HalszkaJ

I'm going to be staying in a hostel in Perth city called Banjo's, seems to have good reviews and can always move on. I did consider Freo but I think living in the city will provide more work opportunities.

Going to update my CV today and see if there's anything I can at least register my interest with. The last thing I want to be doing is getting there and not finding anything for weeks, especially as everything seems so expensive out there!

I don't have any bar experience but my friend just got to Perth a few weeks ago and got a bar job without any issues (or experience!), plus has an interview for a call centre lined up. Fingers crossed it shouldn't be too difficult!

Ahhh I see, that's much better then! Would maybe be best to do that then move over to the East Coast.

Do you have any advice on finding more permanent accommodation after the first week or so?

It's not as easy as it was to find work...but if your flexible in your outlook you should be ok.

 

what kind of work are you looking for/hoping to get?

 

Are you just planning on staying the year? If you want to extend it to the two year, do you want to do your regional work first and get it out of the way.

 

if you look in the jobs/vacancies section of this forum there does seem to be a lot of WHV work posted.

Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if I want to stay just a year or more, was just going to take it as it comes. Does the 6 months regional work need to be done at once, in the same place, or can it be split into two 3 month periods, for example?

I'd quite like to be in Sydney for New Year but again, this isn't definite.

Hi all,

I'm 28 years old and have finally decided to leave the UK (alone!) on a WHV for a new adventure Down Under. I arrive in Perth on 14th June and have booked a week in a hostel to start off with. I'll be looking for work straight away. Any advice on job hunting and general Perth life would be much appreciated! Is it hard to find work there? What would be the best/cheapest option for accommodation after this first week?

Thanks in advance :cute: