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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.

Called up NI call center (which they call as Job-center) in the morning at 8 AMCare person (lady) picked up the phone and asked me ‘how may I help you’I said I want to apply for a NI numberShe asked me why do I need a NI numberI said my employer asked me to do soThen she said ‘ok, that mans you need it for paying taxes’I said yesThen she asked me some basic details like Name, Address & Phone number.Then she said that I have to come for an interview and there is a appointment slot available for 1st May & asked me if I will be able to make it on that day. I confirmed my availability for that day.She then gave me the reference number for my request & said details will be sent to my mailing address.After few days I’ve got the detail of NI interview center, interview timings & some brief information about national insurance allocation process in an appointment confirmation letter mailed to my residential address.I went for the interview on the given date & time with the appointment confirmation letter and waited there for about an hour to actually get into the interview.The interviewer who was again a lady asked me about my basic details like why I have came to the UK, where I was staying before coming to the UK, who all I have in my family & where are they recently, marriage details, job details etc. Then she asked me for my documents like passport, brp & reference letter from the employer etc. I have submitted all & we continued with some other formal talks like what my company does, how long will I be staying in the UK etc.While talking she was filling up the application form with the information that I have provided. After completion of filling up the form she asked me to verify the details that she had filled on my behalf. I verified the information, signed the form.She then scanned all my documents and handed over it back after sometime and informed me that I will get my application processing status in my mailing address within 4 weeks. She also gave me the acknowledgement letter of my application (please keep this letter carefully).That’s all !!

A cover letter is a single-page letter written to the person or organisation offering the job you're applying for. A well-written cover letter should introduce you and encourage the person reading it to read your resume.Writing a cover letter should be part of every job application you make, unless there are clear instructions not to send one.The purpose of a cover letterWhen writing a cover letter, you should:introduce yourselfmention the job (or kind of job) you're applying for (or looking for)show that your skills and experience match the skills and experience needed to do the jobencourage the reader to read your resumefinish with a call to action (for example, asking for an interview or a meeting).How long should a cover letter be?Keep it short. A cover letter is meant to be a summary of your resume, so don’t write more than one page.Matching your cover letter to the jobUse a different cover letter for each job you apply for. Your cover letter needs to show that you know what the job involves, and what the employer is looking for.To do this, be specific about your skills and qualities. You also need to show how they match the needs of the job or the organisation.Here are three simple ways to make your cover letter as specific as possible:1. Find out who to address it toTry not to address your letter ‘To whom it may concern’. Find out the name of the person who will read your application. This might take a little effort, but it's worth it.If you found the job in an advertisement, it will probably name a person to send the application to. If it doesn’t, call the employer or advertiser and ask who to send the application to. Telephone is best, but email them if you can’t find a contact phone number.If you find out the person's name, don't use their first name. Use either ‘Mr’ or ‘Ms’ and their last name instead.2. Find out more about the jobWhen finding out who to address your application to, you could also try to contact that person so you can ask questions. This can help you match your cover letter (and resume) to the job.You could ask:Does the job involve working as part of a team?Who would I be reporting to if I got the job?Can you tell me more about the kind of person you're looking for?Is there a position description I can look at? (Only ask this if the job advertisement doesn't mention a position description.)Note down the answers to these questions as they can be used in your cover letter3. Find out more about the companyFind out more about the company so you can tailor your cover letter for the job. Here are some tips:If you know the name of the company, look for information online.If the company has a website, visit it (especially their ‘About us’ page).If the company name isn't in the advertisement, call the recruitment agency or advertiser and ask who the employer is.Your name and contact detailsPut your name and contact details at the top of your cover letter. You don't have to give your postal address, but you do need to include your email and phone number.Your email address should create a professional impression. Don't use an email address like “[email protected]”If you don't have a professional email address, you can make one with a free email provider. Make it simple – something that includes your first name and your last name is a good way to go.Their name and contact detailsUnder your own name and contact details, you should include:the name of the person you're writing totheir position or the name of their companytheir contact details.If you're having trouble finding this information, you can call the company to ask who you should address your application to.You can also use ‘To whom it may concern’, but it’s best to only use this as a last resort.The name of the job you're going forAt the start of your cover letter you need to say which job you're applying for.You can do this on a line by itself (for example, ‘Regarding: Application for Stock Controller position’).You can also do this in the opening paragraph (for example, ‘I am writing to apply for the recently advertised Stock Controller position’.)A list of your relevant skillsInclude a brief summary about how your skills and experiences match the job description. A short bullet list is fine.If you're answering a job advertisement, there may be a position description that lists essential skills and experiences. It may also have a list of ‘desirable’ skills and experience. Your cover letter needs to respond to all of the items on the ‘essential’ list. You should also respond to as many items as you can on the ‘desirable’ list.Remember that if you say you have a skill or experience, you need to show how you've used it or how you got it (for example, if you say you've got child-minding skills, mention some jobs where you've used them).A summary of why you're right for the jobAfter listing your skills and experience, you should explain why these mean you're suited to the job (for example, ‘My ability to get along with anyone and my experience in solving customer problems in a retail setting make me ideally suited for this job.’)Speak their languageUsing the same language as people who do a particular job shows that you understand the industry or field that the employer works in.Find out what the employer does, and how they talk about themselves. Use this language in your cover letter.For example, if there's a tool or software or skill the job requires, like machining tools or cash handling, mention it in your cover letter (but make sure you mention it correctly!).Ask them to contact youYour cover letter should finish by asking the employer to read your resume. It should also ask them to contact you about an interview.Try something simple like, ‘I have attached a copy of my resume. I look forward to hearing from you about this job’.What you shouldn’t include in your cover letterThere are some things that should never be in your cover letter. Here are some things to watch out for.Typos or mistakesAlways spellcheck your cover letter. It's even better to get someone else to read it and point out any mistakes or confusing things.People you could ask to read your cover letter include friends, family members, your careers teacher or a careers counselor.Double-check everything in your cover letter. If you mention a company's name, make sure you spell it right. If you mention places you've worked before, make sure you spell their names right, too.Including your whole resume in your cover letterDon't cut and paste your resume into your cover letter. Try to re-word the information in your resume, rather than just repeating it. Keep your cover letter short and let your resume tell the whole story.Using ‘I’ too muchTry not to over use phrases like ‘I believe’, ‘I have’ and ‘I am’. Remember, it’s not about you – it’s about how you can help the employer.Once you've written your letter, read over it, and try to take out or rewrite as many sentences that start with ‘I’ as you can.Don't mention your other job applicationsYou're probably applying for more than one job at a time. However, it’s best not to mention other job applications. Your letter should aim to convince the employer that you really want this job.Even though most employers will assume you're applying for more than one job, you don’t need to mention it.If you have further queries pertaining to how to write the perfect resumePlease feel free to refer the following blog posts:5 Mistakes to Avoid In a Resume4 Elements of a Power Resume5 Resume Design Principles To Create The Perfect ResumeResume Column | A basic guide to write resume.Wish you the best with your future endeavors.