How to get a Professional Job in Australia as an International Student?

One of the frameworks that helped me get my first professional job in Australia as an International Student is the “side door mindset”.

I recently saw a tweet about it and thought it will be good to share it!

What is the “side door mindset” about?

Well, imagine that it’s before COVID and you are studying in Melbourne and it’s Thursday night. It has been a long week and you heard about this amazing place called Ms Collins.

All of your friends are talking about it so you decide to give it a try. You get ready, do some pre-drinks with your friends and you’re all set to go. You get there and run into a huge problem.

There’s a massive line outside. You do what most people do. You stand in line in the freezing cold for two hours. You’re tense and starting to worry.

You quickly call a friend of yours who managed to get in. — Is there room inside? — Any way you can talk to the bouncer for me? — Is my foreign ID going to get me in? You leave your destiny up to the fate of the universe.

This is what most people do when trying to get their first professional job in Australia.