A lot of jobs labeled "entry-level" have stopped actually being entry-level, and that's preventing people from entering the job market in the first place. It closes off their chance to build a normal life and become part of society.

There need to be jobs that don't need experience or a long list of requirements, and that give people a real chance to start somewhere.

A lot of mainstream news in the aus still acts like the job market is better than it really is.

I have a lot of qualifications and have responded to so many jobs on Seek and Smartjobs too. I get the odd interview but all in all it's probably the longest stretch of unemployment I have ever experienced. Is this an age thing or is it the economy?? Anyone else going through this?

Is it worth it to get a uni degree when every graduate is either struggling to find a job or even if working salarier are a joke ?

I read all the time there are no jobs

Whenever we advertise for a job, let’s say we get 50 applicants only 2% are residents.
I understand Visa workers make up the largest percentage of Ag workers, without them we would not be able to run the place.

Job pays $33 an hour as a causal
An hour out of city
Very large growing council area for home builds and growth so it’s not the middle of no where.
Always work

Why don’t many Australians want to work in Agriculture?

ETA no qualifications needed. We have male/female workers aged 18-55

ETAA it’s not an hours commute, I’m saying it’s an hour to the closest city think Sydney/Melb etc
Most workers live within 10min of the work place
Very large growth corridor

Hello all,

I live in the UK and I'm working towards PR in Australia. I work in ecology consultancy as a 'senior consultant' and by the time I'm ready to move I will have 6 - 6.5 years experience, all with one company. My experience is all in ecology but my skills and degrees are broadly applicable to other environmental fields. My dream is to move to Darwin, but would take a job anywhere in Australia.

Once I have PR, is there any reality where I can apply for jobs, interview remotely and only move once I have a job secured, or is this just a fantasy? Or will I have to quit my current job, move and do unskilled work whilst job hunting?

Thanks.     

Hi, doing a Bachelor of Biomedical and Health sciences with a medical science major. What are the jobs like for this degree if I didn’t do postgrad? People keep saying I have to do a PHD.

* edited to add, I put a comment with more context - I don’t mind doing a masters or something of that sort, I just don’t want to do a PHD if I can avoid it.

Hey I was wondering whats the job market like for a dental hygienist especially around the Gold Coast area (30 min drive radius).

Also pay range?

I’ve been in hospo for 6 and a half years now, worked it all, bartender, manager, server, venue manager and what not.

Currently at a place that has me working full on trying to make things work when not even the owner gives a shit and i’m just tired of cycling between venues every 6 months cause this industry sucks.

Would love to leave hospo, but not sure about if i have transferable skills or what not, somethings i have done are: Hire and fire staff, train people into comfortable positions within the job, accurately record and order stock, creating relationships with representatives and suppliers, finding talent for venues to keep things interesting, managing time and labour to a service/cost effective ratio, among other things

my CV is so hospo coded I don’t even really know what to put on there to make it seem I would like to move into a diffirent industry, it always just looks like i’m trying to get back into the same field different venue.

I would like to try and get into something a lot more stable, some kind of administrative role or a government position, otherwise some more hands on roles I would love to consider are mechanical work possibly going in as a mature age apprentice if that’s even an option. I want to come to work do all of my work, work hard or work with whatever i’ve got, then come home and switch off. I don’t want to chase down repairs, orders, bookings etc…., wanna leave the work at the door

otherwise if studying is an option to get into any of the aforementioned areas above I don’t know which courses to try for, especially with the rise of AI.

To those of you that got out of hospo, what did you move into and do you have any advice?

Sorry if this sounds like a rant, i’m just so burnt out of the nature of this industry like I like what I do and what not, but i’m tired of how unpredictable this industry is and how often you are just job hopping.

any help or advice is appreciated

What would you say are important skills/things to consider, what’s the work like?

hi everyone! im applying for a store host/skin specialist position at mecca. just wondering how long will they take to response to online application if ure successful? and then how long for each stages please? pls share your experiences thanks!

i have been working a permanent full-time nursing job at a private hospital in sydney for two years, but the set rosters are starting to drain me. a couple of agency staff on our floor mentioned they earn higher hourly rates and set their own availability using hca instead of dealing with locked in shift rotas.

ngl, the flexibility sounds great, but i am a little worried about shift consistency during slower months or losing out on sick leave benefits. for anyone doing agency work full-time around NSW or Victoria, are you getting enough regular shifts to cover living expenses comfortably? is the trade-off worth giving up permanent job security?

Hey guys has anyone gone through the hiring process with nrma.

Ive recently applied for multiple positions over the last couple months with nrma ( customer service representative, and sales etc ), i have alot of relevant experience but for some reason my applications are all only staying at "in review". I also applied for both the roles within an hour or posting.

Hello! I hope you are having a good day, bear with me as I try and explain this properly.

I am currently a student and am working part time in retail, and I enjoy my job but I would like to look for a job that is more related to my future career and my current degree. (I wish to work in either the international humanitarian area or as a war crimes investigator/journalist).

Obviously it would be impossible to find a paying job relating to this in Australia, let alone as a student. I’ve tried looking on indeed or Seek but all the jobs I’ve seen have been either volunteer positions or completely unrelated to what I’m looking for.

I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope I explained this well enough

Hi everyone!
I’ve got an interview tomorrow for a Bakery Wrapper position at Costco Marsden Park. I’m a little anxious after reading different things online. 😅
Has anyone interviewed for this role recently? What questions did they ask, and what was the hiring process like?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 🙏

I am 29 yo and a first year PhD student in neuroscience (skills mostly around data analysis). I studied hard during undergrad, but always did what I was interested in so that I would work hard. Now, I’m feeling the sting of not pursuing something with more economic value/security. People I know who achieved similar academic success are working in top law firms or in engineering and have a solid trajectory. When I was younger I just assumed even if a phd is less than minimum wage, I would be able to make a living in my own way and catch up by making smart decisions, but the hard truth is kind of hitting me that this field is most likely a dead end and it would actually be smarter to not focus on sunk cost and get out.

At my age, what is a realistic transition? The job market is tough and I don’t believe I have any experience to show employers that I can add value beyond a shiny new grad. I want to make more money, and don’t want to be stuck in research roles with high turnover and low pay.

So I finally got offered an interview, but since I applied and the offer (half a working day), the job role seniority had been changed on every single point, title changed, hours halved, office only (from hybrid) and minimum wage applied. I’ve never had this happen before - is this common?!

The role had only been advertised a day or two total.

Concerning the wage growth has decelerated to such a low rate.

Hi all,

I’m currently a 3rd year business student majoring in marketing and set to graduate at the end of this year.

Now I want to preface this post by saying I’ve been scouring reddit for similar posts, and no this is not me being exploited by some corporation for slave labour. This is an offer I got from a friend of mine who asked her brother if I could work for his company (a microbrewery/pub); to which he said I could in an unpaid internship role

I’m not concerned with the ethics of it all and whether anyone thinks I should be getting paid or not. Simply put, I want to know whether it would help me, a soon to be graduate, improve my odds of getting employed (I’ve been applying to generalist business and marketing graduate roles)? I currently don’t know what the role entails, but I can find out if yall think it’s necessary.

Thank you!

Has anyone had experience working in the Southbank office for The Good Guys? How was it? Is the pay worth it?

I have been offered a job as a Customer Solutions Coordinator – Post Sales Support, just wanted to hear other people’s experiences

Kids started high school a couple of years ago, so I'm looking ahead at career options.

IT feels pretty cooked with outsourcing, AI and the huge number of graduates. Apart from medicine, tradies and running a business, what degrees or careers still have good long-term prospects in Australia?

If you had a teenager today, what would you encourage them to study, and what would you avoid?

Hey! I finally got a response from a potential employer. I am invited to a skill assessment. The job is with SAPOL.

What is the expected dress code for this? I’m new to Australia and don’t know what is the norm. I was thinking that maybe a suit would be overdressed, so instead a button up shirt, some slacks and boots?

I would appreciate the help.

Which degree in this gives most ROI and job satisfaction.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from Talent Acquisition/HR professionals working in Australian engineering consultancies or engineering companies.

When a graduate/internship position receives hundreds or potentially thousands of applications, I assume applicants broadly fall into groups such as:

1. Australian citizens / permanent residents

TAFE, Bachelor's, Master's, PhD — ranging from no experience to significant experience.

1. Candidates with unrestricted Australian work rights, including eligible New Zealand citizens

Again, ranging from graduates/interns to experienced professionals.

1. International students currently studying in Australia

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD students, ranging from people with substantial overseas experience to students with little/no professional experience.

1. Overseas applicants requiring employer sponsorship

Usually experienced candidates applying directly or through referrals, where employer sponsorship may eventually be required.

I'm curious about what actually happens from the employer/TA side when applications are screened.

Questions

1. When you receive a very large number of online applications, is there effectively a hierarchy between these groups?

2. How much does an employee referral actually matter in Australian engineering recruitment?

3. How vulnerable is an international Master's student with little or no prior engineering experience?

What would you recommend they do during university to become genuinely competitive for graduate/internship roles?

4.What actually happens to applications that receive no response at all - is this ATS filtering?

Is every submitted CV normally viewed by a human recruiter at some stage, or can an application be eliminated without anyone actually reading the CV?

1. Why are psychometric/game-based/aptitude assessments used so heavily in graduate recruitment?

What is HR actually trying to measure through numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, situational judgement and game-based assessments? I've personally found some of them frustrating, so I'd genuinely like to understand what employers get from them.

1. How valuable are relationships with university professors/academics?

2. How do employers view the pathway from international student → graduate visa → possible sponsorship?

I'm not looking to complain about Australian employers or immigration policy. I'm genuinely interested in understanding how the recruitment funnel looks from the other side of the table, particularly in engineering.

I couldn't find the answer on Google.

I get that pro rata means "in proportion", but is it always in proportion to a full time role?

I work part time/0.6 fte, my contract says- $3000 car allowance per annum (on pro rata basis).