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What is the better choice for someone who wants to work overseas?
I have been planning to work overseas and have some options I think will have opportunities for me, and that is New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Switzerland.
I’ve done a bit of browsing around. New Zealand is looking mainly for IT people and teachers. Canada is looking for caregivers. What I was told abt Switzerland is they may require you to shell out100s and thousands of dollars to work there unless u already have an employer who is willing to sponsor you, and I think that is the case pretty much everywhere these days considering the crisis.
I’ve also checked on the Australian government site and they have dropped some industry job opportunities due to their economy, one is construction. I am not sure if I still have a chance if I get into housekeeping, esp. in Brisbane.
I’m looking for a job opportunity that has to do with housekeeping. I have 2 years experience (and ongoing) in copywriting but I do not think anyone out there would sponsor me for that kind of job nor is it in demand re: overseas workers/immigrants.
I graduated from an Australian university, completed a bachelor’s degree. At that time I hadn’t thought of staying in another country but complicated situations are forcing me to work overseas…I don’t have experience or educational background on hotels or healthcare but am willing to take courses that will enable me to work in the countries mentioned. But my ultimate goal is to apply for citizenship in any of those countries mentioned, as I can’t live my life here anymore.
Pls, if you want to help, give me an idea where to start… I’m not asking for assumptions of what I might be going through or rude comments…I just really need some recommendations what I can do from now on…thank you…
Go to Canada and take any job you can get. Study in the evenings and weekends and when the economy improves you will be available to take advantage of it.
Izzy, try to focus your efforts on one or two countries in order for you to get better chances. The first country you should target would naturally be Australia, because as you mentioned, you have a degree from an Aussie Uni.
Also, I am surprised that you were able to finance your studies abroad and yet were not able to capitalize on your education to find a suitable job in the Philippines. Usually, there is a placement department in the university to help graduating students find jobs in their field of studies. I guess this would be a good starting point for you to take.
OR, go to Canada and study again. The Canadian Experience Class.
As a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution, you must have one year of full-time (or equivalent) work experience in Canada after graduation. Your work experience must be gained within two years of applying.
You may get work experience by applying for the Post-Graduation Work Permit after graduation. Work permits may be valid for up to three years with no restrictions on the type of work you can do or where. To ensure that you can apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class, at least one year of work experience under the permit must be at Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B under the NOC. Your work experience must be gained within two years of the time you applied.
Full-time work experience means working at least 37.5 paid hours per week.
Note: Work experience gained during your studies does not count toward meeting the requirements for work experience. Only work experience gained after graduation can be counted.
Good luck to you. Hoping all goes well.
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1. AUSTRALIA= you have a degree there….why would you settle for housekeeping? you have a degree…..anyway if you enjoy doing household chores…and you rosective, employer will give you ,decent working condition,salary..that would be good.
2.SWITZERLAND=If you have extra hundred thousands{CONSIDER IT A INVESTMENT),..go for it…your a degree holder..and can probably land a decent job….i heard
its a nice place,..swiss alps and everything…
3.CANADA= Too cold…but nice place too….
4.NZ=NICEPLACE TOO…..
ITS YOUR CALL….GOODLUCK.
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Flew out of R.P………..will be back with a vengeance…..nak ng pating ,…pang hollywood. : )
it’s interesting to know that you have an Oz qualifications and i guess you should be heading to that direction instead. You got whole heaps of options when you were in Oz, right? of course you know that too…
i’m based in Sydney but unlike me you’re even luckier when i started out here many years ago i started at TAFE for some course completely different from the qualification i got from Phils. in other words i decided to shift to a different field of interest. later on i also got a uni qualifications after i finished a course at UTS of the same field. well that’s me…..
as for you i really can’t suggest what to do. but what i can give are just insights to make better decision and hopefully can help you out.
the first thing you need to do is do a self assessment. that’s right that’s what people at uni do here, right?
you may ask these questions to yourself;
1. what’s your ambition? the things you hope to achieve? the things you want to contribute and capable of doing?
2. some what related to the first, what’s your passion? the things you are interested with? Are your interest relevant to your ambition?
3. what are your skills that will you assist you in achieving Q1?
4. how determined are you? committed?
from here you will know now which county and what particularly field you want to go.
the reason being of requiring people for some money when starting out overseas is because the Oz government want to make sure that you are financially sustainable and can live on your own without any government assistance. as you know you are only qualified for Oz citizenship after four years but before that you shouldn’t be somewhat destitute and can live a normal life independently.
it’s not entirely accurate to say that the Australian economy dropped like most countries. by far Australia is one of the most stable economy in spite of the global recession. what the Oz government is saying they wanted to protect the local unemployment level at 5% still significantly lowest amongst all other countries. they lower the entry of skilled migrants coming in as of the moment to provide opportunities to the locals seeking employment opportunities.
now people from overseas like you need to do a self assessment like, 1. how would i compete to among all other applicants?
2. what qualities do i have that they need to chose me (overseas applicant) as against the local job seekers?
hence, one thing i can think of you need to enquire about "business visa" you can get employment by having this type of entry. please check our the immi.gov.au
if not the "student visa" one course you can reply on is the culinary arts. it’s a short course and in demand right now.
short course means you don’t need to shell out huge amount of money to prove that you can afford the course out here.
finally, you been to Australia which means i don’t need to remind you that it’s one of the best place to live having quality of life and all…..
good luck and G’day!
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Go to Canada and take any job you can get. Study in the evenings and weekends and when the economy improves you will be available to take advantage of it.
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