redlion

Julie, just read your thread with interest. I suppose it is everybodys worry about getting employment if you havent already got a job to go to. Keep thinking positive and keep trying, i am sure something will turn up if you keep at it. I just wanted to say good luck to you all.


Nev

caleb2003

Julie, if your husband hasn't already done it, get him to contact some of his old telecoms people back home, if he's worked for any of the big companies theres usually a contact around who knows of someone in OZ.

For instance I am in Telecoms (Avaya) and people here (uk) know people there who work for that company in oz and they do it all on the grapevine they just get monkeys applying from the papers (I spoke to an OZ account manager and he said as far as he is concerned its a waste of time, he reckoned he did over 600 CVs and they werre ALL speculative from people who had zero knowledge of telecoms) so maybe your husbands CV is getting lost under all the dross.

You've probably already exhausted these avenues but if not its always best in my opinion to get hold of the account managers and field engineers as they go to all the sites and they can usually get you in just by saying they know you.

Best of luck I'm sure it'll work out.

Regards

neil.b

Julie,
With the labour hire companies, don't sit back and wait. Like everyone else in Qld, they are laid back to the point of being almost horizontal. Ring them everyday, and I mean every. They get loads of jobs in all the time.This is the only way to get your foot in the door with them. Once you get noticed to the point of getting work, they will be ringing you offering work.
I did this, and it got so bad, I had to change my mobile number as I got between 15-20 calls ever week.
Give it a go and hope some success comes from it.

Neil

Juliecabs

Thanks for all your advice everyone. Have given it all to hubby, so he will sit down tomorrow and work through the other ways to make them notice him.
Will keep you posted.
Julie. x

Wol

Best of luck with the job situation, Julie: it will all come good in the end.

shiels

Great honest post..... Good luck. C x