Jul 7 2013, 11:12 PM
QUOTE(empire23 @ May 9 2013, 06:05 PM)
Yes, you're right. Most employers will disregard non-Australian experience and for good reasons especially in the technical field. We use very different standards, methodologies and requirements than the rest of the world.
If you want to look for a job, you either go back on day 1 or keep looking till you get a job.
Depending on what industry you work in if you're expecting a stress free environment then that is hard. In mining and resources we work everyday. 7am to 7pm Monday to Sunday is quite common. If you're unlucky and get a shitty roster like 21/7, well, you're outta luck.
Also humiliating words are regular. We do not pussyfoot when it comes to giving people shit and we will give most people hard times if they don't perform, thus the regular use of "get your head outta ya arse mate!" as a form of motivation. We also give "lembut" people shit all the time.
As a professional, your choices of union are very very very small and next to none will take up most cases for you. That's why even though I'm an engineer, I'm still a member of the Electrical Trades Union by virtue of the fact I have an apprenticeship and restricted electrical license.
Job hunting for 3 months is relatively short. Set aside 1 year. I did, I just cleaned jambans and supermarkets in the mean time while going for my licenses and courses. Remember that your degree is the least valuable of your education, it is a requirement, but the most basic one that people don't really look at.
eg; If you want to get into OnG / Mining people look for the below aside from a degree
- BOP Multi-Level Training
- Shotfiring Ticket
- EEM/MEM Qualification
- MR/HR Drivers License
- Hazardous Materials License
- First Aid + CPR Qualification
- Standard 11 Coal Induction
- TUV Rhineland Safety Cert
- BOESIET
- Confined Spaces Qual
Remember that depending on the general industry you aim for, you will have to tailor your skill set. I'm an engineer, but I can weld, drive a forklift and do EEHA assessments. That's the value e here look for, because labour is so expensive.
What?....engineers doing welding and driving forklifts? And what @#%& certifications are those? I expect NDT certs, API certs etc. Yeahh...Australia is an island where they send convicts, killers and rapers to die.If you want to look for a job, you either go back on day 1 or keep looking till you get a job.
Depending on what industry you work in if you're expecting a stress free environment then that is hard. In mining and resources we work everyday. 7am to 7pm Monday to Sunday is quite common. If you're unlucky and get a shitty roster like 21/7, well, you're outta luck.
Also humiliating words are regular. We do not pussyfoot when it comes to giving people shit and we will give most people hard times if they don't perform, thus the regular use of "get your head outta ya arse mate!" as a form of motivation. We also give "lembut" people shit all the time.
As a professional, your choices of union are very very very small and next to none will take up most cases for you. That's why even though I'm an engineer, I'm still a member of the Electrical Trades Union by virtue of the fact I have an apprenticeship and restricted electrical license.
Job hunting for 3 months is relatively short. Set aside 1 year. I did, I just cleaned jambans and supermarkets in the mean time while going for my licenses and courses. Remember that your degree is the least valuable of your education, it is a requirement, but the most basic one that people don't really look at.
eg; If you want to get into OnG / Mining people look for the below aside from a degree
- BOP Multi-Level Training
- Shotfiring Ticket
- EEM/MEM Qualification
- MR/HR Drivers License
- Hazardous Materials License
- First Aid + CPR Qualification
- Standard 11 Coal Induction
- TUV Rhineland Safety Cert
- BOESIET
- Confined Spaces Qual
Remember that depending on the general industry you aim for, you will have to tailor your skill set. I'm an engineer, but I can weld, drive a forklift and do EEHA assessments. That's the value e here look for, because labour is so expensive.
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