Guest jimm Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I am an IT professional with a bachelors degree in Computer Sciences and more then 8 years experience working for different companies as a systems/IT support engineer.I have been in Perth on Permanent resident visa for an year now .Had done some short term contract IT support work for two companies but struggling to find full time employment.Had many interviews, but no company wants to hire me.Can some body help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katenollie Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I didnt want to hear that. Im moving out in 3 weeks and hoping to get into IT support. What sort of jobs are you looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimm Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I didnt want to hear that. Im moving out in 3 weeks and hoping to get into IT support. What sort of jobs are you looking at? Mostly IT Support and admin roles.Got called for few interviews as well but looks like competition is too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katenollie Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Sorry was wondering if you were looking at 1st/2nd/3rd line? or more specific app support or similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Perth has never been strong on IT. Most of the IT guys are in Sydney or Melbourne. Even companies that have their big offices in the city, there IT teams are usually over east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm in IT, and in Perth. But I'm in software development. The number of jobs is smaller in Perth, but so are the number of candidates. I did find agencies useless though. Any results I've got is from me doing the leg work and then from contacts I've worked with. I'm contacted every few weeks about new roles. So things look good from my view point, but things can rapidly change. For salary guide look at an app called "SalaryChecker" by Robert Walters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatsam Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Do you have any AV knowledge Jimm? If so, have a look at this website and see what you think: http://www.hewshott.com/hewshott-international-audio-visual-and-video-conferencing-consultants/1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danr789 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Mostly IT Support and admin roles.Got called for few interviews as well but looks like competition is too high. Did you ever manage to find anything? Also considering moving over later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterc1983 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm in IT, and in Perth. But I'm in software development. The number of jobs is smaller in Perth, but so are the number of candidates. I did find agencies useless though. Any results I've got is from me doing the leg work and then from contacts I've worked with. I'm contacted every few weeks about new roles. So things look good from my view point, but things can rapidly change. For salary guide look at an app called "SalaryChecker" by Robert Walters. Hi I will be moving to Perth and am also a software developer with a background in Financial Services. From your experience, will there be opportunities to break into a job without too much hassle over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickandange Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I am an IT professional with a bachelors degree in Computer Sciences and more then 8 years experience working for different companies as a systems/IT support engineer.I have been in Perth on Permanent resident visa for an year now .Had done some short term contract IT support work for two companies but struggling to find full time employment.Had many interviews, but no company wants to hire me.Can some body help ? Have you thought about maybe going for helpdesk stuff to get a foot in the door? Seems to be plenty of that about, and I managed to get a good job relatively easily in that role. Good luck with it anyway, I'm sure you'll get a break soon :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Hi I will be moving to Perth and am also a software developer with a background in Financial Services. From your experience, will there be opportunities to break into a job without too much hassle over there? In a word, "depends". Financial services is mainly an East Coast thing. But what skill do you have? Fancy being a consultant in AX or similar? I was a VB6 and basic SQL developer, I'm now doing .NET, and got DBA qualified. But I got the job first, and got the skills after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterc1983 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 In a word, "depends". Financial services is mainly an East Coast thing. But what skill do you have? Fancy being a consultant in AX or similar? I was a VB6 and basic SQL developer, I'm now doing .NET, and got DBA qualified. But I got the job first, and got the skills after. C#, ASP.NET, VB6-VB.NET, PLSQL, SQL, Oracle Forms, javaScript, HTML, CSS. The Fin. Services side of it I can take or leave I guess, it's just a familiar sector to me. I guess I wouldn't mind consultancy, though I've never done that kind of work -- I'd maybe feel a bit wary of not having guaranteed work all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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