Living expense working part time in Melbourne?

Here is another question frequently asked by prospective Sri Lankan students wishing to come to Australia for future studies.

1. Are part time jobs available in Australia/Sydney/Melbourne for international students?
2. Are these part time jobs enough for making a decent living and covering all living expenses?
3. Can I get a job to work in my own field/profession?

So let us deal with all these questions one by one.

1. Are part time jobs available in Australia/Sydney/Melbourne for international students?

Yes of course, there are so many part time jobs available for international students in Australia, especially the major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide etc.

The first place to find a job are two websites, seek.com.au and mycareer.com.au

However, the above two websites mostly advertise professional jobs and do not have blue collar jobs listed on them.

The big super market companies, fast food chains, gas stations like the following:

Coles, Woolsworth, KFC, MacDonald, Opporto, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Nandos, Hungry Jacks, BP, Shell, Bunnings Ware House, Harvey Norman, Domain, Bing Lee, Myer, David Jones, JBHifi, Greater Union, FedEx Kinkos, Bob Jayne T-Marts, Borders Book stores, Dymock Book stores, Dick Smith Electronics Australia, Boost Juice Bars, Krispy Kreme | Coffee and Doughnuts, Fitness First Australia, Clive Peters etc. are some of the few places where you can get a part time blue collar jobs. Apart from the above mentioned established businesses, there are a plethora of Indian/Turkish/Thai/Chinese/Japanese restaurants where you can get work.

Please note that according to law you are only allowed to work 20 hours per week.

You should be able to easily make around $1000 per month which would cover your expenses. Getting a job at first is not easy because most new arrivals don't know how to make a resume, prepare for the interviews and give the right answers to all the tricky questions of the interviews.

2. Are these part time jobs enough for making a decent living and covering all living expenses?

As already mentioned, yes, working part time will cover your monthly expenses very easily and you will be able to balance your studies.

3. Can I get a job to work in my own field/profession?If you have valid experience and skills to match the requirements of the Australian work force, then, you surely can get a part time job in your own field.

For example, those who are from IT backgrounds can easily bag a part time job (provided there is one), if they have a certification plus some relevant experience. Plus not to forget how you make your resume and how you present yourself in the interview.

But if you are coming straight out from the university with no relevant work experience or certifications, you will have a hard time convincing employers to employ you. You can also show your projects and assignments as work experience. Any thing practical can be shown as work experience. Good marks and grades only help you when you can actually translate your academic experience into valuable and profitable expertise for your employer.

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