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Looking for work (I.T.) at the end of the year

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  • 28-06-2012 10:45am
    #1
    Lucifer-0
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭


    Hi.

    I think I'll be arriving in Oz around November or December, I'll be looking for I.T. work if all goes according to plan.

    Just wondering - is this a bad time of year to be looking for work in Sydney?
    A friend of mine mentioned that it wouldn't be ideal.
    Would I be better off arriving in January?

    Cheers.


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    jackbhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭jackbhoy


    In a word, yes.

    Recruitment in Oz is at its slowest in December and January and practically everyone takes a few weeks holidays over Christmas/New Year. You could get lucky and land a job on your first day but your odds are way better if you hold off until late January/early February.


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


    If you are a Java programmer give me a shout, we are always looking for people

    but otherwise before Xmas is very slow, things pick up after Jan


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


    It's been so long since I've programmed in Java I've just realised I've forgotten hello world . .


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    Lucifer-0
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭Lucifer-0


    hussey wrote: »
    If you are a Java programmer give me a shout, we are always looking for people

    but otherwise before Xmas is very slow, things pick up after Jan
    Zambia wrote: »
    It's been so long since I've programmed in Java I've just realised I've forgotten hello world . .

    Nah I'm a tester, mainly automation stuff.

    I think I'll just travel around Asia or somewhere until January/February, don't want to risk running out of money because I landed in the worst possible month.


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    Bogwarryor
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    3 months of looking in Sydney feb to april couldnt get anything, 1st day in Melbourne I had 2 offers.

    A friend of mine was there 6 months earlier & had plenty of offers, he wanted a change around the same time as me & couldnt get anything.

    Melbourne is generally better for IT as all the main companies are down here. 3 of the main banks let 500 IT people go each in Sydney recently so theres a lot of competition there. Also the age reported a huge drop in IT jobs all along the eastern seaboard last week.

    My recomendation is to try & job hunt off peak, same with apt hunting its much easier so why not keep travelling for a few months or come earlier?


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    karl bracken
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭karl bracken


    Have you any links for th 500 IT staff let go from the banks and the drop in IT jobs?


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    Lucifer-0
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭Lucifer-0


    Bogwarryor wrote: »
    3 months of looking in Sydney feb to april couldnt get anything, 1st day in Melbourne I had 2 offers.

    A friend of mine was there 6 months earlier & had plenty of offers, he wanted a change around the same time as me & couldnt get anything.

    Melbourne is generally better for IT as all the main companies are down here. 3 of the main banks let 500 IT people go each in Sydney recently so theres a lot of competition there. Also the age reported a huge drop in IT jobs all along the eastern seaboard last week.

    My recomendation is to try & job hunt off peak, same with apt hunting its much easier so why not keep travelling for a few months or come earlier?

    Hhmmm, well I guess I'll be planning as I go along, i.e. see how the money goes when I'm messing around in Asia, if I'm managing cash well I might stay an extra month or so.

    When I get to Oz, I have no preference as to which of the 2 major cities I work, so I might spend a few weeks in Sydney looking for work, if it's not going well I'll try Melbourne.

    Cheers for that.


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