Attracting international talent?

With Australia currently experiencing the much publicised skills shortage employers are looking overseas to fill vacancies more and more. Some of my clients that have never accepted overseas applicants have recently become registered sponsors for 457 visas.

Many of my clients expect that in the current market climate it will take them between 6 and 12 months to fill some of their vacancies using the methods of recruitment typically undertaken in recruitment campaigns. Obviously this presents a significant cost to their overall operations that might be greater than the perceived "potential risk" of employing overseas applicants without Australian market experience. Currently 457 visas are being processed quicker than everand many resources have sprung up that assist candidates in setting up home in Australia.

So what can employees do to better their chances of companies sponsoring them? Ensure your qualifications are recognised in Australia, here is a link to another blog which discusses this further or for engineering skills assessment , get medical, police checks and other documentation for you and your family prepared in advance (this will speed up the process and demonstrate to potential employers that you are committed), be willing to come to Australia on a working holiday visa till your 457 comes through, minimise the cost of your relocation.

For employers, we can manage comprehensive overseas campaigns to attract high quality applicants - feel free to give me a call to discuss.