Finding a job doesn't have to be such an upsetting and frustrating exercise. However, without some good strategies in place, it may delay you in securing that awesome job you have always wanted. Here are some handy tips which hopefully will help you on your next journey.

1. Job search strategies How to find a job in
Australia

2. Video - Workplace Culture
in Australia
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=2isa9x8pdvE

3. Why moved to
Australia
How much do
you enjoy living
in Australia?
Would you like
to continue
living here?
What would you
do to secure a
better future?
• Find your
motive
• Be
authentic
• Follow your
passion

4. RESUME?
What should you include to maximise your chance in getting an interview?

5. Keep Resume simple & readable
Your resume is your
sales brochure
Use bullet points – no
lengthy paragraph
with too many long
sentences
Keep it simple-stick to
two pages
Pour on the sizzle-
show that you can
deliver results

6. • Start with your Position, the Company Name,
and the time period of your employment.
• Use bullet points.
• Chronological order is great, so insert the most
recent experience first, then go to the older
experience.

7. Video – How to Ace your
Interviews and land the job of your
dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=2isa9x8pdvE

8. Better your communication skills
Three out of four people
are unable to describe
their skills in an interview.
1
Many will struggle to list
their strengths
2
Many will say that they
have no areas for
improvement (they’re not
looking for a perfect
person, they want to hear
your willingness to learn)
3

9. Get it out there
Job
advertisements
and job
postings
Networking
Employment
agencies
Direct mail
Phone call –
Cold Calling

10. Job search skills
Where do we start?

12. Online job search
National job
sites
01
Industry-
specific sites
02
Company-
specific sites
03
Association
sites
04
International
sites
05
Government
sites
06

13. How to Market yourself
Learn how to make your skills really attractive for hiring managers

14. Video – Tell me about yourself,
how do you answer this?
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=kayOhGRcNt4&t=131s

15. Common challenges
Limited work
experience
Limited
availability (20
hours / week on
student visa)
No feedback
from recruiters
No work
eligibility

16. Video – How to get a job with no
experience?
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=OF8nx8Pt0tI

17. Accept that it is a process
Thank Say thank you as a follow-up after the interview
Sell Sell yourself, ace the interview
Create Create a good impression
Market Market yourself
Create Create your sales brochure (resume)
Show Show how you can handle the work
Choose Choose an occupation

18. What employers want
from candidates
Willingness to
learn
01
Basic academic
skills in reading,
writing, computer
literate
02
Listening, Writing
& Verbal
communication
03
Creative thinking
and problem
solving
04
Positive can-do
attitude
05

19. What employers want
from candidates
Self esteem &
goal setting
06
Personal &
Career
Development
07
Interpersonal
skills
08
Organisational
Effectiveness &
Time
management
09
Leadership
Quality
10

20. Customise your application
Know Know the stakes (job expectation, duties & responsibilities, hours / roster)
Develop Develop a system, apply as many jobs as possible
Write Write a cover letter that matches your qualifications to the employer’s needs
Identify Identify what the employer needs
Check Check the newspaper and the web daily

21. Networking
Most employers fill
positions with friends
and relatives of people
who work for them
Ask people you know
about the job openings
where they work. They
may help you get a job
interview

22. JOB APPLICATION FORMS
How to maximise your chance of getting that job

23. AGENCIES
Employment agencies
are match makers
Most agencies specialize
Some agencies recruit
people for full-time,
permanent jobs, others
recruit people for
temporary jobs
Agencies are listed
online, check Google or
Yellow Pages online

24. Benefit of job application form
Why bother with applications?
• Important in larger organizations and government
• Force you to organize your experience
• Requested by many employers
• You need to be truthful if you do have any physical issues that may be
impacting your job performance
• Use positive languages, i.e.: don’t say “I was fired”, just say “job
requirements were completed”

25. ROAD BLOCKS
• Friends and relatives
• Criminal record
• Education
• Layoff
• Fired
• Job hopping
• Unemployment gaps
• No work history
• References
• Poor reference
• Money

26. VIDEO – Body Language is very
important
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=P_SNAODLTxM

27. FINAL THOUGHTS
Be organized, self-
motivated, and
assertive
Job searching
requires time and
energy
Don’t be
discouraged if it
takes you a few
months to secure a
desirable position
Persevere
Continue to
develop and use
new resources to
diversify your
search

28. Do you have
any questions?