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Unemployed 2 months → Analyst → Consultant
Land your first Grad Role / Internship Through 1 v 1 mentoring, for International Students in AU🇦🇺
View our mentors
- Mentors were once International Students
- Mentors are Grads with 2.4 offers on average
Mentors who were International Students
Palak
Field: Data / AI3 Grad Offers across Analytics / AI
Luis
Field: Engineering3 Grad Offers in Civil / Sustainability
Fidel
Field: Marketing / Analytics4 Grad Offers in Marketing / Analytics
Our mentoring
Only need help with one part of the search?
We provide flexibility to our mentoring. Whatever stage you are stuck at, we'll jump in and help you move forward.
We jump in here
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Career direction
Map your skills to specific grad roles and understand what realistic options you have.
How it works
Step 1
Initial Consultation
A free call to understand where you're stuck and match you with a mentor.
- 15-minute online meeting
- Walk through your current approach
- Match with the right mentor for you
Free
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Step 2
Ongoing Mentoring
1-on-1 sessions with your matched mentor.
- Mentors who were once International Students
- Currently working in Australia
- Change mentors at no extra cost
Reviews
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Got the role because mentor sat the same interview
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Being “unique” was the reason I got hired
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Stopped mass applying, passed my first recorded interview
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Are you graduating soon?
What staying stuck costs you
1 month6 months
Salary missed out
$9,000
Graduate visa extension cost
$5,700
Total cost of staying stuck
$14,700+
2 months without a job costs you roughly $9,000 in salary alone.
COMMON STRUGGLES
Be Honest, Is This You?
Your mentors
Mentors who were once in your situation
FAQ
What is Headstart Mentoring?
One-on-one online career mentoring for international students in Australia. You are matched with a mentor working in the industry you are targeting.
Who are the mentors?
Recent graduates and early-career professionals working in Australia who were international students themselves, so they have been through the same visa, networking and hiring process recently.
How does it start?
With a free discovery call. We work out where your job search is stuck and match you with the right mentor. There is no obligation to continue.
What do sessions cover?
Resumes, LinkedIn, networking, applications, interviews and assessment centres, worked through against the roles you are actually applying for.
Who is it for?
International students in Australia going for their first graduate role or internship, across finance, accounting, tech, marketing, consulting, data and engineering.
What else do you offer?
A free weekly job alerts list of graduate roles and internships in Australia that are open to international students, filtered by major and city.