Job Search on Your Phone: A Simple Guide for Skilled and Daily Wage Workers

Free course in plain words for skilled trade, factory and daily wage workers. Find and apply for jobs from your phone, avoid scams and know your rights.

Beginner · 10 lessons

Get Ready

  1. Your Phone Is Your Job Tool: Set It Up - Get your phone ready for job hunting: a simple email, a clear voicemail, a tidy photo, saved storage and a place for your papers. Plain words, no extra cost.
  2. Know Your Skills and Write Them Down - List what you can do: tasks, tools, machines, years and training. Use plain, true words so a resume and an interview are easy. Includes a worksheet.
  3. Make a One-Page Resume on Your Phone - Make a simple one-page resume on your phone for factory, trade, driving or service jobs: what to include and leave out, a sample, and saving a PDF.
  4. Photos of Your Papers: Make Them Clear and Keep Them Safe - Take clear phone photos of certificates and licences, make a tidy PDF, name the files, and learn what to send to an employer and what to keep private.

Find and Apply

  1. Where to Look for Work: Online and Offline - Find real job openings with your phone and in your area: job sites, local contractors, licensed agencies, training centres and people you know.
  2. Apply by Phone: Messages, Calls and Follow-Up - Write a short message or email to apply, make a clear phone call, send your resume and follow up politely. Simple scripts you can copy and change.

Stay Safe and Succeed

  1. Spot Job Scams and Stay Safe - Learn the warning signs of fake job offers: fees, advance money, OTP requests, too-good pay and fake agents. Simple checks, what to do, and where to report.
  2. Prepare for the Interview and Trade Test - Get ready for an interview or practical test: what to bring, how to arrive, simple answers, safety questions and what to ask about pay and hours.
  3. Know Your Rights: Pay, Hours and a Written Agreement - Know the basics before you start work: a written agreement, clear pay and pay days, hours, safety and keeping proof. General information, not legal advice.
  4. Keep Learning and Your Seven-Day Plan - Choose a skill to learn next, find free learning on your phone, and follow a simple seven-day plan to start your job search with what you made.