@MidnightPanda12 said:
Hi just wanna share the news, I got a job offer. It is from a not for profit agricultural research cooperative in Regional NSW. Hindi malaki offer, pero I think enough na to start and gain experience.
Kumbaga at least di ako pupunta ng Australia ng kinakabahan if I will land a job in my industry. Slowly but surely we can increase naman our salary just skill up and gain local experience.
Sa mga nagdadoubt na makakahanap ng work while offshore, it is possible, isa lang naman need natin despite sa hundreds ng in-applyan natin na work. And don’t be afraid to start over, yung pagtiwala nila sa skills and experience natin kahit di sya local is big enough of a risk sa kanila. Plus lahat naman nagsasabi na madali maghanap ng ibang work once onshore and you have local experience.
Mabibigay ko lang na tip sa paghahanap ng work is:
1) Quality over Quantity. Piliin yung aapplyan and customize your CV and Cover Letter para makalusot sa filter ng seek or linkedin.
2) If possible, send your application directly to the hiring manager or CEO of the company. I sent my application directly to the email address of the CEO, and they called me and praised my initiative and drive to present myself for the position.
3) Be confident and be honest. Don’t overpromise, recognize your weakness and strength. If they are interested in your skills and experience, they will accommodate you. In my case, I was honest during the interview process that I’m still in the Philippines, that I already have a booked flight and that I put my friends’ address sa CV ko.
4) Get an Australian SIM if possible. Sobrang laking tulong nito. I will give a shoutout dun sa nag offer but I do not want her to get flooded with requests to purchase a sim. So I will give a silent shoutout sa kanya. Why AU SIM is important? Because employers will schedule an “informal” interview first before scheduling a zoom or video interview. I got two such calls with my AU SIM, and they even ask you to return call so mahalaga you can also call or text with the sim (so roaming enabled)
5) Improve your LinkedIN profile. Even though di sya vinisit ng nag offer sa akin ng job, there are a lot of recruiters who visited and viewed my LinkedIn profile to check if I am a suitable candidate.
6) Also check out this video: [https://youtu.be/0vTyJE9vQGI?si=RbogTgaWWDPiaHOc](https://youtu.be/0vTyJE9vQGI?si=RbogTgaWWDPiaHOc)
7) Tatagan mo loob mo. Be prepared to get rejection emails everyday. Kahit na sobrang pinagpaguran mo yung paggawa ng resume and CV mo. At the end of the day you are disadvantaged kasi offshore ka.
8) Use AI. To analyze job listing, and create cover letter. Not saying na buong letter is chat gpt (though may mga sinend ako na ganito - sadly walang bumalik), but you can use it to better the wording of your cover letter.
Lastly, good luck! You’ll need a lot of it.
Sabi nga nila, malayo pa pero malayo na. We’re one step closer sa dream natin. Laban lang.
Wow, this is really helpful. Thank you for this. I'm in the same boat myself, job hunting since Feb (I got my grant last November 2024). Sent a lot of CVs and Cover Letters, each one customised based on the job posting.
Nakaka-stress, kasi aside sa inaasikaso ko yung paglipat sa Australia, at the same time inaasikaso rin yung pag-let go sa Pilipinas (benta/pamigay ng gamit, paayos ng iiwan na bahay para mapa-rent na hanggang ngayon wala parin kumukuha). Literal na dugo, luha at pawis yung ginugugol ko.
Nakaka-down, kasi sa lahat ng sinend ko since Feb, isa lang bumalik, rejection pa. E todo effort rin ako sa pag update ng resume at cover letter kada job post na pinag-apply-an ko.
Nakaka-kaba, kasi ten days nalang, flight na namin, dala dala ko pamilya ko ng wala pa akong trabaho, wala pang rerentahan na bahay, makiki-tuloy lang kami sa kaibigan ng 1 week - so di pa namin alam saan kami tapos nun.
Kaya maraming salamat talaga dito, hindi pala ako nag-iisa. Actually naghahanap lang din ako ng karamay, hehe. At kung may mga nauna na tulad mo, congratulations! Ibig sabihin susunod na rin ko.
