dwl

I've recently moved to the Sunshine Coast from the UK in March. Previously lived in Darwin for 6 years before moving back to the UK, back again for another go. I'm not far from Caloundra at Dicky Beach/Moffatt Beach, lovely area, beaches are stunning , I have 5 to choose from within 10 mins in the car. Its busy but not anywhere Gold Coast or Brisbane busy. Further North all along the Coast towards Noosa its just as beautiful too. However there is a but....On the jobs front there is less of a rosy picture. Now I can only speak for myself, you may have far more luck than me but so far I've applied for about 50+ jobs and not one interview so far, just the odd rejection email (most don't bother). It's early days yet I know and thankfully partner is a nurse and I have saving however but starting to get a bit worried. I've been a retail manager for 20 plus years (in UK & Aus) with a half decent CV and degree. So different from the Darwin job market where I had a number of offers from day one. One customer service job I applied for had 184 applicants for one position. Maybe being nearly 50 doesn't help me though. Anyhow for what its worth Sunshine coast jobs most in demand are aged care (nurses and carers) and hospitality. Every block seems to have an aged care facility. Many of my neighbours have to commute down to Brisbane CBD/Northern Suburbs each day but thats adds 2 hours each day. Anyhow enough of my waffling, hope wherever you end up you get fixed up, best of luck. Ps I liked Redcliffe/Scarborough (near airport for jobs) on recent visit. Has a beach, marina, much livelier than SC and house prices seamed to be cheaper. Half hour to Brisbane CBD too.