koolkat

What kind of jobs have you been going for?

hoofie2002

Spot on

koolkat

Are you serious in inner melbourne. I had a guy from an agency call me last night saying he is confidence he can arrange at least 4 interviews for when i arrive. But i dont arrive til May- maybe the market will even improve by then? I hope!

koolkat

To be honest its all just like what the UK is like at the moment .. but I dont think its any worse.

hoofie2002

With respect, that comment by the agent could be redundant next month, never mind May.

Put it this way, I am now hearing of friends and friends of friends who are being made redundant. That is the FIRST TIME in 3 years of living here - all in the space of one month. And that is across the board, from finance to engineering.

movin'on

If you are a construction PM, then forget housing, there are still offices being built but less so. Mining is really down the dumper and only Oil/Gas is Ok but even then 2009 will be make or break with the AUD and US$ rate being crucial to business and the price of oil even more so but overall Oz sounds better then UK.

MTPockets

Seconded.

Be wary of what action you take on the basis of agents alone. A lot of job ads are duplicates, exaggerations, filled internally or binned - and those that aren't are receiving huge numbers of applicants. I too had agents all over me before I left, but the reality is that many are desperate themselves or just play the game whereas on the other hand I hear/read most days about redundancies, whole depts being shelved, layoffs via mergers, hires being postponed etc etc.

That would be just the same as the UK except for some pretty siginficant factors that I think are underestimated and in fact make it worse here - for Brits. In the uk there's a larger population requiring more services with greater career options, you're a local, have local experience, have a network of contacts/colleagues, unis/qualifications are understood, there's no question of motivation for being there (plans to leave/remain) and most fundamentally look for new jobs while you still have one.

LouiseR

I see your point but the Aussie job market does not revolve around BE and the posts people make. For everyone who is struggling, there must be others who aren't and who don't use BE, therefore we never see their positive news.

chasmw

Used to think it would be great to be a Construction PM, but am now glad I'm not! I'm in IT.

philnorris

I find it hard to believe that people are advising others not to go to OZ based on their exepriences. Surely if some one has done their own research in to their chosen area of work then its up to them.

I know of far more people that have moved to Australia (recently) and have found work no problem, all be it none of these being in the construction industry.

pazza

Hi
With the job scene sounding as though it's very similar if not worse than the UK, does anyone think it would be better to just go over and validate their visa, maybes have a little holiday to check a few jobs out, then return home until the job front gets a lot better.

What is the time scale you've got from validating to having to move permanently?

I appreciate some people have to sell their homes to fund their trip over, but with what's being said on this forum about the lack of jobs available i think it would be worthwhile just getting a loan to pay for your validation, then sell your house when things look as if they're going to get better.Saying that, it's probably best to put the house straight on the market, because you never know how long it's going to take to sell. I'm stressed to bits writing this and i haven't put my application in yet.

Anne2Oz

hi,
anybody in WA or South Australia who is finding it hard to secure a job?

Hubby will be looking for jobs as a Mechanical maintenance Fitter, Mechanical engineer....anybody else in this field not finding work in SA or WA?
very worried!!
He knows he will need to go over to Oz for 2-3 weeks or so and jobhunt after we have the visa (whenever that is...).
We cant go over without a job. We aren't picky though and will even do factory/farm work....

ozzieeagle

The construction industry, especially new home builds and renovations seems to be holding it's own in Melbourne thus far. Whether thats due to older projects that have to finished or not I dont know. I do know they have 1000 dwellings they still have to finish here in Coburg, plus another 300 to 400 hundred dwellings at the Old Kodak estate here in Coburg. Plus two new estates at least around Epping. So we are not seeing builders dropping their prices due to lack of work in the Northern Subs here.

The multi Billion dollar project for 2020 Moreland is still on track apparently.

http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/build...nd.html?s=1001

eeksy

I am worried about finding work as a wall and floor tiler in Perth but I have to as it is part of my study visa. This is my ONLY way of getting to Australia so I have to give it a go. I intend trying to work a bit for free and hope that an employer will give me a go.

I keep thinking that although the housing market is poor at the moment in 3 years time it will hopefully pick up. Even if it is still a bit slow may be people will decide to renovate rather than sell.

betsyboob

I understand waht you are saying, i thought exactly the same.
Before we came out i read a post from someone on the Sunshine Coast saying that they were having to relocate due to not being able to get a sniff of work. I ignored this, thought they weren't trying hard enough, didn't have good resumes or experience, i though we would be luckier.........we weren't.
Just be careful where you place yourself.