Empowering Migrant Workers

Interview preparation training

Our vision for responsible recruitment is a normal where it is not the recruitment fee amount, but rather their skills and background that help them secure jobs.

When we take out fees from the equation, the interview process takes on an even important role whether it is for factory work, cleaners or hospitality jobs.

From personal experience as well as after observing multiple recruitment drives, we have witnessed how capable candidates often miss good employment opportunities as they are not able to express themselves in the best way possible under pressure. Some of the workers we have trained have never appeared in interview settings before.

Our interview preparation training is designed to help migrant workers prepare better for their interviews. The briefings on common interview questions, mock interview sessions and breathing techniques to calm the nerves can go a long way in helping them secure their dream jobs.  

Pre-departure motivational training

When migrant workers are not burdened with heavy loans or fear about whether they will be victims to contract infringement etc, it frees up their mind to plan better for their future and ask questions like: what do I hope to get out of this job? how will I make the most of this opportunity?

The Government provides pre-departure orientation training. In many cases, good employers and recruiters also provide such briefings. These orientation trainings help familiarize workers with the laws of the destination countries, support resources available, and other do's and don'ts.

Migration Lab’s Pre-Departure Motivation Training is designed to help outgoing migrant workers become more intentional about their migration journeys. We discuss with them their goals and the areas they need to consider to maximize the gains of the migration opportunity. We focus on confidence building so they aspire for bigger outcomes : better savings, promotions, negotiating salary raises, learning new things, health and wellness, thinking about post-return plans and not to let any limiting beliefs hold them back in a new environment.

Our other research and storytelling initiatives such as the Diaspora Diaries has helped shape the curriculum, especially the insights we obtain from other returnees and current long-term migrant workers. We also invite guest speakers who started out in low-paid positions and climbed up the ranks or returned home to run successful enterprises so aspirants can learn from their experiences.

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