Want a job in Oz? 10 Reasons to Shun International Experts

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If you search online for ‘career advice’, ‘job interviews’ or anything to do with the world of work, Google will do its job and load up the most popular sites. By sheer weight of numbers, these sites are likely to be American or perhaps British. Now there are, of course, many outstanding international experts and yet, it might well be a case of…

Beware!

If you are Australian or someone from overseas who is looking to find work in Australia, there are at least 10 specific circumstances when you should ignore advice from a non-resident career specialist.

Some of these career issues are merely technical in nature; others require a fundamental re-think of your job search strategy.

LinkedIn profile
Since I wrote my first blog about LinkedIn in 2015, I see more and more estonia phone number resource people using it very well. The bland motherhood business quotes are disappearing and people are posting content that is of value to their market place. However, we really are a conservative lot here.

Videos = Killed the Radio Star?

Many overseas experts will advise you to create a video on your LinkedIn profile. Apart from serious considerations about whether you have the ability to do this well from both a technical and content point of view, this does not go down well here. The politest interpretation this achieves is generally …’ Gee, he’s a bit full of himself’.

Résumé Infographic = Seeing is NOT Believing

Unless you operate in an industry where you are expected to be a bit ‘out there’, do not attempt to convey your work history and strengths via an infographic. Just stick with the written word. If you believe that an infographic would be admired by your target audience, seek expert advice so that the content is strong and the layout is stylish.