Exploring tech careers
Explore what job seekers actually prioritise when choosing a role, filtered by industry, generation, and seniority level, including what matters most to young people entering tech.
Browse 100+ job titles across ten industries, including technology and engineering, to spark ideas about what career paths exist and where your interests might lead.
Browse thousands of career profiles, including dozens of tech and digital roles, to find out what jobs actually involve, what they pay, and what people who do them think, all in one place.
A snapshot of which industries and roles have the most job ad growth right now, useful for understanding where the job market is most active when planning your next step.
Compare salaries across roles, industries, and locations, including in tech and digital. See average salary ranges based on real job ads, explore the highest-paying careers, and browse by industry to understand how pay varies across sectors.
Read what real employees say about working at thousands of companies — culture, management, and perks — to help you decide where you actually want to work.
Recognising what you have to offer
Discover the skills you already have that employers value across almost any industry — including tech and digital — from communication and leadership to digital literacy.
Find out why volunteer experience is taken seriously by employers, including for tech roles, and how to make it count in your resume and interviews.
Discover how to use volunteering strategically to build skills employers value, including in tech and digital roles, and how to find the right opportunity for where you want to go.
Creating your application materials
A step-by-step guide to writing your first resume, with practical tips for making your projects, skills, and coursework count, especially when applying for tech roles.
Build a strong resume from scratch when you have no work history, with practical guidance on how to use projects, skills, and coursework to stand out to tech employers.
Download a free, formatted resume template and learn how to tailor it for the roles you are applying for, including tech and digital jobs.
Download a free cover letter template and learn how to write a compelling pitch for tech and digital roles.
A quick explainer on what a resume is, what to include and leave out, and how to format it before you start applying for jobs.
Learn how to present your experience in a resume effectively, including how to frame school projects and personal work the way tech employers want to see.
Find out when and how to include hobbies on your resume, and why the right ones can strengthen an application for tech and digital roles.
Preparing for interviews
Build a personalised interview practice sheet from common question types, download it as a PDF, and use it to prepare for interviews including in tech and digital roles.
Practical advice for your very first job interview, from researching the company to leaving a strong impression. Enthusiasm and willingness to learn matter more than experience, especially in tech.
Work through eight of the most common interview questions, with example answers and guidance on how to structure your responses for any role, including in tech.
A deep dive into behavioural interview questions with ten common examples and the STAR method explained. Behavioural interviews are heavily used in tech hiring, so this one is worth practising.
Find out which questions to ask at the end of an interview to show genuine interest and stand out. The right questions matter even more in tech, where curiosity is a core hiring signal.
Another take on common interview questions, with expert insight into why employers ask each one. Understanding the intent behind a question helps you frame a much stronger answer.
A comprehensive pre-interview checklist covering research, self-preparation, what to bring, and how to manage nerves before the big day.
Learn how to answer the interview questions that dig into your motivation and values, including why you want to work somewhere and what kind of environment helps you thrive.
A broad interview tips guide covering different interview formats, what to prepare beforehand, and the common mistakes that are easiest to avoid.
A quick overview of the five main interview question types and how to approach each one, including how to handle salary questions if they come up.
Understanding pay
Find out exactly how much you will take home from any salary after tax and superannuation. Useful for making sense of the salary figures you see advertised in tech job ads.
Learn how to research and respond confidently when an interviewer asks about salary expectations, without underselling yourself or putting a number out too early.
Discover which roles saw the biggest salary jumps in Australia over the past year, including tech, and learn why changing roles often leads to bigger pay increases than staying put.