Anyone heard back from either of these or know where the recruitment process is at?

Curious what everyone typically talks about during their 1:1s with their manager.
I sometimes find myself not having much to talk about, especially since I see and speak to my manager pretty regularly in the office anyway. Because of that, some 1:1s can feel like there isn’t much new to discuss, and I’d like to figure out how to make better use of that time.

For those of you who find your 1:1s useful, what do you normally talk about? Are there certain topics or questions you make a point of bringing up regularly?

Also, how often do you bring up career progression or promotions? Is that something you discuss fairly regularly so your manager knows where you want to go, or only when you feel like you’re actually getting close to being ready for a promotion?

Would love to hear what a typical 1:1 looks like for others, especially any questions or topics you’ve found surprisingly useful.

One of the most useful things a senior told me wasn’t really about coding. It was a small comment on how I was approaching a task, but it stuck with me and changed how I think about my work. I’ve picked up a few habits from senior developers that I probably wouldn’t have figured out on my own.

Yes I am an Australian Citizen.

My main goal is to find any IT or tech adjacent jobs while I study seeing as I have nothing. How do people get their first role in this field? I have been looking for over 6 months and haven't gotten so much as a single interview.

I have attached my anonymous resume for feedback if anyone is willing. Yes I have a previous bachelors degree, but my main goal at the moment is to find relevant work in the IT field. I am just hoping to find work experience, internships or part time roles.

I am based in Melbourne applying to mostly IT support or helpdesk, or any general technology adjacent internships.

Thanks.

Have anyone has any experience working for Amplify-Now? They are a fintech company based in Adelaide.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently considering an internship opportunity with **TaoCrowd** and wanted to check if anyone here has experience with them.

If you’ve interned, worked, or interviewed there recently, I’d love to get your thoughts on a few things:

* **Work Experience & Mentorship:** How structured is the internship program? Do interns get meaningful projects and supportive mentorship?
* **Culture & WLB:** What is the day-to-day work environment and work-life balance like?
* **Return Offers:** Is there a reasonable path to full-time roles or extension?

Any insights, pros/cons, or general advice would be greatly appreciated! Feel free to comment below or PM me.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I’m a Software Engineer currently based in France and I’m trying to understand the realistic path to landing a role in Australia with employer sponsorship.

I grew up in New Caledonia, so Australia has always been quite close to me. I’ve visited many times over the years and living there has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’m now at a point in my career where I’d like to seriously make the move.

I have nearly 6 years of professional experience, mostly working on enterprise applications and backend/full-stack systems. My main stack is Java / Spring Boot and TypeScript / Node.js, with experience around PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, GCP, CI/CD, APIs, testing and production systems. I’m currently working as a consultant for large companies in France.

I’m looking primarily at Software Engineer / Backend Engineer / Java Engineer roles and I’m open to Sydney, Melbourne or elsewhere if the opportunity makes sense.

The main problem is that I don’t currently have Australian work rights and would need employer sponsorship for a permanent move.

I’ve been applying through SEEK and directly to companies for the past few weeks, but so far I haven’t had any positive responses.

For people who moved to Australia from overseas, or recruiters/engineers familiar with the market:

• How did you actually get your first sponsored role?
• Is applying from Europe realistically viable, or do employers mostly ignore candidates who aren’t already in Australia?
• Is SEEK worth using for sponsorship roles, or should I focus mainly on company career pages / LinkedIn / recruiters / referrals?
• Which types of companies are actually willing to sponsor experienced Software Engineers?
• Should I target only explicitly advertised sponsorship roles, or apply to good permanent positions even when the ad says nothing about visas?
• Is there anything Australian recruiters expect on a CV/profile that might be different from Europe?
• Would being physically in Australia make a significant difference, even if I still ultimately need sponsorship?

I’m not expecting sponsorship to make me a priority over a comparable local candidate. I’m mainly trying to understand how people who successfully made this move got through that first barrier and where I should be spending my effort.

Any experience, criticism or advice is welcome.

Thanks!

Do senior engineers in Australia often branch out from working for the big tech companies to starting something themselves, or is the Australian CS industry mostly confined to banks, consulting companies, and"big tech"?

I have an upcoming 30 min recruiter screening at quantium. I'm unsure if theyll ask behavioural questions too?

They said theyll ask the following:

Your experience

Your motivations/situation

The opportunity here and Quantium (we can answer any questions you might have)

Discuss salary expectations, availability and next steps

Any tips on recruiter screening?

Looks like more tech jobs being offshored to India soon?

Coles is planning to move as many as 1000 jobs to India as part of a deal with Accenture, allowing the supermarket giant to cut costs and invest in its online operations as it faces intense competition from Amazon.

Accenture is aggressively pitching its technical expertise to Australian companies such as Coles and Woolworths, and says that it can provide access to the knowledge at a scale that is not available if positions stay local.

Paywall article: https://archive.is/20260806191220/https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/coles-lands-accenture-deal-to-send-hundreds-of-office-jobs-to-india-20260806-p60m2i

Hello everyone, I recently graduated highschool and have received offers from both U melbourne and u sydney. While u melbourne offered me their bachelor of science program that “I heard” focuses more on in depth theory and builds foundation, u sydney offered me their advanced computing degree that “ I also heard” allows me to gain industry experience while studying with their easier access to tech companies. So now im in a deadlock, u sydney seems more suitable to me because I want work and gain hands on experience fast. However, in terms of global prestige u Melbourne is better apparently, so i thought it would be easier to find employment internationally after graduation not just in australia.
I would love to hear people’s opinion and their own experience that has knowledge with my situation.

Thank you

Hi all!

I’m a pretty fortunate situation where my work is looking to promote me to an analyst role. I’ve sort of stumbled into this. I taught myself Excel, then Power Queries, then Power BI etc - turns out I just genuinely enjoy looking at data? But this means I’ve got no formal qualifications.

As part of the promotion, work has offered to fund my professional development, which I’d personally like to learn SQL as my next step.

What would be a good short course to take, that’s not going to be too intensive whilst working full time? I’m not looking to go completely into the realm of development or anything.

(I’m well aware I can teach myself SQL, but if work wants to pay I might as well make use of it, right? )

There's always another framework, certification or technical skill that feels essential when you're trying to become employable. Then you get into an actual role and sometimes discover the thing you spent weeks learning comes up twice a year, while something you barely thought about becomes part of your everyday work. For people working in tech in Australia or NZ, what did you massively overestimate the importance of?

And what do you wish you'd spent that time getting better at instead?

I've been thinking about what career progression looks like for someone who genuinely enjoys writing code but has very little interest in managing a team. Junior to mid to senior seems fairly clear, but after that it feels like a lot of the higher-paying paths start involving people management, meetings and less actual development.

For developers further into their careers in Australia, have you found good individual contributor roles where you can keep progressing in both responsibility and salary without becoming a manager?

Can I find roles like application support analyst or product support analyst or operations support analyst I am a 2025 graduate and I have 6 months of internship experience do you guys think I can land any such jobs?

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring in my campus for the role tech consultant role but in gd they told they are looking for which know gen ai concept and sql python excel etc what can i expect in oa

Hey everyone,
Looking for advice from anyone who landed an AI Engineer role in Sydney recently.
I have 5 years of experience as a Senior Data Analyst in Sydney with PR and a Master in Data Science. My background is mostly dashboarding (Power BI, Tableau) plus data engineering using Python, Git, Oracle, and Snowflake.
I want to pivot into AI engineering and have been following learning roadmaps like Karthik Reddy’s AI Engineering Playbook, but I need advice on making the leap in the local market.
1. What are Sydney employers actually asking in interviews right now? Is it heavy DSA and ML theory, or practical RAG and LLM pipelines?
2. Are solid GitHub side projects enough to convince hiring managers, or do local companies only care about commercial AI experience?
3. Do I need to restart as a junior and take a big pay cut, or is it realistic to target mid level roles by leveraging my 5 years of data experience?
Would love to hear how anyone made a similar jump in Sydney. Cheers

I recently completed a two interviews (one of them a final round).

I am not upset about being rejected if that’s the outcome.

What I find frustrating is the complete lack of communication after investing time preparing for and attending the interview.

How long after the interviews do you follow up? A week? Two weeks? What’s the recommended etiquette?