Jobs in Australia, New Zealand?

Australia -

www.seek.com.au

Forget New Zealand, Australia leaves it for dead, nicer people too. NZ is worth a visit though once you're settled, if only to reassure yourself that you made the right decision in picking Australia.

From:

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/17nz.htm

"At 30 June 2010, an estimated 566,815 New Zealand citizens were present in Australia", and they are only the ones we know about, so 566,815 plus Kiwis (NZers)can't be wrong.

You better do some research on whether foreign nationals not part of the Commonwealth can work in NZ or Australia. I spent 5 weeks there in 1997 and met several Canadians and Brits who were there working/traveling. I was told that I, as a US citizen, couldn't obtain a job because I would be taking away job opportunities from the Kiwis. The Commonwealth folks must have a special arrangement and accompanying rules. After I finished my PhD, I considered applying for a position in a research lab, but was told that they first had to ascertain whether or not a Kiwi could fill the slot. They are very careful about protecting job opportunities for their citizens, as they should be. I don't know if it's as strict in Australia. I'll ask my office mate tomorrow...he's an Aussie.

want to live abroad wrote:

I am graduating this May with a degrees in molecular biology and wildlife biology and would like to live abroad for several months to several years, thinking maybe either Australia or New Zealand. I was wondering if anyone had any info or even job sites for this kind of stuff. I've tried google but have been having trouble finding a decent job search site for these countries.

Thanks.

[quote]Investigate wrote:

I'll ask my office mate tomorrow...he's an Aussie.

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Or you could check the Australian Government web sites

(domain: .gov.au):

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/

A decision you are unlikely to regret whichever way you choose.

What particular type of job will this actually qualify you to do?

Also what sort of lifestyle are you looking at?

Big city, smaller city, rural city, country town, bush retreat, beaches, mountains, deserts, tropical, cool climate?

I have to go to work now but I will look up some job sites and post them for you.

Dont know what that rubbish is about US citizens not being able to get a job, thats bullsh*t.

www.seek.co.nz

^ most common job site in NZ.

And Moronic - piss off New Zealand is a far nicer place to live, way safer and far more friendly. the aussies are a bunch of posers

as many of NZ's finest are 'across the ditch' seeking employment/permanent residency, an opportunity may open up.

Kiwi Kiwi - with NZ being a nicer, safer and friendlier place to live, would it be worth telling the many, many countrymen and women who've chosen to live or among the posers (many permanently) to perhaps return to their country of origin? Can you start with Paul Henry?

before you make a decision to leave the US, check out Hawaii and California. Just as beautiful as NZ. Don't go to Australia.

fam fan wrote:

before you make a decision to leave the US, check out Hawaii and California. Just as beautiful as NZ. Don't go to Australia.

Except that AU and NZ are like California was in the 1950s in terms of scenic beauty and population density, which is way better than California is now.

Kiwi kiwi wrote:

And Moronic - piss off...

I have, along with 566,815 plus Kiwi's, to Australia.

want to live abroad wrote:

I am graduating this May with a degrees in molecular biology and wildlife biology and would like to live abroad for several months to several years, thinking maybe either Australia or New Zealand. I was wondering if anyone had any info or even job sites for this kind of stuff. I've tried google but have been having trouble finding a decent job search site for these countries.

Thanks.

Mate, dunno what sort of search you did but I just Googled 'work in australia' so you might like to try that.

Also, CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

It's a lot more difficult than you think for someone not from a Commonwealth country to gain legal employment in Oz or Kiwi land.

Worked in the NZ for 5 years. Overall, I’d say it’s a little easier as an American to set up shop on NZ vs. Australia. Though (unless they changed some laws since I was there) an Australian residency permit allows you to work in NZ, but you need NZ citizenship to work in Australia.

Check out inz.govt.nz for your visa options. I haven’t researched in a few years (so things might have changed) but if you’ve just graduated, you likely qualify for a working holiday visa. A Silver Fern visa may also be an option. If you can find a suitable job without already having a visa, you can easily get a work visa (the job is the hard part because you need to convince an employer they should hire you, then your employer needs to convince immigration that there were no qualified Kiwis).

And if you’re planning staying longer than two years, there are residency visas/permits you can apply for. There’s a point system they use to be eligible (you’ll be hearing the Trump administration talk about how much better the NZ system is than our own). With a degree and your age, you should easily have enough points to qualify, though the process is slow and you’ve got to front a fair bit of money (In the $2-3k range is my memory).

Oz must be a shthole terrible place. They all leave quick, and come here to scrounge jobs. They are thick as thieves by the millions here. What about that big beautiful wall that Mexico paid for? It sure doesn't keep out the Ozzies. They sure don't have any problems taking American jobs, but good luck going there and trying to work, or just about any other country.

Also, everything there will kill you. An Ozzie will tell you - "oh, the snikes, they're deedly. The fish, deedly. The plants, deedly. The sun, deedly. Ozzie spiders, they're deedly, mite."