Advice for a recent HR graduate

Corbally

My partner is Brazilian and finished a masters in HR here in August. She has applied for loads of jobs. Originally only HR graduate jobs and after branched out into other jobs. She didn't even get one call back or interview from over 100 applications.

She's 34, has a degree in economics and worked in finance for over 10 years in JP Morgan in Brazil.

Why isn't she getting call backs? Is she over qualified? Under qualified in HR? She applied for loads of non HR specific jobs as well. Is it because she is Brazilian? She had a work visa but is hiring non EU staff a no go for some companies?

She's currently at home. She's going through the process of getting an Italian passport through her mother so it will be interesting when she comes back and starts applying for jobs with an EU passport

It's a different world for me. I've never worked in an office so I don't know how they think.

Thanks for any tips or advice you can share!

shygal

What ? She's 34 with several years experiece at jp Morgan , tell her to stop applying for scabby grad jobs and seek a non grad role for a woman of her experience she will no doubt get snapped up. Visa i agree would a be tricky hurdle though, extra burden for the employer

Stheno

So would an employer need to sponsor her and prove they cannot find an European national to do the job? If your answer is yes that's your issue

Mrs OBumble

shygal wrote: »

What ? She's 34 with several years experiece at jp Morgan , tell her to stop applying for scabby grad jobs and seek a non grad role for a woman of her experience she will no doubt get snapped up.

This.

But don't bother until she has an EU passport, there is no job which she'd be interested in that there is not an EU citizen available for.

sareer

Definitely the passport. My husband got a five year work permit - he is non EU - after nine months of paperwork here and even then it was challenging for him to find something despite solid 10 years of experience with big names. He did find something after taking a "plan b" job so persistence pays off.

sareer

Also, I am not sure I am correct about this but most of the HR I have come across is Irish in Dublin. Maybe prejudice that foreigners won't stay beyond two years so not worthwhile in a backbone function like HR?

Corbally

She should be back in Dec or Jan with the new passport and will be looking for a job then. I'll update on her progress, thanks!