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Forum: The Barbie
Sep 3rd 2010, 5:41 am
Replies: 82
Views: 38,568
Posted By RobertC

Re: Leaving huge debt in UK

I sort of left a debt int he UK, but it was just a cancellation charge from BE Internet, we'd been with them for about 4 years, the service was OK and I assumed that I could cancel with a months...
Forum: Information Technology
Sep 3rd 2010, 4:23 am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

Re: IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

Oops... missed August, here's the September update added :D


As mentioned before, please bear in mind the following about these figures:

Some Seek jobs have multiple adverts through different...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2010, 5:15 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,021
Posted By RobertC

Re: SUV Recommendations

I wanted a 4wd but never really go anywhere off road so I went for a used BMW X5 :D

The Australians don't have the automatic 'hatred' response to BMWs that you get in the UK so driving can be...
Forum: Information Technology
May 31st 2010, 5:09 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,287
Posted By RobertC

Re: Current Job market in Australia

Its really picking up here now, I got a query from an agency this week to see how I am and whether I'm looking for work and can they have my latest CV etc..
All seems normal there, but this was an...
Forum: Information Technology
May 31st 2010, 5:02 am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

Re: IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

Sorry for the lack of updates, IT contracting is great but they don't give you much time to yourself, stil, I've got about 10 mins so time for an update. I'm also switching to monthly (ish) updates...
Forum: Information Technology
Mar 5th 2010, 12:01 am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

Re: IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

OK, I've been a little busy in my new IT contract job in Brisbane so the weekly updates will probably be more like monthly but here's the latest and the trend is still upwards :D

As mentioned...
Forum: Information Technology
Feb 11th 2010, 10:11 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

Re: IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

Here's the latest updates for the seek.com.au results for all IT jobs advertised in the last 30 days by city.

It looks like a steady climb pretty much everywhere which is fantastic news for us IT...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2010, 4:53 am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,007
Posted By RobertC

Re: Anyone hit by the withdrawal of "3 like home" on three mobile?

Funnily enough, I just got an iPhone 3GS 32GB model on a 3 contract for 2 years, super fast delivery and no problems at all getting it all set up, I only use it within Oz so there's plenty spare in...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 9th 2010, 9:04 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,306
Posted By RobertC

Re: EMIGRATING OVER THE AGE OF 45

I think that you need to get advice directly from a registered migration agent, there may still be migration options available to you but speak directly to the experts on this one.

Best of luck...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2010, 2:14 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,063
Posted By RobertC

Re: From Melbourne to Brisbane

There was a 'league table' of schools for Brisbane in the newspapers a few months back, I assume its available online somewhere too but I ddon't know exactly where.

To be honest though 30mins...
Forum: Information Technology
Jan 29th 2010, 12:06 am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

Re: IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

OK, its Friday again, time for the latest figures, I've included Canberra too now but only have two weeks of figures for them. :)
Cities are ordered from the best for IT jobs to the worst (If I...
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2010, 5:21 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,177
Posted By RobertC

Re: brisbane house price rant

Perhaps one of the factors in driving up house prices is the investors looking for buy to let properties, this increases demand for entry level houses and keeps the prices up.

I have enough...
Forum: Australia
Jan 27th 2010, 10:09 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,515
Posted By RobertC

Re: Sky+

If you bring it to Australia you'll still be able to watch any content that you have on its internal hard disk but there's no coverage from SKY satellites here so it'll never pick up a signal, even...
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2010, 11:19 pm
Replies: 435
Views: 116,147
Posted By RobertC

Re: Wanted Down Under 2010

Just a FYI for those outside the UK with no access to BBC iPlayer...

All of the 'Wanted Down Under' episodes are available from www.thebox.bz which is a torrent site specialising in UK tv...
Forum: Information Technology
Jan 21st 2010, 10:24 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,682
Posted By RobertC

IT Jobs Trend in Australia 2010

Ok, here's some stats for IT jobs in OZ, just from checking the total number of "IT&T" jobs by major city advertised in the last 30 days on Seek.
I'll try to update this weekly and maybe even...
Forum: Australia
Jan 19th 2010, 12:42 am
Replies: 429
Views: 26,743
Posted By RobertC

Re: Why Australia is Expensive?

So true, if you go back far enough the GBP has been around the $1.70 before, then it went up to over $3 and now its back down again.

Its likely that it will go up again, probably not as high as $3...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 3:27 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,583
Posted By RobertC

Re: Reccie Responses..........

We came out without a reccie visit and we are careful planners (generally), I think that if your reasons for moving are strong enough and you've done at lease a little research then a reccie visit...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 3:15 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,863
Posted By RobertC

Re: Any body got job offer in IT before arriving?

Are you a professional deer? :lol:
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 3:13 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,151
Posted By RobertC

Re: How much money to take?

You will be able to set up an OZ bank account when you are here and will then have the ability to perform electronic funds transfers from your UK accounts.

5k UKP (or AU $9000 ish) is plenty to...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 3:02 am
Replies: 402
Views: 40,248
Posted By RobertC

Re: Who's heading to Qld 2010?

Congratulations :thumbsup:

Good choice with Brisbane, Greenslopes is quite a good area but expensive due to proximity to the CBD even though a lot of the houses seem quite small, actually, all of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 2:25 am
Replies: 435
Views: 116,147
Posted By RobertC

Re: Wanted Down Under 2010

Good idea, no qualifications needed but you do have to evoke the following response from the average male viewer :lol:
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 2:20 am
Replies: 80
Views: 8,434
Posted By RobertC

Re: Is anyone worse off in Oz compared to UK?

Is it too late for me to move to Mexico, live in a small wooden hut and get a $1,000,000 bank loan? Although I'd have no income I'd promise to pay it all back. The bank could even sell my debt on...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 2:13 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,863
Posted By RobertC

Re: Any body got job offer in IT before arriving?

I am about to start my first contract work in Brisbane, the Hudson recruitment agency operates as the 'umbrella company' and takes 15% of my hourly rate from the company that I do work for. They pay...
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2010, 11:09 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,863
Posted By RobertC

Re: Any body got job offer in IT before arriving?

Ok, here's some stats for IT jobs in OZ, just from checking the total number of "IT&T" jobs by city advertised in the last 30 days on Seek.
Results are from today and last week, I'm sure that...
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2010, 2:10 am
Replies: 60
Views: 7,457
Posted By RobertC

Re: Who hasn't found a job yet?

If you ever walk past a building site and hear a 'whuump' sound near the crane you can have a good guess about what it was, still, its another good reason that you have to wear a hard had on a...
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