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EDIT : I got mamy questions from readers of this article. I put the questions and the answers at the end of this article. If you have new questions let me know in the comments and Ill get to them as soon As I get a chance.LET’S DO IT !!!!!START HERE ➡️ ➡️ I guarantee, by the time you finish reading this article and apply what I say, you will 100% get your dream job extremely fast, not just in Australia but anywhere in the world.I came to Australia in 2005 as a student to do my Bsc at Monash University, Clayton VIC. I finished my degree in 2008 and in the same year I landed a Web Designer job at a reputable company in Richmond.Then I went to an even better job, then even better salary and along the way, I worked at Deakin University in Burwood as a Web Development Coordinator as well. Oh man I LOVED that job. 2 mins drive from my home, brand new $5000 upgraded Apple Macbook Pro for free, ability to work from home for few days a week, ability work at the Deakin modern headoffice in CBD, super high tech conference rooms you’ve never seem before, Just WOW!When you find the #DreamJob you will never regret a single day.Landing jobs were extremely easy for me. You might think I'm extremely smart and talented. NO! and NO!. I think Im just creative and brave. I don’t give a rats ass about what others think and I always jump and take risks without worrying about the consequences. Be like that and you’ll go places and remember life is too short to live small and be an average-bloke no one remembers.I got normal grades at school and even in Uni. My programming skills are below the average requirement Employers looking for. Seriously. I am a Front-end Developer (Website builder) and my jQuery and Angular skills (programming skills) are around 3/10. So I am not the most skilled and experienced person.I landed jobs because I followed a specific path and some secrets I figured out by myself. I did few things other candidates didn’t bother doing. I'm going to tell you all in this article.My friends had a really hard time landing jobs and I realised they have been doing everything wrong. I know a LOT of people happily spend thousands of dollars on course fees, spend years and years at universities and in the end, end up doing an odd job they are not proud of. Many people are stressed at work or in the wrong field because they don’t know how to land their #dreamjob. Job takes up all your life and it’s meant to make you feel happy, safe and motivated not the other way round. Everyone is promoting “Quit 9–5” but No! Find the right 9–5 and it’ll help you save a lot of money, buy a nice house, find the right partner and have more free time for yourself. It did for me. That’s the reason I decided to write this article.Don’t think going to the best universities or just coming to Australian alone will give you a bright future. There’s more to it. You have to work extremely hard on yourself, on your career and everyone around you and that will guarantee a bright future. I’m going to help you get the “Your career” part right. :)I’m going to tell you how to get a job in Australia the easy way, no bull.I’m a Sri Lankan. The whole process of getting a job is very different in here. This article is for all the International blokes and local blokes who are having a hard time landing a job. I wish someone told me these earlier in my career. Things would have been so much easier that way. But no one in the freaking world was able to put down some points together and give a sure fire way to land a job. Because no one wants to share their secrets.OK... Here you go…1) Change your name.Yes from today you will get yourself a name that’s easy to pronounce and remember.My actual name is Udara Uragoda. But I use Udi Ura when applying for jobs. I still apply for jobs with my original name, but you get better chances with an English name. If you are Ching Chong, go with something like Michael Chong. You get the idea right? Same with Indians, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese, Chinese etc. Change your name. Why? Because it's simply easy to remember and pronounce.EDIT: Some asked me if they have to change the name “legally”. No! Just a pet name. Everyone has one, so get one for yourself as well.2) Get your own domain name.Now, if your new name is Udi Ura, get http://UdiUra.com.au, if its Jay Singh, get http://JaySinghe.com.au. It's $12 per year, $24 for 2 years on Crazy Domains. Why? I’ll explain further down.3) Now setup a simple Website for yourself.If you don’t know how to, then get someone from FIVERR .com to setup a simple wordpress site for you. Wonder why you need a website? See the FAQs section at the end of the article but first finish reading this.Keep everything simple. Don’t follow the CV structure you followed when you were back in your country. Keep it really simple on the website as well. I’ll tell you more about the CV structure later.4) Do your CVDo not follow the CV structure you used back in your country. Australian CV structure is EXTREMELY different. Don’t ever put things like Bio data, Nationality, Height, Weight (lol), hair colour etc.Ok. This is important. Companies have CV filtering systems. They search for keywords in your CV and that’s how they drill down 10,000 applications to 5 applications. To tackle this, make sure to have good keywords in the body text of your CV and cover letter. If you are a web designer, include web site design, UX Design, UI Developer etc in the body of the CV when writing.5) Do a Cover LetterOk back to the list. Again keep it simple and very different to the cover letters back in your country. Don’t ever say “Dear Sir”. Australians don't use Sir. Say “Dear {first name}” example “Dear Michelle” instead.6) Search for Jobs on SEEKGo to SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site and start looking for jobs. When you apply, make sure to save the job description into word documents if you're interested.Create folders for every month and copy and paste the job descriptions into word documents and save it in your folder. The reason is usually companies take down their job listing from Seek when they start sorting candidates.7) Applying for JOBS. Read Carefully!Ok. This is the most important part.Before applying, proofread everything. Give it to someone in FIVERR and proofread your CV and Cover Letter both. Then fix your Website and the LinkedIn profile as wellThink of it this way. If you don’t even spend some time to show that you really like to work in a particular company and you don’t even call them and ask their Human Resources Manager’s name or the person in charge of your role’s name, why would they give a shit about you?First things firstFirst, make sure the Job title is displayed in your CV and Cover letter as EXACTLY as the company’s job description. If the company is looking for a Front-end Web Developer, change your CV and Cover Letter header part to Front-end Web Developer. Don’t just leave it as Web Developer or Web Programmer.Everything in your Cover letter and CV should align with what the company is looking for. You are the one looking for the job, not the company. So give your CV and Cover Letter some thought before applying.The important thing is, you don’t have to apply for 100s of jobs. You only have to apply for 10–20 jobs, the right way and BOOM!Emailing the CVOnce CV and Cover Letter is ready, copy the cover letter heading and the body copy to your email, attach the CV and Cover letter and send it to the person. Send them in PDF format. Don’t ever send ugly word documents unless they specifically ask for it.Add your email signature as well with your new name, phone, email etc.Following upAfter a day or two, call them and ask them about the job you applied. Every company will provide you how they are going.8) InterviewLet’s say a company calls you for an interview. Here’s how you will attend the interviewBe PreparedYou are so close to getting the job. So don’t mess it up.First, research about the company. What they do, their website, staff, managers, directors, type of work they do and what your exact role is at the company.Search the company on Google and read their Articles, PR articles, Facebook, News everything you can find. Know 100% in and out of the company. This alone will increase your chances of landing the job by 100%.They will ask you questions to see if you actually did any research. Do it! It's very very very very important.Dress codeIf you are a male, wear a nice suit and a tieBe there at least 5 minutes before the interview. Don’t ever get late. Once I got 10 mins late and the HR manager asked me to leave after I arrive at their office. If you ever get late, call them and inform. But if you are late it’s bad first impression so you might as well drive back home.If you are a woman, get a nice office suite from a good clothing shop. Google office attire and follow them.My dream is to get this article to 100,000 upvotes. So go ahead and hit Upvote and Comment. I promise I’ll reply :)All the best! Let me know how you go.Frequently Asked QuestionsI recently moved here. I don’t have experience or references. What should I doI know. I’ve been there too. How can I get 2 years of freakin experience if you are not willing to give me a job right? Do this. Look for internships. Ask to work for free. Start with a small entry type junior role. Work for no money. Gain the experience of atleast 6 months this way. That experience you gain will be worth a Million . Doesn’t have to be from the same company. But it has to be in the same industry or similar role. Don’t do random jobs. Decide which role or industry you want to work in, you are passionate about and then go hunt. It’ll be tough. Extremely tough. You’ll feel like giving up after going for 15 interviews. But don’t. You are always just 1 interview away from achieving your dream job, settling down, buying that house, car and having a happy life with so much money and freedom. (That’s what I kep telling myself in the early years and it works and it’s true )I’m overseas right now. How do I get a Job in Australia from here?I am not very knowledgeable in the work visa field. Talk to a reputed Australian migration agent. Send me a Message and I have couple of good contacts. Important thing is don’t look for cheap lawyers and waste your money. Many readers sent me messages saying they lost thousands by scam migration agents. So be cautious.I’m in engineering, medical, teaching, gardening field. Is this occupation in demand in Australia?Best way to find is by looking at current jobs. Go to http://seek.com.au and enter your role. Enter a broader keyword instead of a narrow one. Example : instead of typing “water engineer” or “transport engineer” type “civil engineer”. No plurals. Just singular.Then select Sydney and search. Go through all the job roles and read them. Do the same with Melbourne. Spend a good few hours researching and understand what’s in demand. No ones going to help you with these. You have to do it your self and become knowledgeable in your space and understand the job market. Remember, you have to adjust to the jobs in the market not the otherway round. If the jobs in the market is not what you want you have to adjust. You can’t stop the WAVES but you can learn to SWIM.Why do I need a website?Think of it this way. When you apply for a job, the first thing the recruiter will do is Google you. When that happends you have to be present on the internet. The recruiter expects to see your LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Stackoverflow, Dribble, Youtube, Personal Website (aha, see), comments you have made on public websites, etc. When someone searches you, the entire first page of good should be filled with your Stuff. That’s called being active and present in 2019.IF THERE’S ANYTHING ELSE YOU LIKE ANSWERED PUT IT IN COMMENTS.

I ‘ll share my personal experience of interning at Solid State Physics Laboratory (S.S.P.L), D.RD.O, New Delhi :1. To secure an internship at D.R.D.O is no big deal. Since it is a government organisation and works like any other P.S.U (apart from the fact that the entire campus is under a very tight security), it is quite easy to secure an internship if one has proper contacts.2. I applied for S.S.P.L due to a couple of reasons. First and foremost was the fact that it was in Delhi itself. Secondly, I was not particularly interested in pursuing some serious research and only wanted a tag of D.R.D.O on my resume.3. D.R.D.O usually provides internships in the summer vacations only. But if one has good contacts with either the scientists or the H.R personnel, then one can intern in any month.4. To apply for an intern position at D.R.D.O, first one has to prepare a quality cover letter which mentions one’s field of interest ,work experience and most importantly, references. Although, no one in the H.R department bothers to read the cover letter, one still has to send the letter as per the organisation’s instructions.Along with the cover letter, one needs to attach N.O.C from his or her parent organisation (university or company), 2 Passport sized photographs, Resume and a copy of Student I.D proof. Here is a copy of my cover letter5. The entire set of documents need to physically mailed to their address, latest by January. Although students send their applications as late as May, still one cannot take any chance.6. Once the applications are mailed, one simply needs to wait for about 2 months, till the month of March or April. I remember being quite tense during these months since I wasn’t sure of being selected. Do remember to ask your reference to give a call in the H.R department and inform the authorities regarding your internship.7. Once the application gets accepted, one might receive a mail from the concerned laboratory regarding the confirmation of his or her internship and joining date. Here is the copy of my email. I remember jumping with joy and excitement on seeing this email.8. After one gets free from college exams, he or she needs to visit the D.R.D.O campus for document verification and allotment of I.D cards. Also, the H.R officer asks about one’s field of interest. Accordingly, students are sent to different departments and under different scientists.9. The only thing that concerned me was the laid back attitude of several scientists in D.R.D.O. They were treating their job like a regular 9–5 job and weren’t serious about research.10. The canteens serve very good food and at highly subsidized prices. Also, one cannot carry any electronic device inside or outside the campus. If caught with any kind of storage device, then be ready for some serious trouble.11. If one is lucky to find a good mentor and successfully completes the allotted project work in given time, then only he or she is eligible for an internship certificate. I was allotted the V.L.S.I department under Dr. Harish Rawat. The topic of my project work was ”Crystal Vapor Deposition of atomically thin MoS2″.Here is a pic of my internship certificate, which I received after working hard on my project for 4 weeks and after submitting a satisfactory report to my guide.My only tip for you guys is not to run after the D.R.D.O tag like I ran and rather learn something useful from the institute. I strong believe in the following saying:“If you need to achieve something substantial in life, you need to fight hard for it.”

I was doing Computer Engineering at NITK when I applied for a summer internship at IIMA. My approach was very brute-force. I made a list of all the professors, and ranked them according to relevance of their research to what I wanted to do. Picked the top 10 of these profs and studied their research areas.Then I wrote a skeleton of a cover letter which included my educational background, projects I'd worked on, my pointer, my strengths. Then I began customizing a cover letter for each professor, and explained how I would be a good intern for them specifically and what I would bring to the table. I highlighted work I'd done that was relevant to what they were doing. And if I didn't have relevant experience (which was mostly the case), I would pinpoint the area of research I found most interesting and would mention some related books I'd read (which I may or may not have read) or make some relevant observation.Customizing each email is extremely important and worth the work. There's a really famous prof there who I wanted to work with. Through extensive stalking, I found out that he works with an NGO and casually mentioned in one of his tweets that the website could use some revamping. Even though the project I was applying for with him had nothing to do with this NGO, when I wrote him for the first time, I mentioned that I'd seen this website and made some suggestions about changing it. I told him I'd love to help out just for fun, apart from the main project. I think this is probably what made my application stand out, and the prof replied promptly with an internship invitation. I got two other offers and the whole process convinced me of the power of cover letters :PEdit- Guys, I interned at IIMA in 2011. This was a long time ago and the professor and the projects have changed. So I cannot recommend you to the professor I worked with or get you in on my project. I get a lot of mails on Quora and Facebook asking for help related to this answer, but I can't/don't have the time to individually write out your application emails for you. If you have a specific question, just post it as a comment below and I'll try to answer it as best as I can. But understanding the mindset behind my application will definitely help more than copying exactly what I did. Best of luck! :)