How I did it: So, I moved to Australia with no money, a heap of debt and totally unemployed.
I had a few days of sitting around and hanging out, but threw myself into the job hunt as soon as.
I used Seek and Gumtree to hunt out as many suitable jobs as possible and tidied up my resume. I also trekked around shopping malls and the city centre with my CV to hand out.

I had already decided that I'd take the first job offered to me. I'm only here for a few months as I want to go travelling so I wasn't going to be too fussy.
After applying for what felt like a million jobs, one Wednesday, I got about seven phone calls for interviews. A week later, I'm still getting calls and emails but, true to my original brief, I took the first one and I love it! I work in a hostel as a receptionist.

I now have two jobs (I took another job at the Subway round the corner), working around each other, so I'm able to start saving for travelling and paying off those debts!

Lessons & tips: Perserve. I was very lucky and heard back within a week or so, but it felt like forever!
Unless you're career hunting, don't be fussy. No one is above working at MacDonalds.
Put yourself out there.
Make your resume awesome and shine in interviews. I found the Aussie interview process a lot different to the UK ones. They seemed satisfied with the academic and professional experience they had in front of them on my CV and just wanted to use the interview to get to know me. There was a lot less of those "What's your experience in..." or "Tell me about a time when..." questions, which always annoyed me.

Resources: Seek
Gumtree
My mum, for lending me cash while I was poor and unemployed!

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Oct 11, 05:53PM PDT | 0 comments | 13 cheers