Finding Work Can Be Uphill Battle For Skilled Migrants

An estimated 190,000 migrants will settle here permanently and about two thirds of them will be skilled. Many have skills that are considered in short supply in Australia but finding work in their chosen field here is far from guaranteed. 

 

Sydney Migration Agent and Recruiter, Fred Molloy, said he’d also seen evidence of bias towards overseas applicants.He said the sophisticated software used by recruitment agencies to screen applicants could reject names from non-English speaking countries.