aiya, then option 5 is the best....啪啪啪....lol

I think its Sydney. I don't want to go back to Melbourne, I am bored of that place.

I can't really make a move yet mate. Reason being not enough saving as a lot of my money is going to my wedding. You know lah, Chinese wedding is not cheap. Then my fiancée has found a new job she really love, I really not ready to make her resign and follow me to Australia.

You are quite right about senior person asking for junior position. I got one friend who was a financial controller at Chinaman co. He told me this ridiculous question from interviewers that they not convince he would stay long because of his age and senior position. In which I am surprise, I said to him, he can actually tell them that he only want to the quality of life in Australia and not bother about senior position, even that can't convince them that he would stay long. I was just thinking - is this an excuse use by Aussies to discount experienced Asians? I mean, in this day and age, most Aussies don't stay long in their work anyway. If we see Seek.com a lot of jobs are on contractual basis, sheesh. And they want to hire people who last long? I even have a friend at Fitch who tells me his finance exec in AUstralia is actually a part time yoga instructor and part time accountant at Fitch Ratings in Sydney.

So to put this on my friend, is like geez, sound like a ton of excuses from the interviewers.

Well its more like I have to apply for RRV. I need to get an employer only then they reinstate my PR.

I am quite used to Asian culture anyways, I work for a big HK multinational co. So yeah I know how its like.

I know I been told about the longer I wait the more difficult. But I am having dilemma to migrate or not. That's the catch. You be surprise that majority of my friends who migrate actually are from family status as having kids has encouraged them to migrate for better education standard and away from the racism red shirt in bolehland. Fact is, I have a relative who graduated in Aust and also got his PR, straight away look for jobs, but even with his age advantage, they still no consider him. 2 years of searching, he gave up on permanent jobs. Now in his 4th year as a migrant he works as a part timer.

The trouble with contracting some of the job only last 3 months. I know people tell me these jobs can beautify your CV but at end of day, even in Malaysia, people don'tsee contracting experience as somewhat important. But I can say its better than no job at all so mind as well take it up. Which boils to the question I wonder why Aussies are so afraid that migrants who apply junior job have this fear we won't last long. As far as I know, the Aussie job environment is so competitive, that people don't work 20 years old timer in the co anymore because of redundancy and the competitive nature of the work there. A lot of Aussies are having part time, contractual and most likely jump job after a few years. Somehow I suspect its a racism excuse from job recruiters to discount out migrant skilled workers, so they can avoid fair work penalties. But anyways its just my perspective I could be wrong.

He is downplaying his CV, my friend is looking for junior jobs but he is also looking into other positions such as marketing and counsellor. He been applying like 50 jobs a month but to no avail so few interviews come in. I told him to stick to relevant skill to his expertise. But he stubborn still apply only 10 out of 50 link to his accounting profession. Not sure why he is targeting other type of jobs. Its his will anyway I cant change his mind.

need some advice and view from the PRs here... i just came back from Melbourne and had an offer for a contract IT job for 6 months, pay is AUD500/day inclusive super...

the few days i spent in Melbourne, i did cooking for my boy so i roughly know how much the vegetables and fishes costs, i surveyed basic groceries at the CBD supermarkets, eating out, driving, parking, public transport, even the pharmacy cos my wife was sick...
i'm still a bit skeptical whether that pay is sufficient for a family of 3... no conversion wise, Melbourne are as expensive as KL... the parking especially even beats Orchard Road flat

rough calculations say its doable... still need to be very careful spending... mind sharing your input?

thanks for the feedback

i'm earning more than that in Malaysia, similarly with my wife... so moving from 2 income sources to 1 is a real setback for my wife as she's very concerned my salary is enough to support the entire family in Melbourne... cos the overall cost is similar to KL, may be 20-30% cheaper in Melbourne, but that's just based on my observation after spending a few days there

my wife can look for a job but she doesn't know what she can do since currently she's a sales manager...

yeah, i do have the intention of migrating, 6 months can be a good try for us... worse case we'll just go back if things aren't smooth sailing but we will try our best to avoid that...

thanks again for the comments, keep it coming

to me, the only setback is the income

this is very good info, thanks a bunch bro! i had the thought of requesting them to convert me to permanent after the 6 months, at least i get annual leaves and MCs but i'll see how it goes first, thanks again for the invaluable info!

by the way... if its not convenient, can PM how in general the permanent package works in Aussie? there isn't very much info on the web...
what i know is, 20 days is the common annual leave
not sure about MCs, bonuses, increments, medical cards (if any, most probably there isn't since i see a lot are getting their own private family insurance) and stuff like that

this is very good info, thanks a bunch bro! i had the thought of requesting them to convert me to permanent after the 6 months, at least i get annual leaves and MCs but i'll see how it goes first, thanks again for the invaluable info!

by the way... if its not convenient, can PM how in general the permanent package works in Aussie? there isn't very much info on the web...
what i know is, 20 days is the common annual leave
not sure about MCs, bonuses, increments, medical cards (if any, most probably there isn't since i see a lot are getting their own private family insurance) and stuff like that

not sure if contractors have the benefit of working from home, i forgot to ask
yeah... that's what they said, pay is calculated daily, you get paid only if you work, so there are no MCs, annual leaves, etc plus if i go within a month or 2, i'll hit the Christmas and New Year long holiday... guess i cannot calculate too much...

its good if they can give you a heads up, but the termination period is shorter in Aussie, my friend's contract is only 2 weeks notice

yeah you can either register your own company ABN or the norm is PAYG

so its better not to expect the same contract rate after converting to permanent right?

thanks so much for the info, you seem to know a lot, are you from HR/employment agency?

by the way, in Malaysia, some of my contract friends register a company name and have the salary paid to the company for tax deduction purposes, any idea if this practice is common in Aussie?

we can continue in PM if this is inappropriate in a public forum

interesting... i'll gather more info and see if i can ask the recruiter if they do offer PAYG... cos i have this wild thought of my salary going into a company and deduct my rent as expenses then only pay tax...

cos if its too much of a hassle, i'd skip the idea of ABN... my wife won't be working, maybe she can take up the accountant role and get paid minimum without getting taxed
anyway, its just a wild thought... it might be impossible or too tedious...

Hi guys, just a quick question here. My passport gonna expire next year so i was thinking of renew in KL this coming Christmas. However, read the news that it might be a problem to get it renewed within days.
The other option is to send to Melb for 2-3 weeks renewal process.

Secondly, once i have the renewed passport in malaysia, i still need to have old passport with me to go thru Oz custom...yes no? by that time i definitely won't be able to submit 929 on time. probably will submit in Perth later.

payroll company will be another cost and might not be worth it since my pay is not that high

why is it possible to deduct rental on a different city?

I don't think so good for mid 30s. I mean those lucky ones lah, will be working same level as graduate level. Imagine 35 yo fella sitting in cubicle with 23 yo people same level and same pay.

I don't mind taking lower positions as long as it can fulfill this few requirements:

1) enough to pay rent
2) enough to cover the taxes and GST
3) Still have some savings

i almost 40 ler