How to find a job in Australia?

For people who have just arrived in Australia, work is a prerequisite for survival. In Australia, whether you are a white-collar worker in a big company or washing dishes in a restaurant, as long as you can find a stable job, life will be fine. If you can spend two years in an immigration prison (please refer to this PDF file for the benefits provided by the Australian government in the past two years) and obtain Australian status, then you can enjoy the benefits of capitalist idlers.

There are many ways to find a job. If you want to be a white-collar worker, then you must prepare a resume (which Australians think is satisfactory, detailed in another article) and a certificate of relevant technology. If it is a domestic diploma, there are free translation agencies that can issue official translations for you. At the same time, it is best to pass the certification of Sunit (OQU) (free of charge). Of course, English listening and speaking are very important, because the interview not only tests your technical level, but also tests the English level of overseas people (mainly COMMUNICAITION). In addition, personality is also very important. In addition, if you have ever worked in a foreign company (especially a large multinational company) in China, a letter of recommendation from your boss or personnel manager will be an excellent stepping stone.

After your information is ready, you can look through the job advertisements and find one or several suitable talent agents (that is, domestic headhunting companies, more than 90% of the jobs are found through agents); Or go directly to the company website you want to go to. The websites of large companies generally have special employment columns; ; The easiest way is to go to a professional job introduction website, and some also provide resume counseling, hot job introductions, and tips for counterpart work for members.

For overseas people who have just arrived in Australia, finding a job is definitely not a one-off event. It is normal to spend three or four months or even a year or two. So before you find a suitable job, you also need to do manual labor (so-called blue collar). If you are a formal blue-collar, the starting salary stipulated by the government is 12.5 Australian dollars per hour, plus a certain proportion of seniority (pension, generally not more than 8%) and WORKCOVER (work injury insurance). Of course, formal work must pay personal income tax (the threshold is 6,000 Australian dollars per year). If you are looking for a cash job, your salary will be lower. Depending on the type of work, you generally don't have seniority and WORKCOVER, but you don't have to pay taxes. Cash workers are generally suitable for those who receive social assistance or have more than two jobs.

Besides, you can rely on the government agency CENTRELINK to help you find a job. Of course, you have to fill out a lot of forms and accept many interviews that you don't want to accept (you may be fined if you don't stand up), and the attitude of the reception staff at CENTRELINK may be the worst among all government departments. So finding a job through CENTRELINK should be the last choice.

I. Resume:

In Australia, a RESUME (resume or CurriclumVitae) generally includes five parts.

PersonalDetails: Here, please introduce your personal information, such as name, date of birth, contact address and telephone number, whether you are a permanent resident of Australia or hold a work visa, whether you have an Australian driver's license, etc.

Education: From recent courses to higher education, including various short training courses, adult education and qualification certificates. Of course, what you list must be closely related to the job you are applying for. Therefore, you must introduce your education selectively and emphatically.

Related skills: focus on the job-related professional skills you have.

WorkingExperience: focus on work experience related to job application.

References: At least two references with weight, preferably an Australian. This may play a role of more than 50% in the whole resume. Because employers usually call to ask for references, if they get a positive answer, there will be great hope. The recommendation letter from a large foreign company I mentioned earlier has the same effect.

In addition to PERSONALDETAILS, the rest of the resume can be based on the requirements of the job and my actual situation, so as to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, but remember that everything is enough, and bragging too much is counterproductive.

In addition, you need an application letter, which should be short but to the point, match your personal abilities with the job requirements one by one, and let the other party think that you are the most suitable candidate.

Finally, cover letter and resume should not exceed three A4 pages.