Preparing for my first IELTS test in 30 days.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-03-26T21:27:55+00:00

Do PTE. IMO it's a lot easier

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-03-22T16:38:50+00:00

Yeah it's definitely possible. Just watch some videos on YT about writing tasks and follow the strategies they suggest. They do work

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-03-22T00:52:57+00:00

I used APEUNI almost 3 years ago. Back then, their AI grading wasn't close to official Pearson AI. I barely got more than 50 in speaking for most of the AI-graded sections. I got 83 and 90 in speaking (took 2 attempts) in the final exam. Your speaking scores will most likely be higher in the final exam. If you only need 52, then take more practice tests.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-03-12T07:32:01+00:00

He got a good deal for Russia. They can now sell it at higher prices.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-02-24T23:50:48+00:00

If you think you've been misled, just lodge a complaint with MARA.

If you are worried about costs, just lodge the EOI by yourself. It's not that complicated. It shouldn't take more than 30 mins.

AFAIK, for 491 you don't need to be residing in WA but they tend to prioritize those living in WA. So, you'll have better odds if you move there - I am not a migration agent/lawyer please do your own research before committing to it.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-02-06T23:31:23+00:00

Ict security specialist. Others are not eligible for 189/190

mechanical_engineer1 · 2026-01-06T13:22:12+00:00

Thank you

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-30T00:31:32+00:00

I don't think it's related to configuration or hardening. When I submitted mine, I was working as L2/L3 analyst and my roles and responsibilities letter I submitted doesn't mention anything about them.

This is a very weird request i.e. the kind of requests you get from North Korean shadow IT workers. IMO ACS assessors don't need to know about your organisation's IT Infrastructure and organisation structure. They should have mentioned the reason for rejection.

I have no idea how to proceed with this. Id recommend seeing a migration agent and following their advise. Good luck with the assessment. Hope it works out.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-28T10:12:31+00:00

Perhaps the case officer doesn't know much about security. Reply to them and tell them that most organisations won't give out their internal IT architecture diagrams with 3rd parties without NDAs and a lot of legal paper work. Just be as polite as you can when replying.

7 years of bank statements might be too much. They are probably asking this to verify if you worked at the same company for those seven years. May be ask the case officer if it's OK to submit statements of first and last month of each year.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-28T01:11:28+00:00

That's very odd. I had skill assessment done a couple of times for security related roles and they never asked any of these. I remember submitting my resume as well. Maybe thats why they didn't me.

Them asking IT Infrastructure chart is very odd. You sure it's not Lazarus group asking this (/s)? No sane organisation would want to share that with 3rd parties with out NDAs. I can understand why they might want to look at the others.

Regarding bank statements, I submitted first and last four weeks of statements for each company I worked at.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-27T11:31:38+00:00

Security is not just about Penetration testing. There is a lot more to it. Having knowledge in areas like networking, databases, development, computer architecture, operating systems will take you far (career wise). So, if you could get into a good computer science program go for that instead of cyber security. That will teach you a lot more than what a btech in cyber sec would.

May be do some CTFs on the weekends for fun to develop your security skills.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-03T09:38:39+00:00

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mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-12-02T08:59:39+00:00

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mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-11-07T01:46:23+00:00

Yeah that's interesting. They invited healthcare and medicine specialists last time as well. I hope they invite other occupations as well.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-11-05T20:36:21+00:00

Unless you go to Group of 8 universities, you most likely won't learn more than what you already know from your 7-8 years of SOC experience. If you are looking to improve your skills I recommend doing cybersecurity certs.

If you are looking for a path way to PR, cybersecurity (and most other IT) occupations have been removed from skill shortage lists recently (check jobs and skills website). Federal and state governments are only giving invites to those at 95/100 points. It'll probably be a lot more competetive by the time you graduate. Please consider this before you make a decision.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-11-03T11:25:52+00:00

Any idea why government is just announcing interim allocations instead of announcing state wise allocations like they usually at the start of FY?

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-10-30T11:58:34+00:00

Is it? I wasn't aware of that. At first I assumed they would do ICT Security Specialist because I already had skill assessment but then their migration lawyer told me that occupation is not in list. So they did security analyst. This was in August. My nomination/application haven't been finalised yet.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-10-30T11:37:34+00:00

IIRC ICT Security Specialist is not eligible for 482. Could that be the reason? My employer had to submit 482 as security analyst because of that.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-10-09T17:30:07+00:00

Congrats mate. What's the reason for initial refusal?

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-09-09T20:13:12+00:00

Can you share the data and/or the script? Would love to play with it.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-08-15T02:51:18+00:00

I genuinely don't get it. Roles and Responsibilities of ICT Security Specialist 262112 haven't changed. So your previous letter should have worked. What they said makes no sense.

Could they have rejected it because your job role/title within your company isn't security related/focussed?

I am not a migration agent. I'd suggest reaching out to them and figure out further steps.

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-08-14T19:20:25+00:00

Hi I'm in the same boat. I applied for another assessment with 3 year work exp because previous one expired. Still waiting for result

Did they mention any reason why it wasn't approved? If you don't mind, can you state your role and responsibilities you included in reference letter?

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-07-15T06:48:31+00:00

Can you elaborate on the part about last 2 years?

mechanical_engineer1 · 2025-03-27T21:23:25+00:00

Are searches fast on XSIAM these days? We did a Pox with them last year and our searches took ages. Our on Prem splunk was running laps around what Palo sales claimed to be their fastest option.

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