I landed without job. Start sending job apps to seek.com or gumtree.
Call and get in touch with recruiters. keep on calling and walk in.
I sending 100 job apps in 2 weeks. Including those company who's not appointing.
You really need to be aggressive in looking for job.
I have some friends after sending job apps and sit there waiting. Wait 1 year also no job.
I even met a guy who's fresh graduate, he couldn't find a job in Melbourne so he came to Perth walk-in and straight away he got a job

How long did you take to get a job? Yes, been looking out via seek but so far, no response. I guess easier to find after relocating there. I might also try to ask my company for a transfer to Oz. Hopefully can get

transfer to OZ is should be the preferred choice. is better to have a job in a foreign land than don't...it will solve a lot of uncertainties.

If you're offshore, applying thru seek is zero! Especially market now not that good. However, what's your profession?
The best option is transfer to Oz thru your current company. BUT....definitely in waiting list coz many have the same way of thinking as you.
So, I suggest take up the risk. Bring your butt here and start looking. Employer here wanna look at you and see you can work or not.
Pressure and tense not that bad compared to KL.

Well...chances of getting a job on seek is slim but I was just trying my luck.

My profession on SOL is accountant. My job requires me to oversee work for a few countries including Oz n NZ.

But if they don't allow it, i will relocate next year. If can't get job, will take up a cert for sector in demand such as health care and get myself re-train for a new profession.

Accountant too many here. Not giving you cold shoulder but hardly find job. My wife is chartered accountant facing the same.

Yes..that's wat everyone says..

Probably get your PR 1st. Then apply a course to study.
That should help

Following are my event based on Subclass 175 (Replaced with 189 if apply now)

Applied: May 2012
IELTS: band 6.5; July 2012
Police check: Nov 2012
Medical: Dec 2012
Approved: Jan 2013
1st Landing: April 2013
Permanent landing: July 2013
1st Job: August 2013

2nd Job: April 2014
House bought: July 2014

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Thanks for this great info!

1)Do you mind to list out around how much you have spent from one stage to another ?

2)Which Partner Australia were you used? Is it the KL Malaysia Office? so that I knew which office has the good service to go for.

3)Did you get to choose the state you wish to stay in Australia?

Thanks in advance!

At this moment, migrating to Australia is still a good choice?

Please share your thought...thank you in advanced!

Depends on what industry you're in, the government as it is, is facing a 50 billion dollar budgetary shortfall, so everyone expects services to get cut.

The coming of the China-Australia free trade agreement means that manufacturing and local industry will be taking a huge hit while agriculture + mining and resources get a huge boost. Alternative engineering has taken a hit due to the scaling back of investment due to the loss of the original RET targets of 44GW by 2020.

Thus the important question is, where do you see yourself working if you were to migrate here?

hi everyone, saw couple of replies mentioning that Rayford is not recommended. i'm actually one of their client.

I only managed to score IELTS Band 7 (in average, not each area) and sadly Rayford said that it is not sufficient to apply as most of the states requires at least Band 7 in each of the area (not average). Anyone care to validate?

Thanks in advance

depends how many points you require. best to get all 8 for 20points

i don't need any points from IELTS, but it is a requirement to get 7 for each area. that's what i heard, just thought of getting a confirmation from all sifus here

I will involved in properties industry and my wife will be in oil, gas and mining industry, any impact on these industries?

Current analyst forecasts is that properties will start to cool down next year due to the RBA hiking up the interest rates to compensate for overheating. Most people inclusive of the RBA are forecasting that the next 10 years after 2015/2016 will be slow for properties at best. Also it might go to shit if the government decides to revoke negative gearing to cover the 50 billion dollar deficit in the budget. To add to that there has been public outcry about overseas investors driving up the market and it is becoming a major political issue after which the market may be depressed.

Looking at RPData for properties, I can already see the market has peaked in Melbourne. Sydney and Brisbane to follow.

Oil and gas/Mining will be a double edged sword as the new Australia-China free trade agreement will boost exports, but at the same time low commodity prices on the side of iron ore, coal and OnG have not helped companies break even with production costs causing thousands of job losses in the mining industry. If your missus can get into the supermajors or large players where costs are low, then yes, she might be able to hold a a very good job, if not, tough luck. Also depends on her field and experience.

Yes, that is correct. 7 for each area. Averages are not acceptable.

Thanks for sharing...this is a great help....

i may work under my friend's company and my wife is an accountant. Now i heard that year 2015, accountant quota already full, true?

The quotas aren't full, but it's a tough market out there for accountants. Finding a job isn't going to be easy.