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Moving to Sydney soon! & asking for advice
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: ^_^ on September 09, 2017, 01:40:34 am ---As for the job, I went to Michael Page, Kinexus and Hays offices, besides applying at seek and finishing my resume in "Australian standard".
It was a wrong move, as they don't appreciate walk-ins. You gotta have an appointment.
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Yeah, don't just rock up!
Go see Tom Marinov, tell him I sent you, I think he'll remember me.
https://www.mcs-consulting.com.au/
Brumby:
Be careful about the agencies you approach.
Many years ago, I went to one that had the "shotgun" approach. They sent multiple copies of my CV to all and sundry. Really pissed me off when I found out. No attempt to match me against any positions.
I suggest sticking to ones that people recommend. It's been a while, but I recall Michael Page and MCS being OK.
^_^:
--- Quote from: Brumby on September 09, 2017, 04:37:15 am ---Welcome to Sydney!
We have had a rather long spell of little to no rain lately. A bit unusual - and the fire-fighters are getting a bit anxious about bush fires this Summer. Just one word of warning on that - if there are fire ban days, respect that. If you smoke, DON'T toss a smouldering anything anywhere - whether there are bans on or not. Make sure it is well and truly out. Last year, we had the pine bark mulch in a median strip reserve catch fire from (I suspect) some moron flicking his cigarette butt out the car window.
The fire services like to get "hazard reduction" burns done before it gets too dangerous to do so. This is a controlled burn-off where fuel is consumed by deliberately lighting fires - and carefully controlling them. We are passing out of that window - but there could still be opportunities. If you see a blackish-brown smoke plume in the distance then hope that is what is happening. If it's a real bush fire, then you will likely see some people tense up - even if they're well out of danger.
Sydney's suburbs are generally safer than outer areas - but there are bushland pockets all around, so everybody tends to become more aware of the risks. There seems to be an exception to this with a lot of smokers, though. >:(
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Wow, that's really serious matter. I don't smoke, but I'll keep this in mind.
In Research Institute I used to work for there was a project going on: it consisted of small battery-powered devices able to recognize fire, connected together in wireless mesh network, that would later get thrown out of the airplane over a forest!
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--- Quote from: EEVblog on September 09, 2017, 08:51:08 am ---Go see Tom Marinov, tell him I sent you, I think he'll remember me.
https://www.mcs-consulting.com.au/
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Thanks!
I sent them my resume in the evening and the guy called back the next day early in the morning (9am.), while I was about to put my pants on after shower.
I ended up replying to his questions and trying to put my pants on with one hand, which didn't work at all.
I'm glad it wasn't a video interview.
Anyways... tommorow I have my first interview in Australia at Rode Microphones. I'm very excited :box:
Rewatching Dave's videos on microphones.
Gonna nail it.
Halcyon:
Nice! Rode make a lot of good gear! All the best! Let us know how you go.
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