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Bucky wrote:
Son #2 has graduated from a U.S. university with a degree in PR and has been unable to find the type of job he has trained for.
So, last night he tell me that a number of his college chums have headed off to Australia to seek fame and fortune and he thinks going Down Under might be an interesting proposition.
I suggested he go to Japan since he has family and a support system that he could rely on, but he seems to want to blaze his own trail.
My question to any Aussies prowling here, are there any job prospects for a 22-year-old American (he still has a Japanese passport too) that thinks it would be an adventure to try to live in Australia? Will he encounter difficulties in obtaining a working visa? Any insights into all the standard shit one should know BEFORE embarking on and adventure like this? He has never been to Australia.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:On the bad side:
Youth unemployment (18-24) is persistently high for those without experience, so it might be a little tough to kick-start a career.
PR is a tough field to break into anywhere at the moment.
Oz is super expensive.
On the good side:
Casual wage payments are really high and Americans generally work harder than Aussies, so it may be comparatively easy to find work. He may want to consider "an Oz experience" working casually (not part-time, where hourly wage payments are lower)?
There's plenty of work if he doesn't mind going to remote areas (and I mean really remote). If you're interested, I can put him in touch with someone who's hiring for very well-paid positions but with lots of catches (but public service, so not all bad). He may need to make a statement of intent to take out Australian citizenship to do it (and will not necessarily need to go through with the pledge).
BTW, he may find things easier with a working holliday visa through his Japanese citizenship than trying to obtain permission to work through U.S. citizenship, but doing so could also limit his employment opportunities to picking fruit or waiting tables.
Mock Cockpit wrote:http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/462/usa/
I'd get him in to the nearest consulate for a chat.
Taka-Okami wrote:Americans dont need visa's. Just invade us like you do to other countries you want to take advantage of.
Taka-Okami wrote:Americans dont need visa's. Just invade us like you do to other countries you want to take advantage of.
Christoff wrote:I feel really cheated that I never knew about this when I was younger.
Christoff wrote:You guys aint worth shit, you have no natural resources. You never got the American hand book. Rule number 52, only invade in the event of vast natural resources.
GomiGirl wrote:I am sorry - are you kidding me? No vast natural resources? How do you think the Aussie economy has stayed so strong in the last 15 years?
Or am I missing your tone?
GomiGirl wrote:I am sorry - are you kidding me? No vast natural resources? How do you think the Aussie economy has stayed so strong in the last 15 years?
Or am I missing your tone?
GomiGirl wrote:I am sorry - are you kidding me? No vast natural resources? How do you think the Aussie economy has stayed so strong in the last 15 years?
Or am I missing your tone?
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