International Students casual work
Student
Jobs
Many University of Tasmania students want to earn money while studying.
They work part-time or casually in many types of jobs.
What sort of work is available?
- Outdoor work
- IT support industry & computer setting up, if a student has
good skills in this area
- Kitchen work in hotels & restaurants
- Stocktaking
- Clerical
- and many more ...
Do
I need a Work Permit?
International students must have a work permit to work in Australia.
To apply for a student visa with permission to work, they need the form
157P which can be collected from the International Student Office or the
DIMIA web site at www.immi.gov.au.
This must be signed and stamped by a staff member from the International
Students Office before submitting to DIMIA. The current cost of a student
visa with permission to work is $55.00 and can only be paid for by bank
cheque, money order or credit card (not cash).
What
sort of job do I want?
There are some jobs that are not suitable for students who do not yet
have good English language skills, especially conversational English.
For example: customer service needs good conversational English.
For some jobs students must understand oral work instructions but will
not be required to have a high level of conversational English. New arrivals
in Tasmania are often in this situation.
How
many hours each week can I work?
International students studying in Australia on a student visa who have
arranged a work permit can work up to 20 hours each week in paid employment
during the Semester. They must not work when they have classes scheduled.
During vacation they can work unlimited hours
They may not work more hours than 20 each week during Semester for any
reason as it has a penalty of student visa cancellation. Immigration does
undertake spot checks with employer records and the penalty is strictly
applied. Many decide to work less than 20 hours, so they will still have
time to study effectively. Ten hours each week works well for many students.
What do Tasmanian employers
want?
When employers ask for an experienced person, they mean experience in
that type of work and job. Work skills means 'what are the things you
have learned to do well?'
For example: word processing, setting up computers, helping other
people understand maths, cooking food, doing business accounts, delivery
driving etc.
Good English language skills help to get casual jobs.
How
do I get a job?
Register online with the Student Employment Service to find
out what jobs are available. The Student Employment Service is a contact
service between university students and those in the community who have
jobs to offer.
To register, log onto this site: careerhub.utas.edu.au
You will need to enter your email POP account address and your email password.
Do
I need a Resume?
You are well prepared for any job opportunity if you write
a resume. What do I put in the Resume? How do I set it out?
Look up the Student Services website www.studentservices.utas.edu.au
and click on Careers and/or ask for a handout at Student Services.
Need
more information?
| Hobart Students: |
Sonia Jessup
Employment and Careers Project Officer
Phone (03) 6226 2511
Email: Sonia.Jessup@utas.edu.au
Where?
Student Services
Top Floor Union Building, Churchill Avenue
Sandy Bay Campus
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Launceston Students:
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Administration
Phone (03) 6324 3787
Where?
Student Services
The Student Centre, Kerslake Building
Launceston campus |
Useful
Websites:
- International and Asian jobs and recruiting sites
- Australian graduate information
- www.gradlink.edu.au
Australian centre for graduate information and career advice.
- www.seekcampus.com.au
Australian site for students and graduates, providing job opportunities
and career information. You can post your resume for employers,
also enter criteria for the job you want and they will regularly
email you with suitable job postings.
- General resume and careers help
- Important
- Many websites give you some free information but require you
to pay if you want more.
- Some sites offer everything free, so look around before you pay
a fee.
- At the time this website list was compiled all the sites were
operating and useful to job seekers.
- We can take no responsibility for sites that cease to operate.
- We can take no responsibility for the content of sites.
- Some international sites that were recommended to us did not work
at the time of putting this list together so we have not included
them.
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