Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203065)

hi guys , after a long run my visa was granted last month :thumbsup: , and since that i started to send my resume to companies through seek.com.au , and constantly i receive negative responses , my occupation is IT - systems administration and i have a masters degree , and a sum of 7 years experience.

so, what do you think guys , is it because that im not yet physically located in Australia ? because some replies mentioned that, or it could be something related to my qualifications as i heard that australia's market is restrictive in thier qualifications requirements.

so, guys i really need your advice from those who already moved there , what should i do , should i keep sending my resume till i get something or should i move to Australia and start look for a job overthere ? they idea that i work for very respectable firm and i don't want to lose the brand name easily to be jobless !!! at the same time as im single i have no problem to move to any Australian city , what is the most recommended one. :fingerscrossed:

Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203065)

hi guys , after a long run my visa was granted last month :thumbsup: , and since that i started to send my resume to companies through seek.com.au , and constantly i receive negative responses , my occupation is IT - systems administration and i have a masters degree , and a sum of 7 years experience.

so, what do you think guys , is it because that im not yet physically located in Australia ? because some replies mentioned that, or it could be something related to my qualifications as i heard that australia's market is restrictive in thier qualifications requirements.

so, guys i really need your advice from those who already moved there , what should i do , should i keep sending my resume till i get something or should i move to Australia and start look for a job overthere ? they idea that i work for very respectable firm and i don't want to lose the brand name easily to be jobless !!! at the same time as im single i have no problem to move to any Australian city , what is the most recommended one. :fingerscrossed:

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts (Post 8203141)

Are you planning on a validation trip any time soon? Perhaps you could use that to test the water, try to see some agencies in person whilst you are over there.

Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203147)

yeah , i will do my first landing in next may , and i will stay there for about 2 weeks , but my question is . is normal to receive such a negative responses while im still overseas and didnt arrived to australia yet ? or im might could be something else. and what is the recommneded city to go , sydeny melbourne, adeliede, perth , i have no one to go for , so i will have no problem to go any one

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts

I hear a lot of people have this kind of response whilst outside the country. Try not to get disheartened. I am going over for validation in April, my husband and I will contact few agencies a few weeks before we go and try and line up some meetings. We have aleady contacted a couple of places each and had reasonable responses, but there is not much they can do to progress a job application whilst we are on the other side of the world.

If you have no real preference of where to head then go with the jobs. I would assume there are more opportunities in Sydney, followed by Melbourne. See which city has the longest list, of course you can visit more than one city on validation trip and compare generally.

Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203147)

yeah , i will do my first landing in next may , and i will stay there for about 2 weeks , but my question is . is normal to receive such a negative responses while im still overseas and didnt arrived to australia yet ? or im might could be something else. and what is the recommneded city to go , sydeny melbourne, adeliede, perth , i have no one to go for , so i will have no problem to go any one

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Its very normal. Look at it from the point of view of the employer - you aren't even arriving until May, then you only plan to stay 2 weeks. Would you employ somene with those conditions attached?

Originally Posted by charw (Post 8203406)

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Hi Polly & others
What is the exact role of these recruitment agencies?. Is it mandatory to go through them ? Isn't Bypassing them a viable option.?May be its a means of out sourcing of recruitment process to consultants. Here in my country canvassing does a major part in recruitment process even though the selectee is not the best. I wonder whether scenario is same io Oz.

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts (Post 8203411)

Charw - if you came to London and tried to find work as an accountant you would have little to zero chance of succeeding without going through a recruitment agency. It is not the case for all occupations of course, but is for this one. As far as can tell, it is quite similar in Australia.

Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203434)

Thank you all guys, just in order to have a clear answer and also to give benefit for those who reading this thread, would you please guys any one that is already migrated and faced the same issue to give us his / her insights about what is the right & optimum thing to do , whether to try to get a job before we arrive or not , and is recommeded to use recrutment agencies or not , and what is the market potential now for IT people , and what is the best city to go for new immigrants.

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts

Charw - if you came to London and tried to find work as an accountant you would have little to zero chance of succeeding without going through a recruitment agency. It is not the case for all occupations of course, but is for this one. As far as can tell, it is quite similar in Australia.

Originally Posted by charw (Post 8203406)

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Hi Polly & others

What is the exact role of these recruitment agencies?. Is it mandatory to go through them ? Isn't Bypassing them a viable option.?May be its a means of out sourcing of recruitment process to consultants. Here in my country canvassing does a major part in recruitment process even though the selectee is not the best. I wonder whether scenario is same in Oz.

Originally Posted by charw (Post 8203445)

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I ve seen hundreds of jobs for accountants with leading online job banks like seek & mycareer with direct advertising by the employers. You mean directy applying to those will yield remote results? Further I ve heard that some recruitment agencies just publish fictious vacancies to just create employment market afloat and that had been evident in many occasions of employment market collapses.

Originally Posted by Mizo (Post 8203434)

Thank you all guys, just in order to have a clear answer and also to give benefit for those who reading this thread, would you please guys any one that is already migrated and faced the same issue to give us his / her insights about what is the right & optimum thing to do , whether to try to get a job before we arrive or not , and is recommeded to use recrutment agencies or not , and what is the market potential now for IT people , and what is the best city to go for new immigrants.