New life down under!
 

Hi All,

I am looking to move to Perth and am currently in the process of having my skills assessed. I am a hairdresser by trade and so far I have sent off my skill assessment forms.

I currently manage a salon in a town where I live & I am wondering how easy it will be to find a job? So far on my job hunt, it looks like there are many hairdressing jobs available. I currently have 19 years experience and thoroughly enjoy what I do. Does anyone also know the best websites to look and apply for hairdressing roles?

I am really looking forwards to a new start (whenever that will be) and also meeting new people & making new friends!

Any help and advice you can give will be really helpful. Thanks in advance.

Re: New life down under!
 

Good hairdressers are like rocking horse pooh here in Perth...

Mine trained under Thomas Green, then went on to work for Honda, Kawasaki and finally Flymo...


Welcome.... And please let me know where you start working if you are any good:D

Re: New life down under!
 

ASL? ;)

On a serious note, welcome. I'm new here too and also on a fact finding mission.

All the best

Re: New life down under!
 

Flymo sounds a bit drastic!

Will keep updating as it all progresses, fingers crossed!!

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Lol!

Best of luck with it all! Hope you find all the information you are after :)

Re: New life down under!
 

Welcome aboard, you will have no trouble finding work in perth theres a big demand for hair dressers

Once your visas sorted you will have to start thinking about practical things like, do you ship your belongings, do you sell everything and just come over with a few suitcases, where will you stay for a few weeks while you search for a rental. Things like that.
So I would say, start having a clean out and get rid of things that sit in cupboards that you dont need, do a bit of searching around the site and start thinking about wherever to ship or sell. Personally I gave almost everything away to family and just shipped 9 boxes

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Anyone in Perth who knows what the job market is like for medical nurses and plumbers?

Re: New life down under!
 

WA government has just announced more job cuts for the health industry here.http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/west...-1226738920170

You can always email the relevant WA associations for thier take on the state of employment opportunities in their industry:

http://www.masterplumbers.asn.au/

http://www.anfiuwp.org.au/

Re: New life down under!
 

Dont worry if you dont find job as hair dresser you are allowed to switch career while in Australia.

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I don't know if you are aware that the new WA state sponsorship list released just over a week ago has removed hairdressers from their 2013-2014 list?:(

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My friend was told Hairdressing is currently not on the needed skills for Aus (hopefully that has change) When we lived in Perth Hairdressing Salons in our suburb were very plentiful you can have at least two at times in a small shopping centre but you did still see vacancies advertised sometimes in shop windows and in the newspaper, mind you that was 3 years ago now. Good luck

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not too sure where to apply for hair dressing jobs. but come back and update us! I'm curious to know how you find a job!

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If you have a right to work in Aus then look on seek.com very easy to use:thumbup:

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My wife was a hair dresser here in brisbane . unfortunately the $18 to $22 dollars they were paying without over time didnt cut it for us..... excuse the pun.she works at the local hospital now as a wardy(cleaner ect) $28 and hour casual. Dont be afraid to try something new:starsmile:

Re: New life down under!
 

Hi and Welcome to BE.

It would be best if you started a new thread with your question, as most will probably not respond within someone else's thread. :)