How do you 'compete' without 'local' experience?

JayR27 · September 2014

I've had interviews but it then boils down to 'local' experience.

3 months na akong naghahanap ng work, pero wala pa rin. =(

HELP!

J_Oz · September 2014

Ano po ang skillset nyo?

lester_lugtu · September 2014

^ Pray.

JayR27 · September 2014

@J_Oz - IT po ako.

TasBurrfoot · September 2014

I've had interviews but it then boils down to 'local' experience.

3 months na akong naghahanap ng work, pero wala pa rin. =(

HELP!

You just have to learn from your experience... Polish your resume, polish your interview skills - important confident ka magsalita.

All the best!

RuChe · September 2014

Did they directly tell you that they require local experience? If you've worked with different overseas projects you can mention that in your interview. Like if you're doing support to onshore team, etc. And yes, prayers and more prayers.

Shirlie · September 2014

Agree with them. Prayers can move mountains. Ako 4mos bago nagka work. Internal networking if dika pinapansin ng mga recruiters. ;-)

Milkan · September 2014

I've had interviews but it then boils down to 'local' experience.

3 months na akong naghahanap ng work, pero wala pa rin. =(

HELP!
You just have to learn from your experience... Polish your resume, polish your interview skills - important confident ka magsalita.

All the best!

@JayR27
agree ako dito, "Polish your resume, polish your interview skills - important confident ka magsalita.".

I suggest dagadagan mo ng "can do" attitude.

Goodluck

JayR27 · September 2014

Salamat po sa mga comments.
Indeed, prayers can move mountains.

I think ok naman po ung resume ko, kasi pinapansin naman po ako ng mga companies/recruiters at may interviews naman po ako. Kaso sa past interviews ko, un ung comment nila - that they prefer someone with local experience. Anyway, i just hope na hindi lahat ng companies ganun.

kremitz · September 2014

@jayr27 umm may skillmax dn po ba jsn sa perth?try nyo po enrol. Hubby ko same situation sYo. Andami nadin nya interviews with recruiters and test consultancy companies. Pero usually hindi tlga swak experience o process ng previous companies nya sa hinahanap nila. Tsaka cgro polish dn po yung answers sa interview. Kc yung recruiter ngayon n hubby talagang nipractice sya bago mag client interview. So far mukhang ok n interview nya kc nanghingi na ng reference Ang client. Try nyo po kung may skillmax na offer jan sa perth.search nyo tafe wa then skillmax yung tawag sa course. Kakastart plng n hubby knna.sabi nga nya sana dati nya pa nalaman ang skillmax para maguide sya sa pagawa ng cv pati sa interviews. For new migrants po yang skillmax.tinutulungan po nila kung pano dapat tamang cv at interview

dhey_almighty · September 2014

@kremitz walang skillmax dito sa WA :-(

kremitz · September 2014

Ay sayang naman.

Milkan · September 2014

@JayR27

nasa Perth ka pala sir, attend ka skillswest expo.

eto ang link:
http://www.skillswestexpo.com.au/visitor-information

JayR27 · September 2014

Thanks @Milkan

JayR27 · September 2014

@kremitz - per checking, sa NSW lang may SkillMax. OQP naman ung equivalent sa Queensland. Walang ganung course dito sa Perth.... =(

pinoykiwi_inOZ · January 2015

@JayR27, May work ka na ba? What field ng IT ka ba? I know a headhunter in Perth. I might be able to contact him and refer you. He has a assistant na pinay.... mabait yung pinay priority nya nga pinoy na naghahanap ng work. Ginagawa nya yung ang pinapasa nya dun sa recruitment manager na boss nya. If in a case you haven't found one just flick me a message.

marc_chrono · January 2015

Hello guys! Same issue with my wife. After ma interview ng mismong client ng agent, laging preferred is local experience. She is DBA. Hope anyone can help finding a job for this type of IT. Thanks!

wizardofOz · January 2015

Yung mga "References" po na hinihingi ng employers.. dapat ba nasa Australia din?

Or would they call them up even if nasa overseas yung mga References.. Salamat!

pinoykiwi_inOZ · January 2015

@wizardofOz, Referees can be in Australia or overseas. They will call your referees even they are overseas. Some of them might ask a good time to call the person that will give reference so aabisuhan mo na yung referee mo na that time eh may tatawag. Kasi if the miss some of them hindi na tatawag ulit. They will leave voice messages and yung referee mo ang tatawag sa kanila.

vhoythoy · January 2015

Yung referees ba kahit hindi yung immediate boss mo? Hindi nman ba sila particular kung sino referees na bigay m

wizardofOz · January 2015

@pinoykiwi_inOZ thanks abisuhan ko yung mga contact ko pala hehe

yung isang friend-former boss ko taga Sydney, pero yung 2 outside Oz kasi..

pinoykiwi_inOZ · January 2015

@vhoythoy, the are not so fussy when it comes to referees. Seldom they will ask your immediate manager or your current manager. They understand that you are looking for new position so they will not ask for managers.

rolly04 · January 2015

sa singapore ako nanggaling kaya yung dalawang boss ko sa singapore yung binigay kong referees. and yes, my prospective employer then (now my employer) really called them. kaya dapat talaga you advise your referees beforehand.

IslanderndCity · January 2015

@pinoykiwi_inOZ @rolly04 curius lang, kasi I never put char references sa CV ko. do you mean employer will specifically ask like "give me 1 char ref from company A, 1 from company B, & 1 from company C for example. ganoon po?

Andoy31 · January 2015

@pinoykiwi_inOZ @rolly04 curius lang, kasi I never put char references sa CV ko. do you mean employer will specifically ask like "give me 1 char ref from company A, 1 from company B, & 1 from company C for example. ganoon po?

Ang nilalagay ko - references available upon request

Kse later stages na ng employment process ang character references.

1st interview -hr
2nd interview-hiring manager
3rd -4th 5th -- depende sa company
If everything is ok then saka ka hihingan ng references. Option mo kung sino ibibigay mo, normally they'll require a colleague and a boss

vhoythoy · January 2015

Mas ok yan kasi baka mamaya ilaglag ka

@pinoykiwi_inOZ @rolly04 curius lang, kasi I never put char references sa CV ko. do you mean employer will specifically ask like "give me 1 char ref from company A, 1 from company B, & 1 from company C for example. ganoon po?
Ang nilalagay ko - references available upon request

Kse later stages na ng employment process ang character references.

1st interview -hr
2nd interview-hiring manager
3rd -4th 5th -- depende sa company
If everything is ok then saka ka hihingan ng references. Option mo kung sino ibibigay mo, normally they'll require a colleague and a boss

Ok naman ung mga previous colleague at boss ko before, not sure ako dito sa current boss lols

IslanderndCity · January 2015

Mas ok yan kasi baka mamaya ilaglag ka
@pinoykiwi_inOZ @rolly04 curius lang, kasi I never put char references sa CV ko. do you mean employer will specifically ask like "give me 1 char ref from company A, 1 from company B, & 1 from company C for example. ganoon po?
Ang nilalagay ko - references available upon request

Kse later stages na ng employment process ang character references.

1st interview -hr
2nd interview-hiring manager
3rd -4th 5th -- depende sa company
If everything is ok then saka ka hihingan ng references. Option mo kung sino ibibigay mo, normally they'll require a colleague and a boss

Ok naman ung mga previous colleague at boss ko before, not sure ako dito sa current boss lols

panahon na pala ngayon na ipag-timpla mo ng masarap na kapi si boss mo. baka sa latest employer ang gustong magiging char reference ni Australian prospect employer natin @vhoythoy

pinoykiwi_inOZ · January 2015

Normally twice lang ang interview dito (in IT) not sure with other fields. First one will be getting to know the applicant, the second is the make or break, mas malaki ang chance na mahire pag hiningi ang referees mo. Kasi at this stage 2 or 3 people lang ang pinagpipilian according to HR managers that I asked. Also, mas maganda if all of your referees will give a positive feedback. Kahit hindi immediate supervisor mo ok lang sa kanila unless they requested it.

wizardofOz · January 2015

Hi @pinoykiwi_inOZ SOP ba sa Oz na humihungi at tinatawagan lagi yung referees.. or may companies na ihhire ka na lang agad after a few interviews, even for professional-level positions.

pinoykiwi_inOZ · January 2015

Hi @pinoykiwi_inOZ SOP ba sa Oz na humihungi at tinatawagan lagi yung referees.. or may companies na ihhire ka na lang agad after a few interviews, even for professional-level positions.

@wizardofOz, Not sure if there are companies that will hire you without calling or emailing your referees. In my experience tinatawagan talaga nila kahit na saan pa yung referees mo. Pag hindi nila na reach yung referees mo few of the will inform you that they can't hold on to the person you gave them so they might ask another referees but some of head hunters might consider other applicant's that has referees available and you miss the job offer. So kailangan talagang abisuhan mo yung nga referees mo na saguting ang calls or emails.

wizardofOz · January 2015

Ah thanks for that info @pinoykiwi_inOZ another question, is it also the same in Oz that initially, we will not list down the referees in the CV we will send out and just state "available upon request"... or should we just write it down?

Also, ang tricky pala ng referees, for example, I don't expect to land an engineering job right away, so I just thought for example I will be applying for a blue-collar job or maybe as an office worker (e.g clerk, admin assistant) then the referees I will provide are Engineering Directors.. parang dapat mag-match din yung referees sa job I am applying for, otherwise baka isipin over-qualified ako