Settlement Guide: Strategies you can employ to get a job interview in Australia

Newly arrived migrants are more likely to be jobless than Australian-born workers.

Cheryl Fellows, 47, of Germantown, Md., searches for jobs on a computer at the Germantown Public Library on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Source: AP

Career coaches say the biggest hurdle many newcomers face is their inability to secure an interview despite their qualifications. So, what are the strategies job seekers can employ to get a job interview? A recent ABS data reveals the unemployment rate for recent migrants and temporary residents is at 7.4 per cent and for those born locally is at 5.4 per cent.