G'Day

I found that removing my nationality (british) from my CV resulted in more
positive results (i.e. Interviews and job offers!).

Cheers
GDay



"max kilby" wrote in message
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    > Originally posted by Jp
    > > From what I've read it seems that getting first job in Australia is
    > > pretty tough..........Please share experience (or thoughts or
    > > comments
    > >
    > > Regards,
    > > jp
    > The answer is yes!
    > We've been here nearly 5 months and apart from a short period where I
    > was doing some vine pruning for a very little money there has been no
    > interest in my skills at all.
    > Have reformatted the UK style CV and taken some professional advice and
    > hope to change this soon!
    > Incidentally - my wife (also an IT person) has managed to 'score' a part
    > time office administration job (which was OK as we hope to 'downsize')
    > through someone we know.
    > They say that it's not what you know but who you know which certainly
    > seems to be the case in South Australia.
    > If there are any potential Ozzie employers reading this please drop me a
    > mail!!! :-) I can turn my hand to most things!
    > Cheers,
    > MAX
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sk686

Hmmm....

I wonder if removing US citizenship from CV will have similar effect?

If so, why?

Jaj

One of the problems with putting a nationality like 'British' on your
CV is it may make the employer think you haven't got the right to work
in Australia. The thought of having to sponsor for a work permit will
put the vast majority of employers off.

Jeremy

    >On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:07:01 +0000, sk686 wrote:
    >Originally posted by G'Day
    >> I found that removing my nationality (british) from my CV
    >> resulted in more positive results (i.e. Interviews and job offers!).
    > Cheers
    >> GDay
    >Hmmm....
    >I wonder if removing US citizenship from CV will have similar effect?
    >If so, why?
    >--
    >Posted via http://britishexpats.com

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

Sm

Yes - all Brits I know have had trouble.

Remove your nationality, use Aussie addresses, and try looking outside the
city centre.


Seb


"JAJ" wrote in message
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    > One of the problems with putting a nationality like 'British' on your
    > CV is it may make the employer think you haven't got the right to work
    > in Australia. The thought of having to sponsor for a work permit will
    > put the vast majority of employers off.
    > Jeremy
    > >On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:07:01 +0000, sk686
wrote:
    > >
    > >Originally posted by G'Day
    > >
    > >> I found that removing my nationality (british) from my CV
    > >> resulted in more positive results (i.e. Interviews and job offers!).
    > >
    > > Cheers
    > >
    > >> GDay
    > >
    > >Hmmm....
    > >
    > >I wonder if removing US citizenship from CV will have similar effect?
    > >
    > >If so, why?
    > >
    > >--
    > >Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    > This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

Jaj

Of course once you take Australian citizenship you can put nationality
back on your CV saying 'Australian'

Jeremy

    >On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 22:11:13 +1000, "SM" wrote:
    >Yes - all Brits I know have had trouble.
    >Remove your nationality, use Aussie addresses, and try looking outside the
    >city centre.
    >Seb
    >"JAJ" wrote in message
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    >> One of the problems with putting a nationality like 'British' on your
    >> CV is it may make the employer think you haven't got the right to work
    >> in Australia. The thought of having to sponsor for a work permit will
    >> put the vast majority of employers off.
    >> Jeremy

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

Pollyana

Can anyone answer this one:- All my references are from UK jobs, (only personal ones from Oz), and all my previous job are in the UK, so I think they may guess that I am British even if I do't say so!
Has anyone tried the "British, with unrestricted permisssion to work in Australia" line on their resume?

max kilby

Yes - I always include a covering letter stating I have no work restrictions, I hvae purchased property at XX address (to show I'm not going back to UK in a couple of months) and that I have a clean South Australian drivers license.

Cynical as it sounds I did start to wonder about the nationality thing. Trouble is it's not so easy to get rid of your previous work history and references without making it look like you are trying to hide something shady.

I think it's just a really competitive job market here and employers are worried that new migrants aren't here to stay - or are here on a working holiday.

Cheers,

MAX

Pollyana

Thanks Max, I'll do a covering letter I think - that plus the fact that I'm marrying an Aussie and living in a residential address should help.