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Heard on the radio that Victoria are recruiting 1200 PSOs [ special police for railway stations ]

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Anyone had any serious thoughts about moving to find work, here in country queensland there are so many jobs for qualified tradesmen and laborers, employers are having to bring them in from overseas, we have gasfields , coalmines , construction all screaming for personnel, there is plenty of work out there, but one must be prepared to move and adapt,when we emigrated in 96,there were no vacancies in my trade available, within 3 days of arriving in australia I had a well paid job labouring on a cotton farm, 6 weeks later , the town bank gave me a mortgage on our first house, from their we have never looked back!!!!!

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The problem is that as with the locals most immigrants don't really want to live in the country which isn't like living in a village in the UK. for some of course they can adapt to it but I personally know very few who could live in a real rural town up here.

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I really must say that I now consider recruitment agents on a par with estate agents who until now were rated my scummiest occupation by a country mile.

Arseholes.

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In the words of an immortal "Forgive them as they know not what they do".

Very apt.

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Oh I do so empathise I have just this week started a new job after being out of permanent work for one year and four months.

Fortunately I have always kept my hand in at the market research call centres as a 2nd job (casual and can be very sporadic - either manic or dead) and have been able to work fairly consistently during "gaps" so there are no "gaps" on my resume really. But it doesn't always give the number of hours I need to meet expenses.

I had a redundancy from a perm job in May 2010, went to Japan and UK for one month then after a month just doing the callcentre I got a 3 week temp role that morphed into 6 months. Back to another call centre and application after application, agency after agency (agree, arseholes mostly) and the odd interview. At 59, I gave up on the idea of a well-paid full time admin role and went for part time. Have 4 days a week at a not-for-profit (industry association) but at the lowest rate I've ever been paid here. Office Assistant pretty basic stuff. And I do the call centre 2-3 nights a week and Saturdays wehn they have work. It's going to be a struggle.

Since I moved into my home 11 years ago rates/water/electricity have all doubled, we know about food, petrol and I'm earning less than ever.

What I find interesting is the many threads I see on this topic. So many of us/you came here for a better life, better opportunities, more money, relaxed lifestyle. It's a jucking foke isn't it?

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So why do we accept it?

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Never been out of work, but then I'm a nurse.. Usual response to application is can you do an early shift tomorrow morning?

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Apt and it made me laugh :rofl: I suppose on that basis I could forgive them but first pertinent to what deb68 goes on to say, I have some writing to do. I'm totally over being made to feel like the dirt beneath their shoe because I took a break from working for serious personal reasons. In fact the government positively encourages family to take responsibility for their own so there is less of a burden on the state, yet if you do, you are forced to feel like a burden on the state because no bugger will look at your resume.

Pfffffffft and hurrrumph to the lot of them!

I'm very growly today! :rofl:

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SOB can't you just euphemistically lie about that break? Use the UK connection for 'freelancing', 'consultancy' etc????

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If one is not prepared to adapt,why emigrate?? australia helps those who help themselves!!of course country town living is different and can even be difficult with a young family, weighing up the opportunities, on one hand town or city living and scraping by on the dole or minimum wage or a well paid job out in the countryside, being part of the community with all its benefits , we try to help new immigrants as much as we can, but british expats seem to be their own worst enemies , dreaming of a life of barbies and beaches, most of these in places where there is no work!!and savings are quickly spent,Maybe I,m just an old fart who has not got a clue:cool:But I know if I had been able to emigrate 20 years earlier I would have my brit/german children and grandchildren out here with us, to offer them the same opportunities and fantastic life that we have and still are experiencing:thumbup:

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And if you are eligible for Centrelink, it also helps those who want to sit on their batties all day doing nothing.

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Been here seven months nearly, i work as a nurse and hubby is engineering based but out of work.
We claim for nothing only the children's standard entitlements, Yet we see and hear all these stories of people surviving on dole handouts, like in England, HOW DO THEY DO IT?
We came here to start again and work our way through life, just a pity my hubby cannot get a chance and show what he can do, he knocks doors sends emails writes letters makes phone calls, only to be told hes to experienced for the role available, or hes a pom.

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Clearly he's not doing enough.
If he was in woop woop he could be a billionaire by now.
Tell him to get off his arse.

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What does (did!) your husband do for a living?