Moving to Australia
#1
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Moving to Australia
Hi All,
I'm new to the site, so please go easy on me
My wife and I (still feels strange saying wife, and its been over a year) are looking into moving to Australia.
I'm a Building services engineer and qualified to HNC level with 6 years experience.
we don't really have any idea where to start,
is the first thing to look for a job? or to start the visa application?
we have tickets booked to an Expo in manchester in october and also one in Birmingham in September.
I've looked on the internet for approx the last month for jobs, however all the ones i express interest in are for Australian residents only.
Are there any particular sites for British citizens looking for jobs over there?
any help would be much appreciated
many thanks!!!:
I'm new to the site, so please go easy on me
My wife and I (still feels strange saying wife, and its been over a year) are looking into moving to Australia.
I'm a Building services engineer and qualified to HNC level with 6 years experience.
we don't really have any idea where to start,
is the first thing to look for a job? or to start the visa application?
we have tickets booked to an Expo in manchester in october and also one in Birmingham in September.
I've looked on the internet for approx the last month for jobs, however all the ones i express interest in are for Australian residents only.
Are there any particular sites for British citizens looking for jobs over there?
any help would be much appreciated
many thanks!!!:
#2
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Re: Moving to Australia
There is another site you can also use called pominoz---many people are members of both.Hope this is helpful---the more research you do the easier it is;but read both the good and bad and think carefully.Good luck
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Re: Moving to Australia
Why recommend he uses another forum? Thats not a very good welcome is it!!!
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Re: Moving to Australia
Hi All,
I'm new to the site, so please go easy on me
My wife and I (still feels strange saying wife, and its been over a year) are looking into moving to Australia.
I'm a Building services engineer and qualified to HNC level with 6 years experience.
we don't really have any idea where to start,
is the first thing to look for a job? or to start the visa application?
we have tickets booked to an Expo in manchester in october and also one in Birmingham in September.
I've looked on the internet for approx the last month for jobs, however all the ones i express interest in are for Australian residents only.
Are there any particular sites for British citizens looking for jobs over there?
any help would be much appreciated
many thanks!!!:
I'm new to the site, so please go easy on me
My wife and I (still feels strange saying wife, and its been over a year) are looking into moving to Australia.
I'm a Building services engineer and qualified to HNC level with 6 years experience.
we don't really have any idea where to start,
is the first thing to look for a job? or to start the visa application?
we have tickets booked to an Expo in manchester in october and also one in Birmingham in September.
I've looked on the internet for approx the last month for jobs, however all the ones i express interest in are for Australian residents only.
Are there any particular sites for British citizens looking for jobs over there?
any help would be much appreciated
many thanks!!!:
Also have a read of some of the threads on here, that'll give you an idea what its like living in Australia and what the job situation is like
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Re: Moving to Australia
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Re: Moving to Australia
The main job site is www.seek.com.au - there may be others better for your field but I'll leave them for someone else more familiar with the area! Even if you can't apply for jobs yet they will give you an idea what's around. You might also need to do some re-licensing once you get here, but the best thing to do is look at whether you can actually get a visa first - have a look at the visa wizard on the Immi site and see what you come up with
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Re: Moving to Australia
Hi Jonathon,
Yes - look into getting a visa first because if you can't get that then it all becomes a bit of a moot point.
Polly is right that "seek" is the main jobs website and you can check out www.mycareer.com.au as well.
If you want to look over housing/property take a look at www.domain.com.au
Good luck with your plans!
Gareth
Yes - look into getting a visa first because if you can't get that then it all becomes a bit of a moot point.
Polly is right that "seek" is the main jobs website and you can check out www.mycareer.com.au as well.
If you want to look over housing/property take a look at www.domain.com.au
Good luck with your plans!
Gareth
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Re: Moving to Australia
Hi Jonathon,
Yes - look into getting a visa first because if you can't get that then it all becomes a bit of a moot point.
Polly is right that "seek" is the main jobs website and you can check out www.mycareer.com.au as well.
If you want to look over housing/property take a look at www.domain.com.au
Good luck with your plans!
Gareth
Yes - look into getting a visa first because if you can't get that then it all becomes a bit of a moot point.
Polly is right that "seek" is the main jobs website and you can check out www.mycareer.com.au as well.
If you want to look over housing/property take a look at www.domain.com.au
Good luck with your plans!
Gareth
when i looked into the visa quickly, we scored about 120 points.
I'm not sure if we save up the money and make the move, i should wait until i arrive to get a job, or try and get one before i go. only problem is, i've sent a CV to approx 20-30 employers, and they all say i need to be an Austrlian resident.
i'm hoping, someone thats looking for a building services engineer maybe reading this?
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Re: Moving to Australia
Thanks Gareth, i'm sure the Visa won't be a problem, were both young. i'm qualified to HNC standard, my wife has an AAT (associate accounting technician) think thats what it stands for. she is also doing her Cipfa training, chartered institute of public finance accountants.
when i looked into the visa quickly, we scored about 120 points.
I'm not sure if we save up the money and make the move, i should wait until i arrive to get a job, or try and get one before i go. only problem is, i've sent a CV to approx 20-30 employers, and they all say i need to be an Austrlian resident.
i'm hoping, someone thats looking for a building services engineer maybe reading this?
when i looked into the visa quickly, we scored about 120 points.
I'm not sure if we save up the money and make the move, i should wait until i arrive to get a job, or try and get one before i go. only problem is, i've sent a CV to approx 20-30 employers, and they all say i need to be an Austrlian resident.
i'm hoping, someone thats looking for a building services engineer maybe reading this?
So - the advice from this bloke on the internet who doesn't know you and will probably never meet you is - you look well placed - might be worth giving it a go.
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Re: Moving to Australia
some categories need X amount of years post qualification in order to get max points, I know I had to wait a couple of years before I came because of that.
Teh flintstones on here are young, around 24 too, they are the youngest I know that have migrated under their own steam. They could also give you some info I am sure
Teh flintstones on here are young, around 24 too, they are the youngest I know that have migrated under their own steam. They could also give you some info I am sure
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Jonathan, have you actually checked that your occupation is on one of the schedules of the skilled occupation list and if so which one, 3 or 4? If it is on one of these schedules have you looked into what is involved for skills assessment of your occupation?
If you do meet this criteria then the first step is probably skills assessment, not looking for jobs. Looking for jobs from the UK is like looking for a needle in a haystack and probably won't achieve much more than demoralise you. Despite what the people marketing expos will say, Australian employers are not crying out to sponsor overseas applicants, on the whole they prefer the local ones.
If you do meet this criteria then the first step is probably skills assessment, not looking for jobs. Looking for jobs from the UK is like looking for a needle in a haystack and probably won't achieve much more than demoralise you. Despite what the people marketing expos will say, Australian employers are not crying out to sponsor overseas applicants, on the whole they prefer the local ones.
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Re: Moving to Australia
Hi Jonathan.
Regarding your points, are you presuming you'll get 60 points for your occupation? As I also have a HNC (in Building Construction), and I was advised by VETASSESS that a HNC is equivalent to an AQF Diploma, and therefore would not qualify for a 60 point occupation, you can only claim for a 40 point occupation.
So it would be worth checking with VETASSES (or equivalent for your job) or get in touch with an agent.
Regarding your points, are you presuming you'll get 60 points for your occupation? As I also have a HNC (in Building Construction), and I was advised by VETASSESS that a HNC is equivalent to an AQF Diploma, and therefore would not qualify for a 60 point occupation, you can only claim for a 40 point occupation.
So it would be worth checking with VETASSES (or equivalent for your job) or get in touch with an agent.