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OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS

OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS. ANDRES GONZALEZ. FROM CARACAS, VENEZUELA. OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS. MY BACKGROUND PRIOR TO AUSTRALIA. MECHANICAL ENGINEER [2007] MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [2 YEARS] AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [1 YEAR] OIL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [1 YEAR].

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OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS

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  1. OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS

  2. ANDRES GONZALEZ FROM CARACAS, VENEZUELA OVERSEAS QUALIFIED ENGINEERS

  3. MY BACKGROUND PRIOR TO AUSTRALIA • MECHANICAL ENGINEER [2007] • MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [2 YEARS] • AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [1 YEAR] • OIL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE [1 YEAR] ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  4. THEN…MOVE TO AUSTRALIA • ARRIVED AS A STUDENT [DECEMBER 2010] • PART TIME SALES ASSISTANT AT KATHMANDU [1 YEAR] • MASTER IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 1 YEAR PROG. [2011] • ENERFLEX AUSTRALIA, GAS INDUSTRY [SINCE APRIL 2012] ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  5. HAD ONLY 3 MONTHS LEFT ON MY STUDENT VISA • COULD NOT APPLY FOR A GRADUATE VISA, SO LOOKING FOR A SPONSOR WITHOUT HAVING AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE • RECEIVED AN OFFER BEFORE THE 3 MONTH PERIOD ENDED, BUT IT WAS NOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR • 3 MONTHS WERE UP, SO WE APPLIED FOR A WORKING HOLIDAY VISA MY JOB SEARCH PROCESS ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  6. 3 MONTHS INTO THE SEARCH…3 PHONE INTERVIEWS…2 FACE TO FACE INTERVIEWS, STILL SEARCHING • CONTACTED BY HEAD-HUNTER REGARDING EFX OPPORTUNITY • 1st INTERVIEW WITH ENERFLEX…NO RESPONSE FOR 3 WEEKS • 2nd INTERVIEW WITH ENERFLEX DIRECTIVES...WENT WELL • IN APRIL 2012…RECEIVED SPONSORSHIP OFFER FROM ENERFLEX MY JOB SEARCH PROCESS ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  7. THE RESULT RELIABILITY ENGINEER FOR ENERFLEX AUSTRALIA FOCUSED ON ROTATING EQUIPMENT WITHIN GAS COMPRESSION AND POWER GENERATION ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  8. WHAT WORKED? • SPEND THE NECESSARY TIME ON YOUR RESUME. IT MUST BE FLAWLESS • COVER LETTERS MUST BE ADAPTED/DETAILED FOR EACH APPLICATION • BE PERSISTENT AND CONSISTENT, APPLY YOURSELF TO THIS 110% • BE TIME EFFICIENT: DEVELOP AN ORGANISED STRATEGY FILE EACH APPLICATION SUBMITTED DEFINE YOUR SEARCH MEDIA ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  9. WHAT WORKED? • PREPARE FOR YOUR INTERVIEWS • MONITOR RESPONSE LEVELS FROM YOUR APPLICATIONS / ADAPT • PROJECT CONFIDENCE • IF POSSIBLE, PURSUE AN AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMA OR DEGREE • OBTAIN YOUR OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT FROM EA • DON’T SET BARRIERS AGAINST YOURSELF • BALANCE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES • AND MOST IMPORTANTLY… ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  10. PERSEVERE ! “CONTINUE IN A COURSE OF ACTION EVEN IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTY OR WITH LITTLE OR NO INDICATION OF SUCCESS” ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

  11. THANKYOU ANDRESGONZALEZ OVERSEASQUALIFIEDENGINEERS

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