Measurecamp London 13: Why you shoud totally move to australia
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- The document discusses life and work in Australia from the perspective of someone who migrated from England in 2004. - Key details include differences in holidays, climate, and costs of living between Australia and the UK. Various cities in Australia are described briefly. - Immigration visas are also summarized, including a Working Holiday Visa for those under 31 and a Skilled Migration Visa requiring work experience and employer sponsorship.
Measurecamp London 13: Why you shoud totally move to australia
- 2. Hello - Born in England, now based in Australia - The anti-Peter ONeill...
- 6. My story - Migrated 2004-ish - Live in Melbourne - Set up Data Runs Deep, a small analytics consultancy (12 ppl) - This is shameless @thatsdamion
- 7. Its mostly the same... - 4 weeks holiday - One more public holiday per year than the UK - A version of English is widely spoken @thatsdamion
- 8. ...but not without challenges - @thatsdamion
- 9. Skills and the market - Probably more Google-biased than Europe - GFC didnt affect Australia; marketing budgets not pressured
- 10. Salary ranges AUD 110,000 = GBP 60,700 AUD 120,000 = GBP 66,279 AUD 130,000 = GBP 71,824 @thatsdamion
- 11. Lifestyle costs @thatsdamion Cost of living is quite high (not London high, but high) E.g. - 3 bed house to rent: $700 per week (GBP400) E.g. - 1 bed apartment in Sydney with water view - $1000 per week (GBP 552)
- 13. Sydney - Seaside everywhere - Warm, humid - Holiday feeling - Rains more than London - More business-y
- 14. Melbourne - Chilled out - Music & Sport - Cooler (13c winter) - Commutes 30-40 min - Not really beaches
- 15. Perth - Closest to London - Beaches, sunsets Brisbane - Tropical, humid - Snakes Adelaide - Pleasant but a bit weird
- 16. Visas Working Holiday Visa - <31 years old - 6 months with one employer - Great for testing the waters (you can be sponsored to stay) Skilled Migration Visa - Employer sponsors you - 2 years experience needed, tough regulation @thatsdamion
- 18. So what would you do next? - Talk to a friendly agency owner thats hiring - Worry about what your S.O. thinks later @thatsdamion
- 19. So what would you really do next? - Research jobs: seek.com.au - Measure Slack #local-australia-nz - View it as a five year experiment - Ping me @thatsdamion or via datarunsdeep.com.au @thatsdamion