Finding financial independence and a fulfilling career during COVID-19. “I love to work. I want to engage myself; I like to learn and stay updated with new things in my field”. After five years of successful roles in interior design, Meera migrated to Australia and soon found herself facing an unfamiliar and covid-19 impacted […]
“I am a completely different person from the person who started the course. I experienced some bad situations but that does not define who I am. Now I have my confidence back” Esther* is a mature age woman, born overseas who has built a life in Australia. She took a lot of pride in her […]
Recently we caught up with Maddie*, a Sydney SheWorks candidate who started her new career earlier this year as a Light Rail Driver for Transdev. “After I have got the job, I am much more confident, and my self-esteem is back!’’ Before accessing Fitted for Work services and registering with SheWorks, Maddie* had been struggling […]
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 […]
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 […]
Success Story: Tamara and Margaret 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 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 […]
“I came to Fitted for Work about three years ago as a young single mum who had recently been experiencing homelessness. I was looking to return to the workforce when my daughter started school. I was feeling apprehensive about this because I didn’t have appropriate clothing for the corporate work that I was planning to […]
I worked in China for almost 4 years as a Telecommunications engineer before March, last year; I resigned and came to Australia to marry my husband. After that, I was home all day long worrying about my career. I found it hard to fit in the life in Australia due to a language and culture […]
Dear Donna, I am happy to report that I am not currently looking for work, but thank you for ‘checking in’ respectfully. I wish you all the best success with your SheWorks Social Enterprise programme. In fact, I was referred to Fitted for Work at an unusual point in my life. Despite having graduated university, […]
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