Finding an IT job or contract before landing

[freebo]

Hi all,

I have my PR visa and we'll be arriving in May. I'd like to start the ball rolling applying or perm or contract roles before I get there but other than looking on seek & mycarrer can anyone suggest any routes I should take, and how long before I'm due to land I should start looking? I'm aware that until I get there it may be difficult and in some ways I'm resigned to not finding work until after I arrive but thought it best to give it a go.

 

BTW I've been a Unix sysadmin for the last 20 years, most recently heavy Solaris stuff, certified, worked for major vendors etc, targeting Melbourne in case anyone knows of anything!

 

Thanks all!