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WHV Work thread - What Industries Are Still Booming Down Here?

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    #62
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Tom I suggest you consult the australian DIAC website for any future information you want on migrating to Australia. Because quite frankly I could not be @rsed with you.


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    #63
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    TomRooney wrote: »
    in future i would appreciate if you kept the business of infractions toward me in pm, and show me the same respect you deserve yourself in this respect ie the PM rule.

    you already sent me a PM is there realy a need to issue the same thing twice...?

    Infractions are not a private message - you just happen to receive a private message. The pm is automatic when i issue an infraction. I don't send it. Also, a red card appears next to your post when you are infracted. Everyone can see it anyway.

    I always put in thread if I have banned or infracted someone so that my modding is transparent.Also, you have not shown anyone here any respect so I would be careful throwing that one around.

    Please don't bring this up on thread again or you will be banned. I would like this thread to get back on topic. You have already sent me a pm. "Is there really a need to issue the same thing twice?"


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    #64
    brendansmith
    Registered Users Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    Jesus, the recession has really gone from a notion to having a stranglehold on oz in the space of a month. :(


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    #65
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    brendansmith wrote: »
    Jesus, the recession has really gone from a notion to having a stranglehold on oz in the space of a month. :(

    What are the biggest signs as far as you can see?


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    #66
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    a month??
    optimistic - try 6 months


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    #67
    brendansmith
    Registered Users Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    What are the biggest signs as far as you can see?

    *Losing my job
    *Not getting a single positive response from any firm or even job agency
    *All the 'staff wanted' signs disappearing from windows
    *Every topic of converstaion about the recession
    hussey wrote: »
    a month??
    optimistic - try 6 months

    Yes. But it it has gone from it on the way lads to its here.


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    #68
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    brendansmith wrote: »
    *Losing my job
    *Not getting a single positive response from any firm or even job agency
    *All the 'staff wanted' signs disappearing from windows
    *Every topic of converstaion about the recession
    .

    Yeah thats a fairly good indication, but I was in the position along with the wife 3 months ago. When you have money coming in you tend to have a "Its not that bad" sense about you when your cash flow dies up.

    Then you start to really pay attention to these things, keep plugging away you will get something.


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    #69
    pucan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 319 ✭✭pucan


    Looks like will be heading back to dublin/london as no one willing to sponsor in my area(IT project management) any more. competing against too many residents/aussies.


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    #70
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    pucan wrote: »
    Looks like will be heading back to dublin/london as no one willing to sponsor in my area(IT project management) any more. competing against too many residents/aussies.

    Tough break :(


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    #71
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Job hunt ain't goin too well for myself either. Looks like I may have to resort to something like call centre work. Ugh.


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    #72
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Job hunt ain't goin too well for myself either. Looks like I may have to resort to something like call centre work. Ugh.

    Oh the shame , what will you tell your family ....:o


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    #73
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Oh the shame , what will you tell your family ....:o

    Ha ha I know that sounds snobby but it's something I have little or no interest in so it doesn't excite me one bit.


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    #74
    EoinG
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭EoinG


    Just wondering if anyone could make an informed evaluation of my job prospects in Oz, particularly in Sydney?

    I graduated with a psychology degree in September... Maybe I could work in some capacity in a hospital or at an Autism school? No experience in these lines though. Also just got a fully-accredited TEFL certificate... Again, no experience. Anyone know how the language schools are doing over there?

    Cheers if anyone knows anything... :)


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    #75
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Ha ha I know that sounds snobby but it's something I have little or no interest in so it doesn't excite me one bit.

    Mate if you have to go down that route try for collections ... that way you start the call mean and can only improve.


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    #76
    Daithio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭Daithio


    EoinG wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone could make an informed evaluation of my job prospects in Oz, particularly in Sydney?

    I graduated with a psychology degree in September... Maybe I could work in some capacity in a hospital or at an Autism school? No experience in these lines though. Also just got a fully-accredited TEFL certificate... Again, no experience. Anyone know how the language schools are doing over there?

    Cheers if anyone knows anything... :)

    I'm fairly certain that teaching English as a foreign language is on the list of skills that you can get sponsored for. If you get over here on your WHV and get work in that area you might stand a chance, especially with a degree behind you too.


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    #77
    Sigma Force
    Registered Users Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Sigma Force


    Random question, has anyone any experience of the postal industry in OZ?
    Would there be much oppertunities in the post office, the salary doesn't look fantastic even for full timers how far would 32K australian dollars a year get you?


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    #78
    myhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 339 ✭✭myhorse


    Guineapigrescue wrote: »
    Random question, has anyone any experience of the postal industry in OZ?
    Would there be much oppertunities in the post office, the salary doesn't look fantastic even for full timers how far would 32K australian dollars a year get you?

    Funny you should ask that. One of the people that I shared with back in 94 works for auspost in sydney. the salary is very low and they rely heavily on overtime. Thats been slashed in the past few months. Also alot of the collection / commerical delivery is now being outsourced to courier companies so those jobs going as well. My mate has built up a fair bit of super so is happy enough and back in the day ('94) any job was a good job coming at the death throws of a recession and you could buy a very decent unit for little money (he bought in bronte the git). Different now a days though
    If your looking at living on that kind of salary for a number of years (ie not a temp job on whv) $32 K is way too low even if you were lucky with o/time (as a new hire you wont get much though). Also i dont think its the solid job it once was with all the outsourcing and a lot just get temp contracts.


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    #79
    robert hunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭robert hunter


    hey there! this is a great thread im after reading through the whole thing and gotten a lot of info from it,im meant to be heading over to auz with the gfriend and a mate in a months time but after reading through this i just dunno:( but i just cant imagine things being any worse there than ireland at the moment so my question for ye is this myself and my mate are both qualified electricians and im just wondering where would ye suggest we head when we hit auz to try for work we have to go to perth first to get our electricial liscences but to where then i cant decide,were heading over on the wv which i cant see being to much of a prob in my line of work as contractors would usually only keep us on for a few months at a time anyways!!!!!any thought's or suggestions would be much appreciated!!!!!!


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    #80
    EoinG
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭EoinG


    Daithio wrote: »
    I'm fairly certain that teaching English as a foreign language is on the list of skills that you can get sponsored for. If you get over here on your WHV and get work in that area you might stand a chance, especially with a degree behind you too.

    Cheers for your help, Daithio. Still too scared to take the plunge right now but hopefully will get to Oz eventually...! :D


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    #81
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Sigh ...... :( if only there was any jobs left down here


    Seriously no jobs try Canada :mad:


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    #82
    LanceStorm
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭LanceStorm


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Job hunt ain't goin too well for myself either. Looks like I may have to resort to something like call centre work. Ugh.

    hey xavi, my background is in callcentre work, are there many in perth? and do you know if they've shut up shop in regards to hiring also??

    ive some oz friends in perth so id like to set up shop there for the first few months and move on from there!! callcentre work would suit me down to the ground as at least with experience id have a slight advantage over your average joe!!


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    #83
    juanace
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭juanace


    Anyone know what the market is like for Fitness Instructors? In local gyms, like crunch here etc..


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    #84
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    juanace wrote: »
    Anyone know what the market is like for Fitness Instructors? In local gyms, like crunch here etc..

    A girls I work with's boyfriend is a fitness instructors (in NZ though and not in Australia).

    She said it's been hard enough for him to find a job but he got offered a good one (according to her) the other day and turned it down as it was too far out of town. I guess from that, it can't be too hard to get one or he would have taken anything he could get!


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    #85
    grace_159
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭grace_159


    hi guys,
    just spent the last hour reading threads on this and it really has been the best info ive gotten so far by a mile. Hoping SOMEONE can help me even went to an expo last weekend in Dublin and even that was rubbish!!!
    Ok heres my story i have an honors degree in Social Care and have two years experience. My bfriend is newly fully qualified bricklayer threw fas but as ya know its not recongnised in Oz. Looking to head over in Jan '10 was going to go on a WHV but totally put off now...No major preference on where we go
    Thanks guys ;)


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    #86
    TomRooney
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭TomRooney


    grace_159 wrote: »
    hi guys,
    just spent the last hour reading threads on this and it really has been the best info ive gotten so far by a mile. Hoping SOMEONE can help me even went to an expo last weekend in Dublin and even that was rubbish!!!
    Ok heres my story i have an honors degree in Social Care and have two years experience. My bfriend is newly fully qualified bricklayer threw fas but as ya know its not recongnised in Oz. Looking to head over in Jan '10 was going to go on a WHV but totally put off now...No major preference on where we go
    Thanks guys ;)

    as far as i know the fas standards based apprenticeship is recognised in australia, i know a couple of people who have fas based trades behind them and they all got work in australia, i would suggest your fella apply for a residency visa rather than WHV as employers are more likel;y to take you on if they think your gonna stick around, also ive heard alot of people on the WHV have given it a bad name by not realy taking the work serious due to it being temp job visa


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    #87
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Tom seriously please stop giving people advice just because you know 2 Builders who arrived pre 2009 and are working.

    Builders where removed from the critical skills list in the last month which means applying for residency quoting bricklaying will leave you in for a long wait year+.


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    #88
    The Sweeper
    Registered Users Posts: 10,658 ✭✭✭✭The Sweeper


    Zambia, don't back seat mod thanks, if you're unhappy with a post, report it.


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    #89
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    The hospitality industry is slowing up a little in Auckland now. Summer is moving out. We had some great weather the past week, but the nights are getting cooler. Nights are not as busy as what they were. Viaduct restaurants are slowing down and cutting back a little on shifts, bars and clubs are still doing good at weekends, but weeks days have slowed up.
    But the up side of this slow down is many bars and clubs are doing some great mid week specials and happy hours to keep people coming in


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    #90
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Minesajackdaniels wrote: »
    Zambia, don't back seat mod thanks, if you're unhappy with a post, report it.

    Was not my intention to Back seat Mod apologies . I was simply disagreeing with Mr Rooney


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    #91
    TomRooney
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭TomRooney


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Tom seriously please stop giving people advice just because you know 2 Builders who arrived pre 2009 and are working.

    Builders where removed from the critical skills list in the last month which means applying for residency quoting bricklaying will leave you in for a long wait year+.


    zambia, i will give whatever advice i deem neseccery, who do you think you are...? this is not china and you are not chairman mao, so get off the high horse.


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