How to Prepare a resume to
Work in Australia
This
is a short guide to help you. How to prepare a resume to work in
Australia.
The aim of your Australian Resume /
CV should be
to persuade the employer to invite you for a Interview.
You must start your Australian Resume / CV with
your name,
nationality and contact information including your telephone number
with international access code.
Australian Resumes / CV’s are kept on file for
long periods,
so any contact details you give have to remain accurate in the long
term.
A daytime phone number and e-mail address are most
important.
Describe in detail your college and/or university
training, giving areas of study and degrees from each school attended.
Include awards and honors, as well as educational
qualifications, trade or recreational courses done either part time or
full time, internships and membership in professional organizations.
Also list any skills you may possess, e.g. if you
have a commercial drivers license, how many words per minute you type,
etc.
Add positions of responsibility you held
mentioning whether you were a president of a club or a football
captain, etc.
List your work experience - whether you worked
part-time or full-time. For each position provide starting and leaving
dates, the name, location and focus of each company. Include concise
details of what the job entailed your title and responsibilities
emphasizing areas relevant to the position for which you are applying.
Employers in Australia are far more interested in
whether you are capable of doing the job then to which university or
school you attended.
The “right attitude “is very important to them to
be able to demonstrate what you have done with your talents instead to
what you may do.
Emphasize what you have to offer to the employer.
Use Power
Words and action words to describe your achievements, such as
contributed, organized, trained, managed, developed, coordinated, etc.
they also like the Bullet points at the start of a
sentence for maximum impact.
Make sure that there are no “gaps” in your CV.
However, if “gaps” exists, ensure to mention the
reason and even report periods of unemployment.
Personal information includes such items as
foreign language fluency with reference to the spoken and written
levels, computer skills, hobbies and Visa
or resident status.
Volunteer work, may also be mentioned.
List individuals with whom you have worked
closely; give their names, titles and contact details - or state that
References will be supplied on request. Age,School , College or
University dates and marital status cannot legally be requested, but
this is usually helpful.
Work permits in Australia
• Make sure your visa
fulfills the necessary requirements allowing you
to work in Australia.
• There are various categories of entry visa, relating to a different
point system each.
• Before they will be considered, applicants need to accumulate a
certain number of points in order to obtain a work- as well
as a residence permit.
• Points are awarded on the basis of the candidate’s employability, age
and language skills.
• Contact the Australian embassy
in your home country for further information.
The application procedure in Australia
• Questions are usually very direct. An example:
“What makes you the best candidate for this job?”
• Panel interviews with approximately three people are very common in
the Australian application procedure.
• Concentrate on your future rather than on past achievement.
The application letter in Australia
• Key words of the Australian application letter
are ‘accurate’, ‘precise’, positive’ and ‘honest’.
• Try to capture the employers’ interest immediately with the first
sentence of your letter.
• Explain why you consider yourself the right candidate for the job.
• Illustrate your skills with examples.
• Foreigners should try to depict how they in particular can add value
to the work place.
Dos
• Mind your appearance! It should be rather formal.
• Look interested – ask questions
• Provide examples to prove your achievements.
• Ask for clarification if you don’t understand the question.
• Negotiate your salary.
Don’ts
• Be surprised when receiving an entrance test
before the interview.
• Criticise Australia.
• Be showy and pushy when answering the interviewer’s questions.
• Sit until invited in an interview.
• Criticise former employers.
• Go over the top – stay calm and stick to the facts.
Management culture in Australia
• Australian organisations have a flat structure,
characterised by terms such as ‘common sense’ or ‘equality’.
• Before reaching a decision, usually different specialists’ opinions
are heard.
• Australians are extremely positive people. Negativity in any form
whatsoever is not accepted during negotiations.
• Most meetings in Australia start with a little bit of small talk.
• Australians take punctuality seriously.
• In business life, personal relations are very important.
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