caliburn

Has the job market really improved as they say on newspapers? How long since you started your job search? What sector and state are you in?

Techies, tradies, accountants, bankers and all...... please share your experiences so we all can have a better perspective on the current job market. Thanks!

seanpears99

Queensland, CV sent, 2 interviews and offers within a week, accepted contract position. PM role.

punoo

Congrats!!!! Sounds great!!

james1972

Yep congrats, I hope to get to Queensland. Did you have to adapt your CV much? Was it an IT PM role?

Good luck in your new role.

Amanda&Phil

I work in Finance in uk, applied for a role within insurance, tel interview face to face interview accepted for role in 3 weeks full time and perminant. Oh and I am in Perth, however I did apply for about 20 jobs and this is the one that replied and I got it, law of averages maybes

A x

Vash the Stampede

I'm in marketing, account management and business development.

Arrived halfway through October and found a job four weeks later through connections with friends and acquaintances. It pays 65% more than the job I had in the UK.

caliburn

Wow, this is amazing! Well done mate. People usually take a hair-cut in Oz, but you seem to be doing quite well.

cornishexpat

We arrived in Brisbane mid august 2009.I had to get my UK (Tower crane operator and Dogman)licenses changed to Australian licenses and because they are classed as high risk, assessments were required.The trainer recognised my prior experience so i only needed to do the written and practical assessments.By mid oct i had my Australian licenses but couldn't find any work.
I have filled out countless application forms and rung companies on a daily basis but still no work.i keep getting told "its quiet time of year or jobs been put back a few months"
so fingers crossed for the new year to bring a wave of construction jobs my way preferably a seat in the sky with air con.
Its very easy to get downbeat but i look at it as a bonus,ive a 10month old daughter which ive had the pleasure of spending so much time with over the last 4/5months.I know when i start work the hours are long and its 6 days a week just like it used to be in the UK before the bankers took the economy to hell in a handcart.

Dorothy

Where's "here"?

cornishexpat

I apologise,
i have now edited my post to give a geographical location.

Dorothy

Ah, I don't know much about Brisbane's construction industry, but Perth is the city of cranes. I'll take a picture on Monday on my way into work.

cornishexpat

Hi Dorothy,
I think in the construction game its just a matter of getting your foot in the door or bum on the seat in my case.
I even spoke to a company in Perth,they are based in Perth but bought out a company this side of Oz.
I have a weeks holiday cover starting monday 5th jan then i am hoping for full time start mid jan.This is when a company im fairly confident about a start with has a few cranes going up here in Queensland.
Hope that makes sense.

Dorothy

Ok, serious question here. If you're up in a crane 30 stories up where do you go for lunch? And what about bathroom breaks? Do you have to come all the way down to pee? (I have a lot of time on my hands as you can see)

cornishexpat

If your lucky and there maybe a relief driver on site so you do 3 or 4 hours at a time.But i have nearly always been the only driver on site,so you climb with your bag(containing your lunch box and an empty bottle and your flask).the empty bottle is for toilet breaks as you maybe up there up to 10-14 hours.my last site in london i climbed at 715am and was never on the ground before 7pm.if your lucky to get a lunch break you turn up the radio and recline the seat and relax.

caliburn

Is change of profession a possibility at all?