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457 Visa Australia - Business Visa Application - Rules - Sponsorship

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Thursday, 19 June 2008
457 Visa - Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship - Subclass 457 The 457 Visa - Standard Business Sponsorship Visa This type of visa allows employers (Australian businesses and Overseas businesses) to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia temporarily.
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Finding a student job in Sydney - problems and suggestions

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Sunday, 08 June 2008
One of the big challenges for students and especially for international students is to find a job in Sydney (or other city in Australia). Considering the facts that about 70% of jobs are not advertised, overseas experience and education are not always accepted, language skills may also be an issue, finding job may be a challenge... So HOW can you find the right student job in Sydney?
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Why wont Australian Employers look for overseas jobseekers?

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Saturday, 07 June 2008
Firstly let me say some do. Unfortunately there are hidden barriers to hiring jobseekers from overseas for many employers, and these barriers mean that a very unpromising candidate on the ground locally will always win over any outstanding candidate from overseas. So what are these invisible barriers all overseas applicants face in seeking to find work in Australia? Once you know these, if you are from overseas, then you can address them.
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