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April 17th, 2009 » Australia Career Advice Engineers

FAQs for Engineering Migrants to Australia

Engineers – Before asking your question or posting a comment please check this section to ensure your question has not already been answered.
FAQs
Q 1.
How can I get more detailed information regarding the assessment process, application procedure and a sample of engineering CDR as a guide and reference?
A 1.
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November 28th, 2008 » Australia Career Advice Engineers

Migrant Engineers – Plan how to Land an Engineering Job in Australia

I spoke to a group of recently arrived migrant engineers in Melbourne, Australia last week. Not one member of the group had a plan of how they were going to land an engineering job in Australia. Not surprisingly some members of the group had made over 100 unsuccessful job applications.
Can you imagine seeing the newspaper [...]

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October 17th, 2008 » Australia Career Advice Engineers

Be Professional – that’s part of being an Engineer in Australia

I meet many newly arrived migrant engineers in Australia. Many fail to make a good first impression. They put themselves at a disadvataage before they have even spoken by presenting poorly.

Every time you go to an event to meet other engineers you may meet a potential employer – Prepare properly.

An Australian employer wants an engineer [...]

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October 3rd, 2008 » Australia Career Advice Engineers

Engineers Migrate Australia Pack Video Clip

Attention Engineers! Everything you need to know about migrating to and working in Australia. Play sample Video clip …

This is a video sample from Project Australia – The Engineers Career Pack featuring Ian Little author of Project Australia.
Learn more about the Project Australia Engineers Careers Pack (Migrants and International Students)

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September 20th, 2008 » Australia Career Advice Engineers

Ian Little

Ian Little, is a senior engineering manager. Formerly with WorleyParsons, an Australian owned multi-national engineering company. In this role he has worked in Australia, China and Saudi Arabia managing engineers from a wide range of countries of origin .

Ian was born in Australia, a descendant from Irish ancestors who migrated to Australia in 1850. He [...]

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