I'm having difficulty finding a job.

kat123 · August 2018

@mhej hi yes. I understand that. The company is very busy kc kaya they need to know if committed ako mag work sa time ng contract ko. I got the contract na actually d ko pa lang napipirmahan. wala na lang nilagay na start at end date ung recruiter ko para maprepare na lang nya kc ung company nga daw wala pa daw binibigay na date sya kanya due to login issues. Kaya before nya naprepare yung contract lagi nyang kinoconfirm if go pa din ako kasi nastart na nga ung pagrequest na iadd ako sa system nila.

Gets ko ung login at network issues kc nung nagstart naman ako sa ibang company although sa canada yun parang 2 weeks akong walang ginagawa kasi nastart lang syang isetup after kong nagstart so while waiting ng login details ko 2 weeks lng ako nagbabasa basa ng kung ano ano dun. So I guess ganun na lang ginawa ng company para pagdating ko dun mattrain na nila ko ng maayos.

Wala naman din akong ginive up para dito kasi wala naman talaga akong interview invite man lang sa ibang company so waiting lang tlga ako. Nagstop lang ako magapply sa mga bagong job ads which I plan on doing anyways kasi nakakasad na d ako lumulusot sa screening man lang. so balak ko talaga magshort break kahit one week sa pagapply hehe.

So I feel pretty good about this, tapos na din ang reference check but thank you so much for your concern.

Megger · August 2018

@kat123 , ask ko lang, on the average, gaano katagal ang responce time sa application? May feedback na ba after a week or days lang. Thanks.

kat123 · August 2018

@Megger you mean pag nagapply ka online sa seek or sa ibang website? It depends. Merong mabilis na wala pang one week may rejection letter ka na. Meron iba wala ka talagang balita. Meron naman din iba na pag sa website ng company careers section ka nagapply makikita mo yung status. Meron akong isa nakita ko na lang nung nagtingin ako may update na “no longer being considered” the day after ko magsubmit pero wala akong nareceive na letter don.

First interview ko with the recruiter sa isang job ayon one month na wala pa din akong balita. Nahiya nako magfollowup ulit. Pero nung nagapply ako don online the day after nagemail na sya ng skype interview request pero after that wala nakong balita. I assume di ako pumasa.

In short iba iba. Nagapply ako sa gov jobs ayon mejo matagal yon mga one month ung result the rest mejo mabilis naman. Depende kasi sa kanila kung after closing date sila nagsscreen ng applicants or nagsscreen na sila habang active yung job ad.

brucedenz · August 2018

@dorbsdee salamat, dto nmn aq sa creek st sa brisbane.. oo walang receptionist, log in lng sa ipad

Megger · August 2018

@kat123 , thanks sa reply.

Cassey · August 2018

I agree with @Hunter_08 Try muna kayo ng odd jobs like in retail etc to have a local experience and at the same time may income.

bookworm · August 2018

@mhej Most recruiters get a percentage of the salary of the person they get. Because meron na cya nakuha and ok na yung client, they want to make sure that they retain the person despite the delay. Mabilis ang world of contracting. In the recruiters mind, pano kung may ibang company mag kuha, for the same position, then they will be the one getting the income.

Guys, it took me 2 years to get a job in my field. During that time, nag woolies cashier ako at tuloy lang ang pag apply. Always keep the end goal in mind. Cheers!

bookworm · August 2018

@thatbadguy when we were trying to hire someone for our team, we used Seek. Depende yung criteria na ilalagay ng company. For us, ang sinulat namin, dapat may work permit. Some still apply na walang work permit or residency. So rejected lahat yun. Yung mga rejected, not necessarily makakatanggap ng email. we just put them in the reject pile. And yes, minsan totally unrelated yung field and mga tasks sa job na naka post so rejected din yun.

kat123 · August 2018

Got an update yesterday na sa monday nako magstart yaay finally

And then today may tumawag ulit na ibang recruiter. Offering a customer service rep role di ko lang natanong yung company nacurious lang ako kung better yung role na yon kesa sa work ko sa monday.

Nakita ulit nila ko sa seek. I have 7 months cust service role pero hindi yun ang recent experience ko kaya nagtaka ulit ako bat nakita nila ko.

Over time naman pala may makakakita at makakakita sayo na magoffer ng work kahit hindi in demand yung experience or skills mo so lagi lang magupdate sa seek. Ang resume ko dun naka set na public at very detailed na resume ang inupload ko I think mga 4 pages kasi nagadd ako ng short description din ng companies I worked for since hindi sya dito sa Aus.

brucedenz · August 2018

Congrats @kat123

Megger · August 2018

@kat123 , Congrats. Galing!

DreamerA · August 2018

@kat123 hi ms kat ask ko lang ano ung customer service line mo na inapplyan and experience dto sa pinas?call center or manufacturing experience ka? ano dn visa mo nagyun? thank you

kat123 · September 2018

@DreamerA hi. Ang experience ko sa pinas ay sa banking. 6 years ako dun as teller at bookeeeper. Nagmove ako sa canada after tapos yung first experience ko dun (6months) sa call center then after non nahire nako sa ibang office administration jobs sa 2 company.

I’m holding a partner visa. Pr ang husband ko here. Temporary sya ngayon pero pede nako magapply ng pr next year.

DreamerA · September 2018

@kat123 thank you. sa palagay nyo po ba mhhrapan ako mkapsok sa kumpanya jan sa AU ,ung experience ko customer service pro sa manufacturing companies dto sa PH more on supply chain (multinationals) plano ko ksi mag work na jan end of this year. currently holding a subsequent 457 visa. wla ksi ako nkkita dto na officeadmin ung trabaho nla mdlas CPA , IT or engineers ung thread. medyo knkabahan lang dn baka sobra tagal bago makahanap ng work.salamat sa opinion

kat123 · September 2018

@DreamerA sa totoo lang di ko alam since mag two months pa lang ako here. Saglit lang yung experience ko sa call centre pero 2 na yung nagooffer sakin ng ganong work (message from indeed at seek) tinatanong kung interested ako. I think kung experience mo in general sa call centre at naghahanap ka ng call centre type job madami naman dito. Customer service type jobs or office admin (i think administrator tawag nila dito) madami din kaso yun nga gusto muna nila ng local experience so start muna tayo kahit saan

DreamerA · September 2018

@kat123 local experience, meaning kht odd jobs at nde related sa administrator or office work? wala nmn bearing dn s knla if me Gap ung experience mo tama ba? dto ksi sa pinas d ka pwede me gap for example lumihis ka ng linya mo or nag stop work ka mna for the meantime.

lottysatty · September 2018

on my 3rd month when I finally receive the golden offer..6 months contract lang siya to cover a maternity leave pero okay na rin para magkalocal experience...thank you Lord talaga..tiyaga lang talaga sa pag-apply guys..tailor your resume to the position descriptions..more on quality not quantity..halos inabot ako ng 200 applications pero mga 8 lang ang nagrespond..5 interviews na puro failure..if para sayo, para sayo talaga..

Hunter_08 · September 2018

@lottysatty congrats.. ako on my 2nd month na sana makatanggap na din ng golden offer..

DreamerA · September 2018

@lottysatty ano line ng work na inaaplyan mo ? at ano visa mo ? thank you

lottysatty · September 2018

@Hunter_08 patience, hardwork, widen your network and of course, keep on praying..Mostly sa Seek ako natawagan at may isa from Indeed. Nagregister din ako sa mga recruiters like Hays at Eden Ritchie. Palagi kong tinawagan ang mga recruiters to ask for an update if may jobs na suitable sa akin. Nakatanggap ako nga dalawang interviews from these recruiters pero hindi ako nakapasa. If matawagan ka na, malaking edge na talaga yon..God bless..Soon, makakita ka rin..

lottysatty · September 2018

@DreamerA business / data and reporting analyst po ang linya ko and nagtry din ako sa mga executive assistants, branch admin at admin assistants na roles..visa 189 po ako..

Hunter_08 · September 2018

@lottysatty thank you... ganun nga ginagawa ko.. hopefully maka jackpot na din ng job offer... God Bless

SGtoAU · September 2018

kumusta po mga jobhubters sa queensland area? parang madalang mga papunta dun... ideally po kasi sana sa sydney kame kaso 489 visa lang abot points ng husband ko and queensland ang mabilis mag approve kaya dun kame kapag nakuha na namen ang grant.. construction field po sya....

batman · September 2018

@Hunter_08 musta job hunt.

Hunter_08 · September 2018

@batman puro interviews pa din ako wala pa kong job offer until now. 2 times na kong nagkaron ng client interview and lots of interviews sa headhunters. more than 2 months na ko sa ngayon. todo apply pa din at hopefully maka sungkit na din ng work very soon. ikaw sir kamusta pag apply? kelan ka mag BM?

batman · September 2018

@Hunter_08 malapit na yan. apply lang ng apply. ako nag aapply din while overseas. my mga rejection letters din meron ako 2 interview direct sa company on Monday at sa Tuesday. Sa profession naming mas maganda pag sa company directly mag apply yata kaysa a headhunters. Si head hunter sabi wala daw ako local experience.

Hunter_08 · September 2018

@batman oo mas okay talaga kung direct. ayos yan at least maski overseas napapansin yung cv mo at may interview pa.. goodluck sir sana matanggap ka dyan.

batman · September 2018

@Hunter_08 sna nga para maka big move na before ied.

engrllagas · September 2018

Hi! Just wanted to share... I'm an OFW based in Qatar. I got my PR in the Year 2016 and made initial entry around Feb 2017 then balik ulit Qatar para ipon for Big Move. Thru God's grace, I was able to secure a job while still here in Qatar. I just submitted my resignation last week and hopefully be in Melbourne by end of November 2018.

LinkedIn networking is what worked for me... There was no job postings on job boards for the role. I just had a casual Linkedin message with one of the Owner/ Managing Director of a small company and ask me if I wanted to apply sa company nila..

Strategies I made (to be followed in sequence):
1. Updated my Linkedin profile to have keywords related to my target work. Aim to have ALL STAR level.
2. Increased my Linkedin connections to be >1000+ by connecting with professionals and decision makers (Directors, Managers, Business Owners) within my targeted industry. Tip: Personalise your message when connecting.
3. Get involved and be active on LinkedIn. Follow the LI page of your target companies, like and comment on posts of prospective Hiring Managers.

Aside from applying through job portals, I'm researching also who is the Hiring Manager and sending them my personalise cover letter and resume... You can use this to check email > https://hunter.io/find

Hope this help.