34 smarter ways to get a job!

Hard Copy Newspapers

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Daily Telegraph or any other major publication in your area by going to your nearest newsagent. Local community newspapers and magazines are also good places to look. If you don’t know where to find these, ask the locals! If you are after specific industries, target the specific companies in that industry. The individual websites of these companies should have a jobs section.

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Temporary and Short-Term Jobs

• OneShift – is an online job network which matches employees with employers. This can be anything from one-off shifts, casual work or permanent employment.
• Airtasker – this is pretty cool, become a runner and bid on jobs that you would like to do, including: house cleaning, delivery, flyer drop, data entry etc.
• Freelancer – are you a graphics designer or developer? Why not do some freelancing work and bid on some jobs through Freelancer and earn some extra cash!

Websites:

• Seek – considered to be Australia’s #1 job site, as measured by Nielsen/ Netratings
• MyCareer – owned by Fairfax Media who also own The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. The MyCareer website has a lot of useful information about working in Australia, including detailed analysis of Australian salaries, updated weekly.
• Adzuna – is one of Australia’s most highly trafficked websites whose success lies in the fact that it’s a lot more than just a job board. They offer an unrivalled collection of career advice, job hunting tips, company profiles and job listings to empower people to progress in their career.
• Jobserve – Providing job services to job seekers and advertisers, JobServe was formed in 1993 as the world’s first internet recruitment service. Now operating across almost all industry sectors.
• Bluecollar – is Australia’s original niche job board, advertising jobs in the technical, trade and service sectors since 2003.
• Linkme  – For job seekers and candidates, uploading your résumé to LinkMe allows employers and recruiters to match you to jobs you didn’t even know were out there. You can also search more than 30,000 jobs on their job board every day.
• Gumtree  – launched in Australia back in 2007 as a local classified ads and community site, designed to connect people who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in a new neighborhood, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and meeting new people. Great notice board for potential jobs as well, it is worth checking out!
• Applydirect – claims to connect job seekers directly with employers, rather than displaying recruitment agency ads.
• Jobseeker – is an Australia-based search engine for jobs.
  Jobiness – is a site that provides employee reviews on companies in Australia, including salary, management style, office pictures as well as interview questions.
  Jobactive : Powered by jobsearch australia , jobactive is the Australian Government’s way of getting Australians into work. It connects job seekers with employers. So if you’re looking for work, get started right away with the job search tool.

Here is a list of Government jobs, University jobs as well as Graduate Jobs:

• Jobs In Mining – Jobs for entry level and blue collar workers in the mining oil and gas industries. Provides advice, information and jobs.
• Indeed – claims to be the #1 job site worldwide.
  Employment Plus – works with businesses from all industries and people from all walks of life, from Melbourne to Maroochydoore, Rock Hampton to Rockingham.
• Ethical Jobs – is a job-search site for people who want to work for a better world. We list community jobs, environmental jobs, not-for-profit jobs and social enterprise jobs that contribute to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.
• Inside Trak – Australia’s first job search engine that connects job searchers directly with advertisers on their own websites while answering the question: “What’s it really like to work there?”.
• Kama Sutra Jobs – is an Australian job search engine helping you to find all the best positions in Sydney and wider New South Wales without charging you a cent.
• Simply Hired – They connect the right people with the right job opportunities – and they claim to do it more efficiently than anyone else.
• Craigs List – Local classifieds and forums – community moderated, and largely free.
• Glassdoor – is a free jobs and careers community that offers the world an inside look at jobs and companies. What sets them apart is their “employee-generated content” – anonymous salaries, company reviews, interview questions and more – all posted by employees, job seekers and sometimes the companies themselves.
• Lifestyle Careers – is an online employment and recruitment jobs board. Their niche and specific focus is the advertising of flexible employment and work at home positions.
• Contractor Zoo – employment site for skilled IT contractors.
• Now Hiring – is a job site for Australian employers and recruiters.
• Whirlpool – directly connecting job seekers with Australia’s technology & telecommunications employers.
• Zipster – Zipster is a career website for technology professionals, and the organizations that seek to employ them, in Australia.
• Jobswiregurus.com.au – was founded by Australian IT professionals for Australian IT professionals and is committed to growing the most relevant and effective IT employment destination in Australia.
• Work At Home Mums – is an online network for women working from home and for those who would like to.
• Byron – one of the largest Internet employment sites in Australia and the predominant activity of Byron Media.
• Careerjet – a job search engine designed to make the process of finding a job on the internet easier for the user.
  Jobs Ozfreeonline
  Jooble is vertical job search engine that aggregates and displays job ads from multiple job boards, corporate, recruiter pages and newspapers all in one location. You can also submit a VisualCV that helps make short-listing faster.
• Positions Vacant – is an Australian-owned enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective recruitment information using modern technology.
• Who’s Hiring – aims to provide Jobs, Careers, and Employment via an online company and recruiter directory for job seekers.
• Student Edge – Student Edge was founded in 2003 by students; Damien Langley, Jeremy Chetty, Simon Loader and Craig Chetty. Student Edge provides Australia’s students with free access to online student services information including health and wellbeing, study and career tools. It also engages students with membership rewards, including a host of exclusive big brand discounts.
• Findads – Findads is a search engine that collects all job ads from 92 major Australian sites such as Gumtree, MyCareer, etc. Instead of going to each job site one by one, you can find relevant job easily by only one search. Additionally, you can save your searches and receive an email alert when there are new ads matching your requirements.
• HIRED – Hired is on a mission to get everyone a job they love. Starting with in-demand tech and sales roles, we’ve built a marketplace that brings together highly qualified individuals with the companies who want to hire them.
• FOUND – Found is the easiest way to find a job near you. Found for Job Seekers lets you build a profile, and start discovering jobs – no CV required. Their radius setting and industry filters make sure you see jobs relevant to you. 

Government Jobs

• PSnews – is an online newspaper packed with news and other information designed to inform, entertain and challenge the professional staff of public sector organizations around the nation. They have a section that states every public service vacancy in Australia.
• JobSearch.gov.au – is Australia’s free online jobs website. It is funded and operated by the Australian Government as a free service to assist job seekers into employment and connect employers with quality staff.
  The Australian Local
• Government Job Directory – Australia’s No. 1 local governments jobs website.

Graduate Jobs

• Graduate Jobs – is an online job board that lists employment opportunities targeting a 100% graduate and entry-level demographic.
• Grad Connection – created in 2008 when three young graduates (Dave, Mike & Dan) experienced firsthand just how hard it was to find a good platform linking students and graduates to employment opportunities. Grad Connection is a free platform that lets you choose exactly what industry opportunities you want to hear about, and delivers them straight to your inbox. You can research the companies on the site, talk to other graduates in the forums, and be found by employers viewing your Grad Connection student profile.
• Graduate Opportunities – The purpose of GO is to provide you with comprehensive information about a wide range of graduate employment opportunities.
• Unigrad – is that check-in point at every stage on your journey – from O’Week right through to when you consider internships, vac programs and volunteer opportunities.
• Jobbydoo – aggregates job vacancies from all Australian career sites, job boards and recruitment agencies, and organizes that information to make it accessible with easy find/search option.
• THEunijobs – is the best site to go to if you’re looking to work in higher education, including academic posts (tutor or lecturer), support positions, and senior executive roles. You can also find semester jobs for university students. What’s more, you can save job listings and apply for jobs online.

If you need to develop new skills before getting a job in your chosen industry, https://www.ici.net.au/courses/ offers a range of courses online to help you upskill.