Question about Australlian/New Zeland Job market
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Hi All, Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes. I am planning to travel to Australlia and New Zealand in 6 months time. I plan to live and work there for a year. Could anyone living/working in these countries tell me what the current state of the Jobs market is like for contract developers. I have more than 7 years experience in building distribute apps using SQL2K/ASP/VB/COM+. Cheers for any feedback Adrian
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Hi All, Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes. I am planning to travel to Australlia and New Zealand in 6 months time. I plan to live and work there for a year. Could anyone living/working in these countries tell me what the current state of the Jobs market is like for contract developers. I have more than 7 years experience in building distribute apps using SQL2K/ASP/VB/COM+. Cheers for any feedback Adrian
AdrianD wrote: Could anyone living/working in these countries tell me what the current state of the Jobs market is like for contract developers. Adrian, if you look at the jobs advertised it looks pretty good. The reality is not quite as rosey. I have been out of work since 8th November last year and have only got 2 interviews which I made the short list and then rejected. They seem to want twice the skillset you have no matter how many skills you have. I have been looking for permanent positions not contract. There seems to be less contract work available than permanent. Remember that you have to charge 10% on top of standard rates to cover the GST here in Australia. Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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AdrianD wrote: Could anyone living/working in these countries tell me what the current state of the Jobs market is like for contract developers. Adrian, if you look at the jobs advertised it looks pretty good. The reality is not quite as rosey. I have been out of work since 8th November last year and have only got 2 interviews which I made the short list and then rejected. They seem to want twice the skillset you have no matter how many skills you have. I have been looking for permanent positions not contract. There seems to be less contract work available than permanent. Remember that you have to charge 10% on top of standard rates to cover the GST here in Australia. Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
Michael Martin wrote: The reality is not quite as rosey. Sorry to hear that. After seeing Lord of the Rings, much of which was purported filmed in New Zealand, it's now high on my list of beautiful places to see... Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)
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Hi All, Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes. I am planning to travel to Australlia and New Zealand in 6 months time. I plan to live and work there for a year. Could anyone living/working in these countries tell me what the current state of the Jobs market is like for contract developers. I have more than 7 years experience in building distribute apps using SQL2K/ASP/VB/COM+. Cheers for any feedback Adrian
I've also been interested in working/living in Australia or New Zealand for quite a while now. I'm currently in Canada. It seems to me that if I really want a job there, that I should pack up and go and look for work there instead of trying to get a job while I'm still in Canada. Is this a safe assumption or not? Which citie(s) in Australia or New Zealand are considered the high tech centres? What resources or news papers are a good place to look? Thanks in advance.