MOTIVATION
You will have some hard times to hang out your resumes at every single café,restaurant,bar but don't give up!
However how many resumes you give to managers and how many resumes just finish in the bin right away you pass the front door, I find my first job about a month and a half looking for it.
Resumes must show how motivated you are; mine was empty, i want to be honest with employers and won't lie on my resume writting i got so many experiences in working as barista, barmaid, waitress or whatever; I was just going to it with a big smile, motivated attitude and don't forget to say that you are available any times for a trial.
You can also look on the internet for job add, Gumtree is the popular one. I have been sending a millions of email, CV but i understood lately that is the faster will go through will get the job!
Emailed on gumtree or others website can help, but the must is to go for it as soon you see this job post.
There is so many backpackers looking for a full time job in Melbourne, and when i say " so many " , i can't find any word to describe the working market in Melbourne, it's crazy how many resumes and how many travellers i met told me they can't find anything here and just planned to go for farmwork instead.
CASH IN HAND JOB
I was on my daily search in the CBD (City centre), while i get in this Italian/Greek large avenue named LYGON STREET, this area is such a nice place to hangout with friend, many Italian restaurant, café, drug store and home made french speciality there.
I give my CV to almost all of them, i was about to going home, i finally saw that big pizzeria restaurant, demotivated i just go inside for this last but not least negative response.
Well, the manager called the boss, he asked me to came back about 6pm for a trial.
Before starting my first to be trial, the manager on shift explain to me they will not give any contract, and that just "casual" job, he mean " casual shift", as he explain me they will call me only whenever they want, if i'm good at making pizzas, slouvakis,burgers then they will call me 3 to 4 times a week, if not they just never call me back. Also, the salary rate is $7/hours and give directly after shift.
I never been pizzayolo before, to be honest, i was a bit scare about what they expect me to do, but i ended on the pizza sauce station, was nice for a first shift.
The manager call me back, two day after :"Come tonight 6pm to 3am"
okay, that was not a convenient job at all, at least i have a little money to save, i never refused any shift he give me, i took it as a chance. Shifts going, and i was giving more responsabilities (ex:Pizza dough making,pizza topping, serving customers, making all items on menu,slouvaki,burger,sandwiches...), it was a good things to get the money after shift but we never know when they want you to come in or if they will never call you after, i saw a lot of backpacker working there, all nationalities; so if you have a car you should go and ask the boss to be the deliver guy, this restaurant is right on the Lygon street Corner just front of the train station. (I worked there about 3month)
MY BACK OF HOUSE EXPERIENCES
In Vietnam or in France i never been kitchen hand or even dish washer, the pizza restaurant experience adding on my CV was a plus because i definitely have at least one working experience "back of house" knowledges.
ZLAVADIEL FALAFEL SHOP
Learn me how to :
-Make the best falafel in town! ( Chickpea puree with spices/herbes)
-Being able to handle fries station.
-Some pizza specialities
-Making Pita sandwiches
Advantages: Free delicious falafel sandwiches
Salary rate: $15/hours
Dishwasher for weeding
Learn me how to :
-Became the faster hand washer boss would hire (just kidding)
-Manage hundred of plates coming in the same damn time
-Think about dress code for dishwashing job (shoes...)
Advantages :I tasted for the first Kangorou meat ;-)
Salary rate:$16/hours
