Techniques The 88th Day Uses to Find Jobs

Anyone who works in recruitment will know there are certain techniques we can use that don’t work for individuals looking for jobs, approaching a CEO in a pub you know he drinks in or attending industry events gives us a major advantage. We also use LinkedIn but I’m not sure how well that would work for individuals, that said we do see business pages searching for workers fairly regularly. We have also found great success with techniques anyone can replicate, our Head Of Recruitment Tom Little has some top tips for you.

The 88th Day app on iOS & Android is the place to start, it’s free to download and we have put 1000s of hours into making it the most convenient way to browse thousands of eligible employers in all 6 states plus the Northern Territory. You can access the phone numbers, email address, websites, locations and information regarding the different types of work and when it’s best to apply. Everything you need to secure yourself work that leads to a second year visa here in Australia. We worked through the government’s regional postcode rules to map where the employers are, but always check that the postcode where you will actually work is eligible before you start. If you are willing to move to South Australia, keep an eye on our Stay page: our own share houses near Adelaide are coming soon.

Type the correct terms into these pages and you will find a long list of businesses in the industry. I find most of the pages contain at least an email but what you’re looking for is a phone number. Call the number and you will likely find yourself speaking to a receptionist, find out how the factory/farm does their recruitment. Often they will use a recruiter or a labour hire company, ask for their details and contact them. Sometimes though these businesses can be quite old fashioned and will rely on CVs that are handed over in person, if this is the case get yourself down there with an updated version of your CV.

Many farms and factories can be difficult to find using conventional methods, often they have very poor websites and search engines won’t find them. These are the ones you want to find, while the average backpacker browses Gumtree and Facebook you can get on the phone to these businesses directly. Use broad terms to describe food, if you know the area produces tonnes of lemons, oranges and limes find the directory for citrus producers in that area. Most producers will be part of a group, find the website for the group and on there you will find details of individual companies.

Use these methods correctly and you will find yourself a good job, my advice would be to get off Gumtree and Facebook, it’s easy to apply through these links and often farms are inundated with responses. Get out there and meet employers face to face. You aren’t applying to work in a tech firm, so think about what the business needs and what would make you stand out to them.