Finding a job for Visa Subclass 300/309

lulu1118 · April 2015

Hello everyone! Congratulations once again for the ones who got there Partner Visas already and hang in there for the ones who are still waiting for the good news.

I just want to ask the ones who already got there visas and are now Temporary Visa holders.
How long did you wait to get a job? Where you able to find one? Or did you do some TAFE course to get a job. Thank you!

chikka_gurl143 · May 2015

Hi @lulu1118! Are you here in Aus already? I have been actively looking for a job for over 2 months now and I still haven't landed any. It can be upsetting but I just have to keep doing it until I actually get a job. ^_^ Most of the jobs that I found online require Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship. Unfortunately the Visa that I have is 309 and that I am still a provisional resident.

With regards to doing TAFE courses, I'm not sure about that one. I was thinking that if I can get a job without doing any further studies (actual studies that cost money) that would be ideal.

Anyways, I'll share what I've done so far. I have attended some networking events and I'm always in the lookout for these events. In attending these events, I can get to know more people and maybe there will be someone who can recommend me for a job or someone who knows someone who can.

I've done a lot of free online courses as well. And trust me, certificates from these online courses do make a difference. I had an experience wherein a recruiter, after seeing my profile on SEEK, contacted me about a job opportunity and apparently the free Project Management course that I did online made a good impression not just on him but on the Operations Manager who then invited me for an interview. I didn't get that job 'coz there was another applicant who was more qualified than me but the point is that these free online courses actually help.

I still keep looking online. At the same time, my husband has been trying to help me by asking his business contacts if they can provide me with a job or if they can connect me with someone who can.

Lastly, I have also enrolled myself in a job skills program with a career counsellor. It only cost me 50 AUD and it runs for 6 weeks (meeting once-a-week). I'm just hoping that I could get something good out of this one.

I'll give you more updates if you want if I find other useful tips. ^_^

I'm subscribing to this thread as well 'coz I'm interested to know how others are doing.

God bless you sis!

Hope you find a job soon!

lulu1118 · May 2015

Hi @chikka_gurl143 Thank you so much for your input. Yes, I arrived just about a month from now.
I got my TFN, Medicare and Drivers License already and currently looking for any casual jobs. I was a preschool teacher back in Manila and its quite difficult finding the same job. I went to TAFE to inquire about our VISA and they can't give me a precise amount of the tuition fee at the moment of the Cert III I was looking at.
Im currently doing a volunteer job at a Bookshop just to get an experience for the mean time.
If I may ask, which site do you look for free online courses and job skills program?

Hopefully others with the same subclass visa can share their experience here as well.

chikka_gurl143 · May 2015

Hi lulu1118. I've done free online courses with the following:

(1) Open Universities Australia: https://coursera.org/
The courses here are provided for by universities and training institutions here in Australia. I highly recommend this one for professional and personal development.

(2) Coursera: coursera.org
(3) Edx: https://edx.org/

As for the job skills program, I found out about it through the local papers.