anishkpillai

Thanks starlight, blossom,dxbox, bromney for your responses. I am planning to book around February 2014 and come there. What is the best mode to search jobs there? I looked in seek from here and it looks nothing is turning up and they don't shortlist. Hoping they see Indian Address and ignore it. So I have not applied any further. Waiting for Feb and need to apply once reaching there.

Hello All This is my first post here, I hope I shall get the answers from this group. Please direct me to the right group in case I am wrong. Appreciating your help on this. As Australia is a new country for me and I have no much idea about. These are what I need to know. 1) As being in IT I am planning to look in Sydney? Is that right choice. I am working with PERL and Shell scripting currently. Is it better to look for some other state in terms of Jobs? 2) How much cash I should carry before coming to Australia (Like an average). I am OK to go in Sharing accommodation initially.? 3) I have to reach Australia before Feb 2014, So what is the best time to arrive there as there will be holidays and financial year plans for companies. So wanted to come in time when generally the Job season starts? 4) In some sites I have seen people telling to take some Job oriented courses and settle down? 5) For the PR , is it easier to get Govt Jobs or I presume there is some restriction for the same. 6) I searched in some websites like seek and all but they seem to reject. Not sure because I am doing from INDIA. They haven;t mentioned any reason as of that. What is your advice on this? 7) I heard government gives some benefits for the PR initially till we get a job. Not very clear about this. 8) Is it better to bring the family along initially so that PR benefits can be claimed. Can it be claimed when I am coming alone? 9) Any cheap options to stay in Sydney in terms of Sharing accomodation,..... Thanks Anish