I. Provisions for International Students to Work in Australia
International students applying for employment in Australia must be 18 years old or older; You must have a student visa to work. The government also stipulates that students enrolled in full-time courses can only work for up to 40 hours every two weeks, and they must be over 18 years old. You can work full-time during the holidays. The minimum wage is 13 Australian dollars per hour.
Of course, if the work you are involved in is an internship stipulated by the Australian university curriculum, then it is not included in the above time. (Some Australian universities include internships. If these internships are part of approved courses and registered, overseas students can also participate. Even if you are a volunteer, your working hours are unpaid.
Second, the income of Australian students working.
In Australia, most college students are laborers, and their monthly salary is between 1000 and 2,000 Australian dollars. I often choose three jobs: a orderer in KFC or McDonald's, a delivery man in a pizza shop (preferably with my own car), and a sushi shop selling sushi. These three jobs are relatively easy to find and do. Moreover, the salary is not low, generally reaching 1200 Australian dollars to 1800 Australian dollars per month. In addition, because Australian law stipulates that leftovers sold on the same day are not allowed to be sold the next day, you can take some chicken legs, pizza or sushi home in most cases.
In addition to these jobs, international students can also choose to work as salespeople in supermarkets or as low-skilled workers in factories. Although these jobs are relatively hard, the pay increases accordingly, about five to two thousand Australian dollars a month. The work provided by the school is mainly to clean the classroom or school sanitation, and the salary is generally above 18 yuan/hour.
Third, the necessary preparations before work
1. Make full language preparation:
Make sure that your language must pass the exam. Generally speaking, the language level determines the quality of your work.
Generally, international students get good grades after taking the IELTS test in China, but when they start looking for a job, they often feel that the language is not very good.
Especially in the service industry, the requirements for English are naturally higher; Business in China needs you to speak many dialects. For example, most restaurant staff expect you to speak Cantonese. If you know Japanese and Shanghainese, you will have more opportunities than others.
2. Need to have good psychological quality:
When you start looking for a job, you can't find it quickly and smoothly. In general, you have to go through a process. At this time, you must not be discouraged. You must persist and face it correctly. At the same time, we should calmly analyze and think about the problem of finding a job and improve the success rate of finding a job next time.
When you start working, you may meet a good employer, but you are also likely to meet a grumpy and cunning employer. At work, your employer's eyes will always stare at you, constantly criticize you, urge you, and some employers will abuse you from time to time. Faced with such an employer, you can only bear the pain and work non-stop. It is best to smile and nod at the employer.
Being wronged is common, so be patient. Of course, if the employer really damages your personality to a certain extent, you should also respond correctly and safeguard your dignity.
3. Must have a diligent body:
International students have a large amount of physical labor, and generally there is no rest from the beginning to the end of each job. Therefore, for foreign students who have just started working, backache and limb weakness are inevitable.
During the summer vacation, some foreign students will go to farms in South Australia or Queensland to do some picking work. Although they earn a lot, they all work long hours, usually around 10 hour. So you should not only have a hard-working mentality, but also have a strong body.
Fourth, try to do part-time jobs.
1. Go door to door to find a job by yourself.
For international students who work less than 25 hours a week, this is a cost-effective and efficient way to find a job.
Go directly to the company and the store and ask if there is a part-time job. If this company needs to recruit people, they will write down your phone number, and soon, most of the time, the next day, you can go for an interview.
2. Job advertisements in Australian newspapers
There are many part-time jobs in the newspaper, which are classified by industry. Candidates can choose corresponding positions according to their own conditions and contact the employer directly by telephone, mail or post.
The most convenient way is to find a job online.
The websites of several employment agencies commonly used in Australia have special part-time search columns, and students can choose according to their own fields. The demand for part-time jobs is mainly concentrated in catering, cleaning and packaging.
4. Through a professional intermediary
At the beginning of coming to Australia, due to the unfamiliar place and limited information, you can also entrust a job search agency to find a job. Usually they charge a service fee to ensure that they find a job. Serve until you find a job.