How long did it take you to get a job?

ironman_gray22

@ironman_gray22 I did not ask for the monetary assistance. I just asked them a general question kung ano ang mga assistance that they provide for a new migrant like me, then I asked particularly if they assist on finding a job (I attended PDOS too and yes na-mention din sa seminar na centrelink can assist). unfortunately, they told me they don't and I think ang tinutulungan nila are mostly the aborigins &/or Torres Islanders. sila kasi yung karamihan na nakita ko sa Centrelink office. plus yun nga kapag may anak ka, then you can benefit from centrelink. Visit the centrelink na lng din when you arrive here, no harm checking

@jennie19, aww saklap naman kung ganon. akala ko pa naman may ganon silang service. Anyway, pupunta pa rin naman kami kasi apply kami ng FTB later on. hehe. Thanks anyway. God Bless sa paghahanap ng work.

J_Oz

@RED Thanks pre. Magstart na rin ako ng work this wednesday. hehe sawakas after 3 months din. Sa IT parin pero di related sa expertise ko, pero programming rin.

wow! good deal na din yan. malay mo magustuhan mo na yan and at the same time, skilled work naman. enjoy mo muna australia while spending the dollars that you will earn. hehe

Oo nga hehe, Excited narin. sawakas. Congrats din sayo. Enjoy muna natin ang AUD hehehe.

J_Oz

@avp coding exam, yong mga online na magcocode ka. Minsan naman magsesend sila ng problem tas gagawin mo.

batman

@batman haha! yan din ang biro ng mga friends ko. sila kasi may anak na kaya welcome na welcome sa centrelink

@jennie19 possible naman yun diba...ehem...wala ka boypren?

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jrgongon

kahit kadarating lang pwede pumunta at humingi ng tulong financial?

m0t0k0

@lurker2014 @J_Oz thanks for sharing your story, its very inspiring to hear success stories where you refused to give up and continued to pursue your dreams!

If you don't mind, may i ask some contextual background, seeing that you're in IT:
1. which state ie. Sydney are residing in
2. how many years of experience did you have
3. which technology do you specialize in

I will be flying to Sydney by mid Feb or early Mar and currently researching on success stories such as yourselves to set some expectations for myself (so I don't get surprised on the difficulty to securing a job)

lurker2014

@ironman_gray22 super tipid ako. though wala ako gastos sa rent, food kasi tinulungan muna ko ng mga relatives ko dito. Ang hirap talaga ng walang trabaho

lurker2014

@wizardofOz woohoo batchmayt! salamat ng madami. Importante talaga na ma condition ang mind. Getting a visa is one, pero pag andito ka na tas wala kang mahanap na work, parang inde mo ma enjoy yung ganda ng straya! Pero dasal din tsaka gamitin lahat ng available resources para maka hanap ng work. All the best sa inyo. Brisbane naman ako. Pag nakagalang Sydney pasyal pasyal ! heheh

lurker2014

@ironman_gray22 Alam ko meron Job Seeker allowance ang centrelink. Pero ang catch kasi dapat 2 years resident ka na

lurker2014

@batman Salamat ng madami!

lurker2014

@filipinacpa secret! hahaha pero ginawa ko kasi at least 6 months worth na sweldo ko dati.

lurker2014

@lurker2014 @J_Oz thanks for sharing your story, its very inspiring to hear success stories where you refused to give up and continued to pursue your dreams! --->> #thankyouthankyouforthelove hehehehe

If you don't mind, may i ask some contextual background, seeing that you're in IT:
1. which state ie. Sydney are residing in --->>Queensland (Brisbane City)
2. how many years of experience did you have --->> 8 years (6 years programming, 2 years application support)
3. which technology do you specialize in -->> AS400, RPG, MS Office Suite, Servers, etc.

I will be flying to Sydney by mid Feb or early Mar and currently researching on success stories such as yourselves to set some expectations for myself (so I don't get surprised on the difficulty to securing a job) -->> ang mapapayo ko lang, kung ano available work, grab na agad agad. it pays the bills din naman at pasa lang ng pasa ng cv

wizardofOz

@wizardofOz woohoo batchmayt! salamat ng madami. Importante talaga na ma condition ang mind. Getting a visa is one, pero pag andito ka na tas wala kang mahanap na work, parang inde mo ma enjoy yung ganda ng straya! Pero dasal din tsaka gamitin lahat ng available resources para maka hanap ng work. All the best sa inyo. Brisbane naman ako. Pag nakagalang Sydney pasyal pasyal ! heheh

Ayos! Naalala ko tuloy si Alma Moreno... "Dasal lang talaga" hehehehe

Brissy ka pala, sayang akala ko may batchmate ako sa Sydney hehe

m0t0k0

@lurker2014 thanks for the additional information. myself, im java dev, hopefully sydney is not too saturated already with java guys...

lurker2014

@wizardofOz dasal lang talaga, karen. Hahaha ! Maganda Syndey ah!

lurker2014

@m0t0k0 walang anuman. Just paying it forward din kasi malakiang naitulong ng forum na to for me. Tough ang competition talaga dito, dapat bentang benta yung skills mo at meron ka ma bring na bago sa table.

fresvinog

New here mga kabayan.... help naman po, currently under financial hardship ngayon, just loss my job... Any tips? that can help me...

lauritoedward

Hi @fresvinog,

Actually wla akong alam na marerefer na work sayo kabayan, especially wala akong alam sa skills mo or field ng work mo...

Pero nung nawalan ako ng trabaho at nangailangan ng pera... Nkiusap ako sa friend kong australian na baka mapahiram nya ako ng funds pero instead na sariling pera nya yung ipautang sakin,, Nangutang sya sa Swoosh Finance ng 1200$ pero dapat sa sahod nya mabayaran ko daw sya... bali ako nagbayad nung tubo ng inutang nya dun... pumayag na rin ako kasi gipit na ako nun.. which is dahil dun nakakuha naman ako ng pangapply ko for ten days...

Kung tatanungin mo kung nabayaran ko sya agad... 2 months ko pa sya nabayaran kaya talagang napiga ako nung binayaran ko sya....

Mahirap pero baka makatulong kahit papano.... malay mo lang naman kabayan. dito kami nag apply nun... https://www.swooshfinance.com.au

fresvinog

@lauritoedward medyo risky po yung tip nyo... and ang hirap magpapayag mangutang ka jan gamit ang kaibigan mo..... pero nagsearch and nagbasa na rin ako ng details nila.. Ang bilis ga nila maglabas ng pera.... slamat sa tip kabayan....

fresvinog

New here mga kabayan.... help naman po, currently under financial hardship ngayon, just loss my job... Any tips? that can help me...

fresvinog

New here mga kabayan.... help naman po, currently under financial hardship ngayon, just loss my job... Any tips? that can help me...

fresvinog

New here mga kabayan.... help naman po, currently under financial hardship ngayon, just loss my job... Any tips? that can help me...

fresvinog

New here mga kabayan.... help naman po, currently under financial hardship ngayon, just loss my job... Any tips? that can help me...

avp

@avp coding exam, yong mga online na magcocode ka. Minsan naman magsesend sila ng problem tas gagawin mo.

Thanks bro! cge paghahandaan ko din to hehe

cpa_oct2011

Rejected here!!! Hahah... Though off-shore applicant ako.

lauritoedward

@fresvinog yup it's risky, I just want to share to you kabayan what I experienced... Good luck on your career here...

lauritoedward

@fresvinog yup it's risky, I just want to share to you kabayan what I experienced... Good luck on your career here...

fyi_12

it took me 2 months to land my first job...pero odd job yun..casual sa gabi pasok ko (5-10 usually) naipasok ako ng kakilala ko na chef dun sa resto nila.

Feb 1 I will start with my new job (after 5 months) related sa IT.

Came here August last year..madami talaga energy pag start pa lang..pasyal onti ng first week then a week after start na mag send ng resume. start na din mabuhusan ng rejection mails hehehe hindi ko na maalala yun exact timings pero ganito dinanas ko..

1st Interview - took 1 hour..ok naman yun interview but they thought I am over qualified for the role and may tendency siguro na mag hanap agad ng lilipatan. they never called me again even after asking for feedback.

2nd - lead role pero mukhang hindi naman ako fit sa role and medyo hindi ko gusto yun lugar..anyway never heard anything from them.

3rd - business analyst/app support role maganda yun naging interview with HR, then they invited me for next round of interview..with details to follow thru e-mail. Pero wala ko natanggap so I followed up..learned na they had the role put on hold for some reason and they will just contact me pag may updates na..the next update they said they cancelled the role.

4th - analyst role, again I was asked why apply for a position na mas mababa kesa sa experience ko...pinay un hiring manager so I really thought may edge dahil ok naman yun interview (this time nakapag research na ko na magandang sagot sa overqualified questions)...after a week I heard from them they decided to outsource the position offshore...in their Manila office! ha!

-----end of oct or mid nov na ito..and I'm beginning to get depressed kase yun pressure na malapit na mag holiday and the inputs I heard na mas mahirap pag holiday wala na masyado hiring. I was thankful na may job ako nad yun partner ko kahit papaano. Tapos ang kalaban ko yun konting pride na kesyo maganda yun career ko sa pinas pede naman ako bumalik sa pinas..ipon muna ulit ng pera at lakas ng loob, 5 years naman yun validity ng Visa tapos miss ko na lahat sa pinas..as in depressing talaga. Tapos 2 beses ako napaiyak na lang nasabi ko anlaki laki ng ginastos natin para lang sa odd job? yan talaga naging kalaban ko...nagpalakas na lang ng loob ko eh sa part time na work ko 5 hours a day 3 hours lang talaga actual work...I was earning the same money sa work ko sa pinas na patayan..hehehe tapos mas matipid ako dito kase walang bayad sa parking, libre dinner, may baon pa from the pub...swerte kase may mga pinoy ako na kasama..inalagaan naman ako hehehe nakakapasyal and nakakakain sa labas kahit papaano. don;t get me wrong I dont have anything against my odd-job in fact I did well show up on time, pag need nila ng kapalit agaran oo lang ako ng oo..maayos yun trabaho ko and hindi ako nagsisimangot. bandang huli nga they wanted me to stay and alisin yun isang casula worker na madami excuses coz they need to cut hours...pero..basa next....

nag stop muna ako mag apply sabi ko patapusin ko muna yun december kase allergic na ko ma reject muna hehehehe

First week of January may tumawag sken HR ng isang company na inapply-an ko daw na ndi ko maalala naisip ko matagal na ko nag apply (I checked after the call Nov pa ko nag send ng application)...short interview...at this point numb na ako hahaha so hindi na ko masyado excited. They invited me for a panel interview with the hiring managers a week after...so wed ako nagpunta for the interview..yun na yata pinakamabilis na interview na napuntahan ko (30 minutes or so) iniisip ko na malabo nanaman kase un nga matatagal na interview wala napala eto pa kaya heheheh...tapos I asked them sa end nun interview ano yun tingin nila magiging shortcomings ko para ndi ma consider for the position. wala naman daw...medyo nagkaron ako onting hope.

a day after...early morning...9 AM nakahiga pa ako nanonood ng Jessica Jones sa Netflix hehehe I got the call..offering me a job...senior analyst (Business Analyst) and they gave me higher than my asking salary start na ko Feb 1 they want me to relax daw muna..sabi ko dun sa HR...I am more than ready to come back...hehehe Friday I signed the contract.

so ayun...I know hindi ako yun maganda sample in terms sa sipag sa pag aapply sa trabaho...hindi ko kaya yun isa isa inuupdate yun CV ko..generic lang isang CV lang pinapasa ko..minsan wala ako cover letter na sinasama...may araw na hindi ako nagsesend ng application..wala ko talent sa pag aapply. pero alam ko ndi lang yun ibang job seekers ang naging malaking kalaban ko dito...kundi yun sarili ko..hehehehe

next naman na worry ko...paano matapos ang probation period na 6 months

Good luck sten lahat...pasensya na sa haba..pero yun mga ganito kase kwento ang nakatulong din sken pag nawawalan ako ng pag asa...alam ko mag share din ako one day..so ito na nga yun

Thanks sa time nyo sa pagbabasa dadating din yan...kapit lang.

filipinacpa

Nag back read ako and nabasa ko yung post ko dito nung January 2013 haha

I have received a response from the employer na inaapplyan ko, mas mabilis nga po yata talaga kung andun na:

"I would recommend that you contact me upon your arrival in Australia so that I can gain a better understanding of your requirements. In the event that you already have a working visa, you will need to provide us with a copy of your work visa and any related documents allowing you to work within Australia.

I look forward to speaking with you in the future."

pwede ko na kaya sila ngayon i contact na papunta na ako ngayon sa March? hehe at may permanent visa na rin.. haha

filipinacpa

Got my 3rd rejection email yesterday then I asked for a feedback on what to improve, at eto po ang nakuha kong sagot:

"Hi Sh****,
Not really, you have good qualifications and experience but we felt that others were better suited to the type of company and work we require. Any work you do for Australian companies I think would be well received by employers.

Kind regards"

hopefully kahit pano it's a good sign na napansin din kahit pano yung CV ko. although pwede rin namang pampalubag loob lang.. haha