Skidmarksteve
Member
Green&Gold
As I’ve stated above, you need to be careful when asking your employer for something in writing about your duties and the length of time you have worked for them, they may suspect (like with me) your about to leave for a rival company, and fire you to avoid any remuneration your owed if you leave and are not fired.
What I did when I asked for this statement was I said I was about to apply for a bank loan for a house and the bank required it as part of the loan application. I knew of a bank that asked for this evidence already for their loan applications in the event my employer asked what bank it was or addressed the statement to that bank.
Fortunately for me my employer didn’t ask, but unlike previous references from previous employers, this statement just says this is to certify (my name) commenced employment with us on XXXXXXXX, his salary is $XXXXXXX and his duties with us include but are not limited to (duties of job titles with 7.0> SVP).
Singed (in ink) by the chairperson of the management committee.
If anyone is going to use the bank loan ruse to obtain such a statement from your employer, be prepared you may have to apply for a bank loan.
So my document evidence for the DV interview for employment is as follows, all in chronological order in chain of evidence format.
1. Original training certificates issued by the state government for my type of employment listing dates for the start and finish of the the training, which was 4 years.
2. Every contract of employment and references from previous employers for this type of work listing periods of employment and job duties with these employers (which are duties listed in job titles with 7.0>). These total over 10 years experience from 1995 to 2006.
3. The original job advertisement printout from SEEK from 2016 for my current job - I was very lucky to still have this, I printed this out in 2016 for the job interview, not for a DV application 4 years later, obviously this SEEK listing disappeared 5 years ago and fortunately it says the level of training all applicants must have to apply (a level of training you must have to qualify for a DV on employment). I found this printout covered in sh*t in the boot of my car, but it is still legible.
4. Letter from my current employer on employer letterhead signed by the chairperson of the board of management in 2016 offering me the position advertised in the above- mentioned SEEK advertisement.
5. Signed workplace agreement, signed by me and the chairperson of the board of management of my current employer detailing my duties with the employer (which are duties listed for job titles with 7.0> SVP).
6. Above mentioned statement I obtained from my current employer in 2021 listing my salary, job duties (same duties for job titles with 7.0 SVP) and length of employment with the company.
I’d also like advice from anyone who has been interviewed at the Sydney Consulate for a DV and assessed on their work experience. What evidence did they produce or were asked by the CO to produce. What evidence was accepted and, more importantly, what evidence was not accepted by the CO and, do you think my evidence is sufficient, or can you recommend any other evidence I should produce at the interview ?
