I would only recommend Hays on the basis that I got a good service from them (I never recommend anyone who have failed to deliver). There are other agents out there and unfortunately, that's where you would have to do your own research and decide for yourself whether they are any good.Hi Maz,
Could you please list out some more good recruiting agents beside Hays?
How do we register with them? Through web I suppose?
thank youFind yourself a really good recruitment agency and register with them. At the beginning, you may have to register with a few but you will soon suss out the ones who are just keeping your CV on file and those who are actively trying to get you an interview.
Follow up with your preferred agent regularly but if after 2 weeks of registering with an agent you have neither heard from them nor landed an interview, it's time to move on.
On the side, also apply for jobs directly with employers. Know who are the big players in your field and target them directly.
I dealt with Hays and I could not fault them. They will ask you to come in for an interview first before they agree to represent you and will give you an honest opinion of your chances of securing a job. If they cannot help you, they will tell you so as well rather than stringing you along.
Importantly, you want to deal with agencies who have agents that specialise in recruitment in your field, as they will understand your needs. Avoid the agent who recruits pretty much every occupation - he will have only basic understanding of what you are after and oftentimes will try to push you into a job that is not suited to you just so that he can collect his fees.
Good luck
I would only recommend Hays on the basis that I got a good service from them (I never recommend anyone who have failed to deliver). There are other agents out there and unfortunately, that's where you would have to do your own research and decide for yourself whether they are any good.
Typically, you send them your CV through their website and they would then call you up and ask you to attend their offices. Alternatively, if you see a job advertised that you think you are qualified for, then you can also give them a call.
I dont think its impossible I've read some had that experience.I just got visa yesterday and now days looking for a job. Is possible to have an offer letter before landing and leaving the current home country job .. Appreciate your help...
No problem..You can do that..Even I'm planning the same way as I m not in a position to re-locate immediately..Or is it ok to enter Australia (before the given date), get the visa stamped, and come back and go back only after you get a job ?
No, all the agencies that I dealt with expect you to already be in Australia with a valid work visa and available to come in for a face to face interview with them, before they send off your CV to their clients. Part of this is to do with the fact that they need to obtain your permission before they can represent you to a particular client and would require your original signature as confirmation of your acceptance/ permission for them to represent you.Hey Maz...
Any chances that these agencies take your preliminary round of interview while you are overseas? Like a Telephonic or Skype or anything?
Happ!
Not impossible but extremely difficult and fraught with pitfalls.I just got visa yesterday and now days looking for a job. Is possible to have an offer letter before landing and leaving the current home country job .. Appreciate your help...
No, all the agencies that I dealt with expect you to already be in Australia with a valid work visa and available to come in for a face to face interview with them, before they send off your CV to their clients. Part of this is to do with the fact that they need to obtain your permission before they can represent you to a particular client and would require your original signature as confirmation of your acceptance/ permission for them to represent you.
Considering the amount of effort and time required to complete all these procedures, I guess from an agent's point of view, it's a waste of time and money considering that you are not yet in the country and available for face to face interviews wit prospective employers. I find that most employers expect to conduct face to face interviews and also have other procedures that would require you to be in the country in order to complete.
I had 6 months gap between my visa grant and my planned move, when i got my visa i updated my CV mentioning my visa status and started looking at seek and linked in, i applied for many jobs, did not count how many, got reply from some of them, they wanted me to have face to face interview but i replied them with my planned flight booking detail, got 1 telephonic interview but that did not work, i was at technical side but they were looking for some support type candidate.
so in short when i left for Australia i had 7 to 8 emails from companies/recruiters asking me to update them when i reach Brisbane. so after updating my contact detail i informed them, 3 said we don't have vacancy at the moment and i scheduled 4 interviews in 2 days, appeared for first interview, i thought they are some recruiters and will not ask technical things but i was wrong, within 10 minutes technical interview they made an offer and i said "YES"
Informed other recruiters/companies that i have got a role, so don't consider me.
Hi Folks,
I would highly recommend don't come to Australia on Embedded Background for Jobs. Here there is no jobs at all. Either they ask for Local Experience or Local Reference. I am here from last 9 months with no luck. I have tried in Melbourne and Sydney and I am heading back India for Jobs. Don't come here for Jobs. It's worst experience in finding jobs in Australia don't think you get PR doesn't mean that you will get jobs in Aussie land it's purely on luck basis. I know few of my friends who have been searching jobs from last 1.5 to 2 years. Please don't come!!!!