I have a Malaysian friend, working as a commercial lawyer in training in Melbourne, for a local firm. He is the only Asian, and he enjoys it there.

Not the brightest friend I have, but the one that knows how to socialize and blend into their culture.

Yupp, totally agreed with both your points. If anyone else is interested in knowing more about working in Australia, I strongly suggest you talk to people who are actually in Australia and have real life experiences rather than stories from someone who isn't even here. What more stories belonging to other people.

Hello. I am a Pharmacist working in Perth, Western Aus. Just dropping by to say hi. Feel free to ask me about Pharmacy in Australia. Will be more than glad to help you.

p/s: Im Malaysian of course. Or else why am I in LYF

IT as a whole or specific roles?
i'm trying to get a job there but hasn't had much luck
ok, the lack of PR and aust degree would be the main reason why i'm not getting picked
Oh it doesn't help that i'm not skilled in a very specific area e.g. network,database

but still, should i continue searching or just give up all together?

without PR and not in Australia, your chances are very very low..
unless your skills is in demand..

I did research on what is the reason Oz employer not employing based on following reason:-
1) No PR
2) No Aust. degree
3) Resume not attractive (must 3 page only)
4) Cover letter rubbish
5) Too straight, not social enough??

Anyone please give any other reason for our reference purposes?

for which industry, nem?
generally or overall, cause I did saw some engineer holds local degree, but they did postgraduate on one of the AU uni.

Not hiring is too far ahead, most people aren't even called or shortlisted for interviews. If you're called for an interview then you've done better than 98% of applicants already

Not having an australian phone number may be one possibility.

Ok, let me edit abit.

1) No PR
2) No Aust. degree
3) Resume not attractive (must 3 page only)
4) Cover letter rubbish
5) Too straight, not social enough??
6) Without Ozzie add & phone no.
7) Without transportation
8) Without local driving license?

What ever industry, Telco, banking, construction or any industry.
I think your comment will help those who're in their occupation.
Mind to share?

6) Poor English on resume
7) No local experience

I'm trying to fill 2 headcounts in my team now. Just to give a rough idea, my company has around 4000 staff supporting Australia's operation and a Fortune 500 company.

Typically we receive 500 resumes for every job posting and this is sequence we use to short list the candidate:
a) Pre-screening question
b) Citizen/PR
c) Review resume/cover letter
d) Phone interview
e) F2F interview
f) 2nd F2F interview

I think you don't need to be australia grad to get a job there.. just read up more on their culture and be aware of what's happening over there.. for example if you meet recruiters/interviewers, make some small talk after the "formal" session is over. That would make ppl remember you, haf a good impression, and also show that you are comfortable communicating and talking to ppl.

Cover letters are so so so important. It is said that western countries look at your cover letter first, then your CV (which typically should be 2 pages, and brief). I heard of a story before as well someone sent in their resume in a SHOE!! just to make their CV noticeable, out of the stack of hundreds of CVs lying on the employers' tables.

Please also proof read your cover letter and CV. One typo or mistake and you are out! So ask ppl to help read thru as well. English is very important!

These are job application skills that many of us malaysians don't have.. bcoz our system is so different....

You are talking rubbish. OZ companies were recuiting Canadians workers(both blue and white collars) for the last 3 years thru Working in OZ job fairs. Interested applicants must be Canadian citizens and educated, 5 or more years experience(novice need not apply). They can drop off their resume and meet and talked to industries reps who basically pre screen/vetting potential applicants on the spot. So #1 2 6 7 and 8 can be thrown into the rubbish bin

Finding a job in Oz is not as easy as in Malaysia. Each cover letter needs to be tailored for each application. You would need to put in effort in your resume (precise and brief). In fact, your cover letter needs to strike a deep impression in order for you to just get shortlisted by recruiter or employer. After that, you would need to communicate fluently in English and able to express your opinion accurately.

My spouse went through the entire job seeking process. She has to modify her resume several times and write cover letter for every single application before having someone replying to her application.

I work in Westpac in SG and I can confirm that many aussies are relocating or looking out of Australia for work becuase the bank is in the process of offshoring alot of non-core, non-revenue dept overseas.

If you did that in Malaysia or anywhere else in the world then you'd get much better jobs, not the typical run of the mill jobs everyone else gets. Don't follow the crowd, lead it.

It's not the Malaysian system that's different, it's the mentality. I find that the typical Malaysian manager hires the typical worker that looks/acts at a bit lower level than them because they're afraid that the new worker will be better than them and the manager gets fired.

The atypical manager hires someone better than them so that the new worker can take over the manager's old role and the manager can go to bigger and better roles.

If you apply to the good jobs in Malaysia all of the cover letter and CV rules apply as well. These are jobs in management consulting or PE/VC or investment banking etc.

In my line of job, we need people with highly specialized skills. It's impossible for me to have the depth of knowledge that my team members have. On specific tasks, I'm sure my team members can do a better job than I can.

Skill assessment fees could be different for different occupations no?

does it makes easier to get employed in the land of oz if i had the following:-

1. past 6 months engagement in oz
2. working permit 4 year duration

Definitely. You have to check your occupation authorised assessment body to verify that.

The visa fees = AUD 2960
Agent = AUD 3240
Medical = RM 230 (adults), RM 150 (children) = Total for my family = RM 760 (2 adults,2 children)
Skill assessment = AUD 200
IELTS = RM 550
Translation = FOC
Police check = RM 30

Total cost = RM 21820 or AUD 6700

Air ticket whole family = RM 3200 (luckily it's AAsia)

Yeah, it's a big bleeding portion not even getting there yet.

Need to save more money to burn for job hunting, renting & food...