Gag Dhal

I am planning to come Sydney very soon.Could you please tell
how is IT job scenario in Australia? Thanks in advance.

Gags

Michael Hoffmann

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    > I am planning to come Sydney very soon.Could you please tell
    > how is IT job scenario in Australia? Thanks in advance.
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    > Gags
    >

Well, a friend of mine is a DBA and hasn't found a job in the 3 months
she's been here. On the other hand I am a IT security specialist and had
two offers in two weeks and accepted one.

In other words: it varies. :P

Mike

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It doesn't look too promising at the moment - lots of recruitment companies
offering jobs to overseas people, which places some pressure on those
already in Oz that are competing for the same jobs.

I would say that you could be successful, but don't expect high wages, and
be prepared to take a lower level position, as least on arrival. After a
while you will be able to assess the position from a local perspective.

Good Luck

Ushas

Hubby made contact with a company in Perth just asking if they would ever want to recruit someone with his skills.

They e-mailed back asking for CV. Mailed bosses for references. Paid him to go to Perth to meet and he has a job to go to in Jan when we arrive.

And he didn't even apply for the job.

Direct contact works! E-mail companies who do what you do and put yourself out there!

mohan

WELL SAID! AND CONGRATULATIONS!

I got a similar reply thru Email from an IT company in Melbourne and i am just waiting for my PR to come thru to close the deal!
Thanks and Regards,
Mohan

Ushas

You too! Hubby came back from Perth last Saturday with the the job. Got his PR on Tuesday and now we are trying to get everything organised to ship Dec (around 20th) and fly on Jan 6th!

Phew!!! It's a busy time. But I just can't wait!

rapitts

It all depends on your skills and how long you have been in the IT field. Australia has a high number of IT bods working here, so experience and skills are everything, forget it if your experience is less than 2-3 years.

Carruss

I would agree with that and I am sure this would apply to where ever you go in the world. Just because there is a shortage of IT skilled people somewhere, it is such a large field and does not mean that there will be jobs waiting for any of us. I have many years in IT and may even look to change career if we make it to Oz. Have been in an airconditioned office for years breathing in everyone elses germs etc!

My wife is a Hairdresser and we are actually going to apply using her skills. So, perhaps a bit of a change and some fresh air in the future for me. The only question though........is what? I do have a couple of ideas but keeping them to myself for now ! ! !

To Gags,

Perhaps if you actually said what area of IT you are in then someone may give you a better idea of you prospects.

Good luck anyway,

R

Gagan

Hi All,

Thankyou very much for the answers.
My skillset is VC++,eVC++,Pocket PC,SQL Server,XML and Visual basic.My
total work experiesce is of 5 years.

Will these skills be considered in demand in Aus IT market?
Thanks,
gags