Get Job in OZ

donegal2011

Any one have tips on getting a job in oz, I currently hold a Junior Certificate . Need bit help, e.g. job, appearance, training etc.....

allibastor

Hi,

Please dont think i am being smart when i say this, but from a point of view that any visa officer will look at things, you dont really have much to offer over there. you dont say if you have a trade, what experience you have etc.

thigns are a bit tighter over there now and most jobs are going to skilled trademen or professionals. could you mention your trade/experience to get a better understanding of what you could do.

also the mining industry there is good. a friend of mine once worked in mine and made around 800 dollars a week.

thanks.

mandrake04

donegal2011 wrote: »

Any one have tips on getting a job in oz, I currently hold a Junior Certificate . Need bit help, e.g. job, appearance, training etc.....

you don't need any qualifications or trade skill to go and work on a Working Holiday visa as you could do a bit of laboring or picking fruit, but you would need something to keep you there in a permanent job.

allibastor wrote: »

also the mining industry there is good. a friend of mine once worked in mine and made around 800 dollars a week.

thanks.

What was only working part time or something?

That's crap money for mining .......$3000 pw would more realistic. Its in the a**hole of nowhere FFS.

I wouldnt get out of bed for less than $2000 pw myself and I dont live anywhere near a mine

PennyLane88

allibastor wrote: »

Hi,

Please dont think i am being smart when i say this, but from a point of view that any visa officer will look at things, you dont really have much to offer over there. you dont say if you have a trade, what experience you have etc.

thigns are a bit tighter over there now and most jobs are going to skilled trademen or professionals. could you mention your trade/experience to get a better understanding of what you could do.

also the mining industry there is good. a friend of mine once worked in mine and made around 800 dollars a week.

thanks.

I havent worked in Oz, but 800 dollars isnt great, when you take into account what the job entails (heavy manual labour), the exchange rate, and cost of living.

allibastor

What was only working part time or something?

That's crap money for mining .......$3000 pw would more realistic. Its in the a**hole of nowhere FFS.

I wouldnt get out of bed for less than $2000 pw myself and I dont live anywhere near a mine[/QUOTE]


No Idea man, was just told that by wayne when he came back to ireland. i am sure you would know better then i, but is 3000 pw real, thats over 150000 a year. would do that myself for that money.

starlit

There is now a special requirement that some people have third level qualifications before getting a job in OZ depending on the field they wish to work in. OZ will decide on who they will let into the country so its not just a case of work experience and qualifications. Would you consider doing a part time course or fetac course if you could? A PLC maybe? I would strongly advise you to go back to school to do your leaving cert at least, you will have a better chance of getting a job than just the junior cert. If you could get the leaving cert, just pass that's all you need really. Enough to get you into a college, maybe do a part time course related to the field you wish to go into. Otherwise I can't see much hope for you getting a job in OZ except that you seem to have an aspiration for the trade/craft field, if you could manage getting an apprentice maybe you might have a chance.

Good luck OP

mandrake04

allibastor wrote: »

No Idea man, was just told that by wayne when he came back to ireland. i am sure you would know better then i, but is 3000 pw real, thats over 150000 a year. would do that myself for that money.

Absolutely but you need the following

a) need a proper visa
b) need qualifications or a trade
c) have the experience

it's just not a case of landing there and picking up a shovel, most of the work is using heavy machinery or maintenance.

Good thread on it here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056295260

x in the city

donegal2011 wrote: »

Any one have tips on getting a job in oz, I currently hold a Junior Certificate . Need bit help, e.g. job, appearance, training etc.....

lol

get real, you wont be allowed anywhere near australia.

Crazy Horse 6

x in the city wrote: »

lol

get real, you wont be allowed anywhere near australia.

Don't mind bitter begrudgers like this. If you want to go just go there is plenty of work out there. The world is for seeing.

x in the city

im not a grudger...

a junior cert...hellooooooooo!

i am realistic.

mandrake04

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

Don't mind bitter begrudgers like this. If you want to go just go there is plenty of work out there. The world is for seeing.

Far from the case of showing up and grabbing a shovel.

Unlike Ireland its a closed door immigration policy, you can only get a visa* to work there if your skill is in demand and you meet the requirements, otherwise you need an employer to sponsor you and to do that you would need some qualifications and experience. To be sponsored the employer has to prove that no Australian can fill the position so a un-skilled Aussie trumps an un-skilled Paddy.

*Proper visa and not a 1 year Working Holiday Visa which is just a holiday with work right.... emphasis there on Holiday

Crazy Horse 6

x in the city wrote: »

im not a grudger...

a junior cert...hellooooooooo!

i am realistic.

Left for Toronto and then New York with only my inter cert back in the late 80's piss easy to find a job. If you want work bad enough there is plenty out there.

Dazzler88

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

in the late 80's piss easy to find a job.

Unfortunately its not the same today,Australia only need skilled workers,Im just back from there myself.25 years ago very few people had degrees or qualifications,that is why you got a job so easy.

Dazzler88

donegal2011 wrote: »

Any one have tips on getting a job in oz, I currently hold a Junior Certificate . Need bit help, e.g. job, appearance, training etc.....

What have you been doing since your Junior Cert?How long ago did you sit the exam?

donegal2011

nothing

Dazzler88

donegal2011 wrote: »

nothing

So when did you do the Junior Cert?What year?

Vorsprung

If you did an inter cert, you're probably to old for a WHV

donegal2011

Vorsprung wrote: »

If you did an inter cert, you're probably to old for a WHV

I am 19

Dazzler88

donegal2011 wrote: »

I am 19

if your 19 now,I'm presuming you done the Junior Cert at 15/16.If you didn't work in Ireland I cant see you working in Oz.

Ging Ging

If your over 18 you should be eligible for a working holiday visa. This will give you 1 year. Do some research as I believe if you spend approx 4 months of that year working in certain industries less attractive to Australian workers - farming, mining, certain construction projects in more remote areas then you may qualify for a second year extension with government and employer agreement. Try western Australia, theres less people to compete with for work than in big cities and also a lot of large infrastructure projects underway. If you spend months working/drinking in an Irish bar in Sydney or Melbourne as many do, you'll soon find you are just another nameless Paddy and you will be home and on the dole 12 months after you set foot in the country.
You will have to start at the bottom though. Be flexible, don't work for nothing but do do anything and it could be the fresh start your looking for.

mandrake04

Ging Ging wrote: »

If your over 18 you should be eligible for a working holiday visa. This will give you 1 year. Do some research as I believe if you spend approx 4 months of that year working in certain industries less attractive to Australian workers - farming, mining, certain construction projects in more remote areas then you may qualify for a second year extension with government and employer agreement. Try western Australia, theres less people to compete with for work than in big cities and also a lot of large infrastructure projects underway. If you spend months working/drinking in an Irish bar in Sydney or Melbourne as many do, you'll soon find you are just another nameless Paddy and you will be home and on the dole 12 months after you set foot in the country.
You will have to start at the bottom though. Be flexible, don't work for nothing but do do anything and it could be the fresh start your looking for.

There is big competition as there is big money to be made and you would need a skill & experience.

IMO at 19 that would be a waste of a WHV the best age to go on a WHV with the hope of staying would be between 25-30. A trade or profession and at least 3 years experience is what you need otherwise it's nothing more than a holiday and other than picking berries or a bit of casual Labouring you would be struggling to find work.