Keith Moon

Is there any local Gold Coast (5 mile radius of Surfers) Expats willing to give me a honest description of the current jobs situation. Current Economic Enviroment?

I ask, when i say jobs i mean jobs where you do not need a degree or ten years experience post apprenticeship etc? Jobs like bar tender, taxi driver, security guard, waiter, truck driver etc. Also whats the current rental situation like down there, i know the area quite well, i like Runaway Bay, Biggera Waters, i like Southport, and i like the area over Chevron Island, past the golf course on your way to Ashmore.

I ask because i know tourism is big in the area, with the high dollar, and things getting tough for Australia as a whole, then it might be one of the areas which really feels the effects, and where i am heading to.

Cheers Keith

Gold_Coast

Hi Keith,

I live on the Gold Coast and I work in the hospitality industry - the industry is a little slow at the moment but it is picking up. Generally the first couple of months of the year is always quieter so its nothing unusual

Keith Moon

Thanks, Keith

moneypenny20

I'd say not great. Not been aware of an upswing in job numbers in the papers or of people who've been looking for work finding anything any quicker now than last year.

Keith Moon

Ummmm, yep what i was hearing, which is worrying if you, well i am looking for work........

diddy

Our unemployment is higher than both the national and Queensland averages. Unfortunately our economy is built on construction, retail and hospitality which are the three areas usually most affected by economic changes.

The Gold Coast is dominated by small businesses so they are usually the first with the doom and gloom. So to answer your question, yes it is a little harder to find a job here at the moment, but there's plenty of opportunities for people with the right attitude. I'm a great believer that if you present yourself well, have a good attitude then you find something.

Secretsquirral

I know a lot of people here who are currently looking for a job. I think the truest thing I have heard here on the coast is that its not what you know, its who you know. If someone can refer you, well, thats your best bet, so get yourself known! Good luck

moneypenny20

I've always considered that to be true regardless of where in the world you are. Mostly you don't realise it because you've lived somewhere so long, it happens without thought.

milly123

Having been on a conference with DEEWR at the Vibe Hotel Gold Coast on Wednesday just gone, It was quite enlightening to the outcome of depression and lost employment in all areas,
According to their statistics the biggest down turn was from March 2010 – Nov 2010 with a unemployment rise from 5.2% to 7%, this mostly being in the Coolangatta and Southport areas.

Keith Moon

Cheers Guys and Girls thanks very much!