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Find a Job

Build a US-format application, understand work authorisation, and benchmark offers against local pay.

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Rewrite your résumé for American readers
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Rewrite your résumé for American readers

  • Lessons

    7

  • Checklist tasks

    10

  • Remaining items

    29

Upcoming checklist tasks

  • Rewrite your resume in US formatJob Search Checklist
  • Clarify your work authorisation statusJob Search Checklist
  • Build a target company listJob Search Checklist
  • Optimise your professional profileJob Search Checklist
  • Prepare behavioural interview storiesJob Search Checklist

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Nothing completed yet. Your first step is “Rewrite your résumé for American readers”.

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State customization

Rules, costs, and agencies differ by state. Choose one and this journey highlights the matching state guidance.

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Your roadmap

Nine stages, in order. Mark each step complete as you finish it — everything is saved automatically.

Stage 1

Learning path: Finding a Job

Build an American-style résumé, understand hiring norms, run a structured search, and negotiate the offer.

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Step 1

Rewrite your résumé for American readers

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Learning objective
Formatting, length, and the details American recruiters expect.
Practical action
Read the lesson, then mark it complete to unlock the next recommended step.

About 12 minutes

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Step 2

Understand remote and hybrid norms

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Learning objective
How remote work, state taxes, and employment classification interact.
Practical action
Read the lesson, then mark it complete to unlock the next recommended step.

About 11 minutes

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Step 3

Negotiate the offer

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Learning objective
What is negotiable beyond base salary, and how to ask well.
Practical action
Read the lesson, then mark it complete to unlock the next recommended step.

About 13 minutes

Open

Step 4

Translate salary into take-home pay

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Learning objective
Deductions, state tax, and benefit costs that change the real number.
Practical action
Read the lesson, then mark it complete to unlock the next recommended step.

About 15 minutes

Open

Stage 2

Supporting articles

The most useful jobs & careers explainers alongside your lessons.

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Step 1

Remote Work in the United States

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Learning objective
Remote and hybrid arrangements are now a negotiated term rather than a perk. Understanding employer expectations improves your position.
Practical action
Read and capture anything you need to act on in your notes.

About 2 minutes

Open

Step 2

Writing a Résumé That Works in the United States

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Learning objective
US résumé conventions differ sharply from CV norms elsewhere. Length, personal details, and how you describe achievements all change.
Practical action
Read and capture anything you need to act on in your notes.

About 2 minutes

Open

Step 3

How to Negotiate Salary in the United States

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Learning objective
Negotiation is expected in most American professional roles. Here is how to prepare a number, when to raise it, and how to weigh the full package.
Practical action
Read and capture anything you need to act on in your notes.

About 2 minutes

Open

Stage 3

Printables and templates

Take the plan off the screen — print it, fill it in, and keep it with your documents.

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Step 1

Job Search Worksheet

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Learning objective
Application tracker, interview preparation prompts, and a negotiation script template.
Practical action
Open the XLSX (5 pages, version 1.2) and complete the sections that apply.

About 10 minutes

OpenRelated download

Step 2

Salary Negotiation Planner

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Learning objective
Market research prompts, a total-compensation comparison table, and rehearsal scripts.
Practical action
Open the DOCX (6 pages, version 1.0) and complete the sections that apply.

About 11 minutes

OpenRelated download

Step 3

Small Business Hiring Pack

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Learning objective
Offer letter outline, onboarding checklist, and payroll setup steps for a first American employee.
Practical action
Open the DOCX (9 pages, version 1.3) and complete the sections that apply.

About 12 minutes

OpenRelated download

Stage 4

Interactive tools

Run your own numbers instead of relying on national averages.

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Step 1

Job Search Tracker

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Learning objective
Track applications, recruiter contacts, interview stages, and follow-up dates in one place.
Practical action
Open the tool, enter your figures, and record the result in your notes.

About 12 minutes

Related tool

Step 2

Salary Comparison Tool

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Learning objective
Benchmark a job offer against typical pay for the same role, experience level, and metro area.
Practical action
Open the tool, enter your figures, and record the result in your notes.

About 12 minutes

OpenRelated tool

Step 3

Take-Home Pay Estimator

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Learning objective
Translate a gross salary into an estimated paycheck after federal tax, state tax, Social Security, Medicare, and common deductions.
Practical action
Open the tool, enter your figures, and record the result in your notes.

About 12 minutes

OpenRelated tool

Stage 5

Official and verified organisations

Go straight to the agencies and nonprofits that actually handle these requests.

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Step 1

Employment

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Learning objective
Career centres, public job boards, workforce development, résumé help, and interview preparation.
Practical action
Review the 9 verified organisations and bookmark the ones you will contact.

About 8 minutes

OpenOfficial resources

Step 2

Government Services

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Learning objective
Federal, state, and local agencies covering benefits, licensing, records, and consumer protection.
Practical action
Review the 11 verified organisations and bookmark the ones you will contact.

About 8 minutes

OpenOfficial resources

Stage 6

State resources

Rules, costs, and agencies differ by state. Choose a state of interest to tailor this stage.

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Step 1

Jobs and pay in your state

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Learning objective
Check how jobs and pay works where you are heading.
Practical action
Read the matching section of the state guide and note anything state-specific.

About 9 minutes

Open

Step 2

Transportation and driving in your state

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Learning objective
Check how transportation and driving works where you are heading.
Practical action
Read the matching section of the state guide and note anything state-specific.

About 9 minutes

Open

Stage 7

Practical checklists

The hands-on tasks. Tick them off as you go — progress is saved with your journey.

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Job Search Checklist

From a US-format resume to signed offer and work authorisation.

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Finding a Job

Stage 8

Completion review

Confirm the outcome, capture what is left, and choose where to go next.

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Step 1

Review what you achieved

Not Started
Learning objective
Confirm the practical outcome of this journey against your original goal.
Practical action
Re-read your notes and list anything still outstanding.

About 10 minutes

Step 2

Choose your next journey

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Learning objective
Keep momentum by starting the journey that naturally follows this one.
Practical action
Browse the journey templates and start the next one that matches your plans.

About 5 minutes

Open

Download center

Every printable this journey uses, with version history and the date we last reviewed it.

  • Job Search Worksheet

    Recommended

    Application tracker, interview preparation prompts, and a negotiation script template.

    XLSX · 5 pages · version 1.2 · last updated 2026-06-27

    Open in Download Center

  • Salary Negotiation Planner

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    Market research prompts, a total-compensation comparison table, and rehearsal scripts.

    DOCX · 6 pages · version 1.0 · last updated 2026-07-10

    Open in Download Center

  • Small Business Hiring Pack

    Recommended

    Offer letter outline, onboarding checklist, and payroll setup steps for a first American employee.

    DOCX · 9 pages · version 1.3 · last updated 2026-03-30

    Open in Download Center

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Related guides, learning paths, and articles chosen from the topics this journey covers.

Recommended tools

Run your own numbers rather than relying on national averages.

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