MaiTwo Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hello everyone, am a nurse moving out there with my hubby who just graduated with a Bsc in Construction Management and three boys aged 12 and twins 8 our visas are where out in Sept 2013 457 and we should be out there in January 2014 haven't bought tickets yet though. Will be working at St John of God Subiaco and am interested in living in Joondalup we seem to have most thing sorted just worried about job for hubby he does not have any experience and also not too keen about FIFO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi, Welcome to PP. I'm no expert in this area though there are other members who work in construction. I think a lot of people will say the lack of experience is likely to be a barrier and it's not just job experience, a lot of companies seem to want WA experience. His best bet would be to research the names of organisations that operate here and just start cold calling, he'll get a lot further by having a conversation than he will by firing off CV's. Good luck, I hope someone else will be along to offer more advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyburt Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hello everyone, am a nurse moving out there with my hubby who just graduated with a Bsc in Construction Management and three boys aged 12 and twins 8 our visas are where out in Sept 2013 457 and we should be out there in January 2014 haven't bought tickets yet though. Will be working at St John of God Subiaco and am interested in living in Joondalup we seem to have most thing sorted just worried about job for hubby he does not have any experience and also not too keen about FIFO Hi MaiTwo, it's also who you now, it's a lot easier to get a job once you are here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTwo Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 We do not know anyone in Perth at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Get involved with clubs...OH went along to train with the local club and the coach introduced him to everyone followed by "and we all need to help him out in getting a job"! Edited October 27, 2013 by Lou8670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingles Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Hi MaiTwo, We arrived in Perth in February this year and it took my OH 6 months to get a Site Supervisors role with a good company even though he has 7 years experience as a Site Manager in London. Pretty much all of the employers and recruitment agents were saying he needed local WA experience and after working for a concrete factory and a very small builder (a job he got from Gumtree), he finally got a break with a large WA builder. My best advise would be to contact recruitment agents now, both directly as well as on LinkedIn and keep on at them! Joining as many groups as possible on LinkedIn too is a good way of getting his name out there. I wouldn't worry too much about him getting a FIFO role as they are quite few and far between in Management (I think). Good luck x Edited October 28, 2013 by Jingles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTwo Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Thanx Jinges he will start looking at gumtree any companies yr OH recommends and any short courses he needs to do in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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