OBP AUSTRALIA

On this week’s podcast I interviewed Mercia Pretorius, Client Success Manager at Industry Connect Australia, a specialist IT Training organisation with offices in Australia and New Zealand,  offering a job ready program which involves 6 weeks of technical training and a guaranteed internship with a global software company and soft skills training, which includes resume, LinkedIn profile - and interview preparation to help you apply...

Faisal is a highly accomplished Civil Engineer with a successful career in Structural Engineering. Before moving to Australia, he had established and managed his own business in Bangladesh. With a wealth of experience in the construction industry, Faisal has honed this expertise in the design and analysis of structures, ensuring their stability and safety.

In Australia, Faisal has transitioned into a new role as an Estimating Manag...

Arriving in Australia with a young family, feeling stressed and miserable, confronted with not being able to find professional work and unable to find accommodation because of real estate agents’ requirement to provide a pay slip, employer reference and proof of renting in Australia, Sally realised that their assumptions about immigration were not accurate for the Australian context.

Fast-forward 7 years… the family is well-establi...

I first met Rishab several years ago… when I introduced him to an industry contact of mine to help him get his foot in the door of his profession. Rishabh is a Process Improvement Specialist… and has always had a passion for learning new things and a knack for fixing problems. Nothing excites him more than when individuals approach him to share their challenges and problems, as it gives him the opportunity to provide solutions. Ove...

Abhishek is a Civil Site Engineer with over 10 years' experience in India, working mainly in underground works, and is about to start work in Australia on a major infrastructure project. He most recently worked on an expressway tunnel project in India, looking after the project management consultancy work on matters relating to the tunnel face conditions.

We first met a couple of months back when Abhishek engaged OBP Australia for ...

Omid is a Registered Architect [RAIA] and Registered Landscape Architect [AILA] with over 15 years of experience in Australia, the UK and the Middle East, contributing to architectural, urban, and environmental projects, with responsibilities including design and documentation, research and report writing, and project management.

I first met Omid in 2015. He struck me as passionate, creative and open-minded about his options in Aus...

Irfan is a Senior Delivery Lead, a Digital Transformation leader and Board Director of Project Management Institute (PMI), Melbourne Chapter. With experience in both agile and traditional delivery methods, and a pragmatic approach to change, he’s worked across industries including Retail, Financial Services / FinTec, Consulting, Health, Insurance, Government and Automotive.

Arriving in Australia in 2015, already with significant ex...

Dheeraj is a Civil engineering Project Manager and has worked in regional Australia handling tender management, contract management and capital works delivery. He’s managed the design and delivery of complex building projects involving a multi-disciplinary team of architects, consultants and contractors. Currently, he’s working on a Victorian Government Big Build project in Melbourne. Dheeraj kick-started his engineering career in ...

Rochelle is a Senior Consultant, Business Analyst and Product Owner, with more than 10 years’ ICT industry experience in both Australia and Sri Lanka. Working within the SDLC and agile environments.

Rochelle has experience preparing project documentation, implementing projects which require integration with 3rd party software, Process re-engineering, Change management, business process analysis and GAP analysis to name a few.

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Bazzi has more than 15 years’ experience in UAE and Australia, where he has worked, initially as an Electronics Maintenance Engineer… then as a Seismic Engineer, General Field Engineer, Account Manager and in Technical Sales… and is now working as a General Wireline Field Engineer. That’s an interesting mix of technical and client-facing role experience.

I first met Bazzi in 2017. What struck me was his willingness to seek advice a...

Mohit grew up in Mumbai, India where there’s a strong cricket culture. He left a rewarding IT job in 2017 to pursue a career in sports, and enrolled in the Masters in Sports Management from Deakin University to develop his skills and create a career path in sports administration. He made this career change because he felt as though he’d hit a brick wall and did not see himself working in the IT industry any longer.

I first met Mo...

Join me in a conversation with Sajid, a program leader with 15+ years’ experience in delivering large scale digital transformation programs. He talks about his journey – arriving from Pakistan in 2014 to his current role as President of PMI Melbourne Chapter, covering:

• Revelations about how the found a job after an initial lack of success
• First interview in Australia
• The value of a coach/mentor/guide
• Critical components of a ...

I first met Vinoth in April 2020, after he’d been in Australia only a couple of months.  He found professional work shortly after accessing OBP Australia services and did not find his 500 dependent student visa a hinderance to gaining employment. With a positive attitude and open mindedness, he is another migrant success story.

In our chat, Vinoth talks about:

• Testing in the automotive industry
• Blindly applying for jobs
• Value o...

I first met Iqbal in March 2020, after he’d been in Australia for a year. I was very impressed by his preparation, professionalism and his open-mindedness about exploring career options. He attributes his success in finding professional work in Australia to: his willingness to think laterally about his career options, gaining certification, developing his public speaking skills through Toastmasters, and the guidance and advice he r...

I first met Hasan at the end of 2020, after he’d completed his Master of Engineering Management in Australia. Finding professional employment can be tough for people on a 485-graduate visa, with no local experience and limited overseas experience, but Hasan was able to secure a rewarding job in a large corporate.

He attributes his success to developing his English language skills, being willing to take advice and upskilling in the ...

Rakesh talks about his current job and how he found professional work in Australia, after an initial customer service role. Arriving from India, not knowing anybody in Australia, and right at the start of the Covid, he was able to secure professional employment through adopting the OBP Australia strategy which he describes as, ‘Simple, but not easy to do on your own’.

I first met Rakesh in April 2020, after he’d been in Australia a...

I first met Suraj in April 2021 when he was a fresh graduate. What impressed me about Suraj was his extensive experience volunteering across several organisations while studying in Australia. When I advise clients that they need to have experience as a fresh graduate to be considered a suitable candidate by employers, Suraj is the perfect example. His resume is proof that he is driven to succeed. He talks about how find an unpaid p...