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Canadian expat in Australia
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Melbourne
Registration: 14 June 2010
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Young couple renting in Melbourne by mossy
Hi, My wife and I are moving to Melbourne in a few months and need some help on where to rent. Some details: - young professional couple - ages 26 & 28 - no kids, no pets - both working in the city - looking for somewhere within 30 mins of the CBD ...
For northern inner-city neighborhoods based on your brief profile I would identify Fitzroy, Carlton and perhaps Northcote/Clifton Hill as interesting areas. Most neighborhoods just south of the city (South Yarra, Prahan, South Melbourne, St. Kilda ... Read More
Sponsorship Visa by GDay
Hello, at the moment I am on a Working Holiday Visa in Sydney. But I want to try to get a Sponsorship Visa with an employer. I studied computer science and I am already working on different projects here. But just on a casual basis. Sometimes when ...
In my experience employers are reluctant to hire people on working holiday visas into permanent roles. Contract roles with an end date usually are OK so long as they are within your visa. Unless your skills are in high demand, most employers won't ... Read More
Moving to Australia, best place for a younger person? by SlamDunk21
Hi all, I am planning on moving to Australia next year and was wonderng what the best city to consider for a young professional (24). Basically I want to move to the city with the msot opportunity and poeple my age to have a good time with. Any ...
Yeah Sydney or Melbourne have plenty of opportunities and fun. We moved from a city of 1 million to Melbourne and find the number of things to do here a bit overwhelming. It's more about where you choose to live in these cities than the cities ... Read More
Canadian engineer looking for a job in Melbourne by StephaneG
Hey guys, brand new on the forum. 28, Mech Engineer looking for work in Australia but mostly interested in Melbourne. I am doing business with ''nab that job'' for my resume and visa, hope it helps, any of you have experience with those guys? Is ...
Stephane, I'm not an engineer, but some general advice... The best bet may be to go through the recruitment agencies. It is somewhat difficult to secure a job when you're overseas. I would suggest making contacts in recruitment agencies and ... Read More