For Employers

Connect with a diverse talent pool of highly skilled, highly qualified and highly motivated international students ready to join your workforce.

Tap into the talent pool

With Western Australia’s booming economy, employers across a wide range of industries are facing acute skills and labour shortages.

International students are perfect for bridging the gaps in sectors, with skilled workers available for everything from management, commerce, information technology and engineering, to physical sciences, health and education.

Easy to employ, international students are skilled, committed workers who deliver a range of benefits to their employers.

JobFinder WA

To make it easier for employers to connect with international students, StudyPerth has partnered with SEEK to create the JobFinder WA program.

When you join JobFinder WA, you’re connected with a diverse talent pool of highly skilled, highly qualified and highly motivated international students ready to join your workforce.

It’s a very simple process that will reward you and your business with energetic and enthusiastic employees.

To get started with the program, simply sign the WA International Student Business Pledge. After signing the pledge, you will be contacted by StudyPerth and provided with onboarding instructions.

To learn more, watch our presentation to learn more about the Jobfinder WA program.

Want to tap into the international talent pool but not sure how to get started?

Read the easy-to-follow IEAA guide on employing international students.

Read the guide

The benefits of hiring international students and graduates

Australian businesses and organisations that have hired international students have seen the benefits translate into the following tangible results:

Enriched cultural diversity and language capability in workplaces provides greater global awareness, broader perspectives and enhanced cross-cultural communication abilities.
Harnessing cultural diversity also allows organisations to better understand, service and represent their diverse customer bases in Australia and globally.
Small businesses that have engaged international students and graduates have been able to expand into and access new export markets for their products and services.
International students and graduates have helped employers in regional Australia sustain and diversify their businesses.
Areas such as science, engineering and technology, provide opportunities for international students and graduates to work in high-end research and commercialisation to enhance Australia’s global competitive advantage.

International students and graduates who are offered permanent employment often demonstrate long-term commitment to their employers.

More benefits international students and graduates bring

Sign the pledge to get started

The WA International Student Business Pledge is central to the program.

If you’re ready to get involved, simply sign the pledge below. By doing so, you are committing to:

Fostering career opportunities for international students and graduates to succeed.
Respecting that education is the primary purpose of international students and agree to safeguard their course progression.
Celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion by following Australian employment law, being sensitive to cultural and language needs, and offering work environments that are safe and discrimination-free.

After signing the pledge, you will be contacted by StudyPerth and provided with onboarding instructions.

Sign the pledge

What visa options allow international students to work?

A number of visa options are available that enable international students and graduates to work in Australia.

Many international students qualify for the subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa that provides full working rights for a specified number of years.

From an employers’ perspective, these visa holders can be treated the same as other entry-level or graduate employees and do not represent any additional expense or administration requirements to employers.

Learn more about the types of visas available to international students.

Student Visas and Migration

Start advertising your jobs to international students

Learn how to post a job ad on Seek to promote your jobs to the international student community.

JobFinder WA Employer Pledge Partners

Sign the pledge to get started

If you’re ready to get involved, simply sign the pledge below. After signing the pledge, you will be contacted by StudyPerth and provided with onboarding instructions.

Sign the pledge