Step 3: Final Round, Focus, Deep breathing, you’ve landed to your new home, Welcome Australia!!
- After getting your REAL Australian mobile line win minimum 5GB data pack, update all resumes, logged employer, and job websites set the BIG PLAN for your adventure.
- Start with contacting your entire friend again NOW BY PHONE plsss, meet, ask for advice, help, and support from their experience. Plsss don’t be shy or closed minded the effective you do the fast you get. Don’t forget that in return you will help and support newcomers with all you have.
- Build relations her and there by attending events (Meetup Mobile APP, Internation.com), Register in all companies events (if IT go to www.itupdate.com.au, TOASTMASTER - www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events).
- Now, Enable “Notify my network” option in LinkedIn, update your mobile number and bio, everyone in your network by alerted about you, “Great!! this is what you wanted”
- Grow you relations more by adding more connections to LinkedIn and ask for advice and even to chat or meet with them, publish posts, feeds, comments on others on daily timely period to be always on their top pages.
- You MUST do volunteer activity if you don’t get a job fast. This will be doing three BIG things to your experience. More relations, culture orientation, tell the employer/recruiter that you are an active candidate who loves to give back. Apply for volunteering which in your field first or anything by www.govolunteer.com.au don’t forget to have 100 points of ID verification, it’s required. Work on two volunteering places and give one day a week for each better than giving a one tow day.
- Instead, look for casual/freelancer job which will do same as the volunteer besides paying you back some bucks/dollars to survive. Check on seek.com.au, ozlance.com.au or gumtree.com.au. Don’t work on something that will affect your main target to get a job in your field (Casual Resume Template is attached - OALI Casual Resume.doc).
- HEVEAYLY apply on all jobs that match you on linkedin , seek.com.au, etc. BUT focus once you applied log down the recruiter/employer contacts to call him after half an hour or maximum an an hour from your action TO SELL YOURSELF
- Focus on what will you say when you reach him: “Hello XXXX, My name is XXX, IT Professional, I ‘d like to have a few moments introducing myself to you. Can I? if yes, Say Thank you so much, go for 1 min of your experience and last achievement in numbers plssss, then emphases on your compliance with his job ads and that you are PR visa, available for immediate interview, and happy to reallocate if required.
- If you reach his voice mail, you MUST record the same with your voice, he calls you back don’t worry.
- At this time he might open his email to get your resume which is sent to him an hour ago and start asking you few simple questions. Please speak slowly, clearly, smiley, actively voiced. He might ask you where are you living to say with friends in addressXXXX but as a singular, you are happy to reallocate if required. If he asked you about how long have you been in Australia, immediately mention few weeks but since you’ve arrived, you’re volunteering, studying, attending TOAST Masters, Writing Whitepapers, and preparing for you next certification to sharpen your skills for the new role, to let him feel you are active guy also if asked about local experience that you are doing volunteering and worked in multinational companies before and used standard methodologies and approaches that is similar everywhere on the earth. Plsssss Don’t ever say no and that’s all but always comments on your “NO” answer. To be always a positive person.
- Fantastic, if positive feedback asks him when can you follow up? And noted down to do so (see follow up template below). “Dear XXXX, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to interview/apply for the position of "XXXX" role at XXX company. It was a pleasure to chat with you, and I appreciate your time and consideration in interviewing me for this position. Following our discussion I consider that I have all the skills and requirements to fulfil your job. Having been a BA for last 8 years and a Consultant for 5 years, I have the desire to collaborate with their team in a positive and productive way. In addition to my technical skills, I bring enthusiasm and energy to everything I do in order to get the job done in an efficient and timely manner. I am very keen on this role and working for GM Water. If you require any further information from me please contact me anytime. Thank you again for your time and please keep me updated with the progress. Have a beautiful day.”
- In addition, start re-sending emails to recruiters, friends list (prepared earlier) and CLEARLY introduce yourself like this “Dear Michael, I would like to introduce myself and explain my situation. I'm Australian permanent and have been following the ICT industry/project with interest, I having over than 13 years of progressive experience in ICT Business/System Analysis, design & development (SDLC), for diverse project's business sectors i.e. Teleco, Retail, Utility, ….. I have successfully executed more than 70+ projects …….
My skills are perfectly tailored for XXXX roles as I understand stakeholders and their needs, and how to XXXXXX.
I am writing in the hope of setting up a meeting with the appropriate technical hiring manager or HR to discuss how my experience and achievements may be relevant to a Business Analyst role at your end.
Of particular interest may be the following achievements:
· · Successfully delivered multiple, concurrent system implementations on time and to budget utilising onshore and offshore resources; delivered (10+) implementations including small and large projects up to USD (7+) million budget, (1200) employees.
- Recorded successful process improvement for ERP Performance Management Plan (PMP) applied for (1200) employees by re-engineering the whole business process and workflow achieving 100% of key business stakeholders satisfaction.
- Awarded ”Best Initiative” by reducing the overtime cost over the company by (10%) by performing end to end process automation through integrating access control and attendance managements systems, Permit Management System (PMS) with ERP-HRIS;
- Played enthusiastic role in analysis, design, and development phases of Loans & Benefits Management System (Self-service Kiosks) that serve (1200) employees.
- Introduced process integration and customised interfaces between payroll, financial modules (Payables) and HSBC Bank payment gateway, to transfer salaries within 24 hrs, that improves the HR process efficiency by 35%;
I also have a certification in Business Analysis - CBAP/BABOK, Project Management - PMP, Service Management - ITIL and OCP and employeeexcellent communication skills, a highly professional attitude and a friendly demeanour - open to an ongoing position or contract work.
I am available to meet and discuss opportunities immediately and happy to reallocate if required. I have attached my resume for your perusal. Further you might share this email with a friend who can help.
Thank you for your time, and look forward to talking soon.
Sincerely”
- Prepare further for any interview by studying behavioural questions, key skills of each role, matching you achievements with them, study the salary market value using (SalaryChecker, Hays APAC Salary Guide Mobile APP) but if you have been asked how much you want say “AM Okay with the MARKET RATE” as you are new to the market.
- Supposed, unfortunately, you got a rejection from a company you liked, proactively grap the chance by the below rejection reply “Dear XXXX,
I would be lying if I said I’m anything but keenly disappointed that I wasn’t your choice for the position of Business Analyst. But knowing how professionally and thoroughly each candidate was interviewed and shortlisted. I’m also honoured to have been on that short list. I appreciate that your job of selection was very, very difficult.
It was a pleasure getting to meet you and seeing how well your team works together. [Customise the following: You are a rare and skilled manager. I particularly like your style of relating to your team, and sincerely hope that sometime in the future we get an opportunity to work together. (I agree that my skills are a great fit for your team.)]
I wish you and your team great success. Thank you again for all your efforts on my behalf. I will look forward to seeing you at one of the area association meetings.
Best regards”
- Prepare you reference, believe me, you are near to the last interview stage of a reference check, All my best inshaa Allah.
- Last, if you have the chance to get your licence test done, it would be better. Read my next post about that.
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