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Brazilian Migrant to Australia…Alexandre’s journey to Adelaide

Brazilian Migrant to Australia – Alexandre Monteiro Praca moved his family from Sao Paulo in Brazil to Adelaide. Months before leaving Brazil Alexandre got in touch with Tribus Lingua. He speaks to Ailis Logan of Tribus Lingua about his journey, his thoughts and how moving to Australia has affected his life. Alexandre learned that the key to making it in Australia is preparation and planning, understanding the Australian jobs market and learning the right approach to job hunting. Alexandre now works as a business analyst for the Australian government, watch more of his story here…

http://vimeo.com/tribuslingua/brazilian-migrant-to-australia-story

Irish Backpacker to Australia – Owen O’Brien’s story

Owen has always been, and always will be, a free spirit. His sense
of adventure has been a true blessing in his life, and his curious
nature has been the springboard for many wonderful experiences while
travelling the world.

It was his desire to explore that eventually led him to the most
exciting discovery of all: the love of his life, his wife Janette.
Owen grabs opportunities with both hands and never looks back.
He trusts his intuition and lets it determine his logic. His knack
for ‘knowing things will work out’ has seen him overcome many
challenges.

Continue reading Irish Backpacker to Australia – Owen O’Brien’s story

Irish Backpacker to Australia – Damien Hennigan’s story

Life back home – Ireland

As a child, Damien always dreamed of other places beyond the boundaries of his quiet little home town of Roscommon in the west of Ireland. He acquired a taste for adventure early in life when family holidays would take him across many countries and allow him to experience cultures throughout Europe, fuelling his desire to leave Roscommon one day. Little did young Damien know at the time that this inner yearning would one day become his wonderful reality.
Growing up, Damien lived a very normal and happy life with his parents and younger sister. Being a bright young man, Damien fared very well in his studies. After successfully completing his high school education, he was accepted into a civil engineering course at a nearby college and his family could not be prouder. Although Damien performed very well at his tertiary studies, there was always a little voice at the back of his mind reminding him that he could be doing something he really loved. For as long as he could remember, he had wanted to become a personal fitness trainer, but to avoid disappointing his parents and perhaps himself as well, he had chosen a ‘safer option’ – a more reliable career path he could count on to see him through the rest of his life. Though he persevered bravely, his longing to become a personal trainer grew stronger until finally, Damien decided to quit civil engineering.
Slightly dejected from the whole experience, Damien felt the need to get away from Roscommon for a while and headed for the United States for three months on a holiday visa. That particular trip re-ignited his sense of curiosity about the world once again and re-invigorated his desire to realise his ultimate calling. On his journey, he met many wonderful people from different parts of the world who were in similar circumstances. They also were looking for direction in their lives and wanting to pursue their aspirations.

Continue reading Irish Backpacker to Australia – Damien Hennigan’s story

Australian Rail Industry seeking Engineering Migrants to fill shortages

The Australian Rail Industry has launched a skilled migration information website and kit. The skilled migration kit is aimed at employers in the rail industry to help them source talent both onshore and offhsore through skilled migration.

“The Australian rail industry has been struggling to attract engineers, project managers and skilled technical people including tradespeople due to a complex interplay of domestic and international competition for highly skilled labour. This is affecting the industry’s ability to meet high end workforce development needs including the completion of current government infrastructure projects. Therefore, identifying domestic and international labour market pools and recruiting skilled migrants onshore and offshore is vital to addressing skills shortages. Currently, migrant engineers represent over 50% of the yearly supply of engineers in Australia.”

Source

http://ara.net.au/skilled_migration

Tribus Lingua participated in the onshore case study on challenges affecting engineering miogrants to Australia. Read more…

http://ara.net.au/skilled_migration/Case_Study_2_Onshore-Victoria.php

Migrants rejected for lack of Local Experience in Australia

Author of Land That Job in Australia Jim Bright was recently asked why migrants are rejected for lack of local experience in Australia in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Migrants rejected for lacking “local experience” can fight back, writes Jim Bright.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Lee and his barriers to employment created by his difficulties with English. This has provoked a veritable avalanche of correspondence from people in a similar situation.

For instance Tariq, an overseas-qualified doctor with two decades of experience who has consistently failed the English-language tests for doctors. He has successfully completed certificates 3 and 4 in allied medical and support areas, yet still he gets nowhere with job applications.

My first response to Tariq is that as somebody clever enough and disciplined enough to be able to train and work as a doctor, he should really be encouraged to persevere with his English-language work, perhaps seeking a skilled language coach to work with him.

On paper, he has a lot to offer his community and he still has half his working life left, so I’d be redoubling the effort and thinking carefully about what learning support would work best for me.

Another correspondent, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been told he possesses excellent English; indeed, he possesses a master’s qualification from a reputable British university. In his case it is not English that is the barrier but he has been told he “does not have any local experience”.

This “local experience” issue is one that cuts no mustard with Ailis Logan, who runs a Melbourne-based firm, Tribus Lingua, specialising in assisting skilled migrants. She says “even Bill Gates would get rejected for lack of local experience”.

The thing is, would Bill Gates get rejected? Of course he would not, so what is really going on? What does it mean when someone says “lacking local experience”? Or, more pertinently, what kind of candidate would lack “local experience”?

The answer is, of course, new migrants. In other words, when a recruiter or employer gives a lack of local experience as a reason for rejecting you, they are really saying you are being rejected because you are a foreigner.

It is not hard to see why my correspondent asks the question: “Is there a protectionism policy being practised especially for new migrants?”

So here are two migrants with full residency status in our country who are struggling to find work despite their very impressive qualifications.

I might add that the CV the second correspondent sent to me was the best in terms of presentation, accuracy and presenting a convincing case of all reader CVs sent to me this year.

Not all employers and recruiters practise such blatant discrimination. There is an abundance of fair-minded employers out there who would love to have either of my correspondents on their team.

There is more cause for optimism in that there are specialist services that are dedicated to supporting and assisting people in this situation.

If the barrier is language, with a lot of persistence, a lot of immersion in the local language and appropriate support, significant improvements can be made for motivated people.

It appears there are many in the same situation, which is sad. Ironically the good news is that there are people and services out there to assist with job hunting for skilled migrants.

Do not give up, seek out support and, in time, you will find roles that are appropriate to your experience.

Article courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald

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Australian Visa Applications Stopped Temporarily

Applications for Australian general skilled migration (GSM) visas in some subclasses have been stopped temporarily.

The following announcement was made on May 7, 2010

Temporary suspension of Certain General Skilled Migration (GSM) Applications (Subclasses 175, 176 and 475 Only)

The Australian Government has decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of certain General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa applications. This temporary measure will begin on 8 May 2010 and is expected to remain in effect until the end of 30 June 2010.

The temporary suspension applies only to primary (main) applicants for the following visa subclasses:

• Subclass 175 – Skilled Independent (Migrant) visa
• Subclass 176 – Skilled Sponsored (Migrant) visa
• Subclass 475 – Skilled Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa.

This means you cannot apply for these subclasses of visas only from now to 30 June 2010.

This temporary suspension of applications will allow the introduction of changes to immigration laws and the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL)

Go to the link below to download fact sheets providing details and answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS SUBJECT .

WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CHANGES WILL BE MADE

Contact a licensed migration agent for immigration advice.

People considering applying for Australian general skilled migration (GSM) visas, in the subclasses that have been stopped temporarily, should delay any preparation steps which involve paying money.

Critical Skills List (CSL)

Engineers, IT professionals and medical professions remain on the revised issue of the Critical Skills List (CSL) issued by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)

Critical Skills List

The following provides a list of occupations. This list will only apply to people who are seeking to migrate under the skilled migration program who are not sponsored by an employer or nominated by a state or territory government.

March 09

Source: Australian Government – Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Australian engineering job market

Engineering, Manufacturing & Technical Recruitment – Market Commentary January / February 2009

by Australia Wide Personnel

Whilst there is much uncertainty in the recruitment market for engineering and technical professionals, we have not yet witnessed large numbers of retrenchments. We believe this is because many employers know how hard it is to attract talent in the first place. We believe that when economic conditions become more favourable, the skills shortage will return with extra venom. Overwhelmingly (although not in all cases), our clients are telling us they want to “wait and see” before putting on permanent staff. Following are our observations of the key recruitment markets we have been operating in since 1979.

Construction Engineering & Management

Whilst construction companies have been busy with existing building projects over the last quarter, hese were primarily awarded before any noticeable downturn. It is becoming more obvious that the umber of new projects tendered in the building and construction sector has dropped and onsequently, over the last 3 months, we have seen a significant drop in demand for experienced building personnel. As with any situation however, there are exceptions to the rule and a private property developer that we met with recently advises that they have just embarked on new projects that previously failed to stack up financially. Clearly the effects of lower outright purchase prices and a reduced cost of borrowing is helping them to revisit development opportunities that were previously unviable.

Since our last commentary in October, both the Infrastructure and Energy sectors continue to make advances and there are a number of new projects currently being tendered (with anticipated start dates towards the middle of 2009). These include major water treatment and supply, rail construction & maintenance and conventional and environmentally sustainable energy generation and supply projects. These areas will fuel further demand for suitably qualified and experienced professionals, and this trend looks set to continue across the entire country.

Based on our latest discussions with the marketplace we expect to undertake a significant amount of related recruitment in 2009, particularly roles requiring expertise at all levels including Civil Engineers, Project Managers and other project based staff eg. Mechanical & Electrical, Safety, Planning and Environmental focused roles.

Australia Wide Personnel are an Australian recruiter. The above article on the Australian engineering job market appeared in ENGAGE: Engineering Industry News – February 2009‏. Engineers Australia’s, Victorian Division Newsletter.

Engineering migration to Australia made simple

The engineering labour market in Australia has tightened due to the global financial crisis, just like the rest of the world. Australia’s engineering migration program is likely to continue due to the aging of the engineering population and many years of failure to attract young people into engineering.

In the short term jobs will be harder to find. This makes it all the more important to prepare properly for migration in this climate.

Take the stress out of migration by preparing properly. Do what the smart cookies do – get a job before the leave their homeland. In today’s financial climate this may not be so easy, but you can at least do some good ground work. Here is a little trick I know has worked for many.

Find a few prospective employers and make unsolicited applications. It is a little like going around a bar and asking every girl to go to bed with you. You may get a lot of knock backs, but you only want one yes. With employers a response of “come on over and start next month.” will not happen. Do not be deterred. The response you are looking for is, “Come and see us if you come down (to Australia).” This is as good as a yes. Why? The prospective employer does not expect you to come on down without a firm offer. When they see you they have two thoughts. The first is, “Bloody ‘ell, I wasn’t really serious when I said come and see me.” And the second is “Shivers (or something similar), I had better try and do something for this poor boy (or something similar) who has travelled all this way. They must have some get up and go to do that.”

How do I know this works? I’ve been there, done that. Had it done to me too!

For this technique to work your CV needs to be in the Australian style.

What nationality is your CV?

Learn more about the Project Australia Engineers Migrate Australia Course

Quality experienced engineers will get the jobs in Australia. Be ready to migrate

©Ian Little. All rights reserved, no part of this may be reproduced without permission rights from the publisher. Contact us www.tribuslingua.com.au

Attracting Overseas Engineers to Victoria, Australia

Australia continues to encourage engineering migration despite the global economic downturn

The article below appeared in ENGAGE – The monthly newsletter of the Victorian Division of Engineers Australia

ATTRACTING OVERSEAS ENGINEERS TO VICTORIA

The Victorian Government in partnership with the engineering industry has recently undertaken a number of overseas recruitment activities to attract engineers to Victoria. These initiatives included attending overseas recruitment events/expos, running information seminars and publishing an on-line guide to help recently arrived engineers make the most of their skills in Victoria.

As part of the international recruitment drive, the Victorian Government hosted a ‘Live in Victoria’ pavilion at the recent ‘Opportunities Australia’s’ migrant recruitment expos in Leeds and London. The ‘Live in Victoria’ pavilion included Victorian employers, Bilfinger Berger Services (Australiasia) Pty Ltd, the Department of Human Services, GHD and the City of Warrnambool.

These events give overseas engineers the opportunity to learn about job and lifestyle opportunities in Victoria, as well as important information about visas and nomination. The involvement of industry partners in these activities gives engineers the opportunity to meet potential employers and allows industry partners to connect with high quality candidates.

Following the success of the expos, the Victorian Government in collaboration with Engineers Australia held an engineering information session at Australia House in London. The session included the launch of a new online guide Working in Victoria, an Engineer’s Guide.

This guide assists engineers to orientate themselves after they arrive in Victoria; and provides an easy-to-follow overview of Victoria’s labour market for engineers. Sponsored by the Victorian Government, written by experienced engineer and migrant mentor Ian Little and produced by multicultural publisher Tribus Lingua, the guide provides easy access to key information and advice to support an engineering career in Victoria.

To download a free copy of Working in Victoria, an Engineer’s Guide go to Live in Victoria – publications

Working in Victoria, an Engineer’s Guide. is written by Ian Little, author of Project Australia: Land that engineering Job in Australia.

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