MrNormal

The process for getting a 189 visa is simply too long for my personal circumstances. I'll be in Australia April-July, either I'll get a job offer then or I'll go home and get a job in Ireland. [EDIT] Do you know of a lot of people who travel to Australia on a holiday visa and then interview for jobs? On a different forum, a poster thought it was an unusual way to do things and rarely worked. He didn't have any experience in the IT sector though. Australia CVs do seem to be quite different than want I'm used to so I'm seriously considering that.

I'm planning to travel to Australia on the 21st of April, tour around and start working sometime in July. The plan is to travel around Australia and then end up around Melbourne and Sydney in June. I work as a Software Developer (over 30) and want to get sponsored by an employer. I want to work in Melbourne and Syndey so June seems an ideal time to set up any physical interviews. However, most employers probably wouldn't be interested in looking at CVs in February for someone that won't be able to work in July so I posted any CVs yet. So I'm not really sure when I should start posting them. I don't want to post them too late either, worried I might miss something pivotal which will be difficult to fix when I'm already in Australia. Most people applying for jobs must be getting the job and then traveling to Australia right? In this case, is it all done through phone interviews? Maybe I can just get get the job in advance? There's still the two months of holidays.... So I guess what I want to figure out is (a) when should I start submitting CVs, (b) what the normal review process is for Irish expats, and © are they are any easily overlooked things I need to worry about.