sunniecat Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 finding work depends on your area of work. My hubs took 3 months to get a job (IT Helpdesk). I had one set up before we arrived (admin). I've just changed job and it was considerably more difficult to find something (I'm blaming the upcoming elections). Temp work in admin is down due to job freezes across half the public service, ACT State Govt and universities. If you're something more specialised/vocation-orientated, however, it's probably not going to be too difficult to find work. As for the weather, the saying here seems to be Anzac Day to Labour Day (late Sept). We have certainly had the heating running (just for half an hour morning and evening) since Anzac Day, and I fully expect it to continue through most of September. That said, it's been a beautifully mild August so far and I really really want to get out to the snowfields, even just for a day, while it's so lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 finding work depends on your area of work. My hubs took 3 months to get a job (IT Helpdesk). I had one set up before we arrived (admin). I've just changed job and it was considerably more difficult to find something (I'm blaming the upcoming elections). Temp work in admin is down due to job freezes across half the public service, ACT State Govt and universities. If you're something more specialised/vocation-orientated, however, it's probably not going to be too difficult to find work. As for the weather, the saying here seems to be Anzac Day to Labour Day (late Sept). We have certainly had the heating running (just for half an hour morning and evening) since Anzac Day, and I fully expect it to continue through most of September. That said, it's been a beautifully mild August so far and I really really want to get out to the snowfields, even just for a day, while it's so lovely! Drive up to Bulls Head just past Piccadilly Circus. No shortage of snow today and those fantastic ACT public facilities are a bonus. If the rest of Australia ever finds out just how many millions are spent on local public facilities, the shite would well and truly hit the fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Drive up to Bulls Head just past Piccadilly Circus. No shortage of snow today and those fantastic ACT public facilities are a bonus. If the rest of Australia ever finds out just how many millions are spent on local public facilities, the shite would well and truly hit the fan. so really, you can actually ski in Canberra? How those ski slopes compare to Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABL275 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 There are loads of real estate agents. Best to use allhomes for that. We only used seek.com.au there are loads of jobs on there. I saw about 8 I could apply for this week. Seems to be plenty on offer. Having changed jobs just a few months ago, I was surprised at the extent to which Linked-In was used by large businesses as their primary recruitment tool, probably much more so than in the UK (I was a contractor until 27 months ago so looking all the time). .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 so really, you can actually ski in Canberra? How those ski slopes compare to Europe? We used to night ski at Corin Forest but they don't have it any more. You have to go to the Snowy Mountains 2.5 hrs way for real skiing. Big dumps over the last 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Having changed jobs just a few months ago, I was surprised at the extent to which Linked-In was used by large businesses as their primary recruitment tool, probably much more so than in the UK (I was a contractor until 27 months ago so looking all the time)... we are not on Linked-in at all. It is just too many life sucking social sites (such as Facebook that was good way back when it started). I wonder how much will that affect us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benok Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Fresh arrival here! very cold!.... probably thats why this is called CanBRRRa any recommendation of nice places to settle here? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Fresh arrival here! very cold!.... probably thats why this is called CanBRRRa any recommendation of nice places to settle here? thanks! Many colder places in Oz. Great snow season, get amongst it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yeah, Ballarat is colder! Where to settle in ACT? That's a piece of string question! Go where is accessible to your job, that you can afford and where you can find a place you like and the landlord likes you - simples!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikey Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Good luck guys. What an adventure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Try Guyra for cold. -14C a few years back and house water meters were exploding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Try Guyra for cold. -14C a few years back and house water meters were exploding! agh, we get that in old England.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunniecat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Fresh arrival here! very cold!.... probably thats why this is called CanBRRRa any recommendation of nice places to settle here? thanks! Welcome! Where to settle depends on what sort of place you want, what your priorities are etc. Do you want to be near enough your job to walk? Do you mind driving an hour across the city from Banks to a job in Mitchell? Do you want somewhere near kids playgrounds or in a decent school catchment area? Do you want an 'in town' apartment or a suburban house - in which case, do you want an older house or a shiny new one. Do you want to be north or south of the lake? What's your budget like? There are so many different areas around Canberra and everyone will tell you their part of town is the best so it will depend hugely on what your priorities are when you're looking for a place to live. We picked ours based mostly on price/location (close to our social lives, within cycling distance - though hubs is a long-distance cyclist so that gave us a pretty big area - of work, with views out to the mountains, and an older, established family home with a decent sized block). That said, if you're looking for a rental, then find something that seems ok enough to last you for the next year and you can figure it out in more detail after that! PS - cold? Don't be daft, it's beautiful this week. I went out without a coat on yesterday and almost went out to a tshirt, and I reckon the hubs has only put his hoody on about 4 times this winter. And we've hardly had to defrost the cars this winter, too. Loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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