subject: Australian Employment Doing Well – How Are YOUR Prospects? [print this page] Australian Employment Doing Well How Are YOUR Prospects?
You know you live in the lucky country when our unemployment figures continue to decline, even when the world is on the verge of recession, or in fact, declared to be in recession. As the Australian Bureau of Statistics results illustrate, Australian employment is doing very well indeed. The 12-month performance to May 2010 showed a steady rise in the number of employed persons; just the way we like it (and need it).
To be looking for a job in Australia is nowhere near as fraught with frustration and constant rejection as it is in other places in the world, particularly the United States where unemployment is one of the key sticking points in the comparatively new Obama administration.
Even Australian job sites bear testament to our lively, buoyant economy, with the number of job ads in an upward trend. And these sites do not even paint the entire picture of the potential for employment in Australia. According to ABS data, more than 76% of executive, managerial and professional positions are never advertised.
Australian employment is of course, not just about the tradespeople, the bus drivers, the school teachers and the nurses. Often, executive positions are not advertised as they are filled internally from within the organisation. Confidentiality also plays a part in the assignment of some top company positions.
But for those of us who must rely on Australian job sites or newspapers, recruitment agencies or services such as smsthejob, at least the pickings are not so slim. Still, that's no cause for complacency. In order to secure for yourself the best job in Australia for you, there are things you can do to increase your chances:
Keep abreast of developments in your industry.
Find out who are the movers and shakers and read up on them.
Get to know the statistics and market fluctuations.
Learn which companies offer a work culture that you would be comfortable with.
Keep tabs on changing roles in organisations and who is holding particular positions.
Armed with this knowledge, your Australian employment prospects improve exponentially with what you learn that you can bring to the table in a new position. In fact, this kind of approach to job seeking is just as effective in any role. Imagine how you could position yourself as the ideal candidate in an interview by being able to converse with the interviewer not just answer their questions about the industry, the company and the immediate surroundings. It's sure to make a memorable impression.
Finding a job in Australia may be easier than overseas, but you owe it to yourself and to any future employers to set yourself up as the right person for the job, before you even apply for it. We know that a square peg won't fit into a round hole. If you are that square peg, then you need to mould your suitability so that you fit the jobs on offer.
