Hi, I'm looking at going to Australia next year to spend two years doing the working holiday visas. I am hopefully wanting to stay and either find a job with my Criminology degree or at the moment I work for the NHS as a community nursing assistant. I'm just wondering which will be the easiest option, finding a job wise?

Thanks

A criminology degree means nothing in terms of ability to get a visa. Nor does your current occupation. You need an occupation on the skilled lists. A WHV is unlikely to get you that.

A criminology degree means nothing in terms of ability to get a visa. Nor does your current occupation. You need an occupation on the skilled lists. A WHV is unlikely to get you that.

Thanks for the replies, I've researched into the working holiday visas and know the requirements so I'm wanting to do the first and second WHV (2 years). I was just wondering if I had a degree if I would find it easier to get work, but I'll keep looking on the skilled list.

Do you just want to come on a WHV for a couple of years then go home Or is your intention to stay in Australia and get PR?

Not really. There are plenty of Australian graduates scrambling around looking for work. Because you are limited to working for an employer for six months, you are very unlikely to be looking at graduate level work (employers aren't keen on spending time and money on someone who has to leave six months later). Hence the majority of people on a WHV find themselves doing things such as bar and restaurant work. The best advice I would give is to get your regional work out of the way first as I have seen many leave it till too late before they find something. Also, it means when you get to the six month point you can sell yourself to an employer as potentially available to work for them for a year as you can do six months for the same employer per visa.