Career & Mindset Coach | I Help Migrants Land Jobs in Australia With No Local Experience through Modern Job Strategies | Featured in SBS Australia
When I first moved to Australia in 2015. My friend set me up with a cleaning job. But this turned out to be a huge mistake, Here’s why: My friend believed that finding a study-related job was nearly impossible Especially without “local experience” And he said “ You don’t want to lose your money in savings in 3 weeks” “Start with cleaning first, figure out a full-time job later” I went along with it for 3 reasons: 1. I trusted his advise as he has lived in Australia for 4 years. 2. A fear of failure and being unable to support the family. 3. Cultural pressure as a migrant to find some work overseas. But this delayed my job search and 516 job rejections. Why? - Cleaning job was easiest to get, requiring Zero effort on job searching - The job was after business hours - Allowed me to avoid any interactions - I didn’t face uncomfortable conversations with the locals - I created my own comfort zone It created a fixed mindset - As long as the money flowed, I felt happy. This limited my ability to find friends, network and understand the job market Here’s the thing: Choosing that first part-time job is a critical decision for a migrant. Take your time, don’t rush it Choose a job that improves your communication skills Something in Waitstaff, a Barista, Retail Customer service Select a role that exposes you to Australian culture and slang. It might test your skills and confidence And sometimes, frustrating experiences that are initially foreign to you. But remember, Choose to see struggle and challenge as an opportunity for learning! If it makes you uncomfortable, that’s where growth happens. #migrants #learning #empower #australia #jobsearch P.S. What is 1 lesson you learned from your part-time job as a migrant?
Rahul Bharadwaj
6mo
We operate in two ways. Fear (scarcity mindset) or ambition (abundant mindset). As an Asian, I was mostly told that I need to be humble and realistic about who I am. In my opinion, this does not work. We need to give ourselves the permission to dream bigger. Even before I arrived in Melbourne, I had visualised a part time job of being a Table Tennis Coach 🏓 This helped me not take the most common jobs that international students do. Sometimes we just need to switch off external voices (mostly noise) and find our own inner voice. It's easier said than done but once we do it, we find our own ways of paving new pathways that were never imagined possible💡
Jeremie P
6mo
Thanks for sharing, With your English language proficiency, should have been much easier I was lucky 🍀 had a good job when I went in 2013
Mohit Rau 📚 🚢
6mo
Pan Perera this is a summary of almost every migrant's journey. "My friend believed that finding a study-related job was nearly impossible" One key learning from books is the ability to differentiate fact from opinion. When you are new to a country, there are going to be a lot of opinions that stem from personal fears. Choose where you get your information from!
Meet Paniya
6mo
You were going on PR over there or on a temporary work visa?
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6moInteresting! But to each his own. It depends on many factors- overseas experience, family size to support, liquid cash to fund the job seeking period. Based on these factors waiting for ideal or better job could hurt and may derail the new immigrant’s aspirations. I was lucky and got my first 40k entry level Sales rep job in flat 2 weeks and ‘The almighty BOSS’ wanted me to start from very next second. I mentioned I have to organise my kids childcare, kindy, DL etc. He also offered $500 joining bonus to start next week Monday. But it doesn’t pan out the same way for everyone of us. If one is dedicated, proactive, agile to learn and adapt with an undeterred vision, success is a by product only. And it’s a matter of time. But ‘time’ is of utmost essence here. Family of 3 arriving to a foreign land with no local experience, no job in hand, no friends and industry connections and only 15k liquid cash and none in India. Monthly expenses 2500-3000 is a ticking time bomb 💣. Get any decent job and get the ball rolling was my mantra and would be my 2 cents to any new migrant. Rest depends on your wisdom and ability to take risk. Didn’t it work out well for you in the end?