How long did it take you to get a job?

hanah · June 2023

Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

MLBS · June 2023

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

mas papansinin ka pag onshore ka, gusto kasi nila dito start agad e so more likely mahire ka pag andito ka na. All the best!

hanah · June 2023

Thank you. @MLBS

ispidprik · June 2023

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

Some have luck having secured jobs while offshore. But swertehan lang dn. It would help if you have a date na when you’re arriving. You can tell them your arriving on this date. Some will entertain you for online interview but most likely para sa mga final rounds it will be face to face na.

hanah · June 2023

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

Some have luck having secured jobs while offshore. But swertehan lang dn. It would help if you have a date na when you’re arriving. You can tell them your arriving on this date. Some will entertain you for online interview but most likely para sa mga final rounds it will be face to face na.

Mahigpit sila sa resume? Ano po line of work ninyo?

ispidprik · June 2023

@hanah said:

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

Some have luck having secured jobs while offshore. But swertehan lang dn. It would help if you have a date na when you’re arriving. You can tell them your arriving on this date. Some will entertain you for online interview but most likely para sa mga final rounds it will be face to face na.

Mahigpit sila sa resume? Ano po line of work ninyo?

Im a Mechanical Engineer. Ndi nman sa magigpit cguro but they follow a certain norm sa kanila unlike sa format ntin sa PH. Usually they advise to use key words from the job posting in your resume para ma-pick up agad ng AI sa initial screening ung resume.

hanah · June 2023

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

Some have luck having secured jobs while offshore. But swertehan lang dn. It would help if you have a date na when you’re arriving. You can tell them your arriving on this date. Some will entertain you for online interview but most likely para sa mga final rounds it will be face to face na.

Mahigpit sila sa resume? Ano po line of work ninyo?

Im a Mechanical Engineer. Ndi nman sa magigpit cguro but they follow a certain norm sa kanila unlike sa format ntin sa PH. Usually they advise to use key words from the job posting in your resume para ma-pick up agad ng AI sa initial screening ung resume.

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:

@ispidprik said:

@hanah said:
Hello! Hingi po sana ako ng advice kung ano ang mas okay, maghanap na ng work sa AU or dito sa pinas thru seek? Meron na po ako pr visa last april 2023 and nagpapasa narin po ng resume sa seek at indeed pero unlikely to process sila. Salamat po sa sasagot.

Some have luck having secured jobs while offshore. But swertehan lang dn. It would help if you have a date na when you’re arriving. You can tell them your arriving on this date. Some will entertain you for online interview but most likely para sa mga final rounds it will be face to face na.

Mahigpit sila sa resume? Ano po line of work ninyo?

Im a Mechanical Engineer. Ndi nman sa magigpit cguro but they follow a certain norm sa kanila unlike sa format ntin sa PH. Usually they advise to use key words from the job posting in your resume para ma-pick up agad ng AI sa initial screening ung resume.

Thank you po sa advice

danyan2001us · July 2023

Good day guys. Good luck sa lahat ng nmga naghahanap pa ng work at saka sa mga maghahanap pa lang. Tyaga lang at saka sabayan ng mnaraming prayers. Ang mahirap lang talaga sa simula ay yiong tinatawag nila na local experience. Pero kung swefrtihin kayo at recognised ng OZ yong field nyo befirehand, then mnaybe it would be easjier for you to settle for a job that is directly related to your field of work.

kkoala · August 2023

Kamusta po mga recently and currently nasa process ng job hunt? Can you share your experiences for inspiration and motivation 🙏
Currently on my 2nd week

rmbalingit · February 12

Ilan po dito nahire na while offshore? curious lang. hehe

Marui · March 23

May prospect ba ma hire as Dev/IT if dependent sa student visa na masters coursework?

kurtzky · March 23

Based on personal experience, preferred nila yung makaka start immediately and yung nandun na sa AU. Ang kaso, 2 months notice period sa current company ko.

Last week a recruiter scheduled a phone interview and sinabi ko sa email na SG-based ako. He called me on the scheduled date, but when he realized na wala ako sa AU, di na tinuloy ang interview LOL mga 2 minutes lang kami sa call, mostly him apologizing for not noticing my address on my CV.

P.S. Hindi pa rin ako nakakahanap ng work, kaya extend muna ako dito sa SG hanggang makaipon ng pera at lakas ng loob pumunta sa baba nang walang trabaho.

era222 · March 23

@kurtzky said:
Based on personal experience, preferred nila yung makaka start immediately and yung nandun na sa AU. Ang kaso, 2 months notice period sa current company ko.

Last week a recruiter scheduled a phone interview and sinabi ko sa email na SG-based ako. He called me on the scheduled date, but when he realized na wala ako sa AU, di na tinuloy ang interview LOL mga 2 minutes lang kami sa call, mostly him apologizing for not noticing my address on my CV.

P.S. Hindi pa rin ako nakakahanap ng work, kaya extend muna ako dito sa SG hanggang makaipon ng pera at lakas ng loob pumunta sa baba nang walang trabaho.

Same here! I got a lot of opportunities end of last year nung wala pa visa ko, and now the jobs are pretty sparse sa field ko so it’s a lot more competitive—gusto talaga nila andun ka. I had one fall through dahil gusto andun na ako for police checks, and I just couldn’t manage to fly on short notice at the time.

Good luck! I’m considering my options din (extend, or part-time MA). Apply lang nang apply

kurtzky · March 23

@era222 said:

@kurtzky said:
Based on personal experience, preferred nila yung makaka start immediately and yung nandun na sa AU. Ang kaso, 2 months notice period sa current company ko.

Last week a recruiter scheduled a phone interview and sinabi ko sa email na SG-based ako. He called me on the scheduled date, but when he realized na wala ako sa AU, di na tinuloy ang interview LOL mga 2 minutes lang kami sa call, mostly him apologizing for not noticing my address on my CV.

P.S. Hindi pa rin ako nakakahanap ng work, kaya extend muna ako dito sa SG hanggang makaipon ng pera at lakas ng loob pumunta sa baba nang walang trabaho.

Same here! I got a lot of opportunities end of last year nung wala pa visa ko, and now the jobs are pretty sparse sa field ko so it’s a lot more competitive—gusto talaga nila andun ka. I had one fall through dahil gusto andun na ako for police checks, and I just couldn’t manage to fly on short notice at the time.

Good luck! I’m considering my options din (extend, or part-time MA). Apply lang nang apply

Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

mathilde9 · March 23

@kurtzky said:
Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

Hirap din bitawan yung sweldo sa sg ano? Sayang din eh. Kelangan talaga mag-ipon ng malala para sa big move at malaking buffer for unemployment period.

_sebodemacho · March 23

@mathilde9 said:

@kurtzky said:
Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

Hirap din bitawan yung sweldo sa sg ano? Sayang din eh. Kelangan talaga mag-ipon ng malala para sa big move at malaking buffer for unemployment period.

Ipon muna kayo malala. Goods na yung 6mos worth of living expenses nyo, kung kaya more pa. Di rin biro ang mag move na walang naghihintay na work, let alone walang baon. Kasi kami nagulat na wala na pala kaming pera, isang buwan pa lang kami andito nun. Di namin namalayan.

I guess I got lucky that I was hired before flying in, so we immediately had the means to recover.

Mahal kasi ang AirBnb, first of all. Then, your prospective rental home, mahal rin yan, need ng bond and advance payment. Living expenses pa, on top of that.

Basta rin wag kayo tigil sa pagsend ng CV. Darating rin yan. That's the only thing keeping you from moving on. Konting kembot na lang.

kurtzky · March 23

@mathilde9 said:

@kurtzky said:
Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

Hirap din bitawan yung sweldo sa sg ano? Sayang din eh. Kelangan talaga mag-ipon ng malala para sa big move at malaking buffer for unemployment period.

Agreed. At saka pag umalis ng SG parang mahirap nang makabalik kung halimbawa hindi palarin sa AU.

Hopefully may mahanap ako na willing mag hintay ng 2 months haha.

kurtzky · March 23

@_sebodemacho said:

@mathilde9 said:

@kurtzky said:
Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

Hirap din bitawan yung sweldo sa sg ano? Sayang din eh. Kelangan talaga mag-ipon ng malala para sa big move at malaking buffer for unemployment period.

Ipon muna kayo malala. Goods na yung 6mos worth of living expenses nyo, kung kaya more pa. Di rin biro ang mag move na walang naghihintay na work, let alone walang baon. Kasi kami nagulat na wala na pala kaming pera, isang buwan pa lang kami andito nun. Di namin namalayan.

I guess I got lucky that I was hired before flying in, so we immediately had the means to recover.

Mahal kasi ang AirBnb, first of all. Then, your prospective rental home, mahal rin yan, need ng bond and advance payment. Living expenses pa, on top of that.

Basta rin wag kayo tigil sa pagsend ng CV. Darating rin yan. That's the only thing keeping you from moving on. Konting kembot na lang.

Salamat dito @_sebodemacho.

Nilista ko nga yung pros and cons kung lilipad na by end of May 2024 or maghihintay pa ng ilang buwan para makaipon.

Na-realize ko na dagdag nga sa gastusin yung rental bond/deposit on top of temporary AirBnB stay. Sa AirBnB palang, aabot na ng 100k pesos for 2 months. Plus 4-6 weeks worth of rental deposit.

Kaya ayun. Mas mabigat ang Cons over Pros. Kaya tiis tiis nalang muna kasi di naman kami mayaman haha.

mathilde9 · March 23

Tama to. Kelangan mag weigh ng mga bagay bagay at ilista yung expected expenses for big move at mahirap kapag palabas lahat ang pera. 😅

Magwwork kaya if Aus address ang ilalagay sa CV? Say for example may relatives ka doon, para at least yung titirahan mo somehow settled na. Yung rendering after resignation and flight nalang ang iisipin?

@kurtzky sana matanggap ka na. Hassle nga yang 2 months na notice dito sa sg. Napaka tagal!

rmbalingit · March 23

Ang gagaling lang ng student visa, nasusurvive nila kahit limited working hours. Pagkagrant nila, lipad agad.

mathilde9 · March 23

@rmbalingit said:
Ang gagaling lang ng student visa, nasusurvive nila kahit limited working hours. Pagkagrant nila, lipad agad.

Someone who entered AU via student visa told me na nagloan sila ng milyon for that - uni tuition fee and pocket money. Ilang years din daw nya binabayaran. Kanya kanya talagang risks...

rmbalingit · March 23

@mathilde9 said:

@rmbalingit said:
Ang gagaling lang ng student visa, nasusurvive nila kahit limited working hours. Pagkagrant nila, lipad agad.

Someone who entered AU via student visa told me na nagloan sila ng milyon for that - uni tuition fee and pocket money. Ilang years din daw nya binabayaran. Kanya kanya talagang risks...

Isama pa yang loan, pero nasusurvive nila, galing nila. Hindi nila need mag ipon ng 6months, basta may grant bm agad. Baka kailangan gayahin ang technic nila habang hindi pa nakukuha yung align na work

mathilde9 · March 23

@rmbalingit said:
Isama pa yang loan, pero nasusurvive nila, galing nila. Hindi nila need mag ipon ng 6months, basta may grant bm agad. Baka kailangan gayahin ang technic nila habang hindi pa nakukuha yung align na work

Haha nabawasan nga yung anxiety ko sa grant. Napaisip ako kelangan ng madaming baon talaga. While awaiting grant, ipon nang malala. At malaki laki rin nagastos sa visa lodgment.😅 Tapos may kung ano ano pang ganap sa employment and all.

Libre lang talagang mangarap eh, pero yung pag abot po sa pangarap hindi libre. 🥹

rmbalingit · March 23

@mathilde9 said:

@rmbalingit said:
Isama pa yang loan, pero nasusurvive nila, galing nila. Hindi nila need mag ipon ng 6months, basta may grant bm agad. Baka kailangan gayahin ang technic nila habang hindi pa nakukuha yung align na work

Haha nabawasan nga yung anxiety ko sa grant. Napaisip ako kelangan ng madaming baon talaga. While awaiting grant, ipon nang malala. At malaki laki rin nagastos sa visa lodgment.😅 Tapos may kung ano ano pang ganap sa employment and all.

Libre lang talagang mangarap eh, pero yung pag abot po sa pangarap hindi libre. 🥹

Kaya while waiting siguro ipon2 na tayo, hehe. Ang hirap lang ang tagal nag wait nh grant tapos hindi makaBM dahil walang datung. Hahaha, Kaya kahit anong work muna patusin na para hindi na magantay2 pa. Haha

era222 · March 23

@mathilde9 said:
Tama to. Kelangan mag weigh ng mga bagay bagay at ilista yung expected expenses for big move at mahirap kapag palabas lahat ang pera. 😅

Magwwork kaya if Aus address ang ilalagay sa CV? Say for example may relatives ka doon, para at least yung titirahan mo somehow settled na. Yung rendering after resignation and flight nalang ang iisipin?

@kurtzky sana matanggap ka na. Hassle nga yang 2 months na notice dito sa sg. Napaka tagal!

AU address (just City, State is fine) na nilalagay ko sa CV as well as AU number—it may get you looks pero nagkakatalo sa stages leading up to interview, as some prefer onshore candidates. Kapag nalalaman nila na offshore ka pa, even with a visa, minsan pass na. If may relatives ka naman dun, IMO mas okay since you can stay with them. Yan ang big hurdle ko right now since accommodation costs so much, parang at least 150k sa Sydney. If may relatives pwede ka makalipad to job hunt onshore for a bit, okay yung ganun

era222 · March 23

@kurtzky said:

@era222 said:

@kurtzky said:
Based on personal experience, preferred nila yung makaka start immediately and yung nandun na sa AU. Ang kaso, 2 months notice period sa current company ko.

Last week a recruiter scheduled a phone interview and sinabi ko sa email na SG-based ako. He called me on the scheduled date, but when he realized na wala ako sa AU, di na tinuloy ang interview LOL mga 2 minutes lang kami sa call, mostly him apologizing for not noticing my address on my CV.

P.S. Hindi pa rin ako nakakahanap ng work, kaya extend muna ako dito sa SG hanggang makaipon ng pera at lakas ng loob pumunta sa baba nang walang trabaho.

Same here! I got a lot of opportunities end of last year nung wala pa visa ko, and now the jobs are pretty sparse sa field ko so it’s a lot more competitive—gusto talaga nila andun ka. I had one fall through dahil gusto andun na ako for police checks, and I just couldn’t manage to fly on short notice at the time.

Good luck! I’m considering my options din (extend, or part-time MA). Apply lang nang apply

Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

I feel you. Sakin ‘di pa umaabot sa 100+ since super low ng demand/walang mga nagrresign (lol) ngayon. Mahaba-habang pagiisip yung pagresign without a job offer, pero I think pinakaimportant is maactivate yung visa.

IMO it’s important not to rush too much but at the same time set a deadline for yourself—na kapag by X wala pa ring work, do Y and Z. It’s a good thing 5 years yung travel facility ng visa (I’m assuming you’re also on PR) and the residency requirement ng citizenship doesn’t start until like 3 years yata (not sure exactly) before eligibility.

Ozdrims · March 23

Lukewarm yung economy currently ni AU pla . For those in the infrastructure/construction building industry onshore /offshore here , we can meet and network in the future

_sebodemacho · March 25

Basta eto lang. Do not rush the move without putting much thought into it, regardless of and especially in the current state of the market. Tanggalin rin yung factor ng pressure. Kanya-kanyang timeline naman yan. Wag magpadala sa nakikita sa iba (hindi porke't nauna na yung iba dahil kunwari SV pathway sila, mas maganda na yung katayuan nila ).

If no one else will say it, I will. I know this, because it's human nature. But stop comparing or competing against others. Magkakaiba ng sitwasyon, magkakaiba ng disposisyon.

It's all about calculated risks and thorough planning. Be smart, or turn homeless and set to fail.

Real talk lang, kabayan.

Conboyboy · March 25

@kurtzky said:

@era222 said:

@kurtzky said:
Based on personal experience, preferred nila yung makaka start immediately and yung nandun na sa AU. Ang kaso, 2 months notice period sa current company ko.

Last week a recruiter scheduled a phone interview and sinabi ko sa email na SG-based ako. He called me on the scheduled date, but when he realized na wala ako sa AU, di na tinuloy ang interview LOL mga 2 minutes lang kami sa call, mostly him apologizing for not noticing my address on my CV.

P.S. Hindi pa rin ako nakakahanap ng work, kaya extend muna ako dito sa SG hanggang makaipon ng pera at lakas ng loob pumunta sa baba nang walang trabaho.

Same here! I got a lot of opportunities end of last year nung wala pa visa ko, and now the jobs are pretty sparse sa field ko so it’s a lot more competitive—gusto talaga nila andun ka. I had one fall through dahil gusto andun na ako for police checks, and I just couldn’t manage to fly on short notice at the time.

Good luck! I’m considering my options din (extend, or part-time MA). Apply lang nang apply

Hi batchmate @era222! Thanks for sharing your situation, hindi pala ako nag iisa.

Since visa grant last December, daily na ako nagsu-submit ng application sa Seek, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. But out of my 100+ submissions, 4 times lang ako na-invite for HR interview. Sadly di ako pinaabot sa next round of interview dahil sa urgency ng position.

Actually, nag iisip na ako mag tender ng resignation next week, pero takot ako maging unemployed LOL. Mag risk na sana akong lumipad to Melbourne then AirBnB for 2 months while jobhunting. But the worst case scenario is di ako makahanap ng work within 2 months and uuwi ako sa Pinas na luhaan.

Plano ko nga mag part-time fruit picker habang nandun, kaso need din ata relevant experience non?

Bro you have done whats correct. Securing interviews even before landing in Au but it seems like, moving to AU is the calculated risk you needed to take hehe.

Godbless on your jobhunt.

Conboyboy · March 25

@Ozdrims said:
Lukewarm yung economy currently ni AU pla . For those in the infrastructure/construction building industry onshore /offshore here , we can meet and network in the future

Hope to meet you soon once we get our visa. Sa construction din ako.