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Dear Poms, After having no luck finding work in Adelaide, i've decided to move to Melbourne. The Skills Recognition Service in SA assists migrants prepare to find work in the Australian jobs market. It is funded and run by the SA government. Is there an equivalent organisation in Melbourne for migrants ? The advice given by the SRS in Adelaide is said to be tailored for SA employers. I look forward to your responses. Ploppy

Moving 2 Melbourne, Thanks for the reply and suggesting couchsurfing.org. This website appears to be for short stay travellers and I require accomodation for the longer term. I'll keep searching. Ploppy.

Hello people, Planning to come over to Adelaide end of March 2012. Does anyone know of a room to rent ? or somewhere that advertises at a reasonable cost. All suggestions welcome. Thanks. Ploppy.

Sporty, Took my Ielts General Test last December. Got 8.5 overall so not bad. Bought the Ielts plus 2 book recommended by the test centre. Well worth the preparation as I did all the tests in the book twice. They were harder than the actual general test so worth the effort. The Academic test is a lot harder. From memory I started with the listening test, then reading test which I finished early at this point its worth going to use the loo. Then the writing test which I just about finished. There was a short break between each. Break for lunch then the speaking test in the afternoon which involved a lot of waiting. The order may differ between test centres. Make sure you keep to the timetables given, although the test centres are well versed in this sort of thing. You would have to try to miss an exam. Good luck. Ploppy.

Hello Rory2112, I'm also a Building Surveyor looking for work in either HA or Local Gov. Applied for a few jobs direct to organisations and have not had much luck. The agencies stated point blank that they would not entertain my application until i'm in the country. Going over next year as it's unlikely I can sort out work before I move out. Would be great to hear of your experiences. Ploppy.

Dear Poms, Apoloigies if this is the wrong forum. I'm hoping to move to SA at the beginning of 2012. I would be grateful if anyone can provide a list of documents I'll need to rent acommodation and start a new job. Things such as references/ tax file number would be useful and anything I should prepare in the UK before leaving. Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks. Ploppy.

moving2melbourne - Thanks for the websites. I'll go through them. John Newland - Thanks for the reply. I'd appreciate the name of the recruitment company. Ploppy

Dear Poms, I would be grateful if anyone can advise me on a recruitment agency that specialises in construction professionals. I am a building surveyor and have got my 176 SS visa for SA. I'd like to hear from anyone who's had a good experience with a relevant specialist agency. Look forward to the posts. Ploppy.