Success Story - Dancing Up an Electrical Storm
Sergio Diniz may not go Latin dancing as often as his wife would like, but the couple have no complaints about their new home in Melbourne.
Sergio said the quality of life in Brazil does not compare with Australia.
'Australia is safer and more secure,' Sergio said. I'm much more able to make long term plans and set long term goals here too,' he said.
After coming to Australia on a student visa in 2002, the electrical engineer decided this was the place he and his wife would call home.
Applying for a Skill Matching visa, his details were placed on the Skill Matching Database to aid his chances of being matched with an employer.
The database contains education and employment details of 7500 skilled migrants, including those interested in living and working in regional Australia.
Intertech Managing Director Tim Popkiss, himself a migrant, said employing people from overseas with Sergio's skills has enabled his company to fill major shortages in Australia.
'Our company deals with a very specific product requiring exact skills, which are really difficult to find,' Tim said.
'Although we employ as many locals as we can, there simply aren't enough Australians trained in our area of electrical engineering to fill our jobs.
'Sergio and other overseas workers have international experience which is very useful for our company's offshore dealings.'
Tim is keen to use the Skill Matching Database in the future to help fill his job needs.
'Our company spends money on employment agencies but now I know about the Skill Matching Database, I'll look there for quality candidates,' Tim said.
'A free skilled migrant recruitment tool is well worth knowing about.'
Initially finding the differences between Brazil and Australia difficult, Sergio's wife said she loves the accessible public transport and the beautiful gardens and coastline near home.
The cultural differences are all but forgotten—at least until the sultry samba starts up.
Return to: Success Stories of Australian Migration