How to Ask for Feedback After a Job Rejection (It Got Me an Offer).
I've been rejected 172 times. Asking for feedback the same day I got rejected turned one of those rejections into an offer. What you get for asking, and what to send.
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Career Advice For International Students In Australia
Actionable guidance on internships, graduate hiring, and how to build the kind of profile that gets interviews and offers.
Does LinkedIn Easy Apply Work? Why It Doesn't Count as Applying.
If you're always Easy Applying on LinkedIn, it doesn't count as applying for a job. Why one-click applications get buried, what to do instead, and how to see jobs posted in the last hour.
Read articleOnly Getting Big 4 Digital Assessments and No Interviews? Read This.
50+ applications and the only interview is the automated Big 4 digital assessment? 100 more applications won't change it. What to fix on your LinkedIn and resume, and where else to apply.
Read articleIs a Uni Industry Placement Program Worth It for International Students?
I paid $6,000 to work unpaid at Nestlé through my uni's industry placement program, and it led to 4 job offers. How placements work, why the odds beat job boards, and the visa rule on placement hours.
Read articleBest Virtual Background for a Zoom or Teams Job Interview (Use Their Colours).
Put the interviewing company's colours and logo on your Zoom background. Several of my mentees had the interviewer bring it up before the first question. Here is how to set it up in 10 minutes, and when to skip it.
Read articleCold LinkedIn Referral Message: How to Turn Outreach Into a Job Referral.
"I've forwarded your CV to the hiring manager." That reply came from a stranger I cold-messaged on LinkedIn. The rule that changed my reply rate was cutting most of my own achievements out of the message.
Read articleWhy Employers Don't Hire International Students in Australia (Your Visa Is Only Half the Reason).
Your 485 gives you 2 to 3 years of full working rights and costs the employer nothing. Here is the part of the market that is genuinely closed to you, and the three rejection reasons that have nothing to do with your visa.
Read articleHow to Stand Out in a Job Interview: 3 Real Stories From Grads Who Got Hired.
After analysing 50+ Australian grads who landed roles, here are the 3 most interesting interview stories I have heard: a Star Wars keychain, an NBA Knicks fan, and an empty wine bottle. All three had one thing in common.
Read articleThe Real Cost of Every Month Unemployed as an International Student in Australia.
A friend once told me "I'm missing out on at least $4k every month I'm unemployed." That one line 10x'd my stress and reframed my whole final year. Here is the math most international students never do until it is too late.
Read articleWhy International Students Stay in Australia (When "Just Go Home" Sounds Simple to Everyone Else).
"Just go back home" is not the simple answer people think it is. Every international student in Australia is fighting to stay for reasons that don't fit on a resume. Here are mine.
Read article3 Ways Your Part-Time Job Boosts Your Grad Job Search in Australia.
Your retail or casual job in Australia is not dead weight on your resume. Here are 3 ways it directly helps you land a graduate offer, including a real story of a receptionist who got 2 internship offers from saying hi to gym members.
Read article6 Signs of a Strong Graduate Candidate in Australia (You Need at Least 3).
After 500+ conversations with international students and 30+ offers secured across Tech, Business and Engineering, here are the 6 features every strong grad candidate has. You need at least 3 to stand a real chance.
Read articleCompanies Hiring International Students in Australia: 125 Roles We Tracked Last Quarter.
We tracked 125 graduate roles, internships and vacationer programs open to international students between late May and late July 2026. Which industries, cities and companies are actually hiring, straight from the data.
Read articleWhy Job Search Is Not a Numbers Game (What Actually Got Me 4 Grad Offers).
Mass applying got me a 99% automated rejection rate. I gave up on my spreadsheet at one point. Here are the two things that turned it around, and why "job search is a numbers game" is the worst advice you can follow.
Read articleHow to Cold Message Someone on LinkedIn for a Grad Job (A Real Story).
I got my first grad offer at a global market research firm by cold-messaging their CEO on LinkedIn. Here is the exact approach, and why "ask for advice, not a job" beats every other kind of message.
Read articleHow to Prepare for a Job Interview Without Sounding Rehearsed.
I overprepared for my first final-round interview at a consulting firm and sounded like an AI reading a script. Here is the shift I made to sound natural under pressure, after failing 4 finals in a row.
Read articleHow to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" in a Job Interview (Without Boring the Recruiter).
I once caught an interviewer trying to discreetly cover a yawn because I spent two minutes on my society experience. Here is the biggest mistake I see candidates make on the very first question of every interview.
Read articleHow to Answer "What's Your Biggest Weakness" in a Job Interview.
I failed 5 final-round interviews before landing 4 offers in Australia. Here's the 4-part structure I used to actually answer the "biggest weakness" question well, with a real example.
Read articleOne-Way Video Interview Tips From Someone Who Re-Recorded 5+ Times.
I still have flashbacks of cringing at my accent after re-recording 5+ times per video. What a one-way video interview looks like, and a checklist for recorded interviews.
Read articleRead This If You Have Faked a Story in a Job Interview Before.
I used to fake stories in interviews because I didn't have real examples. Here's the simple reframe that got me to stop, and how I turned my internship into a story I could tell with confidence.
Read articleHow to Network in Australia as an International Student (When You Know Nobody).
You arrive in Australia with no professional network. Here's how I built one from scratch, got hired through it, and why the standard "go to more events" advice doesn't work for international students.
Read articleWhy International Students Fail Australian Job Interviews (Even With Good English).
Most international students think their English is the problem. It usually isn't. Here's what Australian employers actually test for in interviews, and why living in Australia doesn't fix it on its own.
Read articleMore Internships On Your Resume Won't Impress Recruiters. Alignment Will.
Stacking internships doesn't signal competence. Resume experience alignment does. Here's how international students get interviews by reframing what they already have.
Read articleAustralia Just Doubled the Post-Study Visa Fee. Here's What It Means for Your Career.
The 485 visa fee went from $2,300 to $4,600 overnight on 1 March 2026. Here is what the temporary graduate visa fee increase means for how you should be planning your career right now.
Read articleIs the Australian Graduate Job Market Actually Getting Harder? Here's What the Data Says.
Graduate job postings dropped 24% from 2023 to 2024. But is the market actually broken? The data tells a more nuanced story, and understanding it changes how you should apply.
Read articleYour University Degree Doesn't Get You Hired in Australia. Here's What Does.
Over 60% of Australians aged 25-34 hold a degree. So how do international students actually stand out? Here are the 5 traits that get people hired.
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