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Australia :: Member Information
What is Wotjob?
What do I get?
Why Should I use Wotjob?
Do I need a Tax File Number?
If Employers don't look for me how do they find me?
Why Do I need to update my Details?
What if I don't have a CV?
How should I dress for Interviews?
What's my travelling Email?
Why Can't I see my Photo?
What type of Photo should I use?
Why do you recommend Calling employers?
Do we make commission from your placement?
Why do we allow Recruitment Companies to use Wotjob?
I can't see the place I'm staying in listed
I can't see the job details
What is Manage Favourite List?
Should I join before I leave home for Australia?
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Australia :: Member Information
What is Wotjob?
Australia is the perfect place for travellers to combine working and travelling. Each year just under 90,000 travellers fly to Australia with Working Holiday Maker Visas. The Australian Government like issuing Working Holiday Maker Visas (WHM's) as it gives you an opportunity to work and save money for all the exciting things you want to do on your travels. Most importantly it gives you the chance to meet new people and possibly make the vital contacts that will help you to come back and live. The problem before for WHM holders was that the cost of advertising jobs to you was prohibitive for Employers. Make no mistake the Australian economy is booming and work is plentiful no matter what your skills. So we have made it easy by allowing ALL and ANY employers in Australia free advertising of jobs now and always. So there is no reason why you shouldn't part with the equivalent of just a mornings work here to let employers know where you are, and what you can do, throughout your entire stay (that's AU$50 about £20 or ?30 for a full years online travelling CV that moves with you). The beauty of Wotjob is as you change destination you simply log on Update your location, add any new learned skills and all Employers looking for your skills get an email instantly letting them know you are in town. Likewise don't be surprised if you get phone calls from Employers asking you to come and join them as we allow Employers full access to our database to find you by skills and location.
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What do I get?
For a one off Membership charge of JUST AU$50 (or less than ½ a pint of beer a month) you get unlimited access to search for Jobs by location. It is a 12 month long membership that enables you to upload or create your CV online. Your CV is updateable 24/7 by skills and locations you travel to within Australia. You can add a photo and even upload a CV in either Word or PDF formats. Your membership charge is an administration fee that covers continuous use of our servers to update your details. Your fee allows all employers to advertise their jobs for FREE and that's why we charge to maximise your chances of work. But think about it, the visa costs you AU$170. Many companies charge over AU$1,000 to get you started and only guarantee 1 job once with no further follow up or help. We give you the tools you need to get started. Information on Australia (where to visit, what to do) Access to Banking,Live Hostel & Tour Booking,get your Vodafone phone & number before you go or when you arrive. Online application to the Australian tax Office etc..
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Why Should I use Wotjob?
We allow any jobs to be placed with us free of charge (we have found no other site that does this!) Employers all to often will run their businesses short staffed if staff fall ill or are absent because of the high costs and length of recruiting replacement staff. If you are a Wotjob member and keep your location details up to date at all times you will receive phone calls and emails from Employers searching for your skills in the right location.
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Do I need a Tax File Number?
Australian Employers expect you to have one. If you have a Tax File Number its easier to get work. It's easy to get one when you have your Visa.
Apply online
here
.
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If Employers don't look for me how do they find me?
If an employer places a job that meets your skills, our unique skill matching will fire emails at each party (you and the employer) to tell you both about each other. It's all done automatically.
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Why Do I need to update my Details?
Just like at home your CV needs to be bang up-to-date. If you don't regularly update your location details Employers in the wrong location will offer you jobs and you will be contacted about jobs in the wrong location as well. Keep up-to-date and work smarter (you can deactivate your profile whilst you are working or decide to go off travelling and partying)
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What if I don't have a CV?
No sweat. Just fill out the online form with as much detail as you want to say. You can change it any time you like and change the photo as often as you please. Upload a photo (if you haven't got one, get a mate with a digital camera to take one).
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How should I dress for Interviews?
As you would at home (smartly) Dress, Skirt, Blouse etc. Shirt, tie, trousers etc. Put the beach wear away. Also Employers will probably want to see your WHM visa in your passport (so take your PASSPORT along as well) & have your Tax File number with you.
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What's my travelling Email?
Use your travelling email. Hotmail, Yahoo, and GMX etc. the one you pop from any computer at an Internet café or friends place. If you haven't got one go to
Hotmail
or
Yahoo
and simply set an account up, it's free.
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Why Can't I see my Photo?
We allow file sizes for photos up to 1MB (this is plenty of space!!) If you have problems send your photo to us and we'll resize and upload it for you. Email
help@wotjob.com
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What type of Photo should I use?
Australia is a happy country so smiles please! Employers don't like the criminal passport type shots (who does) We also don't think you will increase your chances of getting a job with you and your mates doing moonies!! Be aware that we strictly reserve the right to delete photos that we feel are unsuitable for viewing.
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Why do you recommend Calling employers?
To maximise your chances of getting a job we recommend that you email and call prospective employers. You never know they may have new jobs available.
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Do we make commission from your placement?
No. The money you earn goes to you and you alone. Wotjob never takes money from employers.
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Why do we allow Recruitment Companies to use Wotjob?
All to often your experience with recruitment companies will have been, come in and see us, and fill out the form before you know if jobs are available. Wotjob lets you see which Recruitment companies are looking for your skills. So before visiting them you know if they have specific jobs you would like to do. Basically we save you time walking the streets between Recruitment companies and getting frustrated. You're here on holiday, so our policy is to help you work smarter. Not forgetting recruitment companies have access to your CV and they can call you too. The Recruitment companies make their money from the Employers. If you are asked for money to be put forward for interviews please refuse and inform us straight away and we will BAN the Job Placement Company from using our service.
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I can't see the place I'm staying in listed
That's deliberate. We have listed the towns and cities in Australia with the highest concentrations of population. The reason we ask you to put the nearest major town or city as your location is because Jobs are placed in exactly the same way. We do this because say you are 20 miles east of Melbourne and a job is placed 10 miles north of Melbourne you wouldn't find each other. As we group both the job and you as being in the location of Melbourne you can find the job and the job finds you. It's that simple and that's why we do it this way. The job details will always have the exact location of the job.
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I can't see the job details
If you are not a member you can only see the type of job and location. You need to be a full member to see the contact details. Click on the sign up button to join its only AU$50 to for a full year.
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What is Manage Favourite List?
This is where you have saved your preferred jobs for quick access when you have job searched. Unless jobs are filled they usually stay available for up to 4 weeks. Your favourite list lets you know if the positions are still available. If you are on the move we recommend that you save jobs in favourites list for your next destination. It's always a good idea to contact employers and let them know that you will soon be in their town and are able to work. A lot of seasonal jobs are quite often requiring a person that's leaving to travel on to be replaced.
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Should I join before I leave home for Australia?
Yes, we let membership run for 13 months to take into account the fact that you have a 12-month visa here in Australia. This way it gives you the opportunity to look at the type of jobs available before you arrive. Just remember before you fly to update your details to your arrival destination or do it as soon as you arrive.
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