mehman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Folks, My wife and I are planning to move down under in the second week of December. We're thinking, most companies won't be hiring in this period and it might give us a month or two to acclimatize. When does the job market pick up in the new year? I'm guessing places like Sydney must be in full festive mode during mid December to mid Jan? ANy advice for us on the timing of our move? Both of us are IT professionals. Cheers, M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Where in Australia are you planning on moving to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Hi Jessica, Sydney. We're both in the financial IT sector and thats where we see the job opportunities for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I am based in Adelaide, so Sydney may be different and others based in Sydney will be able to advise you accordingly. In general in Adelaide the recruitment/job market 'shuts down' Nov/Dec/Jan and usually picks up again after the Australia Day public holiday (26 Jan). This is also the time when the kids are on their summer holidays (and many businesses also close down to take their holidays), so for example in Adelaide children did not return to school until after Australia Day, so many people are taking holidays over Christmas and in January. As I say, this information is for Adelaide as that is the job market I know well, Sydney may operate very differently being a bigger city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks Jessica. What is the IT job market like in Adelaide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 OH works in IT (server infrastructure) and since we arrived 7 years ago he has had no problems getting work, got a temp job within a week of us arriving, perm job within 3 weeks of arriving stayed there for 4 years, decided it was time for a change and within 2 weeks of deciding to start looking for a new job he had another perm role which he has been in for the past 3 years. Confident if he was to look for work now he would again secure work fairly quickly. The company he currently works for recruits on a regular basis due to staff moving onto different roles and also because the business is growing. Of course not everyone will have the same experience and it can depend on your specialist IT skills, the level you want/are prepared to work at and salary expectations. I generally find that a migrants attitude, approach and expectations to life in Adelaide and finding work can make a big difference as to whether it works out for them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightunderscore Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yep mid January most likely. Not familiar with IT roles though - only healthcare. Guessing it's the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Mid Jan isn't the best time to arrive - mid Feb would be more sensible, people back off holiday and into the swing of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehman Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks. We need to enter before the last week of January. I reckon we'll try get in somewhere around mid-December and use the month and a half we get to kinda settle in I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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