The experience of stressful job demands can help to build more resilient employees in the long run – individuals who are not only able to manage the demands of the workplace, but to also recover and develop their abilities as they encounter setbacks. This study seeks to investigate how fluctuations in (stressful) job demands and the availability and use of resources work in concert to develop employee resilience. Findings from this study would contribute toward knowledge of how employees can develop their abilities to cope with various job challenges and inform organisations on how they can support employees to become more resilient.