Other activities while looking for work

furano

Hi, anong pwedeng gawin habang naghahanap ng work? Medyo bored na sa bahay e haha

nakapag tour na rin ng Sydney.

Naisip ko mag odd jobs kaso 3 months usually yung contract. Paano kung may nahanap ng work in the next few weeks? Kailangan pa rin hintayin matapos yung 3 months contract right?

sunflower

I haven't made my big move yet, but here are my plans for when I am still looking for a job. You might want to consider doing them as well:

Enrol in a short/certificate course through TAFE or other RTOs.
Volunteer through Seek Volunteer. (https://volunteer.com.au/)
Attend events in the local community.
Look for odd jobs. (Meron akong nakikitang odd jobs sa Seek na hindi contractual, so baka pwedeng ganun rin muna gawin mo, kung ayaw mong matali ng tatlong buwan.)

purple_love

it doesnt matter kung 3 months ang contract basta "casual" ang status you can resign anytime pag nakahanap ka na ng suitable job as per your skill.

Hope this helps.

furano

thanks @sunflower @purple_love

Magtetemp/casual job na lang din ako para maging busy at hindi ma-depress haha

se29m

@furano inip na ba pre hehe

furano

@se29m haha oo, ang mahal kasi ng mga gamit haha

kittykitkat18

@furano matumal ba job hunting dyan?

furano

hi @kittykitkat18

yup, walang openings sa specialization ko ngayon 🙁 nung Feb maraming ads e, nag apply pa rin ako kahit 30 days+ old yung ad pero hindi na nag reply. filled na siguro?

may nabasa ako na bootcamp for software testers, try ko rin. sana tanggapin ako kahit walang background sa testing (haggang unit testing lang kasi)

prcand

@furano napansin ko feb 14 ung grant mo, kelan ka nag big move? kasi if less than a month since, tapos wala pang available open roles, baka magpo-post or tatawag na mga yun soon...

furano

@prcand third week of march yung move ko, so far 2 weeks na 🙁

may mga interviews ako next week pero not related sa specialization so nag rereview ngayon + pang practice na rin siguro

kittykitkat18

@furano ano specialization mo?

prcand

@furano ayun... 2 weeks palang so far 🙂 chill muna, tulog habang pwede pa. kaya mo yang interview next week, laban lang!

sunflower

@furano

Kahit di related sa specialization, patulan na yan! Iba parin yung may local experience eh, diba?

se29m

@furano hahaha! Ako nga kahit ano makita ko sa seek na trabaho inaaplyan ko hahaha.. May napplyan ako meter reader hahaha

furano

@se29m @sunflower haha yup - may openings nga pala sa mga coles, night packers 2-3 hours lang daw tapos sa gabi kaya pwede pa rin magpa interview during the day sa related na profession kung nagka openings

sunflower

@furano

Tama, that can be a good plan! 😃

Captain_A

nkakaexcite nmn.. sana magsidatingan na ang grants.. para makapaglipad n din jan sa oz