Australia Job Seekers #18

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Time to announce my next event! We've had over 550 participants across 17 meetups so far and the group is growing bigger and better!

I'm opening this event up for anyone in Australia (or planning to migrate to Australia). This event will be online, and I'll try my best to make it as effective as it used to be

Purpose –
– Talk and share job hunt stories/experiences
– Help others with some tips on job hunt
– Address common issues – local experience, Visa etc.
– What to do during this pandemic situation
– See what others are doing to improve job hunt
– Q&A with Recruiter/Career coach (if available)
– Have a good time!

People actively looking out for a job and those who have tips to share would be welcome. Recruiters/Career coaches are also welcome!

Note: I'd appreciate if you RSVP only if you are at least 80% sure to make it. All the participants put a lot of effort to make this a reality and would be a waste if people ghost out.

Agenda (Tentative, will be tweaked closer to date) –
1. Icebreaker – Official Start at 5.30. Networking is the objective until then. 15 mins

2. Sharing my journey as a job hunter. Will highlight what I did, what I did wrong and what I learned – 20 mins

3. Sharing stories. I'll pick random names from the participants to share their stories. No pressure though, if you don't want to speak we'll move on to the next person. However this is a great opportunity for you to speak, I highly recommend utilizing this!. Please follow this structure for making it more effective – ~60 mins

** Name, where you are from and how long you have been here
** Profession
** If you are job hunting – how's it been so far? If you have a job – how was your job hunt?
** What do you think is the reason for not being successful. This is the most important bit as I'll try to figure out if you are doing something wrong based on the inputs you give. Retrospection is very important to move forward. Give this some thought, and if you still are unsure you can talk about the circumstances of rejection (eg; Not getting calls, no feedback, etc.)
** I/experts will give inputs on what you are doing right/wrong

4. Short Break – 5 mins

5. LinkedIn Tips and live review of profiles – 15 mins

6. Q&A session for Recruiters and Career coaches. Please keep your questions ready and sensible(talk to me if you have any questions) – 30 mins

7. Networking/Personal Chats – As long as people are around

Recruiters attending
* Jo McCatty – Recruiter/Coach

Coaches attending
* Terry O'Reilly – Coach at OBP Australia
* Naishadh Gadani – Coach at Your Career Down Under

NOTE: You may request a cancellation for the event up to 72 hours before the event to receive a refund (Paypal/Meetup charges are non-refundable. This comes close to $1). Any cancellations within 72 hours to the event are non-refundable.

Registration is mandatory.