helloshivahere

start here www.seek.com.au,www.careerone.com.au

And use some social networks like orkut,linkedin, Hi5,Face book find some accountant friends will help you get actual status over there

BTW I am heading to PERTH in First quarter of 2010

Linh

Hi Shiva,

Thanks for opening this useful topic. Could you please also sending me the Accountant CV as discussed?

I am accountant and have been trying to tap into the Oz employment market. Thanks

helloshivahere

PM your email ID I will do

NikiL

Last quarter of 2010 should be getting back to more usual status.

My recruitment consultant chappy reckons things will be picking up in Brisbane Q1 next year - this last quarter there is still an oversupply of accountants, jobs are taking a long time to fill because the companies are taking their time in case someone better comes along, and they're tending to underpay because of it.

I'm very glad he's honest as I was seriously thinking about changing jobs in the new year, might just hold fire for another couple of months yet......

helloshivahere

Good sign in down under. Thanks Mate for the updates. Karma given

* I am moving in March/April hope things will be normal

Linh

Hi Shiva,

I have PM you my email address, but haven't received any mails yet. Was the message lost by any chance? Otherwise, could you please help me by emailing the CV you told? Thanks a lot
Linh

helloshivahere

Sorry mate for the delayed response. My net was down for few days. Now its ok. Seems I misplaced ur ID could you re send again

Leedelta

This thread has been quiet

I will be landing in Oz in a few weeks (late Jan) so is there any sign of pickup in recruitment in Melbourne?

annamichelle2310

Me too! Well, in Feb! Also looking for accountancy role in Melbourne!

NikiL

Guys, ask the agencies! Its worthwhile getting in touch with them before you land anyway to establish the relationship with them - they won't actively search for you before you land, but its a good idea to start building with them so they're putting a face to the voice when you do meet.

Good luck!

Leedelta

Thanks NikiL

JohnJ

Just to add a cautionary note, I did the rounds of all of the agencies offices in Perth in November, and none of them were particularly helpful, apart from one Dublin girl working for Robert Half, who I'd say took pity on me as a compatriot.

I did hear back from some of them weeks afterwards, by which time I was back in Ireland...

Hope it goes well for you Leedelta and AnnMarie, I will be hopefully following in your footsteps later in the year

all the best

John

Leedelta

Thanks John,

Be nice to get away from the snow and ice

Out of curiousity what excuses did the agencies give?

JohnJ

Yup snowed in here in Wexford since last Tuesday...tried to get out to the shops but skidded all over the place and came back with my tail between my legs.
Basically, noone available, leave your cv and we'll get back to you...

I'd say best bet is to try and make appointments in advance as far as you can...it's a bit different from the scenario here where, when I last did the rounds which is a couple of years ago, you could call in with a reasonable hope that someone would see you there and then. It struck me that where over here the agencies will deal with candidates and employers separately, build relationships and try and find a fit etc, over there they have specific vacancies and seem to want to try and deal with candidates in the context of the vacancies...I havent explained it very well so I hope that makes sense to you

Leedelta

Not too bad here on the west coast by the sea, snow has melted....almost.

I noticed that here in Ireland, agencies will try to fire your cv at anything.

I went for one interview and my cv was 4 years out of date and the job spec I was given by the agency was 90% inaccurate.

Today I fired my cv to 2 agencies I used before in Melbourne so we will see what happens.

I also transferred funds over. Watch out for the daily €5000 limit imposed by the banks on international transfers.