Stormz

What did you people do before you arrived in Oz.

Did you get in touch with employment agencies?

If so, were they very receptive or was it jsut a case of we`ll see you if you get here?

Are emplyment agencies worth contacting and do they charge much?

Basically any tips on getting some leads before you arrive.

matt-and-jenny

Matt and I are moving to Brisbane in April. He's sent out some cold call emails and letters to relevant companies, and he's got about a 20% response, even if it was just to say no. He has been steered in the direction of vacancies. So I think it's worth putting the feelers out before you go. I'm going to start job hunting this week, I think. Good luck

Stewie

Stormz

Have a look at

www.seek.com.au

hooperhome

I did wonder myself if it was worth making contacts with perspective employers before we moved to Oz?

Theresa

mlbonner

Think it will depend a lot on the type of job/industry you are in

mira4bai4

One aspect of employment that is worth considering is that there is a strong focus on younger people which high qualifications and years of experience, however this mix is not possible to achieve as the younger (by the way I am older) have generally not had the experience. So for the older over 40's with the experience and quali's, you have to be young or look young and you are in. The image thing is really important here, 'young and vibrant' with 'years of experience'.

Mind you to much experience has the employers worried also, there is the worry about showing others up. It seems that there is a lack of 'maturity' in many organisations and egos are easily bruised here. So if you bear all this in mind when you run the gauntlet of interviews then you are away laughing.

ABCDiamond

Also have a look at http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/

The number of current job vacancies listed are:
STATE/TERRITORY
23,379 - New South Wales
21,502 - Queensland
16,527 - Victoria
1,878 - Tasmania
6,532 - Western Australia
6,258 - South Australia
1,424 - Northern Territory
1,078 - A.C.T.

ABCDiamond

As an idea for some people, here is a further breakdown of the jobs in QLD:

JOBS - REGION
4,196 - Northern Queensland
2,195 - Southern Queensland
10,436 - Brisbane
4,753 - unspecified location


JOBS - SUB-REGION
600 - Sunshine Coast
873 - Ipswich
882 - Redcliffe/Caboolture
1,308 - South East
2,939 - North
1,601 - South West
967 - Logan
1,266 - Gold Coast


South East region breakdown
87 - Today's New jobs
50 - New Apprenticeships - 3.68%
129 - Accounting, Finance and Management - 9.49%
68 - Building and Construction - 5.00%
80 - Cleaning - 5.89%
24 - Clerks, Receptionists and Secretaries - 1.77%
2 - Computing and IT - 0.15%
50 - Drivers and Transport - 3.68%
24 - Electrical and Electronics Trades - 1.77%
5 - Engineering, Science and the Environment - 0.37%
140 - Food, Hospitality and Tourism - 10.30%
23 - Gardening, Farming and Fishing - 1.69%
0 - Government and Defence - 0.00%
10 - Health, Fitness, Hair and Beauty - 0.74%
309 - Labourers, Factory and Machine Workers - 22.74%
100 - Marketing and Sales Representatives - 7.36%
1 - Media, the Arts and Printing - 0.07%
58 - Metal and Engineering Trades - 4.27%
39 - Motor Vehicle Service and Repair - 2.87%
97 - Sales Assistants and Storepersons - 7.14%
141 - Social, Welfare and Security - 10.38%
9 - Teaching, Child Care and Library - 0.66%

HUP

On the whole I found the agencies preferred to wait until you get here. I suspect that this would depend on what your skillset was (i.e. If there is a shortage they would be interested)

I actually got my first job from an email I sent while in the UK. I sent several emails to companies who were in my area (Retail software) I sent the email in July and got a response in November (We arrived late October). On the whole I found companies were more interested if you had a definite arrival date.

Stormz

Thanks for the replies.

To be honest I don`t have a clue as to what I could do in Perth, as the industry I`m in here (digital tv broadcasting) doesn`t really exist in Perth (it`s all transmitted from Sydney, except for local news).... so my 10 years of experience in this is a dead-end. My only hope is to find a job where I could transfer my computer operator skills across (ie I`m good at using software). Closest thing to what I do atm I think would be Burswood Casino security monitoring.

See you in McDonalds

leedslad

stormz what about going into video graphics? maybe compositing, after effects etc. The graphics market is big in Perth

just an idea

ozzieeagle

Chubb and places like that do security monitoring, and with the 24 hours shifts that go with jobs like this, you would probably be over the average wage of 50,000 bucks. Unfortunenatly Australia, is rather neoptistic in my view when it comes to obtaining jobs, where an off the cuff remark, at a bbq or in a pub, amongst freinds and aquaintaces can net the best results. So It's important in my view to get in and mix with the locals, as soon as you can.

Best of luck

Stormz

Cheers Leedslad, that could be an idea. I`m heavily into Photoshop, Premiere and stuff. Haven`t played with After Effects yet but would love to. Also any web-design stuff I`m a bit of an addict.....

Stormz

I`m used to 12 hour day and night shifts... standard in the role I`m in here.