I'm having difficulty finding a job.

phinax

odd jobs, medyo mahirap kasi kalaban mo rin ang ibang lahi and usually students.. they usually prefer to hire uni students...

but if you have friends here and a suitable network then I think medyo madali na...

but if wala, I have befriended other guys na months na din naghahanap ng work...

i don't know if medyo wala lang talaga akong suwerte, who knows kasi meron din namang iba who easily found jobs here...

Khaosan_Road

hopefully matulungan ako ng mga friends ko 🙂...

Sana makahanap ka na nang work soon! Good luck! 🙂

Metaform

@phinax Hi phinax. Fellow Melbourne-based jobseeker here. May tendency talaga na i-downgrade natin ang sarili natin just to get a job. Nagsimula akong mag-submit ng applications for system admin and IT consultant jobs. Then naging service desk analyst, hanggang maging help desk na lang. Umabot pa nga ako sa group interview sa Officeworks (LOL). I just realised na pinababa ko masyado ang sarili ko when I spoke to a (Pinay) recruitment agent. Sabi nya with my qualifications I don't belong in a Level 1 helpdesk role, and that I should at least be in a junior system admin position.

My advice: kung magde-deviate man tayo sa career path natin, make sure it is still aligned with our qualifications, e.g. technical support for a misplaced IT manager, or draftsman for the aspiring architect.

Okim

@Metaform mahirap din pala noh, so kelangan wiling ka rin palang kumaha ng junior level post. Sys Admin din kasi ako, pero ask ko lang, if particular sila sa mga certifications like CCNA,VCP or MCITP, ITIL.

Metaform

@Okim depende sa role. May mga Microsoft certified na kasama sa job requirements. May ITIL, etc. pero iisa ang pattern ng system analyst dito - madalas ang required cert combo is ITIL, VMware, and Citrix. Laking tipid nga naman sa hw and licenses ng virtualization. Khit hindi certified basta knowledgable sa tatlong yan marami nang maaplyan.

Okim

@Metaform thanks for the info..lagot konti lang alam ko sa Citrix, makapagbasa-basa nga..

LakiMasel

mahirap pala talaga maghanap ng work, im in melbourne right now. 1.5 months na ako dito, and I have applied sa kahit ano, mcdonalds, coles, cleaner jobs, admin/office/receptionist, salesgirl.. talagang wala.. i even went to the city and dropped my resume sa kahit ano..

I even did door to door knocking/selling for several days but it was only commission basis so that in the end, mas malaki pa yung gasto ko sa pamasahe compared sa kinita ko...

im an engineer by the way..

patulong naman po, kahit anong jobs, willing po akong magclean ng toilet or ng kahit ano...

medyo nahihirapan na po talaga ako, medyo lang =) hehe

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Ilang years na po ang experience mo?

May nabasa ako sa ExpatForum, Draftsman sya. Nakahanap sya ng work after 4 months and sa isang malaking mining company pa sya nakapasok.

So relax ka lang po. May darating din po na work for you.

li_i_ren

With regards to mining, we regularly watch the news during dinner time and ilang beses na mention about filipino engrs and other foreign miners. Working in the mines but are being investigated by complaints kung bakit they got the jobs when there are jobless australians who could fill in such roles.

http://www.news.com.au/business/companies/as-australians-lose-jobs-gina-rinehart-imports-1700-foreign-workers/story-fnda1bsz-1226367540365

Pero kahit may complaints from the ozzies at least si gina rhineheart still hiring pinoys after her father married their filipino maid who she accused of being a gold digger and killed her father by nagging him constantly about money then when he died..married his best friend and went to court for 14 years with gina reinheart ng dahil sa pera.

At least no hate bais against pinoys with what she went through with their pinoy maid aka evil stepmother. Hehehe.

May documentary yan.. Di ko na lang mahanap ang link🙂

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Porteous

LokiJr

@li_i_ren alam kasi ni Gina Rhineheart kumakagat tayong Pinoy sa (medyo) mababang suweldo at matiisin...hehehe

phinax

salamat po sa lahat ng encouragement...

Sana nga po makahanap ng work soon.

4 months, medyo matagal din pala.... 🙁 Sana naman hindi aabot ng 4 months yung akin...

lyte

hi. im an accountant by profession and 4mos na din ako naghahanap. im not losing hope.i just keep on believing myself and continue applying cos if not who else will believe me. and most importantly im keeping my faith that He will provide me one soon. im just blessed na every week may tumatawag.minsan hndi related sa accounting pero part nmn sya ng process of accounting like data entry/analysis. just be realistic cos what i heard from others e umabot iba ng 5-6mos. iba iba nmn kc tayo ng situation kya dont compare din.some got their jobs after a month lng at sila yung mga blessed tlga at tamang oras na nagmeet ang mga criteria ng employer. mejo nga kc de-kahon ang hiring process nila dto.and that we must accept and adjust. God bless to all job seekers. kaya natin to!

ozzieness

How about part time job? Is it hard to find one nowadays?

alexamae

Thank you for sharing real life job search situation, atleast may idea po kami at mapaghandaan na habang maaga 🙂

phinax

to ozzieness:

yup, medyo po..

i applied to every part time job that i could think of: maccas, kfc, subway, coles, nandos, factory jobs, retail...

so far, wala pa pong tumawag sa akin for a part time job...

vangievc

tawa naman ako satopic nyo sa vegemite...natikman ko minsan hindi ako nasarapan. super alat. but my officemate told me na manipis na manipis lang daw ang pahid dapat...masarap daw sya na kasama sa butter...patalastas lang...ha ha ha

LakiMasel

<blockquote rel="phinax">to ozzieness:

yup, medyo po..

i applied to every part time job that i could think of: maccas, kfc, subway, coles, nandos, factory jobs, retail...

so far, wala pa pong tumawag sa akin for a part time job...</blockquote>

Ilang taon na po experience mo?

June16

Kapag nagsend ka po ba ng application mo online ilang days po ba bago sila sumagot? I mean po kapag interesado sila sayo kasi sumubok ako mga 5 applications last week lang pero wala pong sumasagot or acknowledgment po na natanggap nila yung application mo.

Sana po may sumagot, thanks.

lock_code2004

<blockquote rel="vangievc">tawa naman ako satopic nyo sa vegemite...natikman ko minsan hindi ako nasarapan. super alat. but my officemate told me na manipis na manipis lang daw ang pahid dapat...masarap daw sya na kasama sa butter...patalastas lang...ha ha ha

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patalastas lang din..

ah so parang liver spread and butter lang.. ma-try nga pagdating dyan..

masarap sguro sa mainit na pandesal..

LokiJr

^ nakakadiri lang isipin kung saan gawa yang vegemite na yan (but then again, nakakadiri rin naman pag-gawa ng bagoong natin sa Pinas pero masarap naman haha)

Dun sa mga nakakakuha ng part time job, what sort of occupation ang mga yan? Just so everyone looking for a job can focus on those industries and jobs hehe

hanzyboy

@June16 <blockquote rel="June16">Kapag nagsend ka po ba ng application mo online ilang days po ba bago sila sumagot? I mean po kapag interesado sila sayo kasi sumubok ako mga 5 applications last week lang pero wala pong sumasagot or acknowledgment po na natanggap nila yung application mo.

Sana po may sumagot, thanks.</blockquote>

Usually give it a week or two bago sila sumagot, may mga times din na hindi sila sumasagot talaga pag hindi ka shortlisted. May mga nagsabi before na you can give them a call din with regards to your application, so you can try that out too kung gusto mo masure na nakuha nila application mo.

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