my experience with job search in sydney

[randallzzz]

Hi Ashish,

Thanks for the insightful post.
Good luck!

Randall
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[mohita]

Hi all,

Me n my husband have booked the tickets to perth for 12th Dec, coz my husband is a mechanical eng n we have heard tht there are more opportunities for him in Perth. However, we are more inclined to move to sydney, melbourne or brisbane.

Can anyone advice us about the jobs for mechanical engineers in sydney, melbourne or brisbane. Ur advice would be really helpfull as we are little worried....Thanks in advance!!!

Mohita

[anj1976]

hi Mohita

December is the lean period for hiring. anyway, have a look at the job portals, keep applying, contact the agents/consultants who post openings in the portals, try linkedin and other network sites as well. If you know of any companies who hire mech enggs, no harm contacting them directly as well.

I haven't written much but i hope it helps

cheers
anj

[anildsouza]

Hi

I moved from the US to australia (im indian) four weeks back. The first two weeks were very fustrating as the agents kept asking for australian exp but when i told thmei have come from US everything change. They thing all indians are dumb. I am a sql server dba by profession when they asked for australina exp i told them the sql server in india is the same as sql server in austrlia however once they saw my US exp tyhings chnaged. Anyway lat two weeks were good. Iwas called for two interview one in melbourne and the other i sydney. I took the sydney as it was managemnet position while the mebourne was a contract position for 4 months. So i shud thanks god for gettin me the first job iwhtout any headache

[maplestory]

how easy is to find a IT job in Sydney if you are a web developer/engineer? let say you have 6-10 years working experience.

Is it difficult if you are not in Australia to find job.

[royen]

Originally Posted by anildsouza

Hi

I moved from the US to australia (im indian) four weeks back. The first two weeks were very fustrating as the agents kept asking for australian exp but when i told thmei have come from US everything change. They thing all indians are dumb. I am a sql server dba by profession when they asked for australina exp i told them the sql server in india is the same as sql server in austrlia however once they saw my US exp tyhings chnaged. Anyway lat two weeks were good. Iwas called for two interview one in melbourne and the other i sydney. I took the sydney as it was managemnet position while the mebourne was a contract position for 4 months. So i shud thanks god for gettin me the first job iwhtout any headache

Congratulations on your job. Anil, I strongly disagree to your point that the Ozzies think that Indians are dumb.

And I dont think that US experience matters if it is technical. Sorry but I dont subscribe to your view. What matters is your strong ability to convince them and you have to have strong backing to what you say.

Good news for everyone I think, market is opening up. So everybody should cheer up with your news. I have a close friend who left his job and went to melbourne for his job search and recently landed with a very good offer. Nobody asked him for his local exp and neither was I ever asked for local exp or I felt anything negative due to my Indian experience.


Regards,
Royen

[LoveOz]

Originally Posted by royen

Congratulations on your job. Anil, I strongly disagree to your point that the Ozzies think that Indians are dumb.

And I dont think that US experience matters if it is technical. Sorry but I dont subscribe to your view. What matters is your strong ability to convince them and you have to have strong backing to what you say.

Good news for everyone I think, market is opening up. So everybody should cheer up with your news. I have a close friend who left his job and went to melbourne for his job search and recently landed with a very good offer. Nobody asked him for his local exp and neither was I ever asked for local exp or I felt anything negative due to my Indian experience.


Regards,
Royen

Hi Royen, how are you getting with your job search ? Please share your views.

[royen]

Originally Posted by LoveOz

Hi Royen, how are you getting with your job search ? Please share your views.

Hiya, everything just got a bit slower and things are taking too long. Got some interesting developments which I m going to share in a min in my other thread. Glad you remember me.

[mrmsml]

Ashish,

Just keep trying. You will find a good job soon. Here is not like in india, that we will have plenty of options in IT.

Originally Posted by ashish2410

dear Nurmahmoud,
I am a dev with exp in computer networks. I am looking job in similar field. Kindly send me a personal mail in ashish2410 at gmail.com with your detail skill set and i may be able to give you some hint
dear manisha,
its so sweet and kind of you. Thanks a lot. i am trying very hard so lets see when i make it

[ashish2410]

Originally Posted by maplestory

how easy is to find a IT job in Sydney if you are a web developer/engineer? let say you have 6-10 years working experience.

Is it difficult if you are not in Australia to find job.

congrats anil for landing in cool job. I am an indian and i didnt for a moment got impression that they are regarding my experience inferiour to others. In aus consultant play a key role in job search unlike india. In india i remember when i float my resume i get calls from 10 consultant who are in desperate hurry to throw my resume to company. Here its wiser to treat consultant as your first interviewer. In aus company want just 2-3 resume from consultant and usually company contact multiple consultants. So the point is the consultant has only 2 resume he can send and get his commission so unless he believe in you he is not going to bet on you. Here one have to take extra effort and convince consultant that he is going to win race for him else you keep on applying and they keep on thrasing in bin .
regarding finding job sitting outside or geting visa sponsership is highly unlikely. I yesterday met one consultant and he precisely told me " the candidate should have work visa (company are reluctant to sponser visa) and he should be physically present for interview" unless he has got exceptional skill set not present in aus job market. Hope it helps