Nowadays, Australia has become the third most popular country to study abroad. Many children studying in Australia want to study on a work-study basis. How can we get the opportunity to work?. Let's take a look at the experience sharing of the seniors who collate and sum up for us.
Correct understanding of part-time work
Many people (including international students) believe that students who do not work do not seem to be real students; those who have no experience of working abroad are not really studying abroad. Therefore, the vast majority of international students joined the team to work, how much money is not their ultimate goal, experience is what they really need;
Although working hard, it has become an important way for overseas students to understand Australian society, to exercise their social ability, to improve their strong psychological quality and to increase their income. Almost all overseas students in Australia have had working experience;
In the past, a student who had reached for a hand in clothes and opened his mouth to a meal worked gradually to become a person with a strong ability of social life and hands-on work. If you want to emigrate to Australia in the future, working is also a necessary preparation for the employment and immigration of students.
Regulations on working in Australia
When they first arrived in Australia, few students got the right job within three months due to language and environmental problems. After all, the main purpose of students studying abroad is to study, and we do not advise students to work prematurely, so as not to affect their studies. Most students start looking for part-time jobs after three months;
If you are applying for a student visa, since April 26, 2008, student Australian visas will bring your own work permit (previously required to go to Australia for an additional A $65 to apply for a job permit);
Visa allowed to work, must be 18 years of age or above, there is a permit to work for students visa. Violators cancel their school status. School regulations, no more than 25 hours a week, holidays can be relaxed. The minimum wage is 10 Australian dollars per hour; if you are involved in an internship in a school course, it is not counted within 25 hours. (some schools include internships, which are open to overseas students if they are part of an approved course and are registered.) Even if you are a volunteer, without pay, the working hours are calculated to be less than 20 hours.
When international students go to Australia to study and start working, they are affected by Australia's tax laws. International students must apply to the Australian tax Office (Australian Taxation Office; ATO) for tax number (Tax File Number). If you apply for a tax number, you need to show your certificate. If you are using your passport as your document, you should go to the office in person. Application forms are available at post offices and tax offices all over the country. For more information, please contact the Australian tax Office. Web site: http://www.ato.gov.au;
When you start working, the employer will ask you to provide the tax number within 28 days.
Many schools in Australia have to see attendance rates, less than 80%, can be expelled from school.
Necessary preparation before working
Be prepared for your language: make sure your language goes through. Overall, the level of your language determines your work. General international students in the domestic IELTS exam scores are good, but when starting to find a job, often feel that the language is not very good. Especially in the service industry, the requirements for English are naturally higher; Chinese business requires you to speak many dialects, for example, the restaurant workers mostly want you to speak Cantonese, if you know Japanese, Cantonese or Shanghai, you also have a little more opportunities than others;
Need to have a good psychological quality: when you start looking for a job, you don't want to find it quickly and smoothly. In general, you have to go through a process. At this time, you can't lose heart, you can't be discouraged, you must stick to it and face it correctly. At the same time, we should calmly analyze and think about the problems existing in the process of finding a job, in order to improve the success rate of the next job search. When you start working, you may meet a good employer, but there is also a good chance that you will run into a grumpy, unruly employer. At work, the employer's eyes will always be fixed on you, constantly picky, constantly urged, some employers also abuse from time to time, in the face of such an employer, you can only helplessly accept, and work without stopping. It is best to nod your head with a smile in the face of your employer. Being aggrieved is a common thing and must be patient enough. Of course, the hiring is mainly to really damage your personality to a certain extent, you should also have the right response to maintain your dignity;
Must have the body that can bear hardships: foreign students work, physical work is more, and every time work from beginning to end generally no rest, so for students who have just started to work, back pain, limbs fatigue is bound to experience. In the summer vacation, some overseas students will go to the farms in South Australia or Queensland to do some picking work. Although they earn more, they work longer hours, usually about 10 hours, so you not only have to have the psychology of eating hard. But also to have a strong body.
A channel for finding a jo
Job hunting has begun, and most students find their first job with Chinese employers because of language constraints, a poor language environment, low pay (usually 8 to 10 Australian dollars / hour) and not an ideal place to work for a long time. If your English level permits, try to apply for a job in an English-only environment as much as possible. This kind of work will not only pay a higher salary, but also play a significant role in improving your language proficiency.
Looking for work door-to-door: for students who cannot work more than 25 hours a week, it is a cost-saving and efficient way to find a job. Go directly to the company, ask the store if there is a part-time job. If the company is in need of hiring, they will write down your phone number and soon, for the most part, the next day, they will be able to try it out;
Job advertisements in Australian newspapers: there are more part-time jobs in newspapers, classified by industry. According to their own conditions, the applicant can select the corresponding position, by telephone, mail, direct contact with the employer;
The easiest way to find a job is to find a job online: the websites of several commonly used career agencies in Australia, all of which have a dedicated search bar for part-time jobs, allow students to choose according to their area. Large demand for part-time work mainly concentrated in catering, cleaning, packaging and other aspects;
Through work intermediary: in the first stage of coming to Australia, due to lack of familiarity and limited information, you can also entrust a job intermediary to find a job. They usually charge a service fee to make sure they get a job. Serve until you find a job.
Participate in social activities, friends recommend: in Australia, some small and medium-sized business, the boss opened a shop, employed a few employees. When business is booming, more people are needed to help, and it is common for existing employees to recommend their friends as a form of recruitment. So usually make more friends, and participate in a number of social activities inside and outside the school, so as to increase the opportunity to find a job;
Employment assistance room in universities: there is no obligation on the part of the university authorities to help students find a job, but there will be employment assistance rooms in universities. Students who are interested in finding employment opportunities can go to the university to find opportunities to work or not. In addition, There will also be some job opportunities posted on campus signboards. In general, however, schools offer very few jobs;
Take some professional training, local qualifications: because many jobs in Australia require local qualifications, most of the jobs available to international students are still relatively junior manual work, of course. If you are willing to invest some of the money and energy to participate in some professional training, the situation will be a big improvement. For example, if you spend about 1500 Australian dollars and a month's holiday studying for a nurse's entry-level certificate, the training agency will arrange for you to work part-time 20 hours a week. Generally in the elderly care center do some care for the elderly, work not tired, but the hourly salary is about 20 Australian dollars, holidays are higher. This approach is very good for students who are prepared to study in Australia for a long time.
Pay attention to part-time work
Work needs to pay effort, such as can not reasonably allocate time should give up, do not affect learning;
Most of the jobs you can find in Australia are waiters,waiteress,cleaner and casher.. Therefore, do not look high, so that not only can not find a job, it is likely to distort their own mind;
Although foreigners are more human, but they take things very seriously, will not allow too big mistakes, so caution is particularly important;
Restaurants, there is a certain risk, wear leather shoes and trousers, at least some protection;
Sign labor contract, strengthen self-protection consciousness. There is a difference between working in a shop run by a Chinese boss and an Australian owner. Most Chinese restaurant owners don't sign labor contracts when hiring and pay no taxes. Failure to sign a contract encourages "black work". Black workers can be hidden in any store, only because of the special "job nature" that needs to be "hidden", and the restaurant's backroom has become the preferred job for black workers. Black work is not a wise choice, was discovered by the Immigration Board is to be repatriated, so try not to go to Chinatown to work, because there are 80% of the black work;
Find a job, in the big city can entrust the intermediary, the intermediary fee is also not high, but should be careful. It is best not to go to a local Chinese employment agency because you are anxious to find a job. They usually charge you about 200 Australian dollars as an intermediary, but many agencies are not standard in service, so people should be careful.
