Having just handed in his dissertation on how seaports (large cargo ships) evaluate and assess their corporate social performance, he's now looking for work in an uncertain job market.

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"I want to stay in Tasmania, even though there are other opportunities available to me on the mainland with my experience, because I love it here," he said.

Mr Batalha was one of many in attendance at an employability session hosted by the Northern Tasmania Development Corporation at Launceston's Town Hall on Friday.

"I wanted to understand how the job market works in Tasmania, and also do some networking and make some connections," Mr Batalha said.

"There have been some really good presentations on different topics like networking and skills transfer, as well as one on being an entrepreneur."

Adam Mostogl from The Van Diemen Project was one of the presenters, focusing on entrepreneurship.

"As an entrepreneurship facilitator, my job is to help people overcome some of those barriers to finding jobs," he said.

"It is really hard out there to find work at the moment, and I like to use the analogy of let's not be a job taker, but a job maker, and create your own job in that way.

"It's about unpacking what is your experience and knowledge, and what does it take to create a business and take control of their own working life."

Making a plan to work together, Mr Batalha hopes that learning from Mr Mostogl will create a new opportunity for him.

"It can be hard sending in resume's to places who might immediately see me as overqualified because I have done a PhD," he said.

"But I want to work with and for these companies with my experience."

"We are going to work together on branding, and hopefully Eduardo will be able to work alongside companies in Tasmania, or across Australia, as a consultant, and share his knowledge and skills," Mr Mostogl added.

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