26 and moving to Oz in december 2008 help

[andrew_obrien]

Hi all just wondering if anyone is in I.T in OZ on this forum .
i am wondering the best places for I.T near the sea, and what type of job/wage can i expect from my C.V which i have pasted in here.
Many thanks in advance.

Education 1991-1996 Valley Comprehensive
G.C.S.E Results
Maths – C
French – C
Geography – C
Science – B,B
English – D,D,C
I.T – C
History - D
2007- Present – MCSE Windows Server 2003


College 2001 – 2003 North Notts college

Advanced BTEC diploma in ICT business

Work History





1996 -1998 Hazelwood foods – Chargehand
1998 - 1999 Motosave – Assistant Manager
2000 - 2002 – Wilkinson’s – Warehouse Operative
2002 - 2004 – Field Boxmore – I.T Technician
2004 - Present – Portland School – I.T Technician


Position Held At Present I.T Technician
Duties Run 2 domains with 3 domain controllers
Create and Run 1 exchange server and set up email accounts
Create and Run 1 ghost enterprise server
Create Paperless office
Create school website Portland School
Create I.T online Helpdesk
Manage users with active directory
Set up wireless access
Use and configure SIMS.NET for schools
Use and Configure Sleuth for schools
Use Ranger for school computer policies
Create all staff and student login scripts
Backup servers with Veritas backup exec
Teach Teachers on office programs
Help users with Promethien interactive whiteboards
Install and configure desktops and laptops
Support Students when needed
Migrate from server 2000 to 2003


Position held at
Field Boxmore
I.T Technician
Duties
Asset management
Look after 8 sites remotely
24 hour telephone support to 8 sites twice a month for a week at a time
Set up printers in Unix server
Install and configure crystal reports
Install and configure SQL server
General user support
Run 2 Domain controllers + 1 Exchange server
Run 2 Member file and Print servers
Upgrade servers from nt4 to 2000
Migrate from exchange 5.5 to 2000
Run 2 Citrix Servers
Set up and run 1 Ghost server
Look after IP Telephone system
About me
I perceive myself to be punctual and committed individual. I enjoy a challenge and would perform any task to the best of my ability.
I have a bubbly, friendly personality and polite manner. I enjoy golfing and factual programmes and music.
I can relate to all types of people and situations and can conduct myself appropriately.
I can also work alone or as part of a team and have experience at managing up to 26 people at anyone time.

Any advise would be much appreciated
ps i am only 26

[Life on easy street]

I am an electronics technician

so can only give a general opinion

There is an advert quoting an average salary of $89k for I.T workers

but i would take that to meen some one with several years experince.

I would say a more realistic wage for your experience $45 to $60k starting salary

have a look at this web site

http://mycareer.com.au/jobseeker/search/results.aspx?s=101&l=4&c=3&sm=1

I am sure there is an IT worker whom can give you are more acurate figure.

[alanblockley]

Hey there!

I'm moving over in June, i'm 26 also and I'm moving to Brissie. I'm currently an IT manager in the UK for a large real estate consultancy.

Looking at your C.V. I would presume you'd be after a 2nd and 3rd line job in the first instance just to build your ozzy work experience up. The average salary you should expect would be around the $50k - $60k or approx $25 - $30/hour on contract work.

If you look at job sites (gurus.com.au, seek.com.au, etc) and search the different areas you'll find that Sydney has alot more to offer for IT than brisbane, but thats not to say that Brisbane doesn't have alot of IT job offers. You'll find the difference between Sydney and other cities in NSW and QLD is very much like the difference London and Birmingham or London and Manchester. Jobs are of a premium in Sydney, but the cost of living in Sydney is reflected by this increased salary.

I can't comment on other parts of Aus as I've not investigated them in much detail, so hopefully someone can fill in that gap. But I'd say, try Gold Coast and commute to Brissie, some really nice beaches down the Gold Coast as well as surfers paradise and some great surf up and down the GC.

Feel free to contact me if you want more info.

Alan

[andrew_obrien]

Originally Posted by alanblockley

Hey there!

I'm moving over in June, i'm 26 also and I'm moving to Brissie. I'm currently an IT manager in the UK for a large real estate consultancy.

Looking at your C.V. I would presume you'd be after a 2nd and 3rd line job in the first instance just to build your ozzy work experience up. The average salary you should expect would be around the $50k - $60k or approx $25 - $30/hour on contract work.

If you look at job sites (gurus.com.au, seek.com.au, etc) and search the different areas you'll find that Sydney has alot more to offer for IT than brisbane, but thats not to say that Brisbane doesn't have alot of IT job offers. You'll find the difference between Sydney and other cities in NSW and QLD is very much like the difference London and Birmingham or London and Manchester. Jobs are of a premium in Sydney, but the cost of living in Sydney is reflected by this increased salary.

I can't comment on other parts of Aus as I've not investigated them in much detail, so hopefully someone can fill in that gap. But I'd say, try Gold Coast and commute to Brissie, some really nice beaches down the Gold Coast as well as surfers paradise and some great surf up and down the GC.

Feel free to contact me if you want more info.

Alan

thanks for the advice i an really looking to be a server engineer as i am an expert in server 2003 and exchange 2003/2007 but would consider a 3rd line support i have seen them for up $100,000 on seek just wondered what the realistic salery would be but $60,000 is not bad to start with