How long did it take you to get a job?

loudandclear

actually applicable to kahit saan kelangan talaga mentally tough at andun yung attitude na "surrender is not an option" haha

all the best para sa yo bossing..: )</blockquote>

thanks. fight fight fight lang till we succeed heheh...

@kremitz - wala pa po ako sa oz. 1st week of august pa flight ko. excited and scared, mixed feelings habang papalapit ang araw. goodluck sa hubby mo on his job hunting. God bless us all. 🙂

kremitz

Ah ok good luck sateng lahat hehe @loudandclear

rencerencerence

@stolich18 salamat po sa pag encourage, eto apply apply na din sa seek trying my luck.. atleast kahit pano pag naghahanap cla ng marunong mag computer accounting software e nagttry na aku.. kc alam ku na anu dapat iexpect.. may naapplyan na ko 30 pa lang so far 1 rejection letter hahaha atleast ung 29 baka busy lang hehehhee.. plano ko maghanap ng matutuluyan sa melbourne just in case na makapagstart ako. hirap kc pag dulo dulo ng lrt ang suburb mo haha

lock_code2004

<blockquote rel="thegreatiam15"> QUESTION: magkano in Philippine currency ang kelangan na saved money para makasurvive nang 5-6 months?

maraming salamat

</blockquote>

there is another thread for budgets..

joestrummer

Going on 4 months next week, no clear path to employment..

Total SEEK applications made = 176

External applications (including direct to company applications and agents) = 50+

Total Rejection letters = 100+ (Exclusive of those that expired without any notice)

Total positive = 0

Total Applications made for jobs a little bit far from my field 20+

Total positive = 1 (Failed after online assessment)

Solution? Probably go back to Ph just until the industry picks up again...

thegreatiam15

@lock_code2004

ohh ok saalamat papi...: )

kremitz

@joestrummer have u tried applying for odd jobs muna?

joestrummer

@kremitz tried and was rejected. Actually still trying as we speak and will not stop until me and my wife decide to go back to Ph. We just really came in at the worst time for Au. My wife btw got a job at retail but sadly it is a volunteer job. Not trying to get everybody in a bad mood but as someone who is here, I feel that it is my responsibility to tell other prospective migrants of the current situation. I do feel that it is going to pick up in less than a year or so. We just don't want to spend all of our money in here especially if there is no clear path to employment.

I remember my friend who migrated here about a year ago. In less than a month he got an interview and another one after a week or so, and then he got a job in less than 2 months. I am not expecting to have his experience but not being invited for at least an interview or even an email of a positive result for the past 4 months really tells you the market is not doing well.

bookworm

@joestrummer, ano po ba trabaho nyo? Maybe it would be better if you move to another state? Visa 189 naman kayo so you can move to other states to try your luck 🙂

joestrummer

@bookworm actually it was one of our options, and actually the total number of applications I made includes the whole Au. My wife and I talked about it, about moving to another territory but there's also not a lot going on other territories. Plus the expenses of moving to another territory without any assurances of a job will probably be more on the negative side than the positive one.

I still think leaving for the moment is the best option. After all with our visa, you can always go back anytime you want right?

kremitz

@joestrummer may pm ako sayo 🙂

mtenchavez

@joestrummer I feel you bro. We are on the same boat. Almost 4 months na rin ako sa Australia (Melbourne CBD based) and I still can't still manage to land a job as Software Developer. Lately, I am starting to apply for Blue Collar work already (Cleaners, Attendants etc.) hopefully may mag-hire sa akin. If for some reason, that will not work out as well may be i'll consider going back sa PH muna. we'll see.

To answer, your question yes i believe you can always go back here in Australia on a later date since you made your inital visa entry already. but i'm not sure kung may provision yung Visa mo na: "must be employed for an X number of months consecutively in a span of X number of years to maintain the validity of your PR Visa otherwise it will be voided." You have to check that in your Vevo or Visa Grant Notice letter to make sure. If you decided to go back here again in the future just keep in mind wag mong tagalan ang stay sa PH. dapat 6-12 months at most then balik na ulit dito to try your luck again.

Good luck to you and your partner bro in your future endeavors. Kung hindi man kayo pinalad this time for a job i'm sure in the future meron kayo mahahanap din na job dito. Just stay positive at all times!

rguez06

<blockquote rel="mtenchavez">@joestrummer I feel you bro. We are on the same boat. Almost 4 months na rin ako sa Australia (Melbourne CBD based) and I still can't still manage to land a job as Software Developer. Lately, I am starting to apply for Blue Collar work already (Cleaners, Attendants etc.) hopefully may mag-hire sa akin. If for some reason, that will not work out as well may be i'll consider going back sa PH muna. we'll see.

@mtenchavez anong language gamit mo? I have a few recruiters currently looking for .NET Devs. Please PM me your email I'll forward it to you. Thanks!

mtenchavez

Hi @rguez06 P.M Sent. .NET-based ako sir. C# ang PL ko. Thank you and godbless.

kremitz

@rguez06 baka may kilala ka din re ruiter looking for c#.net naman na manual tester hehe currently looking din for work c hubby 🙂

kremitz

Umm tsaka for those na currently looking for a job.mas maganda talaga to network. Call kayo sa mga recruiters if nakalagay no nila sa job postings. Napansin ko lang sa pag apply2 n hubby na mas napapansin ang application at nakakausap ang recruiter pag tinatawagan mo sila hehe yun nga lang most of them are looking for local experience which is wala c hubby?pero apply padin ng apply hehe wala naman bayad mag apply eh at mag. Invest sa load hehe use linkedin para makapagnetwork sa mga recruiters 🙂

SAP_TRM

@joestrummer Sir, anung industry po kayo?

johnvangie

@joestrummer Sir ano po ang field of work nyo? Hope you can share para mas makapag ready kaming papunta pa lang dyan. Thanks po. God bless.

wizz

<blockquote rel="eronpol">@wizz seryoso? cleaner mahirap pa sa perty.kung 1-3 mos madali pa din yun. it's discouraging to hear maybe you should not mention it here kasi. very negative sa mga wala pa work. para mo na din kasi sinabi na matakot na kayo. just saying... jobseekers wag mag agam-agam you will find work for sure. at syempre sabi ko nga invest time and money sa pag aapply. just go with the process of job hunting parang pinas din lng. walang swerte swerte dito sa oz.</blockquote>

Excuse me? First hand experience ang lahat ng sinasabi ko at andito din ako sa Australia kaya kung ano man pinagdadaanan ng ibang new migrant ganun din ang pinagdadaanan or pinagdaanan ko. Walang dahilan para mangdiscourage ako. Nagsasabi lang ako ng reality na talagang challenging ang paghahanap ng work kasi kung babasahin ulit ang post mo ang sinabi mo "hindi talaga mahirap humanap ng trabaho. AS IN!" Ang sabi ko naman case to case basis din based sa skillset at demand ng work mo. Ang hindi maganda at ang hindi dapat pinopost dito eh yung false hopes. Alam naman ng mga new migrants ang pinasok nila pinagisipan yan mabuti and naniniwala ako ng lahat ng new migrants ay naghanda naman financially at emotionally for this challenge. Kaya kahit sabihin ko yan dito o hindi alam nila yan. Kaya lang ako nagrereact sa mga statement mo kasi kahit sinasabi na ng lahat dito na challenging / mahirap PERO syempre kaya at kakayanin ikaw naman nagssabi ka dito na hindi nga talaga mahirap. Nakamobile ako ngayon pero pag nakalaptop ako iqquote ko yung exact words mo na ayaw mo man aminin false hopes talaga. Also, another false statement yung last statement mo about swerte baka ang gusto mo sabihin eh walang imposible dito o walang himala. The fact that you are on the right place at the right time is considered luck and blessing for me. Not sure of your definition though.

joestrummer

@johnvangie Mechanical Engineer po.

@wizz, You just hit the spot sir. Different folks, different strokes. Lots of people tell me to "Be positive and all", I mean that's true but sometimes you have to be a realist about the current situation and just be hopeful that some good old dumb luck may hit you along the way.

To everybody here, like sir wizz, I am not discouraging you from anything. As a fellow Filipino migrant, I just want you to know about my experience. After all "Ang swerte ni Juan ay hindi swerte ni Pedro"...

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