Originally Posted by Brioney

We have recently moved to Adelaide from the UK, but we are having problems finding work. So far the feedback has been - you have great CVs but you don't have experience of working in (South) Australia so we gave the job to someone else. Does anyone else have experience or advice to share? Maybe we came to the wrong state. Noone else on this forum (or any other) seems to be discussing SA.

Originally Posted by Brioney

We have recently moved to Adelaide from the UK, but we are having problems finding work. So far the feedback has been - you have great CVs but you don't have experience of working in (South) Australia so we gave the job to someone else. Does anyone else have experience or advice to share? Maybe we came to the wrong state. Noone else on this forum (or any other) seems to be discussing SA.

Originally Posted by Brioney

We have recently moved to Adelaide from the UK, but we are having problems finding work. So far the feedback has been - you have great CVs but you don't have experience of working in (South) Australia so we gave the job to someone else. Does anyone else have experience or advice to share? Maybe we came to the wrong state. Noone else on this forum (or any other) seems to be discussing SA.

Originally Posted by Emz

Try the Adelaide Brits site - I haven't heard too many other people with that problem..... but worrying as that's where we're headed in the next couple of years. :eek: :eek:

Can I ask what you both do for a living?

Originally Posted by thedrys

Very worrying!!!
We are thinking about SIR to Adelaide and the "getting jobs" bit as temp. residents is the one thing that is affecting our final decision.
I am a registered nurse (part time), so hopefully will get a job ok, but hubby is a building/civil engineering Estimator with no experience of the SA marketplace.

Originally Posted by Brioney

We have recently moved to Adelaide from the UK, but we are having problems finding work. So far the feedback has been - you have great CVs but you don't have experience of working in (South) Australia so we gave the job to someone else. Does anyone else have experience or advice to share? Maybe we came to the wrong state. Noone else on this forum (or any other) seems to be discussing SA.

Originally Posted by Amazulu

I'm having a phone interview with SKM in Adelaide for an electrical design engineers job on Thursday morning (it's for warship/submarine work, I don't know why they are interested in me as I know naff all about warships, being an HV/rail designer. I guess they are desperate). So, I think there is work there for engineers. I'll let you know how I get on.

Originally Posted by thedrys

SIR to a regional area is our only option now. To be near a city like Adelaide may hold more prospects for hubby than say a more out-of-city location in another state.
We have been discussing emigration since Aug 2004 and do not intend to jump in with both feet if we feel it is a huge risk!!

Originally Posted by thedrys

He's not actually an engineer. He has a degree in Quantity Surveying, initially worked as a QS, then moved into Estimating, but has experience in both building and civils as an Estimator.
Good Luck with your interview. Will you be permanent resident in Oz and how did you line up your interview?

Originally Posted by sackofspuds

Very wise of you.

Originally Posted by sackofspuds

I don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but please, for your own sakes, don't just assume you'll be OK. Do some research! See http://www.careerone.com.au for a start.

I just did a search for any job in the state capitals using careerone and got the following:

Sydney 13,789
Brisbane 9,801
Melbourne 8,468
Adelaide 4,932
Perth 1,230

There's a reason why places like Adelaide and Perth have relatively cheap house prices.

Originally Posted by Brioney

We've only been here 4 months, but that's a shock to us as when we've returned from travelling before we've always got a good job (relative to our work experience) in the UK easily within 2-3 months and plenty of office temping work to keep us going. For those interested, I work in marketing and my partner is in finance. Here we have applied for almost anything we are qualified for, but we have only had 2 interviews each and one temp job each. We have never had a reply to all the ads wanting casual factory workers. We just tried applying for casual gardening/picking work, but so far we have been ineligable to apply as we aren't registered unemployed (we can't be as we haven't been here long enough), but the grape season will start soon and we have been told they never find enough people, so we should get some money coming in in March.

If you are coming out on an SIR visa there are additional problems, as if you don't have a fully permanent visa then you are referred to as 'a traveller' all the time. You may even get grief from grumpy employment agencies ringing you to tell you that you are ineligable to apply for permanent jobs. You can't work for quite a few government departments and large corporates without having PR/Citizenship (it is usually stated on the job ad). I have been told that companies and employment agencies are jittery about giving permanent work to temporary visa holders as if you are in breach of any laws it is they who get fined.

By the way - Adelaide is a great place, the people and the life is good.

Originally Posted by mfarouk

I was wondering why you are still here reading posts about OZ , as I remember from a previous post for you, you decided not to go to Adelaide after a thorough thinking and a very long list of serious and silly reasons.
And also, why I always see your name on threads with bad experiences, what is the hell between you and Adelaide or oz.

Originally Posted by sackofspuds

Screech! The self-appointed thought police have arrived on the scene.

Oh dear, I'd better watch out. After all, I committed the cardinal sin of pointing out there are a lot fewer jobs in Adelaide than Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

Ah well, at least I can string a sentence together.

Originally Posted by sackofspuds

Screech! The self-appointed thought police have arrived on the scene.

Oh dear, I'd better watch out. After all, I committed the cardinal sin of pointing out there are a lot fewer jobs in Adelaide than Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

Ah well, at least I can string a sentence together.