What do Australian Engineering Employers expect to see in a CV from migrant engineers? The key to getting your engineering CV right is thinking about what employers in Australia are looking for. The majority of migrant engineering CV’s should be project based. Most companies want to see details of the […]
Local experience…How engineering Migrants can get jobs in Australia
How engineering migrants can get a job without local experience in Australia Local experience…Engineering migrant Shaw Ali did not get any job interviews for months after migrating to Australia. Shaw thought it related to his lack of local Australian experience. Shaw Ali wrote the following email I am also one […]
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 […]