<blockquote rel="stonehenge">Hi Shengsevilla!
God bless your job hunting! well, our job hunting!hopefully soon makahanap ka na ng work.
If you don't mind, anong field ang work experience mo dito sa Pinas? have you tried applying for jobs while still here in pH?
Can you give some list of trusted recruitment agencies specifically for accountants? Where did you take your MYOB?</blockquote>
Hi @stonehenge! Thank you for your kind wishes! Ive worked in SGV and meralco while im in PH then went to Dubai to work for 4 years before coming to AU. Yes I have tried applying while im in Dubai. Sa experience ko, most of the recruiters prefer na andito na sa Australia. If you have already tried applying while outside AU, you might get an email saying that the position is only open to applicants who are presently residing in AU and asking you to inform them once your residential circumstances changed.
About sa mga list of recruiters, cannot say which ones are trusted for me kasi as of now they haven't help me yet. Pero yung mga top recruiters are Michael Page, Robert Walters, Lloyd Morgan, Hays. I have tried to register to any recruitment agencies na may job ad sa SEEK. Yung iba pag tumawag ka to ask that you want to be registered with them, they will just ask you to send your resume thru their website, yung iba they will invite you for an interview to have an initial assessment of your qualifications. Which is useful for me to increase my network here and to practice na din answering interview questions.
Thru online lang ko kumuha ng MYOB course. Usually kasi, SMEs here uses MYOB as accounting system and most of the jobs in the market today are from SMEs. Pero mas ok pa din if you are familiar with large ERP systems like Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards coz it means you might get hired by blue chip companies.
If you want to apply while outside AU, try to apply directly sa mga companies than thru recruitment agencies. Mas patient sila to wait for you to arrive kung mahire ka while outside AU.
But hey, this is my luck so far. And it might be different from your's or someone else's. =)