EDIT : I got mamy questions from readers of this article. I put the questions and the answers at the end of this article. If you have new questions let me know in the comments and Ill get to them as soon As I get a chance.LETu2019S DO IT !!!!!START HERE u27a1ufe0f u27a1ufe0f I guarantee, by the time you finish reading this article and apply what I say, you will 100% get your dream job extremely fast, not just in Australia but anywhere in the world.I came to Australia in 2024 as a student to do my Bsc at Monash University, Clayton VIC. I finished my degree in 2024 and in the same year I landed a Web Designer job at a reputable company in Richmond.Then I went to an even better job, then even better salary and along the way, I worked at Deakin University in Burwood as a Web Development Coordinator as well. Oh man I LOVED that job. 2 mins drive from my home, brand new $5000 upgraded Apple Macbook Pro for free, ability to work from home for few days a week, ability work at the Deakin modern headoffice in CBD, super high tech conference rooms youu2019ve never seem before, Just WOW!When you find the #DreamJob you will never regret a single day.Landing jobs were extremely easy for me. You might think I'm extremely smart and talented. NO! and NO!. I think Im just creative and brave. I donu2019t give a rats ass about what others think and I always jump and take risks without worrying about the consequences. Be like that and youu2019ll go places and remember life is too short to live small and be an average-bloke no one remembers.I got normal grades at school and even in Uni. My programming skills are below the average requirement Employers looking for. Seriously. I am a Front-end Developer (Website builder) and my jQuery and Angular skills (programming skills) are around 3/10. So I am not the most skilled and experienced person.I landed jobs because I followed a specific path and some secrets I figured out by myself. I did few things other candidates didnu2019t bother doing. I'm going to tell you all in this article.My friends had a really hard time landing jobs and I realised they have been doing everything wrong. I know a LOT of people happily spend thousands of dollars on course fees, spend years and years at universities and in the end, end up doing an odd job they are not proud of. Many people are stressed at work or in the wrong field because they donu2019t know how to land their #dreamjob. Job takes up all your life and itu2019s meant to make you feel happy, safe and motivated not the other way round. Everyone is promoting u201cQuit 9u20135u201d but No! Find the right 9u20135 and itu2019ll help you save a lot of money, buy a nice house, find the right partner and have more free time for yourself. It did for me. Thatu2019s the reason I decided to write this article.Donu2019t think going to the best universities or just coming to Australian alone will give you a bright future. Thereu2019s more to it. You have to work extremely hard on yourself, on your career and everyone around you and that will guarantee a bright future. Iu2019m going to help you get the u201cYour careeru201d part right. :)Iu2019m going to tell you how to get a job in Australia the easy way, no bull.Iu2019m a Sri Lankan. The whole process of getting a job is very different in here. This article is for all the International blokes and local blokes who are having a hard time landing a job. I wish someone told me these earlier in my career. Things would have been so much easier that way. But no one in the freaking world was able to put down some points together and give a sure fire way to land a job. Because no one wants to share their secrets.OK... Here you gou20261) Change your name.Yes from today you will get yourself a name thatu2019s easy to pronounce and remember.My actual name is Udara Uragoda. But I use Udi Ura when applying for jobs. I still apply for jobs with my original name, but you get better chances with an English name. If you are Ching Chong, go with something like Michael Chong. You get the idea right? Same with Indians, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese, Chinese etc. Change your name. Why? Because it's simply easy to remember and pronounce.EDIT: Some asked me if they have to change the name u201clegallyu201d. No! Just a pet name. Everyone has one, so get one for yourself as well.2) Get your own domain name.Now, if your new name is Udi Ura, get http://UdiUra.com.au, if its Jay Singh, get http://JaySinghe.com.au. It's $12 per year, $24 for 2 years on Crazy Domains. Why? Iu2019ll explain further down.3) Setup a Professional Email account.Then set up a professional email account that goes with your domain. Then create hello@yourname.com.au email address for yourself. Then set it up on your Mobile as well.Donu2019t ever email your CV / Resume from your Gmail addresses or Hotmail address especially if you are in IT. But this applies to everyone. You have % chance on landing a job with spammy email addresses. Emailing from Gmail and Hotmail was ok 15 years ago when Emailing was new, but now things have changed and you have to change accordingly. IT has changed a lot and its now easily accessible for everyone.You might land a job but you have to be really lucky or you must have some really unique skills and experience other candidates donu2019t have. But for the rest of us, thatu2019s not the case :)You can set up this from crazy domains as well. Ask for their help Domain Names Search - Domain Name Registration Australia4) Now setup a simple Website for yourself.If you donu2019t know how to, then get someone from FIVERR .com to setup a simple wordpress site for you. Wonder why you need a website? See the FAQs section at the end of the article but first finish reading this.Keep everything simple. Donu2019t follow the CV structure you followed when you were back in your country. Keep it really simple on the website as well. Iu2019ll tell you more about the CV structure later.5) Do your CVDo not follow the CV structure you used back in your country. Australian CV structure is EXTREMELY different. Donu2019t ever put things like Bio data, Nationality, Height, Weight (lol), hair colour etc.Ok. This is important. Companies have CV filtering systems. They search for keywords in your CV and thatu2019s how they drill down 10,000 applications to 5 applications. To tackle this, make sure to have good keywords in the body text of your CV and cover letter. If you are a web designer, include web site design, UX Design, UI Developer etc in the body of the CV when writing.6) Setup a LinkedIn ProfileThis is very important. This is the first place Aussie companies look for before calling you for an interview.Put the same content as CV and Website, enter your skills, past experiences etc etc. The CV, Website and Linkedin Profile all need to be on aligned when it comes to content.7) Do a Cover LetterOk back to the list. Again keep it simple and very different to the cover letters back in your country. Donu2019t ever say u201cDear Siru201d. Australians don't use Sir. Say u201cDear {first name}u201d example u201cDear Michelleu201d instead.8) Search for Jobs on SEEKGo to SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site and start looking for jobs. When you apply, make sure to save the job description into word documents if you're interested.Create folders for every month and copy and paste the job descriptions into word documents and save it in your folder. The reason is usually companies take down their job listing from Seek when they start sorting candidates.9) Applying for JOBS. Read Carefully!Ok. This is the most important part.Before applying, proofread everything. Give it to someone in FIVERR and proofread your CV and Cover Letter both. Then fix your Website and the LinkedIn profile as wellWhen applying, make sure the cover letter is addressed to the right person in the company. DONT EVER send a mass email to every company you can find with Dear Sir/Madam on it. It needs to be personalised.Think of it this way. If you donu2019t even spend some time to show that you really like to work in a particular company and you donu2019t even call them and ask their Human Resources Manageru2019s name or the person in charge of your roleu2019s name, why would they give a shit about you?Australian companies get over 5000 applications for each job. Especially IT and Accounting jobs. I once applied and landed a job and the Recruitment officer said they received 10,000 applications. Then they filtered it to 5 applicants and interviewed everyone and finally chose me. This is 6 years ago. So now, itu2019s 10X more competitive.But you are lucky because you found this article. Not everyone will apply for jobs properly. That means you have a high chance of landing the job :)First things firstFirst, make sure the Job title is displayed in your CV and Cover letter as EXACTLY as the companyu2019s job description. If the company is looking for a Front-end Web Developer, change your CV and Cover Letter header part to Front-end Web Developer. Donu2019t just leave it as Web Developer or Web Programmer.Everything in your Cover letter and CV should align with what the company is looking for. You are the one looking for the job, not the company. So give your CV and Cover Letter some thought before applying.The important thing is, you donu2019t have to apply for 100s of jobs. You only have to apply for 10u201320 jobs, the right way and BOOM!Emailing the CVOnce CV and Cover Letter is ready, copy the cover letter heading and the body copy to your email, attach the CV and Cover letter and send it to the person. Send them in PDF format. Donu2019t ever send ugly word documents unless they specifically ask for it.Add your email signature as well with your new name, phone, email etc.Following upAfter a day or two, call them and ask them about the job you applied. Every company will pryou how they are going.10) InterviewLetu2019s say a company calls you for an interview. Hereu2019s how you will attend the interviewBe PreparedYou are so close to getting the job. So donu2019t mess it up.First, research about the company. What they do, their website, staff, managers, directors, type of work they do and what your exact role is at the company.Search the company on Google and read their Articles, PR articles, Facebook, News everything you can find. Know 100% in and out of the company. This alone will increase your chances of landing the job by 100%.They will ask you questions to see if you actually did any research. Do it! It's very very very very important.Dress codeIf you are a male, wear a nice suit and a tieBe there at least 5 minutes before the interview. Donu2019t ever get late. Once I got 10 mins late and the HR manager asked me to leave after I arrive at their office. If you ever get late, call them and inform. But if you are late itu2019s bad first impression so you might as well drive back home.If you are a woman, get a nice office suite from a good clothing shop. Google office attire and follow them.During the interview & PERSONALITYSay Hello {Personu2019s name}, and shake hand.Be cool. This is the most important thing. Donu2019t act like you are just off the boat. Act like you have been living in Australia for a long time and you love the culture and you have adapted well.Maybe you DO love the culture already, but the point is, you have to show you can blend in with their companyu2019s current staff and culture well. This is the MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF ADVICE. I have seen companies interview extremely skilled people but they donu2019t know how to blend in and be nice to others. No one hires this type. Companies donu2019t just look for the skill. They first look at the personality and if you pass that, then the skills.So, this is the time you show them you are the right person for the job. If you act like a cocky dumb idiot, then forget about the job. This is where most of the International blokes like us get screwed. We act like stupid dickheads! Donu2019t, because you have a high chance of landing the job.Show them you are friendly, you can work with others and you are down to earth.They will decide if you are the right person within the first 2 minutes of meeting you. Trust me. They meet a lot of candidates EVERYDAY and they can feel you even before you arrive.If you donu2019t know something tell them you donu2019t know it but you are the type of a person who loves to learn and they will accept, but still, you have to do your research and be well prepared for their questions.Once I got a job interview with 24 hours notice, I went to http://lynda.com and learnt this particular Content Management System called Joomla in 10 hours at a stretch. You have to be extremely committed. Remember, there are 10,000 applicants.Impressing the recruitment officerI always always impress the interviewer. Hereu2019s how I do it and this is the best secret out of all the secrets.When my role is Front-end Developer, the first thing I do is look at their current website. They probably want someone to look after their websites. So what I do is, I design their website in Photoshop and print it on large boards from Officeworks (printing company) and take it to the interview.EVERYTIMEu2024 YES EVERY TIME I do this, the interviewers go WOW! and they canu2019t believe their eyes. They just look at each other with glazed eyes. You have to do exactly the same in your field. You have to impress them in a way they will NEVER FORGET. You can think of ways to impress no matter what your role is. Accountants can impress, Engineers can impress, Data entry guys can impress. Anyone can impress if you think outside the box and be creative. Donu2019t be scared to impress. Give yourself permission to be creative and take risks.Being different is the game.I once impressed a General Manager during the interview and he has told his whole team about me once I left the interview. I finally got the job and me impressing the GM was a topic that always came up until I resigned after 3 years. In his actual words, u201cYou set the bar high for the other guys.u201cWhen that happens, you know you got the job by its horns.If you do all these you will land a job within 2 weeks rather than 2 years. Trust me. You got this and this is a proven method I use every time and it just works.Also watch the movie u201cThe Pursuit of Happynessu201d. Thatu2019s how committed you should be when you look for a job.My dream is to get this article to 100,000 upvotes. So go ahead and hit Upvote and Comment. I promise Iu2019ll reply :)All the best! Let me know how you go.Frequently Asked QuestionsI recently moved here. I donu2019t have experience or references. What should I doI know. Iu2019ve been there too. How can I get 2 years of freakin experience if you are not willing to give me a job right? Do this. Look for internships. Ask to work for free. Start with a small entry type junior role. Work for no money. Gain the experience of atleast 6 months this way. That experience you gain will be worth a Million . Doesnu2019t have to be from the same company. But it has to be in the same industry or similar role. Donu2019t do random jobs. Decide which role or industry you want to work in, you are passionate about and then go hunt. Itu2019ll be tough. Extremely tough. Youu2019ll feel like giving up after going for 15 interviews. But donu2019t. You are always just 1 interview away from achieving your dream job, settling down, buying that house, car and having a happy life with so much money and freedom. (Thatu2019s what I kep telling myself in the early years and it works and itu2019s true )Iu2019m overseas right now. How do I get a Job in Australia from here?I am not very knowledgeable in the work visa field. Talk to a reputed Australian migration agent. Send me a Message and I have couple of good contacts. Important thing is donu2019t look for cheap lawyers and waste your money. Many readers sent me messages saying they lost thousands by scam migration agents. So be cautious.Iu2019m in engineering, medical, teaching, gardening field. Is this occupation in demand in Australia?Best way to find is by looking at current jobs. Go to http://seek.com.au and enter your role. Enter a broader keyword instead of a narrow one. Example : instead of typing u201cwater engineeru201d or u201ctransport engineeru201d type u201ccivil engineeru201d. No plurals. Just singular.Then select Sydney and search. Go through all the job roles and read them. Do the same with Melbourne. Spend a good few hours researching and understand whatu2019s in demand. No ones going to help you with these. You have to do it your self and become knowledgeable in your space and understand the job market. Remember, you have to adjust to the jobs in the market not the otherway round. If the jobs in the market is not what you want you have to adjust. You canu2019t stop the WAVES but you can learn to SWIM.Why do I need a website?Think of it this way. When you apply for a job, the first thing the recruiter will do is Google you. When that happends you have to be present on the internet. The recruiter expects to see your LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Stackoverflow, Dribble, Youtube, Personal Website (aha, see), comments you have made on public websites, etc. When someone searches you, the entire first page of good should be filled with your Stuff. Thatu2019s called being active and present in 2019.IF THEREu2019S ANYTHING ELSE YOU LIKE ANSWERED PUT IT IN COMMENTS.