Mum's gone 2 Aus

On Friday an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) confirmed a rise in job vacancies in the regions referred to as the mining states: Queensland and Western Australia; and highlighted significant competition for job vacancies in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria.

“In NSW…there were 4.1 unemployed people for each vacancy…in Victoria the figure was 3.6 unemployed people for each vacancy.” “In Western Australia, there are just 1.6 unemployed people for every vacant job,… Read more

The job of being a Mum is similar from one person to the next and nobody interviewed me, or tested my nappy changing speed, to ensure I was eligible for the role. The careers working mums follow are varied; Mum isn’t able to list the leading Australian recruitment firms for each business area. However, if you’re starting with a blank canvass, you’ll find Mum’s list of award winning recruiters very useful.

Careermums – Business woman of the year

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Many people relocate to Australia through their place of work; they request or are recommended for relocation and get visa sponsorship. When we planned our move to Aus, the company my husband worked for didn’t have an Australian office so there was no scope for a work-based move. This meant he started from scratch in terms of the job search, and in the difficult economic climate we knew he needed to explore all means and ways of seeking… Read more

These days, much of our everyday life and personal administration, is based on the Internet. Printed newspapers still have career pages but they rarely list jobs that aren’t also being advertised online. If you want career pages in hardcopy The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Daily Telegraph, and local newspapers and magazines are good places to look. If you’re at ease with the ‘Net’, which I’m expecting you are if you’re reading this, here are Mum’s top 10 Australian… Read more

In Working Mum Series #1, we talked about the basics of working in Australia. Mum’s three articles; Curriculum vitae and résumé tips…that’s resume in Australia, Fair Work Ombudsman – the things every Australian employee should know, and Working in Australia: what you’ll get paid – minimum and average wages are essential reading for anyone planning to live and work in Australia.

To help you find your dream job down under, Mum has created series #2 based… Read more

A key consideration when moving down under is what you’ll get paid. The cost of living, particularly in cities, is high so you need to make sure you’re earning enough to live your Australian dream.

What is the average wage in Australia?

According to a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics*, released in February 2010, the average weekly full-time ordinary time adult earnings in Australia are $1,234.10. This would mean an average annual salary of… Read more

To quote directly from the Fair Work Ombudsman website: “The Fair Work Ombudsman is an independent statutory office created by the Fair Work Act 2009 to promote harmonious, productive and cooperative workplace relations and ensure compliance with Commonwealth workplace laws.” 

When working in Australia there are certain workplace standards that employees need to be aware of, in fact it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that all employees know their rights. 

If you’re relocating… Read more

Before getting a job in any country you need to prepare your curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé. In Australia, the most common term used to describe this self-promoting document is “resume”.

Although it is generally recognised that a CV and résumé are not the same thing (CVs are usually more detailed), in Aus the majority of professions keep things simple and refer exclusively to the resume…you will notice, to make things even more straightforward, that the… Read more

The results of the last report on Australian Social Trends: Work* were published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in September 2009. At this time, 59% of females in the population worked. Looking more closely at the family-related statistics, 51% of women with children aged 0 – 4 were in employment. This figure increased steadily from 1999 when only 47% participated in the country’s labour force.

With these figures in mind, it’s likely that more than… Read more