I'm having difficulty finding a job.

dhey_almighty · September 2014

@kremitz nakakafrustrate lang...dapat kase may work na ako kaso naudlot...tsk

but i am still optimistic pa naman...hehe...nababawasan nga lang every day pass by...

wizz · September 2014

Question: If ever 190 ka, at wala kang mahanap na suitable job sa nominated state mo at sa ibang state ka nakahanap ng job...ano ang gagawin mo? i mean, ano procedure at pwde ba yun? ;-)

hay nako sinagot ko na to ah. hahaha! lol

dhey_almighty · September 2014

@wizz kulet lang e noh haha

kremitz · September 2014

@dhey_almighty kapit lng po

nag odd job knmn dba?atleast may pinagkaabalahan ka.

dhey_almighty · September 2014

@kremitz yep...im currently distributing catalogues... :-)

may part time job na, may exercise pa ako...hehe

but still looking, praying, hoping...na magkaroon na ako ng full time job...any job actually na makaka sustain at ung yayaman ako! hahaha

rencerencerence · September 2014

@dhey_almighty Puso lang dre! Darating din yan

JayR27 · September 2014

@kremitz - congrats! Sana ako rin makakuha na ng trabaho. ^_^

kremitz · September 2014

@jayr27 for sure po

ano po pla line of work nyo?

almirajanea · September 2014

hello po! congrats @kremitz sana hubby ko din hehe! Medyo nawawalan na sya ng pag-asa kasi almost 2 months na sya nag-aapply pero kahit isa wala pa din syang interview.. meron naman na syang odd job kaya lang medyo hindi sapat ang sweldo kasi Im staying at home lang (preggy kasi hehe!)

Question po.. need ba ilagay sa resume yung work nya ngayon? Kasi EE sya tapos ang work nya ngayon kitchen hand, panu po kaya imomodify yung resume nya? thanks po!

kremitz · September 2014

@almirajanea umm not sure po kung ok lang ilagay ang odd job nya. C hubby ko po kasi hindi nag odd job eh. Though kung ako po yan hindi ko ilagay if hindi nmn po related sa inapplyan ko.im not sure lng sa iba po bka ok lng ilagay.

Umm actually may mga times dn dati n nawawalan ng pagasa c hubby. Yun po actually ang role nateng mga misis

ako yung nagbboost ng confidence at morale ni hubby. Tapos lagi ko sinasabi sa kanya na may plan c lord at may nakalaan n work for him.it is just a matter of time lang.patience lang ang kelangan tsaka faith kay lord

Yung cv po ba nya australian format na?may mga achievements etc? Tapos and cover letter po iedit based sa requirements and key words n ginamit sa job ads. Sabi pa nga po sa skillmax pati cv ineedit dn daw based sa requirements ng job ad. Like yung mga terms and yung mas important n requirement dpat nasa taas and dapat ihighlight or expound cgro dn yung relevant experience.

Tapos share ko nlng dn sa interview daw po sabi ng recruiter n hubby n sa strenthgs wag daw yung technical skills kc hindi daw namemeasure yun.soft skills ata dpat like dependable, goal oriented etc. wag dn hard working kc lahat yun ang sagot.

Saang state po kyo?

almirajanea · September 2014

@kremitz thanks sa reply at tips! Oo nga parang ayoko ilagay yung odd job hehe.. hirap kasing isingit sa resume

Yun nga lagi kong sinasabi sa kanya, in time makakahanap din sya ng match sa skills nya, medyo naaawa lang din ako sa kanya kasi di talaga sya sanay sa ganung klaseng work kitang kita ang pagod at stress nya pag uwi

first time na mag"manual" work eh. Pano yun as in concentrate lang hubby mo sa application nya kaya di na sya nag odd job? Ngayon kasi ang set up namin ni hubby, since EE din ako, Im applying for him kasi wala na syang time mag-apply dahil sa work nya.
Yung cover letter ba, as in gagamitin ko din yung words na ginamit sa job advert? Sana may tumawag na for interview.. yun kasi yung nakakafrustrate sa kanya, kahit isa wala man lang interview

almirajanea · September 2014

^^ Sydney pala kami.

kremitz · September 2014

@almirajanea since nasa sydney kayo baka gusto mo mag enrol sa skillmax.search m lang tafe nsw then skillmax yung course.tuturuan ka pano gumawa ng cv at cl pati sa interview. Though c hubby two days lng ata sya nkpag attend kc nagkawork n sya. Free yun. Ilang months knang preggy?

Yes, yung mga keywords ginagamit tlga. Parang nirerephrase nya lng yung ibang words hehe tapos dapat yung lahat ng requirements kht soft skills lagay m dn sa cl.

jepoy527 · September 2014

@almirajanea ma'am madali lang bang nakakuha ng odd job ang mister mo? galing din pala kayo ng Korea bago mag-Au...
Konting hintay lang dadating din ang trabahong para sa inyo. yung kaklase ko (sa Mel naman sila) 8 months bago nakakuha ng trabaho na aligned sa exp nya. Yung sahod nya from odd job din ang pinagkukunan nila ng pang-gastos para di maubos ang ipon. Tingin ko talagang kasama na sa pag-migrate sa Au (at kahit sa US or CA siguro) ang matinding pagta-tyaga, pagtitiis, etc. sa simula. basta wag mawawalan ng pag-asa (at faith kay Lord) at subukan nyong i-improve pa ang sarili or magdagdag ng bagong skills para mas maraming maging options.

kremitz · September 2014

@almirajanea opo puro related lng sa field po nya yung inapplyan nya. Actually kung dipa cgro sya nakuha sa work nya ngayon bka nag odd job nadin sya.

almirajanea · September 2014

@kremitz Sige patry ko sa kanya yung Skillmax, 6mos preggy na kasi ako medyo hirap na magbyahe. Yun lang full time kasi sya sa work pero patry ko pa din kung pasok sa sked. Gawin ko din yang technique na yan sa cover letter baka swertihin

@jepoy527 medyo madali naman makakuha ng odd job, sa gumtree lang... pag kakapost pa lang ng ad call mo agad kasi usually di na sila nagrereply pag inemail mo mabilis lang sila makahanap dami kasi nag-aapply din. Yung hubby ko nga hindi na hiningian ng resume, passport at TFN lang kinuha. Yup, sa Korea kami nanggaling, kayo po? Kung 8 months naku ang tagal nun baka bumalik na kami Pinas. Ngayon pa nga lang feeling ko may konting regrets na din sya kasi wala pang 1/3 ng kita nya dati yung sweldo nya ngayon tapos hirap na hirap pa sya sa work. Although kasya naman sa weekly expenses yung sweldo at di nababawasan yung baon namin pero yun nga, iba kasi pag nasanay na sa maginhawang buhay. Don't get me wrong po ha. Lagi kong sinasabi sa kanya dadating din ang time na makakakuha din sya ng aligned na work for the meantime tiis tiis muna.. lagi ko din pinapaalala na para kay baby yung pagtitiis nya, ayun napapacify naman haha!

kremitz · September 2014

@almirajaneasually thu and fri lng po yung class and 830-3pm ata. Tapos 6 weeks ata yung buong course. Then need nyo po muna mag enrol online

naku lapit kn pla manganak. Onting tiis lbg po pasasaan ba at dadating n yang nilaan n lord

jepoy527 · September 2014

@almirajanea Sa korea din ako ngayon ma’am. Hindi ko kasi nakikitang pang long term dito sa korea.hehe! generally (hindi lahat) pag Asian at mga taga middle east, nahihirapan talagang makahanap ng trabaho sa Au in the first few months ng stay ditto. Base na rin yan sa mga nabasa ko dito:

http://iamure.com/publication/index.php/ijss/article/view/3
http://www.engineersmedia.com.au/journals/aaee/pdf/AJEE_16_2_Trevelyan.pdf

andyan din yung mga rason kung bakit. Pero sa katagalan, nakakahanap din ng trabaho. kaya nga kino-kondisyon ko na ang sarili ko na kung walang makuhang white collar job ok lang ako na magsimula muna sa pinakamababa at hopefully makarating sa gustong marating later on.

Iniisip ko na lang na mas ok nang maghirap muna for a few months to say 2 years kesa bumalik sa pinas na napaka-delikado na para tirhan sa panahon ngayon. kahit saan may patayan araw-araw, may nakawan, pati pulis holdaper na, halos lahat sa gubyerno mga kupal at magnanakaw, taon-taon dinadalaw ng bagyo (minimum isang malakas) at kung anu-ano pa. hehe!

JayR27 · September 2014

@kremitz - IT po ako.

lester_lugtu · September 2014

@jepoy527,

Sana lang maibigay sau ng Australia ang hindi maibigay ng sarili mong bansa!

Nakakalungkot lang kung gaano kabasura ang tingin mo sa Pilipinas,, eh pare-pareho lang naman tau galing sa basurahan na un.

Gaya nga ng cnsb mo, Sana lang makarating ka sa gusto mong marating later on ng hindi kana mabalik sa pinakadelikadong bansa mo.

jepoy527 · September 2014

@lester_lugtu wow boss, galit ka ba at may exclamation point agad?hehe... chill lang...

>- kung may di ka gusto sa sinasabi ko pwede naman pag-usapan ng mahinahon, mga professional tayo at nakapag-aral..

yan ang tingin ko sa pinas base sa na-experience ko.bakit, hindi ba nangyayari sa pinas ang mga sinabi ko?

gmad06 · September 2014

Finish Line! Thank you Lord!

Finally nakakuha na ako ng offer in my 7th week here in Melbourne. After 4 face to face interviews for direct employers, 4 facetoface recruiter interviews and several over the phone.
I must say hindi talaga madali pero hindi naman imposible. Ang hirap pala maghanap ng trabaho kung wala kang temporary na pagkakitaan.Di ko na uulitin to.LOLS.

My advice:
Para sa papunta plang- Preparation lng talaga, financially at mentally. Mga employers dito hindi 123 mag recruit, sometimes they will wait fr the job ad to expire, doon pa sila magshortlist, tsaka uubusin nila yung shortlisted candidates before finalizing. Meron isang company initial contact was 3 weeks ago, den nasa reference stage na ako pero till now I haven't heard from them.

Para sa nandito na- Patience, persistence, prayers. Try to come up with a strategy, tackle each phase step by step (application,phone,facetoface). I must say, hindi pa familiar ang mga OZ sa outpit quality ng mga pinoy wen it comes to work. Lahat kasing napuntahan ko di pa nka try ng Filipino colleague.

All the best OZ peeps. Keep ur hopes up!

TasBurrfoot · September 2014

@jepoy527,

Sana lang maibigay sau ng Australia ang hindi maibigay ng sarili mong bansa!

Nakakalungkot lang kung gaano kabasura ang tingin mo sa Pilipinas,, eh pare-pareho lang naman tau galing sa basurahan na un.

Gaya nga ng cnsb mo, Sana lang makarating ka sa gusto mong marating later on ng hindi kana mabalik sa pinakadelikadong bansa mo.

@lester_lugtu - nothing wrong with his perception of the Philippines I guess (unless I miss something out); the country is really a miserable place to stay in. Strip out the family factor and the false sense of Filipino pride (that most of us exhibit) then wala talaga...

I don't know what you are thinking, but the recent news on the Binays on the overpriced city hall, the traffic and flood situation in my city (Cagayan de Oro), the moronic traffic move of Mar Roxas, the face of the Aquinos, etc... These are making me ask, WTF?!!

Ayun... Life is better outside the country I guess but to each his own.

I am getting carried away - back to regular programming please...

kremitz · September 2014

@gmad06 congrats po

i agree n dapat financially and mentally prepared ka kc hindi tlga biro. U must be prepared to face d probability na it will take months bago makakuha ng work.

loudandclear · September 2014

@gmad06 - congrats! happy 4 u.

multitasking · September 2014

Guys share ko lang...

I attended yung meetup regarding job hunting, etc... Most of the discussions were on resume writing.. There was a suggestion to even hire a professional to write your resume and make it more attractive to recruiters.. given the competitions here in Australia.. having a good resume that will stand out is surely an advantage..

Right now, I'm really contemplating of asking someone to revise my resume na magagamit ko just in case na mag apply ako.. I've checked yung mga service providers..350-400 AUD.. mahal sya.. pero am thinking na it is a small price to pay if it will help me or will give me a chance to land my dream job here in Australia.. i'm not actively applying for a job right now.. pero nag se send

For those na looking for their first job..... probably this is it something or option na pwede nyong pag isipan .. consider the price that you will pay to ask someone to write your cover letter+ resume vs. your expenses while looking for a job + time + yung stress level nyo...

jepoy527 · September 2014

Guys share ko lang...

I attended yung meetup regarding job hunting, etc... Most of the discussions were on resume writing.. There was a suggestion to even hire a professional to write your resume and make it more attractive to recruiters.. given the competitions here in Australia.. having a good resume that will stand out is surely an advantage..

Right now, I'm really contemplating of asking someone to revise my resume.. I've checked yung mga service providers..350-400 AUD.. mahal sya.. pero am thinking na it is a small price to pay if it will help me or will give me a chance to land my dream job here in Australia..

For those na ala pang job... probably this is it something or option na pwede nyong pag isipan .. consider the price that you will pay to ask someone to write your cover letter+ resume vs. your expenses while looking for a job + time + yung stress level nyo...

@multitasking boss share ko lang baka makatulong sa inyo at sa atin dito tong mga links na to:
http://www.roberthalf.com.au/cv-writing
http://www.roberthalf.com.au/cover-letter
http://www.roberthalf.com.au/interview-tips
http://worklife.roberthalf.com.au/career/job-hunt-like-youre-dating/

yung 350~400AUD ba e one time lang na gagawan ka?kasi di ba nag-babago bago ang mga requirements kada job advertisement?so kung generic na resume at cover letter ang gagawin nung babayaran mo e hindi pa rin ma-satisfy yung isa sa mga rules na dapat i-tailor mo ang resume at cover letter mo ayon sa job requirements.

saka di mo na ata kailangan mag-apply a?may trabaho ka na e base sa signature mo

gmad06 · September 2014

thanks @loudandclear and @kremitz...

for resume writing..read the ad and try to have all those sa CV mo..if di kaya bangittin mo yung iba sa coverletter...be careful in modifying though as they will find that out once they call your references...basta try to make your qualifications almost similar to the requirements

multitasking · September 2014

@jepoy527 .. agree.. pabago bago yung requirements and you still need to tailor fit your resume.. however, base on my experience..when i apply for a job.. mga 10 - 20% lang ang binabago ko.. so i'm thinking na kung mag improve yung baseline or generic resume ko.. mas lalaki pa rin ang chance ko to land a job...

i'm not actively looking for job right now.. ok naman ako sa current job ko.. pero may target kasi ako for next year.. [-O<

rara_avis · September 2014

Congrats to your husband sis @kremitz! Congrats @gmad06!

Finish line na din ako, just signed the contract today and I will start work on Monday. It took me 10 weeks to land that elusive first job but it was all worth it. Ang daming times na I was feeling really down na parang end of the world na, pero I just continued and kept on trying. Ang advice ko lang is tailor your resume sa australian format, use the keywords na nasa job ad but do not copy the whole statement. For example ang nasa resume mo is "software testing" pero ang nasa job ad is "user acceptance testing", you should use the term na nasa job ad kasi some recruitment firms use a keyword finder software to sort resumes in to the NO pile, this is also the reason why they are requiring resumes in WORD format, not PDF. You also have to note na not all assigned to do the shortlisting of candidates have a good understanding of what competencies the job really requires kasi most of them do not have the same background as you.

During interviews, prepare an elevator speech for the tell me about yourself question, this should not take longer than 2 minutes and should summarize your key achievements and why you would be a good fit for the role, wag nyo ikwento ang life story nyo, hehe. Hindi din pwedeng humble dito, dapat may konting yabang. Have an inventory of your selling points (skills) and prepare at least 10 Q (quantity) statements based on your job experience, here is a sample:

QUESTION: What kinds of skills do you have that would benefit this company?

ANSWER: I believe that my management, budgeting, and purchasing skills would benefit the company. In my last company, I initiated a new procedure for purchasing materials that ended up in a 37 percent decrease in annual materials costs. That's what I'd like to do for your company.

You do not need to always put a number in your statement, you just basically need to quantify and add a little exaggeration to market your self. And in these statements, you should always use the word I and not WE, even if you were able to accomplish the task with the help of your team mates.

I would also highly suggest that you attend the free Skillmax course offered to new migrants as the course will definitely help you have a greater understanding on how the australian job market works and how to land a job without local experience. We were told in the class that the "Local Experience" reason is just used as an excuse to reject job applications from new migrants because of poorly done resumes and cover letters. Well unless your job requires you to be familiar with local policies and regulations such as accounting, finance and banking. Just note na sa NSW lang skillmax ang tawag sa course na to, sa ibang state iba daw tawag but I do not know kung ano and different agencies are running this course so iba iba sila ng program content but they are all funded by the government.

Just be patient and prepare very very well. Treat an interview like a first date instead of an interrogation. Remember that employers also need you as much as you need them.

Please also visit this link for tips and insights: http://interviewiq.com.au/