JOBS VACANCIES AUSTRALIA

Obtain a work visa. If you require a visa to work in Australia, submitting an application to the relevant embassy is your first priority. Prospective employers will ask about your immigration status and having your visa (or at least having started the application process) is a prerequisite for most job vacancies. Visa priority is given to people who have skills, qualifications and experience in shortage occupations. You can check the Critical Skills List to see if your occupation qualifies.Verify that your qualifications are valid in Australia. Consult the Australian Skills Recognition Information website to determine whether you must have your qualifications checked by the relevant professional body.








Depending on your profession and place of study, it may be necessary to complete a bridging course or additional study. When you apply for jobs, it will be important that you can state your qualifications in terms of their Australian equivalents. For more information on Australian qualifications, see the Study in Australia website.Target an industry or economic sector. If you haven’t decided the industry you’d like to work in, choose wisely. The major industries in Australia are agriculture, mining, tourism and manufacturing.







 The industries of highest recent growth are mining, financial services, tourism and telecommunications. See the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s list of occupations in which there are shortages.Search methodically and diligently for job openings. It’s time to start searching for vacancies. Millions of vacancies are posted online. The largest job website is SEEK. Other large general sites include Job Guide and CareerOne.






Some advertisements are not published online, so also check newspaper listings. Consult the job supplements in The Age (Melbourne), Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), The Courier-Mail (Brisbane) and The West Australian (Perth).
To learn about vacancies in a particular organization of interest, consult the recruitment section of its homepage. See the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Forbes Australia websites for a list of companies in your industry.






“Aussiefy” your CV. It is important that your CV (also called a “résumé” in Australia) is in the Australian style. For more information, see the CareerOne Resume Writing Guide – Australian Style or the Top Margin Resume Guide.


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