Rob Morton-Jone

We are making the move to Oz sometime towrds the end of next year, maybe sooner depending on the house sale etc....

Is it too early to be searching for jobs in Oz? Do you think that i should be distributing my CV to prospective employers and employment agencies?

The other issue id that we are a little unsure where we want to live but have possible narrowed it down to the Gold Coast/Sunshine Coast and Brisbane areas.

Any advice would be greatly received.

Thank you

Rob

worzel

I am in the same situation. I have found that most agents won't even return calls / emails at this stage. They start to get keen when you have your visa and are no more than a couple of months away from arriving. My approach is to get as good as possible a basic understanding of all the suburbs in the area and appreciate what the job market is so that I can feel confident something will turn up in a reasonable period of time when I get there. As hard as it might feel to, I will just have to sit back and do nothing until the visa arrives.

thewoods

what is it that u do for a living - i am in perth and depends on what u do to how many jobs are going - but i have been looking at brisbane - workwise and there seems heaps of opportunities - different here in oz - when u apply for a job its a case of 'come in tomorow for an interview ' and the next day jobs gone - seem much more relaxed here semi informal interviews

unless u go for a job with government - which i do at mom and it took them 6 weeks to give me an interview and a further 7 weeks to offer job - soooooo laid back

Rob Morton-Jone

Im an engineering planning administrator but my skills that are being assessed is Sheet Metal Worker (First Class)

I am in an office based job at the moment which i quite enjoy doing.

I have been considering trying something totally different when we get to Oz. An estate agent is one job that i wouldn't mind doing. Just want to keep my options open and not to restrict myself in one area of work.

Rob

walaj

had the same reaction as worzel - even when we were in Oz one agency had a chat but was not really interested until we had the visa. Contacting suitable companies directly was the same re visa if they did get back.

One v good possible job (within company Mr W works for) did come up but due to circumstances we were not ready to make the move just yet. However we have kept details just incase they don't fill the position or that person leaves. With this in mind I would certainly look at job ads keeping details and if a job comes up that is just 'you', you have got nothing to lose with a targeted approach.

SunshineGirl

Us too. Let's hope they want Accountants!

JackTheLad

I made a comment on a previous thread about this. Lots of people come here saying they used to work in IT, or management or admin or whatever, and when they get to Oz they want to do something completely different.

I understand that, complete change and all that. But also understand this. Whatever new career you are planning to change to, there will be people already doing it here. Trained, qualified, experienced people.

As I said before (http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265851)if you are considering making a complete career change, think how difficult it would be to do it in the UK. It will be harder here. They prefer local qualifications and experience.

Cheers,
JTL

worzel

I am an accountant but I specialise in Finance IT systems. If I can find something within that niche I can rake it in but if I have to go back to management accounts we will be comfy but no more. And even though I am a financial accountant by training, those jobs are mostly closed as I don't fancy 12 months studying to convert to Australian qualifications or even that line of work to be honest.

I think my first decision is whether to go for Melbourne / Sydney where there is lots of work in my areas but I don't fancy the big city life style / commute options. But I think most of the other state capitals etc are much the same with a few subtle variations (Brizzie strong on extraction industries, Adelaide for wine / manufacturing etc). So having eliminated Melbourne / Sydney it is a lifestyle choice between the other big cities then just see what happens when I get there.

possoms

Hi

This is our main worry we are going STNI carpenter and joiner we are required to do the job we have been assessed for and obviously the trade is on the shortage list yet when i have looked on various job vaccancy websites i havent seen one job advertised or is it all word of mouth out there??

Kay

John Howard

Rob

I am an Engineer, try these web sites to look for jobs in the location you are looking to live. You can then see what prospects there are. I wouldnt bother applying for Jobs until you are in the country. I is a good idea though to e-mail your C.V/resume to the most prominent job agencies in the area you want to move to. You will be able to find this out by looking at the web sites below.

Good Luck

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