Are people still moving to Oz?
Oct 8th 2014, 10:51 am
#47
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Always best for would be emigrants to do the due diligence thing on the employment market for their particular field - even in times of high general unemployment, there will be skills shortages in some fields.
Oct 8th 2014, 10:54 am
#48
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Absolutely. IT in financial services maybe struggling? Accountants of certain types? I wouldn't know.
Oct 8th 2014, 11:38 pm
#49
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
I am currently unemployed, I go to the library every day to use the computers to apply for jobs. They are now limiting time on them because of the que of unemployed people needing them.
Nearly everyone I know is currently unemployed. I spoke yesterday to an ex boss who is a highly experienced manager and proffessional who has been unemployed months and is now about to move out of his house to rent it to live in a friends shack.
Nearly everyone I know is currently unemployed. I spoke yesterday to an ex boss who is a highly experienced manager and proffessional who has been unemployed months and is now about to move out of his house to rent it to live in a friends shack.
Oct 9th 2014, 12:21 am
#50
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Yep. Applying for anything and everything. Have even had a rejection from Macas and Dominos Pizza. I open seek every morning, don't put in any search words and just trawl through and apply for anything I might have a chance getting.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
Oct 9th 2014, 12:23 am
#51
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Yep. Applying for anything and everything. Have even had a rejection from Macas and Dominos Pizza. I open seek every morning, don't put in any search words and just trawl through and apply for anything I might have a chance getting.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
Oct 9th 2014, 1:01 am
#52
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Just in case you are trying to suggest that the UK has a different way of measuring unemployment or the figure is 100% accurate:
"Unemployment in the United Kingdom is measured by the Office for National Statistics and in the three months to June 2014 the headline unemployment rate stood at 6.4%. The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance last month fell by 33,600 to 1.01 million, the ONS says.
The figures are compiled through the Labour Force Survey, which asks a sample of 53,000 households and is conducted every 3 months."
"Unemployment in the United Kingdom is measured by the Office for National Statistics and in the three months to June 2014 the headline unemployment rate stood at 6.4%. The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance last month fell by 33,600 to 1.01 million, the ONS says.
The figures are compiled through the Labour Force Survey, which asks a sample of 53,000 households and is conducted every 3 months."
Also the same system is used when rates are rising or falling - important when certain sections try to use this as an excuse
Oct 9th 2014, 1:04 am
#53
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Fair enough should have said the same as the UK, with one trending up and the other down.
Australian Job Market Improves, While Unemployment Rate Is Expected To Rise To 6.2% - Action Forex
Australian Job Market Improves, While Unemployment Rate Is Expected To Rise To 6.2% - Action Forex
Oct 9th 2014, 2:30 am
#54
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Yep. Applying for anything and everything. Have even had a rejection from Macas and Dominos Pizza. I open seek every morning, don't put in any search words and just trawl through and apply for anything I might have a chance getting.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
I have a weeks labouring on a mine site next week. They have 17000 bags of waste samples that need picking up and taking to the tip. Each weighs 50kg, so will keep me fit. It is paying $21 an hour. But beggars can't be choosers.
I also apply for every geology job world wide that comes up, but not even had an interview. There are just too many of us looking for a small amount of jobs. I was on infomine this morning and it is down to 37 jobs for geologists in Aus. Most of them are already filled as there old adverts. To put it in perspective there used to be several thousand roles available.
Nov 9th 2014, 6:55 am
#57
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
I work in Engineering in Perth and its pretty dead in town. A lot of the workshops have shut as the work is going abroad. Still work out there if your prepared to travel.
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Nov 9th 2014, 7:42 pm
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
I think I may of met Steve & Clare once at an "moving to Oz" meeting in the UK (in Crawley)!
I think less people are coming out, a few people who were planning on coming out from other forums had to give it up because of the exchange rate. Too much of a risk with kids etc and not knowing if you were going to get a job.
Most people I know who have come out now are on 457's or had a job to come to.
Talking of Perth..... I was there a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been for nearly 8 years. I was amazed at all the new city apartments and the prices
So much building going on, which I guess is good for employment. Very expensive to eat out. Public transport had improved, I thought the idea of putting tracks down the middle of a highway was good, they need to do that on the M25 between LHR and LGW!
Hope you find something soon Vstormy.
I think less people are coming out, a few people who were planning on coming out from other forums had to give it up because of the exchange rate. Too much of a risk with kids etc and not knowing if you were going to get a job.
Most people I know who have come out now are on 457's or had a job to come to.
Talking of Perth..... I was there a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been for nearly 8 years. I was amazed at all the new city apartments and the prices
So much building going on, which I guess is good for employment. Very expensive to eat out. Public transport had improved, I thought the idea of putting tracks down the middle of a highway was good, they need to do that on the M25 between LHR and LGW!Hope you find something soon Vstormy.
Nov 10th 2014, 9:58 am
#59
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
Combined Family and Skilled Total
Immigrants Year
13,019 1996–97
12,486 1997–98
11,879 1998–99
10,059 1999–00
11,617 2000–01
14,850 2001–02
22,043 2002–03
21,975 2003–04
25,816 2004–05
32,078 2005–06
31,340 2006–07
29,331 2007–08
30,538 2008–09
25,716 2009–10
23,897 2010–11
25,209 2011–12
21,658 2012–13
Historical Migration Statistics
Nov 10th 2014, 8:31 pm
#60
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Re: Are people still moving to Oz?
I think I may of met Steve & Clare once at an "moving to Oz" meeting in the UK (in Crawley)!
I think less people are coming out, a few people who were planning on coming out from other forums had to give it up because of the exchange rate. Too much of a risk with kids etc and not knowing if you were going to get a job.
Most people I know who have come out now are on 457's or had a job to come to.
Talking of Perth..... I was there a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been for nearly 8 years. I was amazed at all the new city apartments and the prices So much building going on, which I guess is good for employment. Very expensive to eat out. Public transport had improved, I thought the idea of putting tracks down the middle of a highway was good, they need to do that on the M25 between LHR and LGW!
Hope you find something soon Vstormy.
I think less people are coming out, a few people who were planning on coming out from other forums had to give it up because of the exchange rate. Too much of a risk with kids etc and not knowing if you were going to get a job.
Most people I know who have come out now are on 457's or had a job to come to.
Talking of Perth..... I was there a couple of weeks ago and hadn't been for nearly 8 years. I was amazed at all the new city apartments and the prices
So much building going on, which I guess is good for employment. Very expensive to eat out. Public transport had improved, I thought the idea of putting tracks down the middle of a highway was good, they need to do that on the M25 between LHR and LGW!Hope you find something soon Vstormy.