Thanks.
That's what my friend told me. If the address and number on the resume is not in Oz, they won't entertain.

Bravo   

Is true that it is slightly easier to get a job if your address and phone number is in OZ. Since you get your PR approved, it means that they are still lack of experties like you in Australia. There are still chances! May I know what job are you looking for and in which part of Australia?

For those who wish to apply for OZ PR after July 2012, don't put too much hope on it. The new SkillSelect policy is really tough and time consuming. Just Google skillselect for the new changes on the immigration policy

I have gotten my PR 2 months ago. It was based on the 2011 policy, it took 5 months for the entire process(Quite fast). I applied the PR through an agent in Malaysia and went through a lot of procedures. Here's the summary of it:

IELTS + Skills Accessment (Prepare certs, employment history signed by HR or manager) + State Approval (Optional if you do not have enough points)+Lodge Visa ($$$) + Health Check + Police Clearence = PR

Total damage is Rm20k++

As the policy changed, if one wish to migrate now, either enrol in the new Expresion of interest policy, or find an employer locally and transfer you there, once u worked for 2 years + ask the employer to sponsor you a PR. Looking for a job in OZ without a PR is tough, some say its the minimum requirement for each professional job.

Now I need to look for a job and a place to stay before I travel to OZ. I have not received any job offer yet although have applied a lot online...

good on ya. my PR hope is getting minimal. occupation is not in SOL list anymore since July 2011 and scold myself why i went for TR instead of PR

i got my first job here with good pay but i stuck over here as my visa ends on next year and the only hope is to get employer sponsored

Mind to elaborate more? Why you go for TR instead of PR? What is your occupation?

my gf is primary applicant(marketing) while im secondary. we still newbie about PR stuff last year and thought will be going back msia for good after 2 years so TR was a best way and can get PR in future but everything changed after we applied TR. we have a job and we pretty comfortable with the living and the pays but we need to start all over again if we back to malaysia.

spoke with agent and lawyer friend and the best way is to get employer sponsored but it's not possible with our current employers. we are now looking for another job though

sifus! i'm applying for a PR under the new EOI system. have done my IELTS and such.

after doing the points calculation, i have 60 points (minimum requirement is 60 points). my agent is suggesting i should go with a state sponsorship since i'm on the borderline passing mark. apparently state sponsorship would be faster for my case (push my points up to 65) and since my skills are listed on SOL 1, it's best to apply for the faster route in case things get harder and harder in the future/my skills are not listed as high demand anymore.

problem is, state sponsorship costs AUD1200. so i'm wondering, is it really necessary to go this way? the cost is so high leh

sifus! i'm applying for a PR under the new EOI system. have done my IELTS and such.

after doing the points calculation, i have 60 points (minimum requirement is 60 points). my agent is suggesting i should go with a state sponsorship since i'm on the borderline passing mark. apparently state sponsorship would be faster for my case (push my points up to 65) and since my skills are listed on SOL 1, it's best to apply for the faster route in case things get harder and harder in the future/my skills are not listed as high demand anymore.

problem is, state sponsorship costs AUD1200. so i'm wondering, is it really necessary to go this way? the cost is so high leh

Well, I think it won't be more expensive than living in the UK.
I'm not looking for jobs that pay per hour, I'm looking for full time, graduate jobs. I'm thinking of going there on a holiday visa (skip the hassle of applying for working holiday visa), and while renting a place to stay for perhaps 3 months, concentrating totally on job hunting. Then once got job offer, apply for work permit. I just don't know if that's legal, but this is how it works in Europe. 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.

The sad thing is I've no friends/families living in Australia.

sifus! i'm applying for a PR under the new EOI system. have done my IELTS and such.

after doing the points calculation, i have 60 points (minimum requirement is 60 points). my agent is suggesting i should go with a state sponsorship since i'm on the borderline passing mark. apparently state sponsorship would be faster for my case (push my points up to 65) and since my skills are listed on SOL 1, it's best to apply for the faster route in case things get harder and harder in the future/my skills are not listed as high demand anymore.

problem is, state sponsorship costs AUD1200. so i'm wondering, is it really necessary to go this way? the cost is so high leh

Dude, let's keep it real ok?

1. I know you want to come here on a visitor's pass while looking for a job. Yes, it's legal as long as you do not work. But do you know that (A) economy in Australia isn't great so companies are down sizing and not really employing (B) there are probably 5 other people who can do the same job as you do but with Australian PR/citizenship, why should they go through the hassle of getting you an Australia work visa when they can get 1 of them instead?

2. RM 3k per month = AUD 1k per month. Even if you share a room, I'll give it to you that you manage to find a place with $150 per week. A month that's $650. More than half your budget gone. Public transportation isn't exactly cheap for you to get around the city, what more business districts outside of the city centre. Cost of living in Australia is high. There's no RM 3.5 chap fan here. Let me give you best case scenario, budget $350 leftover divided by 30 days ok? You have $11.67 per day left on your budget besides rental. Split that by 2 meals you have less than $6 per meal. Possible, yes but definitely not very feasible.

I think you can only do odd jobs on working holiday visa... heard Malaysia allocation is finished until July 2013.

Then you think wrong. You can work full-time on a working holiday visa but maximum contract period per employer is 6 months.

Hahaha technically you are correct but companies won't hire you on contract basis... unless their projects really short term... or maybe you are IT..

I have 1 friend in the advertising industry work for 2 separate employers during her 1 year working holiday visa. I also have another friend who is a civil engineer work 6 months for his employer while on a working holiday visa and then the employer applied for him a Work Visa after that.

Again, you are wrong. Please stop trying to share "advice" when you don't know about them. There's nothing worse than sharing wrong information to people.

Wow don't be so offended my friend.. you got lucky friends, i got unlucky friends... so what's WRONG about sharing my side of the story?

I said technically you are correct, but practically not many companies offer temp positions... i never said you CAN'T work in the professional field ok?

"but companies won't hire you on contract basis"

There's nothing wrong with sharing your experience. The problem is you didn't share your experience. Instead all you said was:
If you had said "based on experience, my friends who were here on working holiday visas couldn't get a job" or something along those lines, it's perfectly understandable. But by stating what you said, it's more like a matter of fact than it was a sharing of experience. I will agree that MOST companies will probably not prefer working holiday visa employees but I'm just sharing that it's not impossible.

Hahaha you quote partial of my sentence only leh... what about the latter half?? go read it again please..

Anyway sorry to upset you lah.. just forget it.. forum is about sharing information.. dun like it just ignore it.. 

Hahaha technically you are correct but companies won't hire you on contract basis... unless their projects really short term... or maybe you are IT..

But not sharing wrong information.
Neither of my friends were on short term projects. They were both full time jobs no project based and neither were IT. All I'm saying is that if you want to share experience, please by all means share. It's great to share it with other people on the forum. On top of that, share your opinion by all means. However, if you want to make a statement of fact, then make sure it's accurate.

Edit: Apologies if I sounded harsh. No harm no foul. Cheers!

sifus! i'm applying for a PR under the new EOI system. have done my IELTS and such.

after doing the points calculation, i have 60 points (minimum requirement is 60 points). my agent is suggesting i should go with a state sponsorship since i'm on the borderline passing mark. apparently state sponsorship would be faster for my case (push my points up to 65) and since my skills are listed on SOL 1, it's best to apply for the faster route in case things get harder and harder in the future/my skills are not listed as high demand anymore.

problem is, state sponsorship costs AUD1200. so i'm wondering, is it really necessary to go this way? the cost is so high leh