Hi guys,
I'am an Oracle apps techno-functional consultant with over 6 years experience. Technically i'd say my skillset spans all Oracle Apps technologies (Workflows, OA Framework, Forms...)
As for the functional aspect, my experience is basically on Oracle HRMS modules.
however, my experience is mainly from non-anglo-saxon countries (Middle East).

I'am expecting to get my PR within the next few weeks (if things are as expected), but before making a permanent move to Australia and leaving my current job, i would like to know what are my chances to secure a decent job while on a short stay (say for 40 days)? Would that be a realistic duration?
Also, i would be grateful if someone could tell me the best cities for Apps jobs?

Waiting forward to hearing your valuable inputs

Thanks

Sydney or Melbourne would be good places to start looking for any IT roles.

After your 40 days what are you planning to do? What if they want someone to start immediately?

Agree with what he says. Canberra could be a 3rd option.

Most of opportunities in Canberra in govermental departments which have a mandatory requierment of being Australian not a PR.

Please visit www.seek.com.au and read carefully the requierments of the jobs you are looking for.

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Romeo

I would not have a problem to start within two weeks. My notice period with my current employer.

I found myself qualified in most advertised jobs of my domain.
My concern is related to the fact that i have no Anglo-Saxon experience.
So, i would like to know to what extent that's essential to get an ERP job

IT is IT everywhere, you cannot say Australian or Candian standards in IT. So any difference should an abberation.

However, I believe 40 days is not enough at all to secure a job specially that it depends on the IT Market during that time, for example in Australia finding a job in December and January is pretty difficult like finding a job in Ramadan in Middle east.

You may need to be more circumspect and secure yourself for 3 - 6 months to be in safe.

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Romeo

But Australian business practices differ from the Rest of the World as here they give much higher priority to local experience over one's technical excellence, expertise and qualities.

You have a point, but I am not concluding, I am sharing experience of many friends in OZ who found IT jobs in OZ while they didn't have local experience, moreover few of them have been offered while they were outside OZ in pretty massive companies!!!! The common advice I heard that as long as you are really skilled, have a coherent experience and capable of doing the job you can find a job easily, also being fluent in English is really important.

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Romeo

OK, but what happens if you arrive for 40 days, and get offered a job on day 15 to start on day 30? Do you go home in between and work that 2 weeks notice? This could get costly with flights.

In many cases yes, however the OP also mentions functional skills in ERP applications...and these can be very country specific, especially where configuration is involved. Quite often functional consultants have a background outside of IT and are well versed in local practices & regulations.

Oz is also based on the mates system, and so its far more important to have local working history and local contacts. IT is fairly small scale, and people know people and what type of person works in what place. I had 15 years of top grade investment bank experince before I got here, and I couldn't get an interview for months ( Brisbane ). non-anglo-saxon could also be an issue.

Ah now I know why I have had so much difficulty in getting a job in IT in Sydney. I don't have any "Anglo Saxon" experience either.

I remember studying them at primary school once and I'm sure I probably passed the test but that's obviously not enough. Short of time travelling back to the early 600 AD how does one get Anglo Saxon experience?

Why such condition is not one of the requierments for skilled worker visa while NZ's immigration system counts the experience of the skilled worker ONLY if he/she has an experience in a comparable market and there is a list of countries which they recognize their experience.

Romeo

What about Gauls, Aztecs and Mesopotamiams