What’s it all about?
JobJuice.gov.au is run by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and helps young Australians who are looking for work and thinking about their future.
It’s all about making the complex process of deciding on a career and finding a job a little easier.
So that you don’t feel lost in a maze of options and advice, we’ve tried to ensure the site provides you with only the most relevant and useful information available.
We’ve broken it down into five core sections. So whatever stage you’re at, you can easily find information to help you.
At school section
To make sure your career pathway is a smooth one, there are certain things worth considering while you’re still at school. Find out why the subjects you take are important and what you should consider when trying to choose a career to suit you.
You’ll also find information and advice about who can help you make your decision, and how you can jump-start your career while you’re still at school.
Choose a direction section
Whether you’re at school, studying, working or looking for a job, this area of the site gives you the information you need to help you make a career choice.
- Take our career quiz to help you work out what you want to do.
- Check out who can help you through the maze of options, and how you can get that all- important ‘work experience’.
- Learn about different career pathways, from finding a job straight out of school as an apprentice or trainee, through to making it on your own by starting a small business.
Get that job! section
Once you’ve tackled the decision-making process and come up trumps, the next step is to get that job!
This section has a host of useful tips on how to do just that, including:
Who can help you get a job and the best places to search for job opportunities.
Practical tips for finding a job, like how to prepare a killer application and then knock their socks off in the interview.
Insights into what to expect when you start your new job and ways to help you settle into the world of work.
At Work section
Now you’ve got that job, check out the At Work section to let you know where you stand including what your entitlements are as a young person. It also includes heaps of useful workplace words and definitions.
Extra Assistance section
Want to know more about the different types of specialist employment prorgrammes out there?
This section gives you a brief description on programmes for people including, young Indigenous Australians, young people with a disability, and for young people who may face serious barriers such as drug and alcohol problems.
Site updates
The Job Juice website is provided by the Australian Government and is managed and maintained by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Most of the information contained in and through this site is provided by DEEWR.
This site links to:
- government employment initiatives,
- programmes and services, and
- training and careers information from the Australian Government and websites sponsored by the Australian Government.
In the future, the portal may also link to other gov.au suffix sites and include state, territory and local government resources. Some of the linked information is provided by other government agencies and www.jobjuice.gov.au is unable to guarantee the currency of the information contained on those linked sites.
The links are made in good faith in the expectation that this content is appropriately maintained by the author agency and is timely and accurate. However, no guarantees (including that of accuracy) are given by DEWR.
DEWR reserves the right to determine what information is displayed on this site.
Access Keys
Access keys enable a user to bring focus to page elements using the keyboard. This may assist those with motor skill difficulties and prove a convenience to all.
The following Access Keys have been setup for the Job Juice Website:
0 - Accessibility Information
1 - Accessibility Menu
2 - Site Navigation
3 - Site Search
4 - Page Content
5 - About this site
6 - Page Footer
j - job juice home
Pressing the access key number and the alt on your keyboard (or ctrl if a Macintosh) will bring the element into focus. If the element is a link or page, pressing enter/return will open it.
