Perth - accommodation
#17
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Re: Perth - accommodation
what people are trying to tell you very gently, you’re planning a good paying job in a place where mining boom went bust and those with heaps of local knowledge and contacts have taken much lower paying jobs hoping for a pick up. So you, on a visa with restrictions and no contacts, brings what to the table against those whose former workmates still holding on to a job want the best workers back? WHV is bar work, fruit picking etc, not what it was at boom time
#20
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Re: Perth - accommodation
Why is everybody always so negative towards the whv on this forum? Seems the minute you mention a whv and skilled work, everybody jumps on the bandwagon to say you won't get anything in engineering or other skilled professions.
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
#21
Re: Perth - accommodation
Why is everybody always so negative towards the whv on this forum? Seems the minute you mention a whv and skilled work, everybody jumps on the bandwagon to say you won't get anything in engineering or other skilled professions.
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
Nothing to do with 'bandwagons' and everything to do with providing the facts. Not sure why you seem have a problem with that.
#22
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Re: Perth - accommodation
No one has said it's impossible, but rather have pointed out that given the restrictions of a WHV it's far from easy to walk into a professional position - and it is far from easy.
Nothing to do with 'bandwagons' and everything to do with providing the facts. Not sure why you seem have a problem with that.
Nothing to do with 'bandwagons' and everything to do with providing the facts. Not sure why you seem have a problem with that.
Skilled work is far from impossible, if you intend to just do casual work, instead of pursuing a longer term visa, such as the 482 - then yes it may be difficult. But if you are intending on securing long term work then it is not difficult.
I feel any post I go on regarding a whv and skilled work, its the same everytime "you wont get work" "just do bar work or fruit picking" do you honestly believe someone who is degree educated in engineering is going to come over and pick fruit?
Anyway, rant over
#23
Re: Perth - accommodation
Why is everybody always so negative towards the whv on this forum? Seems the minute you mention a whv and skilled work, everybody jumps on the bandwagon to say you won't get anything in engineering or other skilled professions.
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
Who in their right mind is going to pick fruit when they have an engineering degree and experience?
I have been in Melbourne for 4 days and secured an interview the second day I was here...
Many engineering/project companies won't consider you if you don't have, at least, PR. That's a fact. In my backpacking days, I also managed to get engineering work - for ABB at their HV switchgear factory in Sydney (I had a few years of experience in this area at the time, so it worked out well), but I was the exception, not the norm. Most of the other backpackers I hung out with were doing menial work - despite many of them having degrees. It can happen but is not common. Backpackers can sometimes get really well paid jobs on mine sites, but again, it's not normal
What's wrong with picking fruit? We've had a Belgian backpacker doing some work for us at home (via HelpX). He's also been doing plenty of fruit picking and farm work - even though he has a masters degree in electrical engineering. He's made pretty good coin and has just bought a really nice Mitsubishi Pajero to travel around Australia in. And if you want to get an extra year in Australia, you've got to go rural for at least 3 months
#24
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Re: Perth - accommodation
Relax
Many engineering/project companies won't consider you if you don't have, at least, PR. That's a fact. In my backpacking days, I also managed to get engineering work - for ABB at their HV switchgear factory in Sydney (I had a few years of experience in this area at the time, so it worked out well), but I was the exception, not the norm. Most of the other backpackers I hung out with were doing menial work - despite many of them having degrees. It can happen but is not common. Backpackers can sometimes get really well paid jobs on mine sites, but again, it's not normal
What's wrong with picking fruit? We've had a Belgian backpacker doing some work for us at home (via HelpX). He's also been doing plenty of fruit picking and farm work - even though he has a masters degree in electrical engineering. He's made pretty good coin and has just bought a really nice Mitsubishi Pajero to travel around Australia in. And if you want to get an extra year in Australia, you've got to go rural for at least 3 months
Many engineering/project companies won't consider you if you don't have, at least, PR. That's a fact. In my backpacking days, I also managed to get engineering work - for ABB at their HV switchgear factory in Sydney (I had a few years of experience in this area at the time, so it worked out well), but I was the exception, not the norm. Most of the other backpackers I hung out with were doing menial work - despite many of them having degrees. It can happen but is not common. Backpackers can sometimes get really well paid jobs on mine sites, but again, it's not normal
What's wrong with picking fruit? We've had a Belgian backpacker doing some work for us at home (via HelpX). He's also been doing plenty of fruit picking and farm work - even though he has a masters degree in electrical engineering. He's made pretty good coin and has just bought a really nice Mitsubishi Pajero to travel around Australia in. And if you want to get an extra year in Australia, you've got to go rural for at least 3 months
#25
Re: Perth - accommodation
But if you're here as a backpacker, it's just to travel, experience new stuff and have fun. Now this can certainly better your life, sometimes in ways that are not immediately measurable - but it is decidedly not about your career and SOL. The stated purpose of the WHV is most definitely not about your career and SOL - so I'd say it's just you
#26
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I do understand what you're saying, but if people want to move to Australia to progress their career and they're degree educated, then applying for a permanent resident visa rather than a temporary holiday visa is the way to go.
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#29
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Re: Perth - accommodation
#30
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Re: Perth - accommodation
i get what you’re saying, and that’s what skilled migration is for. WHV is to help rural areas to gain workers, they don’t care about your degree, they rely on young travelers to help with work. Don’t take it personally. You want something more permanent, aim for skilled migration.