Migrant Women Professional Network

🌟 Can understanding your strengths and talents grow your career? 🌟 Absolutely! In this engaging session, Eleni Giagos, a Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach, will introduce the powerful concept of strengths-based development and its impact on career success. Drawing from Gallup’s extensive research, she will explain what strengths are and why they matter. Participants will learn how to leverage their unique talents to drive career growth, enhance job performance, and boost satisfaction in their current roles. Whether you're navigating a career transition or aiming to excel in your current position or preparing to enter the workforce, this session will provide practical strategies and tools to help you make the most of your strengths, both now and in the future. See you there!

2 More Weeks to Go! Strengths to Success: Leveraging your Talents for Career Growth REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/gn7qAHYu For many migrant women, navigating the complexities of building a career in a new country can feel overwhelming. But here’s the good news: your unique strengths can be the key to thriving in the workplace, no matter where you started. 🌟Did you know that employees who use their strengths every day are 6x more likely to be engaged at work and 3x more likely to report an excellent quality of life? Understanding and harnessing your talents could be the boost your career needs. Join us for Strengths to Success, a special session led by Eleni Giagos, Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach. This session will empower migrant women to use their natural talents to overcome challenges, gain confidence, and find their path to career success. 🔑 In this session, you’ll learn: - What strengths are, why they are important and the tools to help identify them. - How to leverage your strengths to grow your career. - Practical ways to use your strengths in your current job. - How to enhance job performance and satisfaction through strengths. Whether you're transitioning into a new role, starting fresh in your career, or looking to elevate your current position, this session will provide the tools and strategies to help you thrive. Your strengths are your biggest asset—let them lead the way! Reserve your spot today and take the first step toward a fulfilling and successful career.

📸 Do you know that having a professional LinkedIn Headshot can help boost your LinkedIn profile? Emma Hale is a local professional photographer and careers advisor. She has worked across tertiary institutions capturing events and headshots for the diversity of the SA student cohort. She is passionate about providing opportunities for migrant women to profile themselves professionally and further their career. Emma is offering professional headshots for $25 in the month of October scheduled in the beautiful city centre of Adelaide. If you are interested in an updated professional headshot, quote Migrant Women Professional Network and reach out to Emma at focusphotographyadelaide@gmail.com to arrange a 15 minute session with edited images. Below are some examples of her beautiful work. You can also check out more here: https://lnkd.in/g-8J4-V3 Looking forward to seeing your new and beautiful headshots on LinkedIn!

The Women of Colour in STEM Awards, organised by STEM Sisters, a non-profit dedicated to empowering women of colour in STEM. Notifications are now open across 12 categories - I highly encourage you to nominate someone within the STEM sector who deserves the recognition. All the details can be found on the website (www.wocinstemawards.org) or the STEM Sisters Linkedin Page (https://lnkd.in/g2Bdp7-R) All the best!

September is such a busy month with so many great events for migrants! I will be taking a back seat this month to spend some quality time with my family visiting from Malaysia. Migrant Women Professional Network will be back in October with a Professional Development session. Watch this space! In the meantime, check out all the other events below: 10 September 2024 (Tomorrow) 2024 Northern Adelaide Jobs and Careers Expo This free jobs and careers expo is designed to help connect job seekers with potential local employers and provide school leavers and secondary students with information regarding career pathways. This event is designed to inspire you, help improve your job seeking skills and knowledge about local businesses, emerging industries and training options. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ecw_S6Me 25 September 2024 Tapping into Global Talent - Adelaide Talent Acquisition Meetup This event will spotlight the untapped potential of Adelaide’s international graduates, making it a must-attend for professionals in Talent Acquisition, HR, P&C, and Recruitment across South Australia. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gSqVbEPF.. 25 September 2024 Multicultural Communities Council of SA - Skilled Migrant Networking Networking Evening (Supportive Space for Skilled Migrants: Share Your Journey, Find Your Community) - https://lnkd.in/gB96GkUS Lastly, if you are a multicultural entrepreneur, I highly recommend attending Multicultural Business and Entrepreneur Network's Conference for 2024. I had an amazing time learning and meeting fellow entrepreneurs. Shout out to Ethel Osazuwa and the team at Possible Consulting for organising. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g_DkAUq9..

Our friends at the Women's Community . Centre (SA) Inc are organising a Quiz Night Fundraiser! Have you attended a quiz night before? It’s so much fun and you’ll get the opportunity to meet so many people. Register below with the QR Code.

So many women in Migrant Women Professional Network, there must be one of you who will be eligible for this award! Nominate someone, or even yourself! Would love to support you! Apply now!

TAFE SA Multicultural Women's Leadership Course Expressions of Interest for the 2025 program are now open! This program is about giving women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with leadership aspirations the chance to further their skills through a free training program. Delivered through TAFE SA, as a FREE* part-time course over two years, participants will receive training and opportunities to further their leadership skills for work and community settings. It includes modules focussed on building capacity for decision-making, communication, and advocacy skills, along with networking and career planning opportunities. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will earn a Certificate IV in Women’s Advocacy (Leadership), a nationally recognised qualification. An online information session will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 16 October 2024. To book you place, use the online registration form: https://lnkd.in/gZaZP_-X For more details about the program visit TAFE SA’s course webpage or view the attached flyer and application form. *Fee-free for eligible applicants. Supported by a grant from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. https://lnkd.in/g9NYkwxC

We have reached 1000 followers on LinkedIn! Thank you so much for all the support over the past 20 months! We started with 30 participants in January 2023 and now, we have welcomed over 800 participants to our monthly events from over 50 countries! So much to celebrate! Our event Resilient Mind: Mental Toughness for Migrant Women had approximately 90 women from 40 different countries celebrating resilience! Thank you Raquel Dillon for reminding us that we are resilient, moving to a new country and leaving everything behind! Our speakers TINGTING STONE, Silvia Silva, Silvana Forlini and Raquel Dillon were kind enough to share their own stories of resilience which really empowered everyone in the room! Thank you to Kala McLean from Women's Community . Centre (SA) Inc on the collaboration and for sharing the wonderful work you do at the centre. Are you an organisation interested in meeting/ networking with some of these amazing migrant women? We are looking for collaboration partners, sponsors and guest speakers for future events. Comment below!

***SOLD OUT*** 🧠 Thank you all for the overwhelming response to the Resilient Minds Event coming up next Tuesday! We only have 3 tickets left for those who have last-minute availability! Looking forward to seeing almost 100 of you next week - migrant women from over 40 different countries have registered! https://lnkd.in/gN_qUFut Women's Community . Centre (SA) Inc Silvia Silva Silvana Forlini Raquel Dillon TINGTING STONE