Work, our mission is to help women experiencing disadvantage to find work, keep work and navigate their world of work. We are an organisation that is run by women, for women. Our understanding of the unique barriers women face when seeking employment enables us to provide […]
Rana and Rasha: A Double Success Story!
Rana and Rasha were first introduced to Fitted for Work at a Personal Outfitting, Interview Preparation and Body Language Workshop in Parramatta, in June 2018. They joined the Fitted for Work Volunteer team to gain some hands on experience and since they provided these interviews have both successfully found work! Volunteering with Fitted for […]
Our Volunteers: Jess Pocock
I began volunteering with Fitted for Work early last year in March and was given the opportunity to work at the conscious closest shortly after. The two positions I currently have at Fitted for Work are, firstly in the Dressing Room as a Personal Outfitting Volunteer and secondly at the Conscious Closest, where I run […]
