I never personally secured work with The Job Shop, located in Perth, but two of my close friends have. This is not a job placement agency, but a job source; you give them your CV and info about what kind of job you want/where you're willing to work and they will forward your info to any matching employers. The more flexible you are, the more likely you are to find work through them fast. Most of their featured jobs are restaurants, cafes, au pair work, bar, farmwork and roadhouses (gas/petrol stations in the outback or middle of nowhere.)
Although I never found a job through them, I was impressed with their service when I visited the office a few times looking for work. Although the receptionists weren't particularly friendly, they have very good memories. One lady told me that my resume was 'too professional' for the kind of work I'd be looking for in Australia and advised me to modify it to feature more relevent experience to what I was looking for (restaurant/bar and cafe work.) The next day when I returned, she remembered me right away and had already viewed my modified resume since I had submitted it by email. She forwarded it to a cafe owner who was to call me within a few days. If I didn't hear from them by then, I was to return to the Job Shop where they would continue looking for other opportunities for me.
I never did hear from the cafe, but luckily by then I'd already found a job. :) Be sure to apply online to The Job Shop before visiting their office.
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