Canooknic said:My fiancé sent out a couple before we landed, but heard nothing. He sent new letters once we arrived (some to the same companies as before) and received responses.
I would suggest spending the time looking into companies that you are interested in an tailoring your CV to them so that once you arrive you can mail them straight away
this is same with me. i sent lots of resume and mention my PR is in process. but never got any replied so far.