Hospitals are running short of nurses and midwives. The number of patients are massive in hospitals and they have a long waiting list. Nurses and midwives are always busy attending to heaps of cases. So they require nurses and midwives to help get things done quickly. The same applies to doctors.
With husband Derrick Teo. (Picture courtesy of Jaslyn Lai)
Hairstylists are needed too. Not a lot of people want to be hair stylists. This is due to the relatively low pay.
What is the current average starting salary (AUD$) for a graduate in Australia?
It depends on your qualifications. I would say it ranges from 30k to 80k per annum, depending on which job. Mining industry graduates usually earn more.
What is the main thing that Australian employers are looking for, when hiring executive staff?
Years of experience to demonstrate that they know the industry. For example, if it’s a marketing executive role, the applicants would have to demonstrate that they know the marketing industry and also that they have a proven track record, such as knowing where to market the products and services. You also need to have an understanding of management, solid exposure to marketing strategies and execution. As well, strong experience in marketing, such as brand management are required. Generally candidates have to have expertise in the role that they are applying for, understand the industry, have solid experience and management skills
If a Singaporean or Malaysian person with say, five years of work experience were to migrate to Australia, would he or she find work easily?
It depends and it’ll be hard for the person to adjust to the work environment. The most important feature that one should have is excellent communication skills – both verbal and written. It usually takes a year to land yourself a job. And you need to have an excellent cover letter and resume. It’s all based on promoting yourself to the recruiters.
Is it easy to make friends with the locals?
It depends. Most Australians are usually friendly and talkative. It all depends on how good your communication skills are and how interesting you are.
Enjoying life in Australia. (Picture courtesy of Jaslyn Lai).
I’ve never had a problem making friends with the locals, as I’m always talking and I have a fun personality. So it really depends. You need to make friends with at least one local to experience Australian life. Generally, the locals are fun people who are worth keeping as friends.
What’s the food like in Sydney? Are you able to go to a nice, reasonable priced eatery when your Asian food cravings hit?
We have plenty of Asian restaurants in Sydney. There is a Korean town in the city, where there are plenty of Korean restaurants. They have a Malaysian town in the city as well, full of Malaysian delicacies such as Mamak that serves mamak food, nonya restaurants that serve Malaysian and Singaporean food, and many others. They also have Japanese restaurants, Vietnamese, Thai and Indian restaurants and so on.
There’s plenty of Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian and Thai restaurants at Kingsford and Randwick, where it’s close to the University of New South Wales. Most university students usually live around that area – which is closer to the less expensive Asian restaurants.
Most of the Australian food such as steaks are usually more expensive than Asian food, so Australians tend to eat at Asian restaurants too. They only eat at Australian restaurants for special events such as birthdays, anniversary or Valentines Day celebrations. (GO TO NEXT PAGE)
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