Nigerian migrant to Australia, Ade Akinbola, talks to Ailis Logan of Tribus Lingua. Ade tells us how he overcame adversity to land his business banking dream job in Australia. Ade and his wife landed brilliant banking jobs in two of Australia’s leading banks. Ade set out to get a job […]
Engineer Migration to Australia. Your Occupation, Qualifications and Work Experience
Work experience is not compulsory for engineers applying to Engineers Australia for assessment of qualifications obtained outside Australia. There are many steps in applying for a general skilled migrant visa to Australia. the two areas related to engineering work experience are qualifications assessment (accreditation) and the points allocation for the […]
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. […]
Tips for Migration to Australia
So you are planning to migrate to Australia and think there is not much difference between Australia and the rest of the world? If you are from the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US or South Africa do you believe you will get a job easily in Australia? Take this test: Talk to […]
CDR Writing Style for Engineers Australia – An Example
A competency demonstration report (CDR) requires migrant engineers applying to Engineers Australia to write three career episode reports (CERs). Here is an example of writing style for a career episode report (CER). This example is taken from Engineers Australia website. The purpose of the CDR is to demonstrate: • how […]
Answers from An Australian CV seminar at Engineers Australia Careers Expo
Answers to questions from participants at a seminar An Australian CV at Engineers Australia Careers Expo by Ian Little. Q When customising my Australian engineering CV for a mining job application, can I just change the words to make my experience from another industry, such as oil & gas, to […]