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.

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?

(Source: www.macrorecruitment.com.au)

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.

ACS Professional Year (PYear) Program puts focus on ICT professionalism

Monday, 26 May 2008 - The ACS (Australian Computer Society) together with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship today launched a new Professional Year (PYear) Program, an initiative aimed at former international overseas students who have graduated from ICT university courses within Australia and are seeking permanent residency.