If you’re a professional internal or external auditor who fancies working abroad or emigrating you would be wise to explore some of the options available to you in Australia, if you can find a job before you leave it makes the immigration process much simpler and reduces the stress of making an international move. But if you are decided on a job in Australia what can you do to find and get that ideal job?
Finding the Jobs to apply for – there’s two options when looking for jobs in Australia, you could look at the job websites which are aimed at the local population. This is a great place to start, it’ll give you a good idea of the job market, are the jobs you’re looking for available? What do they pay etc. However the danger is they aren’t looking for an international candidate. Sometimes a safer bet if looking at UK job websites that have a specific international section which covers Oz. That way the advertiser will be expecting applications from overseas and be prepared to deal with the additional paperwork that entails.
Make Your CV appeal to an international audience – you’d be amazed how much shorthand you use in your CV, you typically expect your potential employer to be familiar with what the companies you worked for do, in Australia they might not have heard of that company which means you might need to explain the background to the businesses a little more.
Work out what your equivalent qualifications are – it’s fairly easy to work out what the Australian equivalents to GCSE’s and A-Levels are but would really help your international job application is. You can do yourself all kinds of favours if you do the same for your professional and industry specific qualifications.
Could you use an Australian Reference? Lots of people make the UK from the UK to Australia, if you’ve got an ex-colleague who has made the move in past they can make an ideal reference, not only will they be able to vouch for your work they’ll have an insight they can share about how you’ll adapt to the move which is bound to be on the employers mind.
Explore the Immigration websites at length – if you are able to get sponsored by an employer that makes the process of emigration much simpler but it’s still worth reading the official immigration websites and other websites which offer advice on moving to Australia so you know what you need to make the move successful.
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