Well, that depends on whether they need you or you need them more. If you need a job more than they need you, do you have a choice?
But if they need you more then you need them, then you can tell them to piss-off and pay you a huge salary. No problem. But judging by the economic and job prospect for most sector in Aus, i think they got more candidate than jobs around.

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Added on April 18, 2012, 10:05 pmDude, they don't have to ask specifically.
They just interview you and when they see you are not white or whatever within their criteria, you just don't hear from them. That's all.
It's the same everywhere including myself when i hire. I don't tell them you don't get the job becuase you are XXXX. I just interview them and when i find out they are XXX i just don't call them back. You can sue all you want but you got nothing.

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Apr 18 2012, 10:05 PM

Yup that's very correct. So please don't post nonsense on yr social website especially with regards to your current/ex employer/boss. It will be career suicide. Nobody want's to hire someone who actively bad mouths their current/ex employer/boss!

The Australian company need to prove that there are no available Australian or Australian PR to fill the job for a reasonable amount of time. Same as all other countries. So unless yor job is very skillful or niche, chances are slim. There are alot of unemployed Australians looking for jobs in the market

Ladies and Gentleman,
A fair reminder to beware of such agencies.
Alot of these (I'm not implying the above person is) so called agents charge exhorbitant agent fees, some i heard up to 40% of your salary for up to a year! and will withhold your salary indiscriminately. They will insist you sign a form to credit your salary to their them. Also some charge various exhorbitant "fees" in addition to agent fees like accomodation, visa, etc. Many are conned by these type of agent and ended up working for practically free after deducting tax and agent fees.

Not really.
Unlike EPF, I think for Super you have to choose a particular approved fund which is like unit trust fund. Can lose money wan

Better don't unless you have loads of cash to burn.
What happened if you go there and cannot find a job while your cash is fully used up?
Live on the streets?

Plus he thinks getting a job (a profesional one too) in Aus can be done in 3 mths, in spite of all the unemployment in Aus and HOPE that the company will sponsor him a visa! Well yes, if you're a very very very very highly skilled, very experienced personnel!

Quote "Thinking of living on a student budget like RM 3k per month, so can get ready ±RM 10k to spend over 3 months in Australia." Unquote
Some people are absolutely clueless.
I welcome him back home to M'sia 3 months later and RM 10k poorer!

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Aug 19 2012, 12:23 AM

Actually, if you must go australia, die die also want to go , there is one way besides trying to get a skilled visa (or whatever crap visa) and HOPING to send THOUSANDS of resume in HOPES (fat hopes) that some company to hire you while you have enough saving (burning though it like Ferrari on petrol at full speed) to last you for your unemployment period.

The solution is simple. Instead of wasting hundreds of thousands of dollar for something not guaranteed, why not consider investing in a course to become a qualified nurse. I was told Australia is SO SHORT OF NURSES that they are willing to GIVE YOU A HIGH PAYING JOB AND sponsor you a working visa which will be converted into PR in a few years time. Isn't that just fantastic?! You get a stable job (and I was told the starting pay is quite high for nurses bout 5k-6k AUD a month before tax) and you get to live in Australia.

Dude, working on a tourist visa is a very serious offence.
You and your whole family will get jailled 1) for overstaying your visa 2) cos you're working illegally.
Are you sure you want your wife and kids to have a criminal record?
You will spoil their future!
With a criminal record, your kids cannot find any job in any country when they grow up, even if you come back to Malaysia
Don't gamble on your and your family's future! It's a serious crime to overstay your visa and work illegally, just like robbing/stealing!
And if I'm not mistaken for WHV, you cannot bring your children and you must be below the age of 30. So you already breach their rules. How to get WHV lar?

One more thing is that I cannot believe you (with RM 100k) would stoop so low as to become a blue collar job worker (no offense to them) in a foreign country.
I mean, if you have RM 100k, you should be holding down a decent (but not necessarily well paying) job in Malaysia.
Why?
Besides, Australia today is no longer the Australia of previous years.
The mining boom is slowing rapidly (due to China's slowdown in resource consumption) and the other sectors, well let's just say they are no different that wht's happening is Europe and USA currently. Lots of people jobless and lots more underemployed.

Asia is the future my friend! Not necessarily Malaysia but hink China, HK, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
These are the growth corridors for the next century. This is where the action is.
You don't want to go to Australia and regret!

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Nov 1 2012, 10:30 PM

Warmed up to hiring Malaysians? I think is a generalisation and not quite true. While I met many very ambitious and very good malaysians working in australia (and very proud australian bosses too - to have such good employees) I also came across malaysians who are absolute rubbish and have very bad disiplinary record. You know, the kind that maxes out their MC and just don't turn up for work with no reason. Those drive the emplyers mad.

Wow QS with exp to boot.
You should have no problems getting a job in Aus. As long as you are not too picky about salary and benefits.
It's quite a ncihe area plus you have the necessary experience.
But why Perth? Why not Sydney and/or Melbourne.
All the action is in Sydney and/or Melbourne. More job opportunities too

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Added on November 29, 2012, 9:00 pmYou got a job offer from Australian Bank or you're asking coa you're interested to look for one?

If you already got one then I would say its ok depending on what side your on (Commercial, retail or investment) and what function (Backroom, middle office or front office)

If you're asking becuase yr interested to find one then forget about it.
Banking in Australia is cut throat in employment with many functions outsourced to outside Australia due to cost issues. The remaining jobs are either localised (meaning they cannot outsource such as Relationship Management - in which case you will NOT be considered since you're NOT australian i presume) and/or specialised and its priority will always be given to Australians. In short your chances is equivalent of striking a lottery.

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Nov 29 2012, 09:00 PM

Most liveable city in the world? Kl also very liveable wat. As long as you have truck loads of cash! Lol! If you don't have enough money, no place on earth is liveable unless you want to become hunter gatherer!

Quality of life can only happen if you have a job which pays a decent salary. Yr going to aus wif no job, dunno how much cash. If you have millions then no prob. Otherwise australia quality of life working as a full time beggar is no quality of life!

Of course.
Life is good even in KL in you have money.

And who says you cannot find a nice cafe and enoy the view in KL?
I go to Mandarin Oriental KLCC and I can enjoy my cuppa with nice views of the city and its quiet.
You just need to fork out smtg like RM 20-30 for a cuppa.
If you have money, no problem

Eh dun bluff me lar. I'm also working in Sg. Unless you're talking about foodcourt no such thing as S$3 coffee in sea facing Singapore. Cafe also easily S$5-6 after GST.
What I'm trying to argue is that life is good anywhere if you have the money be it in Malaysia, Australia, etc. Also it depends on individual.
I love the life in Australia too. But I don't intend to work in Australia becuase I want to earn my money in SG first before going to Aus/NZ in the future to retire/take it easy.
I don't want a mediocre life in Australia where you do practically the same thing every day without earning that much or that little.
FYI there is always a ceiling in Aus in terms of wages even if you're in senior mgmt. Aussies tend to view in disgust, people who earn obscene amounts of money.
Further as an asian there is alwyas the invisible glass ceiling. Like it or not.

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Dec 16 2012, 03:47 PM

Yes, really. Unfortunately I don't snap pictures of receipt for the once in a very blue moon that i go drink cofee in MO. But if you agree to reimburse me for the cuppa, I'm more than pleased to show you

This post has been edited by mercury8400: Dec 18 2012, 12:12 AM

Before u look at Australia as an option, determine if you can actually obtain a job and PR there first.
If you can go ahead. If you can't, better head home

Unfortunately most malaysian failed big time in communicating in english and lack the confidence to stand toe to toe with the ang mohs. In short malaysians are too timid and humble and don't know how to smoke

Start studying nursing
Once you graduated (from an ok uni) with some exp you will be guaranteed a job and PR.

Otherwise even if you can somehow obtain a PR, your chances of obtaining a job is pretty slim.
The unemployment rate is high in Aus vis-a-vis M'sia and there are stiff competition.

Ya but Melbourne is less "happening" compared to Sydney.
Like people in Melbourne is more family oriented and more docile.
Sydney has more single professionals, more expats, etc and its more gregarious.
At least that was how i felt after being in both cities.
But then again, I bias towards Sydney.