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To talk about
work in Australia, we
went to the zoo and interview with exclusiveness Mrs Koala. She
never worked before, because she spend most of the day
sleeping. The reason for that is the habit of eating of lots
of Eucalyptus leafs, making her very sleepy. But the fact is
Mrs Koala understands about the subject, and she accepted to
give us an interview, since she could stay hanging in her favourite
branch and with closed eyes. The main content is below:.
| 1)
Mrs Koala, why don't you work? The
problem is about not having enough jobs
in Australia or you are too lazy to look
for? |
| R.:
Pure laziness, my son! There is a good
offer of Jobs in Australia at the moment
and in many areas. But you know, I do not
need to work because here in the Zoo, I
have everything necessary, and for
free. |
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| 2)
But you may agree that en extra money
will not hurt. Maybe the wages are too low,
isn't it? |
| R.:
Not at all. The wages are not the
biggest wonder of the world, but they
are well above many other countries. At
here they start paying A$12 an
hour for people who does not know
anything, and can get to A$ 200 or more
for some lawyers, doctors, and staff
highly qualified. Ah, and there is
another thing, the cost of living here
is very reasonable and much cheaper than
in some places whose wages are
bigger, so it is not really bad at all. |
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| 3)
What about the foreigners? Are they
allowed to work in Australia? |
| R.:
Look, I will be sincere with you. I
hate foreign competition, and there was a
time, the Zoo brought a sloth from
Brazil called Preguicilda, to divide the
attention with me. I was very angry, but in
the end we were friends. The truth is
Australia is very different from the
United States. Back in U.S.A. most
foreigners cannot work except in some
cases. But in Australia they can, once
the person has the appropriate visa. The
visa is not an animal of 7 heads to get,
and has different types for different
purposes. All you have to do is look at
the website of DIMA and read with attention to
identify which one is you case. It is a
little bureaucratic, but you can do
it. |
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| 4)
And which are the main situations a
foreigner can work in Australia? |
| R.:
Ah, too many situations. For example,
International Students with visas for
more than 3 months courses have a
permission to work . Other type
of visa are related to people with
passports from countries that Australia
has agreements, a visa called Working
Holiday. Another way would be if the person
receives a job offer, and the company
guarantee to immigration through a
letter of "Sponsorship",
affirming that they need this person and
they will keep him employed during a
certain period. There is also a modality
for people be able to work in Australia to enhance
commercial contacts, participate in
fairs and events, and other
situations such for doctors and nurces to work in
Australia. Any way, there are many ways
and visas. Of course each working visa
has its rules and limitations, but if
you follow the requirements and papers
you will get it. But please, do not work
illegally in Australia, because the
fines and penalties are severe, and I
feel very disrespected and invaded, do
you understand?! |
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| 5)
Mrs Koala, is it truth Australia
needs qualified workers, and it is recruiting
people overseas? |
| R.:
Zzzzzz, Ops! Excuse me, I was
snoozing... But answering your question:
it is and it is not. Yes, Australia is
lacking in many areas of qualified
people, but not in all. There are many
professionals in
demand at the moment such in the
health areas. But pay attention, I've
said qualified people, professionals
with excellent work experience, and in
some specific skills. Some qualified
people with experience in areas in
demand, can even apply for a Permanent
Residence, and if approved, they could
be working and living in Australia
permenently. |
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| 6)
Oi Mrs, wake up, please! |
| R.:
Sorry, but all this talk about work is
very tiring and I felt sleepy. But you
may ask another question. |
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| 7)
Mrs Koala, I've heard that professionals
to work in some jobs in Australia they
need to be recognized by the
professional class, union and have
special licences, besides the visa. Is
it truth? |
| R.:
In some cases Yes, but not for all
professionals. For example professionals
related to the IT industry they can get
recognition just applying to the IT organization
of the
industry showing the experience, but for
other skills such as doctors and dentist
they will need to do extra courses
and testes. Other examples are plumbers
and auto mechanic that they cannot work
without extra council licences and union
registration.Zzz |
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| 8)
Mrs KOALA, PLEASE !!! Only 2 more
questions! I would like to know how long
a qualified person will take to get a
job? and a non qualified? |
| R.:
Do not shout please! Well, the time for a
person get a job with course done in
their qualification is about 3 months,
of course speaking a good English, and
if the person is proactive looking for a
job, sending at least 5 CVs per week. To
students not qualified and for casual
work, they may get work in one week
others may take longer. If the person is
like me, very lazy, it will take
forever. The time will depends on how
much persistence, experience, English
level, opportunities, knowing people, the kind of work, be lucky etc.
The best is to have extra money and a
credit card to support you while not
working. Of course do not give up with
any "No" you may receive.
Zzzzzzz! |
Unfortunate
we could not wake up any more Mrs Koala. Our
last question is about the CV, and how to make a
Curriculum Vitae in the Australian Way.
If you are interested, there is a complete kit
for a very reasonable price from Roger's Résumé.
It has many tips, examples, and explanations,
models and all necessary to assemble your own CV
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| Those
workers became statues after a very hard
working day in Australia |
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