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Software dev here, and i've been in Oz for almost 3 years.
I have no degree or vendor qualifications, but around 18 years experience. I had a permie job before I got here (which I got via Skype interview before arriving), and now i'm on my 2nd contract. I have seen job ads asking for degrees, but a lot that don't ask for that. So, at least for me, degrees do not matter.
Back in the UK i'd seen jobs (contract) asking for a degree as well, I applied for one and got it.
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On 04/06/2018 at 20:38, Jondar said:
Hello there,
I arrived in Melbourne at the beginning of this year, and I'm an analyst developer. I'm certain you would stand a good chance in Melbourne, as your skills are relevant (Java, .NET) and you have a decent amount of experience. I can't speak for Sydney though.
I willing to share my experience, but I don't have as much experience as you do and not with the same tech stack. I used to work for a big bank back home, and at the start had some troubles catching up. Back home companies adopted technologies slowly, while here they have moved to modern methodologies and technologies (think CI/CD, onion/ hexagonal architecture). After arriving here, I applied for at least 5 positions per week and didn't hear back a lot. This was tough, but I persevered and whenever I noticed a technology I didn't yet understand I spent my free time learning up. People expect customized cover letters to the position, but I don't know if it actually makes a difference. Also think about making your resume a bit more Australian (add an Australian address if you have one, format your phone number correctly, watch out with pictures, don't assume they know the companies).After an arduous interview process, I ended up with a nice position with a technology forward company, although it was a step down it allows me to gain that 'local experience' and to master the new tech.
I had no luck applying for jobs from over-seas, which makes sense as things are a lot more face-to-face here and there is a lot of competition. If you get the opportunity, go to a MeetUp (.NET user group or Java community). There are always people around looking for employees, or willing to suggest you to their firm. Otherwise it's an excellent opportunity to network. Because we have to, not because we want to. ;-)
I applied from UK, had a Skype interview and got the job. It all depends on your skill set I suppose. My 2nd contract I got having a phone call. 3rd contract the same - just a phone call.
It's worth considering contracting. I'd been contracting in the UK and my first job here in Oz was perm. It didn't go well and I left after 12 months. It reminded me how crap permie work is.
One thing that helped me when applying from the UK - put in capital letters at the top of your CV, "PERMANENT RESIDENT VISA" or similar. Also make it clear that you're ready to fly out to start a job at a couple of days notice, you can pay your own air fare and accomodation (if this is possible). The employer/client does not want baggage. Worked for me.
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On 01/06/2018 at 05:40, mancmike said:
Hi All, first post here so please be gentle :)
Recently received my 190 NSW visa under 261313 software engineer with a first entry date of 16/10/2018 - woop!
My background is 9 years software development/technical consultancy (java,.Net, oracle, etc) within financial services. I will be looking for a similar technical team lead type role from October....
Is there is a big contractor market in Sydney like London? Or are perm roles more common?? Reading the thread it also seems recruiters/networking when arriving onshore is the best bet??
Any experiences and advice in the job hunt space very much appreciated....
Best wishes
dsds
Congrats!
It all depends on your skill set. I'm living in Brisbane, but did a 6 monther in Sydney last year because I couldn't find anything in Brisbane at the time.
Your best bet is to get the daily emails from seek.com.au and see what's about there. I would not recommend coming here in December to find work though, as it can be quite hard over the xmas/new year period.
Agents are quite good over here, meaning most of them will actually stay in touch and even phone you back to say you didn't get a gig or job. Where as in the UK you'd get dropped like a rock and no phone calls returned.
It's worth connecting with agents via Linked In right now, and maybe call them to let them know you're in the market soon. I found a few agents are British expats anyway, so they understand what you're going through.
Good luck!
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My hubby and I have just applied for Citizenship ( currently on a PR visa in Queensland) and have sent all the documents required but immigration are not happy with our birth certs we sent ( born in the 70's). They are saying we have provided a short/extract certificate. It doesn't have our parents names on there and its not apparently considered a full UK birth certificate!!!! but this is all we have and have ever had.
Has anyone gone through this drama and can offer any advice please ?
I know someone who this has happened to them aswell. They showed up to the test, got told they need a full birth certificate, and got turned away. Test rebooked for a couple of months time.
You can order a full birth certificate online here:
https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate
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so you would only really be better off by 2,500! is it worth all the hassle of trying and probably ending up having to pay it back anyway, if you did go over somehow
$2500 is worth the hassle to me.
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Every one else would think your nuts too! give up $4k from one source to take $4k from another just does not equate as sensible.
I'd only need a salary reduction of ~$1500 to get the $4000.
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I was wondering if you ask your employer hold on to your one month's salary every year and then pay you the combined salary of the 2 months in the next financial year.. and repeat the same process annually would it help!!!
Thanks, but I don't think my employer would be up for that
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Pay the tax you are due like everyone else and stop bludiging.
Somebody earning $100k should fully expect to be paying tax, this is not so far off twice the average salary.
I'm already paying to much tax! No thanks...
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Its a sad world when we think like this:wacko: if everybody did this then there would not be any money to fund the FTB nor many other things that are in place to help the more needy.
Not sad at all - just looking after my family and I
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Work related expenses? Charitable donation? Laundry? Stationery? Home office expenses? Loads of things you could claim depending on what you do...
I'm just an employee, so charity donation is probably the only thing on that list.
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Yep agree, sounds like a smaller Donald Trump! there is a lot of moaning about the likes of trump and the big corporate tax avoidance, but most of us try to do the same I suppose it's just the scale which seems to make it worse.
However I advise to person in question to ask their employer for a salary decrease!
Salary decrease could be one way to go - employer might think i'm nuts though LOL.
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Make a $1500 donation to charity and claim it as a deduction which will bring you back down below $100K.
That's a good idea
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If the bank interest was all in your partners name would you be entitled to part B ?
Good point. It's currently in a joint account so interest is split 50/50.
We've already earnt on it though, so still got a little bit over the $100K threshold.
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Claim for whatever you can (if it's worth the effort). Who cares if it feels wrong. If you're entitled to it, go for it.
People on here mocking me for wanting that $4000 FTB payment, but the way I look at it is we earn $100,000 as a family yet pay out $27,000 tax each year. I want to get as much of that back as possible.
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Hubby struggling to work and we do get family tax benefit but neither of us claim anything else... With three young kids it wd be nice to get more... I understand why you want to keep it but many ppl out there don't get it and don't claim for everything they could ....
Why don't you claim for anything else? Are you entitled to something else?
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you should look at what counts as taxable income for family tax b benefit & you will see salary sacrificed superannuation is included in calculating your taxable income to determine eligibility for this benefit.
Thanks. Bummer
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Maybe Centrelink will pay your mortgage as well then if you ask!
They might do. Do you think they'd pay for my holiday home in Bali as well?
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no cause its still included on your payment summary & counts towards if you are eligible for the benefit or not.
Just quickly looked it up...
"The sacrificed component of your total salary package is not counted as assessable income for tax purposes. This means that it is not subject to pay as you go (PAYG) withholding tax."
Need to get my head around that!
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Can you salary sacrifice something through work? That may bring you down a tax bracket.
That might work. I could speak to employer to see if they can do it. Cheers
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But you must have at least $50k in the bank (if you're going to be collecting $1500 in bank interest this year).
Use some of that to pay the $4000 you'll owe...
The money in the bank is a deposit for a house. The $4000 would come in handy to pay for the waiters to serve caviar and champagne at the party.
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same for everyone over that limit. You know fine well you will be over the limit but still think you should get benefits? If you knew you were going to be over the limit you should have informed them and not taken the benefit then you wouldnt have to pay it back! its not your money if you are not entitled to it.
I don't want to get into an argument. If you personally want to pay extra then that's up to you. I don't. I'm not doing anything illegal.
It would be nice to be in a position where $4000 is throw-away money, but we're not in such a position.
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thats just as bad as benefit fraud!
No it's not. It's planning, so we maximise income.
At the mo we're being paid the $155/fortnight FTB part B (approx $4000 for the year). When I report my taxable income at the end of the year, and Centrelink see i've gone over the $100K limit, that means i'd have to pay them the $4000 back. Not a bill I fancy paying!!!!
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why should you get it if you dont qualify?
Because it could be possible to get it if things are (legally) manipulated.
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Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of advice on staying underneath the $100K FTB (part B) threshold. For those that don't know, if you earn more than $100K (as a single parent or the main earner of 2 parents) you lose it ALL: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/income-test-family-tax-benefit-part-b
My salary is $100K so I wouldn't normally (by the skin of my teeth) go over the limit, except i will do due to bank interest earned (guess about $1500 for the year)
Is there any way to keep my taxable income at the $100K or below level? I was thinking take a few unpaid days of work so total taxable income is < $100K.
Any other ideas please?
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That's a very good point re: old degree. The IT industry is moving pretty fast. Pretty much all of the contracts i've been in (both UK and Oz) i've been hired mainly for my past experience yes, but mostly i've had to learn a lot of new stuff.