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I have known of firms who have made the employee pay for 457 sponsorship. As the employee was desperate to stay in Oz they were willing to do this

I was in a similar position to original poster myself, but fortunately I had a job (although it was tough, long hours and low wages) which allowed me to continue searching for a better job. I applied for 100's of jobs and sent even more speculative e-mails, with only about 5% replying. It is very demoralising applying for jobs you are more than capable of and not even getting a reply.

I was in a similar position to yourself, I was in more of a solid/steady job rather than a good one after I graduated whilst a lot of others in my class failed to get work linked to degree I decided to do a year WHV, was in two minds about leaving the job as I worried it might not work out in Oz but I decided to give it a go anyway. When I returned after a year I was lucky enough to get another job, my employer seen it as a positive that I went away for a year and experienced a different country

I to moved to Brisbane as a qualified professional in construction industry. It took me 7 weeks to get a labouring job and roughly 5-6 months to get a job in my profession. I think you will settle if you find a decent job. I certainly started to enjoy it more when I was working. In my circumstances I left Oz because my WHV was up and my employers revoked the offer of sponsorship when work slowed up. When I returned I realised how much the simple things as you said like watching football at a sensible hour meant to me.

I was in Brisbane for the floods, very scary. It rained quite often in Brisbane in my time there. I loved the Brisbane winter weather it was perfect around 24-26 degrees most days. The summer weather was tough going, especially working outside and driving in a car with no a/c. The gloomy weather here in the UK never really bothered me and it wasnt a factor in me deciding to go to Oz in the first place.

Hi, I was in OZ 2010-2011 and I am fully qualified QS with decent experience. It took me 5 months to get a QS job, it is very difficult as many employers want you to have experience of working in Oz, its Catch 22 how are you suppose to get the experience if they wont give you a start? My employer pulled the pin on sponsorship due to cost but I do know some guys who have got sponsored going from a WHV to 457

I was in a similar position to yourself. I had a great time travelling, did some tough jobs then got a good job in my field with possibility of sponsorship. I was pretty settled, met new friends etc but was missing home. I was in a dilemma whether to stay but every one around was telling me I was mad for even considering returning home. My mind was made up when my company started dragging their heels on my sponsorship and with my WHV running out I decided to do a bit more travelling before returning home I have to say I am content at home and got a job within 2 months of returning. I started make the most of having Europe on your door step by going on more weekend breaks etc,

I havent posted on here in awhile but I was in similar position to yourself. I came home after a year in Oz, mainly living in Brisbane. The uncertainty of work made my mid up, my employer was stalling over sponsorship and my WHV was coming to an end. Ideally I would have liked to stay for another year or 2 max. It would have been convenient to get residency but it was a serious investment for something I may never use again I have to say after being home 2 years I do not regret my decision. I have found work in my field, working less hours than in Oz and wages seem to go further. Small things like watching footy at a normal hour now means a lot. I enjoyed Oz and intend to return on a holiday but it was never going to be my home