Job Resources
With the extremely high level of Internet usage in Australia, the Internet is now arguably the best place to access employment information.
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Employment Trends
Australia is likely to endure ‘only a shallow recession’ as a result of recent economic measures.
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Accounting and Finance
Salaries are flat in the sector, with hiring freezes and layoffs. However, market remains strong for specialists in insolvency and corporate recovery.
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Sales & Marketing
Employers are likely to retain top talent, but salaries in this sector will remain flat and may even decline.
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Education
The Australian government has finally emerged from a shortage of teachers and others employed in education.
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Top Companies
The following list represents companies reporting the largest assets/revenues in the country. More than 400,000 additional corporate profiles can be found in Going Global's Employer Directory.
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Business and Networking
Australia has had trade unions since at least 1845, when the Friendly Society of Carpenters and Joiners was formed.
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Financial Considerations
Overall, Australia enjoys cheaper living costs than either the United States or Britain, and prices are relatively low for essentials such as food, drink and clothes.
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Work Permits/Visas
The variety of visa types and subclasses makes it especially important to define one's activities or work in Australia to apply for the correct subclass.
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Resume/CVs
Applying for a job in Australia has changed dramatically over the past few years, thanks to mass electronic résumé/CV distribution services, online recruitment databases and opportunities to email job applications.
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Interviewing Advice
Job interviewing in Australia is generally informal and has few guidelines. Despite this appearance of informality, jobseekers should always be professional and show courtesy and respect.
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Cultural Advice
English is the language of business in Australia, but jobseekers should be aware that Australian English can be rather idiomatic.
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