arch

Hi friends,

How is the job scenario in South Australia now. I am an Architect and trying to find a job in Adelaide. But no positive replies till date. I will be visiting Adelaide in April.

Can anyone suggest me how to get through a job being outside Oz.

Arch

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Start by working on your English grammar.

hereandthere

Hello

I notice you haven't made many posts, so I presume you're fairly new to Expats. Sadly, you will have to get used to posts like the above, but on the whole you will find most people here are very helpful.

Getting work in a country when you live outside that country can often be difficult, and posters have reported this problem in the US, Canada and Australia. I would suggest you telephone a few relevant firms before your visit and try and get an informal look around during your time in Adelaide.

South Australia, I believe, has the lowest unemployment in Australia, so you never know your luck.

arch

Thank you hereandthere for your sincere reply. Reply posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus doesn't matter to me really. Maybe he/she doesn't know how and what to reply. It barely matters anyways.

According to you, guess that's the reason not many companies are giving me the positive reply. Yes I will meet the company's personally and get the review.

Thank you very much once again.

Arch.

hereandthere

No worries. What they're looking for really, you see, is an Australian address and of course the right to work.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

You two can shoot your mouths off as much as you like, but if you seriously think statements like "Can anyone suggest me how to get through a job being outside Oz" is going to get your resume/CV further than the nearest dustbin then you are both misguided.

If "Can anyone suggest me how to get through a job being outside Oz" is a true reflection of your standard of English then you have no hope of an architects job in Australia.

parlex

You don't need to speak good english to get a job unless you wanna become a english teacher! If you pass your test you should be fine. Some people think they are clever just because by luck they were born in some english speaking country. Remember you can get extra points for being able to speak a second language. Good luck.

Seacaptain

Hi,

Might be worth posting on Poms in Adelaide. May get some suggestions there.

http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/

newjersey

I respectfully disagree. If you have a customer-facing job, low vocabulary and grammar like what we see above is a sure way to kill the deal. Unless you only use your second language to deal with your customers.

hussain_2206

Hi Arch I am also moving adelaide in June and in the same boat.

mr mover

Plenty of Taxi driving work ...............mm

iamthecreaturefromuranus

I don't think I'm "clever" just because I'm lucky enough to have been born in the UK.... I do think that if you are trying to obtain employment while still overseas that your chances of doing so are poor... and that if the written English you are capable of is poor as well, then your chances are effectively zero.