Work Out How To Make It Work Out
A good Registered Migration Agent will have many years of experience and will have built up an excellent understanding of critical decision points in the making of an application and DIAC’s assessment of the application.
With this experience, a good migration agent develops the most effective case strategy for their client, a strategy that will result in either a faster outcome, lower capital and evidencing requirement, or the greatest flexibility post visa grant.
Finding good work also requires a suitable strategy. At Hire A Migrant we think each applicant should have a tailored personal job search strategy, which is not only the first thing we do but the most critical thing we do in terms of getting a good result.
For a migrant in a new country, all of their knowledge about who’s who in business and any personal networks they had will now not be available to them, So how would they find out which companies with vacancies are stable, of reasonable size and are good employers?
They either need to start from square one and spend a few months on basic legwork researching the market, talking to business people and building networks, or they can short circuit that time line and bring in professional help. That’s us, Hire A Migrant.
Having a strategy is a critical part of finding a good job quickly. A key part is selecting the occupation and developing a skills list - make it too broad and employers will find it all a bit shallow, but make it too detailed and employers will think the author is going to need a lot of effort to adapt their highly specific skills to the new country.
With the job title, many occupations are not on all the various skills lists, as some States sponsor certain occupations and others don’t, some industries are going well but only in certain parts of the country. Also worth thinking about, there are restrictions and advantages with each visa type depending on if the client’s occupation is relevant to the visa.
We suggest that anyone finding work in Australia should consider:
- which industries offer the best employment prospects?
- which States sponsor or encourage migrants with the chosen occupation?
- which of the occupations listed in ANZSCO match the applicant’s skills and abilities the best?
- if there is another ANZSCO classification that might carry more points?
- which ANZSCO classification would be the best one to use for sponsorship PLUS visa application PLUS pursuit of employment?
- where is the preferred industry mainly located, and does that State list the occupation or cite the employment prospects?
- what salary range exists across the different States, especially in the trades?
- what are the relevant geographic boundaries for sponsorship on regional visas such as RSMS
- if a ten page highly detailed CV with covering letter is best, or just a two-pager?
- which recruiting agencies are prepared to work with migrants?
- where can you get copies of trade magazines to familiarise yourself with industry leaders, structure and opportunities?
And after that:
- which employers offer the best terms of employment and career choices?
- which employers require that all applicants go through their contract recruitment agents, and which agents?
- which employers are prepared to sponsor a migrant, either on a provisional visa or a permanent one?
- which employers know how to prepare a good submission to DIAC to become a sponsor for your visa?
At Hire A Migrant, we think employer profiling is a critical part of our service - working out where to look and who to look for. Once a schedule of potential employers has been developed, initial contact discussions with the employers will provide better results for less effort and cost.
Solving the three way puzzle of a migrant’s needs, an employer obligations and the visa’s requirements makes it all work well, and it greatly accelerates the whole migration process by avoiding knock backs, refusals and repeated effort before a sponsor can be found to assist with obtaining a visa.
Testing the different options together will reveal the best combination. The final job search strategy will then include these tactics:
- preparation of an employment profile that shows confidence, without being “pushy”;
- selection of a search area where the chosen industry is known to have shortages in suitable occupations;
- prioritising calls to employers whose profile indicates they may be more inclined to hire a foreign-born person;
- developing answers to deal with any possible weaknesses in the application, such as lack of local knowledge, business culture, lack of familiarity with regulations etc
- working out “the pitch” - the single sentence that gets the employer’s interest while selling the skills and minimising any obvious shortcomings
- and several confidential points that make up our strategic sales formula!
Once all of these issues have been identified and prioritised, a written strategy statement is prepared for each client for use in job search activities.
At Hire A Migrant, we pride ourselves on the ways we can turn perceived weaknesses into assets, perhaps by shifting job search to the right employers and locations or presenting the skills in a different way on the CV.
This Job Search Strategy is available for a small fee of $250 to $350 depending on the occupation. We will credit this fee against any further work commissioned for the same client.
To request a Job Search Strategy Report, the candidate needs to send information to us for assessment. This would be a full and current CV, and a completed client worksheet. Click here to access these forms.
After the strategy is formulated and agreed, the next step is to decide if a more detailed market assessment is required in the form of a Job Search Report, or if the Job Search should be started straight away.
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