Ways to find a job
Centrelink
Newspapers
Internet
Advertisements in professional association publications
Government Gazettes
Self-advertisements
Radio and television
Friends and relatives
Employers
Notices
Centrelink
Anyone who is looking for a job can use the self-help job search services provided at Centrelink offices. Go to your local Centrelink Office and use the touch screens to view the database of local, state and interstate vacancies. You should also register your name with your local Centrelink Office so that they can assess your eligibility for financial assistance and referral to an employment service.
Newspapers
Local, state and interstate newspapers publish job vacancies. In addition to looking through the 'Employment Section', you should look elsewhere, as vacancies may also be scattered throughout the rest of the newspaper.
Internet
The Internet has a number of sites that list job vacancies in Australia.
A significant list of Australian job search sites can be found on this site.
Advertisements in professional association publications
Many associations publish journals in which positions are advertised. These journals are usually available in large local libraries, college or university libraries or state libraries.
Government Gazettes
The Australian Public Service publishes a weekly Gazette with vacancy information. Most of the vacancies are open to people not already employed in the Australian Public Service. Copies of the Gazette are available at local libraries or available online at www.apsjobs.gov.au. Queensland Government also publish Smart jobs and careers online.
Self-advertisements
Many people who are looking for work place advertisements in the 'Situations Wanted' or 'Work Wanted' columns of newspapers. Some papers offer free space to unemployed people who wish to advertise under these headers. If you are going to do this, have a good look at some of the advertisements beforehand and be very careful of the wording of your advertisement. Not only do you have to impress an employer, who might be reading the newspaper, you also want to be sure that your advertisement does not encourage nuisance callers.
Radio and television
Ring your local TV and radio stations to see if they have a regular broadcast on local job vacancies.
Friends and relatives
Ask friends and relatives who work in companies and organisations in which you are interested to check with their personnel or recruiting officer to see if there is a suitable position for you. Tell them the type of occupation you are looking for and give them some information about yourself, your qualifications, and any work experience you have completed.
Employers
You may know of companies that you would like to work for. Telephone, write or call in person to ask if there are any suitable vacancies. Although you may not be offered a job immediately, the employer knows that you have initiative and are keen to work. The Yellow Pages telephone directory is useful for finding the names of firms specialising in particular services and products. Our careers and guidance councellors may also help you with the names and addresses of suitable employers to contact.
Notices
Check the notices placed in shop windows, on community noticeboards, on signs at the front entrance to a business, near on-site projects and outside factory gates.
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