In demand jobs in Australia

allej · March 2012

@LokiJr haha sorry po. Full-time Finance po ang work ko pero I'm studying dn at the same time and will be able to take LET next year.

Then after ko mag-LET next year maybe magtake po ako ng MBA.

Like you said po maggain muna ng experience while I'm still young. Tho I may enter OZ in the future through Fiancee visa kaya ngco2llect ako ng credentials and experiences pra mkapasok sa mraming work.

Ask ko lng po what other fields are in-demand na you think I can do/study while working at the same time so I can start now?

Thank you po for your patience I can feel you really want to say in my face "You're dreaming Kid!" haha! Yes po indeed I am. And I want to make that dream come true. ^_^

allej · March 2012

@LokiJr in in addition to that nga po pla, I'm a finance specialist by day and an English online tutor by night. I teach English to Japanese students/ professionals. And I'm 21 years old. Long way to go aye.? ^_^

LokiJr · March 2012

@jella, walang anuman po...hindi naman suntok sa buwan ang sitwasyon niyo. I think it's doable. From what you're saying lang, parang andaming nangyayari sayo ngayon at kung mag-aapply ka ng visa, just choose one. Are you applying as a finance specialist? Are you applying as a teacher? Are you applying as a student? Or are you going to Australia as a fiancee of another applicant?

Ito yung list of in demand jobs for 175 visa...may ibang list pa ang ibang visa options pero mas madali mag-apply ng 175.
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/_pdf/sol-schedule1.pdf

allej · March 2012

@LokiJr, bka mgstudent visa nlng po ako prang un lng ug way for me to enter aussie. I'll be sponsored by my cousin. waaaah sna matuloy nhi2ya po kze ako hndi ba mgastos mgsponsor and ilan po ang pwedeng mgng sponsee ng sponsor? i heard kze ung wife nya may inisponsor n n student visa tpz dlwa kme n iisponsor ng cousin ko pwede po b un?

LokiJr · March 2012

@jella, actually po hindi naman kailangang may magsponsor sa inyo galing Australia. Kung kaya niyo rin naman yung gastusin ng Student Visa puwede na yun...di kayo tatanggihan ng immigration. Kung may kamag-anak kayong willing ishoulder ang gastos niyo, mas ok yun! hehe.

Dun sa tanong niyo, wala namang limitations sa bilang ng puwede isponsor, basta kaya ng tao financially, hindi yun pipigilan hehe

Admin · March 2012

skills shortage in ICT

http://www.voiceanddata.com.au/articles/51791-Fixing-the-ICT-skills-shortage-in-Australia-and-New-Zealand-

sgmumsy · March 2012

@Jenny_sg

@Jenny_sg stat dec is fine, karamihan rin ng companies ko dito sa singapore ayaw magbigay ng detailed CoE so no choice but to prepare stat dec for these companies.

hi guys.. sorry but have to ask.. what is stat dec? im having the same problem with my former employers, parang di sila makapagprovide ng detailed coe

thanks

RClem · March 2012

hi guys.. sorry but have to ask.. what is stat dec? im having the same problem with my former employers, parang di sila makapagprovide ng detailed coe

thanks

I made my own which looks like a detailed resume with all my assignements and have my employer signed.

sgmumsy · March 2012

hi guys.. sorry but have to ask.. what is stat dec? im having the same problem with my former employers, parang di sila makapagprovide ng detailed coe

thanks
I made my own which looks like a detailed resume with all my assignements and have my employer signed.

ic.. ok thanks.. i did the same thing..unfortunately, wala pang reply. might need to follow up by next week since i understand they might be busy as well..

sgmumsy · March 2012

guys, baka naman pede papost na din ng sample statutory declarations hehhe..

thanks!

aolee · March 2012

hi guys pacencya na po. pwede po move natin ung disccusion about stat dec sa ibang thread? or new thread.

thanks po

sgmumsy · March 2012

@aolee okies. sensya na kung off topic dito hehe.. thanks!

faye · April 2012

hi po! In demand din po ba sa Australia ang chemist na work?

thank you!

LokiJr · April 2012

@faye, base po sa inupload ng DIAC nung July 2011, nasa Skilled Occupation List po ang chemist so may skill shortage siya sa Australia

Para makakuha ng visa, pa-assess po kayo sa VETASSESS. 234211 ang ANZCO occupation code niya

Good luck.

faye · April 2012

@LokiJr
Thanks sa reply

itchan · April 2012

pag nakikita ko yung mining industry sa australia, parang gusto kong magaral and magshift ng career from IT to mining industries hahaha!

Growing up, sobrang fascinated ako sa heavy machineries / engineering / architecture - I dont know how I ended up pursuing IT in college tsk tsk... Nabenta ata sakin ng mga commercial ng AMA ang IT industry haha

TotoyOZresident · April 2012

pag nakikita ko yung mining industry sa australia, parang gusto kong magaral and magshift ng career from IT to mining industries hahaha!

Growing up, sobrang fascinated ako sa heavy machineries / engineering / architecture - I dont know how I ended up pursuing IT in college tsk tsk... Nabenta ata sakin ng mga commercial ng AMA ang IT industry haha

nothing is impossible here... its not hard to change career. basta makapag aral ka dito at konting experience then tuloy tuloy na ulit basta may determination ka at handa ka mag simula ulit.

LokiJr · April 2012

@itchan, wala namang masama sa career mo ngayon hehe...flexible nga ang IT kahit saan in demand...sa Australia lang naman maganda magpasuweldo sa mining ngayon. Kung humina ang China, malaki epekto nun sa jobs market ng Australia

JClem · April 2012

Sa mga mining industries, I'm sure meron silang kelangan din na mga IT people. Support group ka kumbaga, di ka sa operations pero I think mataas na din sweldo nun.

sohc · April 2012

@Jclem may nakita akong ganyang ads dati, IT position for mining company yun nga lang sa remote area pero pwede na kung hindi maarte sa work.

JClem · April 2012

May mga nakita nga akong ganun, tapos FIFO sya (fly in, fly out).

enkelflicka · April 2012

Hello po,

Bago lang po ako sa forum and just want to ask kung indemand din ba ang IT sa Australia? Im currently working in Singapore as a System engineer. Curious lang ako kung ok din ba ang IT profession sa Australia? I mean, madali lang po ba makahanap ng work, at typically how much ung range ng sweldo na masasabing pwede na..salamat po in advance!

opfret · April 2012

you can get an idea here...

http://www.pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/414#Comment_414

enkelflicka · April 2012

thank you so much for the link!

LokiJr · April 2012

check niyo rin po yung job site mismo ng Australia hehe
http://ninemsn.seek.com.au

enkelflicka · April 2012

@ LokiJr - salamat po!

mukhang pang my family pala ang australia..hehehe..medyo hindi ideal sa single pa..hehehe

Saken · April 2012

Not to bring any bad vibes but I would just like to share my experience in job-hunting here.

I am an ECE who shifted to IT back there in the Phil, about 5 years in semicon and 4 years in IT as Test Analyst.

Coming here (Sydney), I mostly applied for IT positions (Tester, Test Analyst) and unfortunately for about 50 applications (direct and agencies), no one entertained me for any interview (agencies do but I never reached a client interview). You might say I was too picky and that I should have applied for more advertised positions but no I was not. I tailor-fitted my CV to every vacant position that was advertised. You might say, maybe I don't have enough qualifications; maybe true but there were positions where I felt that I met all of the requirements. I have experience in both Waterfall and Agile SDLC, Manual and Automated Testing.

However, through a lot of prayers and some luck I managed to land 2 interviews. I have a workmate back there in the Phil who immigrated here before me and he recommended me to his boss. Luckily, a project that I did in the past is needed in their current company and so I had a strong chance of landing the job. The other interview was because I got referred by someone from an extended family. One of these applications is in the final stages already so I must say I am blessed. This, by the way, is after 1.5 months of applying.

If you happen to read the experiences of our kababayans in philippines.com.au, they shared the same experience. I also noticed a trend that when someone gets here in AU, they tend to lie-low in the forums (mostly philippines.com.au) when compared to how active they were before coming here

>- . So I guess, we are having the same experience in job-hunting.

In conclusion, as per my experience applying as a Test Analyst, I must say that one would be extremely lucky if he/she happens to land an employer interview after an online application. What worked for me was that I got referred by people I know or worked with from the past. But maybe, it would depend on your specialty like that of sohc who is a SysAd and who is so blessed in his job-hunting. Maybe, it also depends on what state you are in. But I must say job-hunting here is tough and one must be ready and patient when coming here.

Bryann · April 2012

@Saken
Thanks for sharing bro. I think even here in the Phils, it's really hard to land a great job nowadays. Madami na din kasi skilled talaga, tough na ang competition. Dito nagkakatalo sa paghahanap ng work na gusto mo yun salary. I'm thinking pagdating diyan, halos lahat ng salary packages are not that bad and big enough to support your daily needs and to start some investments. Tama po ba?

stolich18 · April 2012

@Bryann yup true, dito kase sweldo tlga ung constraint more than the availability of the jobs. Nasa AU na ung kapitbahay namin dati, parang nahirapan din ata sila maghanap ng work. Naka-200++ interviews na ata yung guy before sya nakakuha ng work. Although may ok sana na work kaso lang malayo daw sa kung san sila nakatira. Tough nga tlga maghanap. Need a lot of prayers and perseverance.

Saken · April 2012

You're welcome @Bryann. With regards to IT opportunities in Phil and basing from experience, I think Phil has a better environment as compared to AU when you are a new migrant. In the Philippines, at least you are invited for an interview before you are rejected. In here, you get the usual "because of the sheer number of applicants ..." reply from recruiters. I would say that in terms of pay in the Phil, there are still some who give a good amount if you just keep searching. A lot of startup companies (foreign companies putting up Phil branches) arise every now and then and they usually give good pay to attract talents.

With regards to AU pay, I don't know but I only had 2 interviews to base my opinion from. One of the companies give me an outright expected pay (market rate as provided in some studies) even if we haven't started with the interview yet and the amount is in the minimum side of my expected range. So maybe, because they know that job market is tight for new migrants, they try to give the minimum. But the other company was a little bit gracious and they offered the median pay. So I guess it depends on the company.

When comparing what you are going to save from your salary (phil vs au), there should be 2 factors, your net income and your lifestyle. Assuming lifestyle is the same, I have computed that I can save the same percentage ((1 - expenses/net income) x 100%) when comparing the highest income I had in the Phil vs the minimum pay they offered me here. So hopefully, this gets better as you get some experience barring any economic problems.