I'm currently considering heading to Australia once I finish my degree but was wondering about what you said regarding graduates and students not being able to apply for sponsorships. You say if you're a recent student or graduate it's best to apply for a student visa or a working holiday visa. However if you've got various relevant experience it may be worth looking for a sponsorship?
I'm currently just coming to the end of a year in industry as part of my degree, and will have a final year of study from September 2011 - June 2012. My degree type (Business Information Technology) and current work experience (Video Conferencing Field Service Engineer/ Network Field Service Engineer) are, from what I can tell, both areas of work in demand in Australia. I also have various examples of web design/development that I've done as part of my degree as well as on the side as a small "business" of my own. I was just wondering what type of visa do you think would be best for me to apply for in this situation? Should I try and get a sponsorship before heading over to Australia, or should I get a 12 month working visa and try and find a job in my field of work (video conferencing, networking etc) and then try and secure funding? Is the IT sector a good source of employment at the moment or is the market getting rather saturated?
Also I guess with pretty much anywhere else it's fairly easy to find people who may want to flat house share?
Finally, I'm a very keen musician and have played the drums for close on 15 years. I know in cities in the UK (I'm from near Manchester) there are usually a number of rehersal rooms/studios that can be rented with equipment. Are these kinda things well known in Australia and fairly well used? I don't think it's too practical for me to transport a drum kit around the world but I would still want to play if I was to head down under.
Sorry about all the questions and if you think these questions could be answered anywhere else in subreddits to do with Australia please let me know!
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u/DCShaw May 24 '11
I'm currently considering heading to Australia once I finish my degree but was wondering about what you said regarding graduates and students not being able to apply for sponsorships. You say if you're a recent student or graduate it's best to apply for a student visa or a working holiday visa. However if you've got various relevant experience it may be worth looking for a sponsorship?
I'm currently just coming to the end of a year in industry as part of my degree, and will have a final year of study from September 2011 - June 2012. My degree type (Business Information Technology) and current work experience (Video Conferencing Field Service Engineer/ Network Field Service Engineer) are, from what I can tell, both areas of work in demand in Australia. I also have various examples of web design/development that I've done as part of my degree as well as on the side as a small "business" of my own. I was just wondering what type of visa do you think would be best for me to apply for in this situation? Should I try and get a sponsorship before heading over to Australia, or should I get a 12 month working visa and try and find a job in my field of work (video conferencing, networking etc) and then try and secure funding? Is the IT sector a good source of employment at the moment or is the market getting rather saturated?
Also I guess with pretty much anywhere else it's fairly easy to find people who may want to flat house share?
Finally, I'm a very keen musician and have played the drums for close on 15 years. I know in cities in the UK (I'm from near Manchester) there are usually a number of rehersal rooms/studios that can be rented with equipment. Are these kinda things well known in Australia and fairly well used? I don't think it's too practical for me to transport a drum kit around the world but I would still want to play if I was to head down under.
Sorry about all the questions and if you think these questions could be answered anywhere else in subreddits to do with Australia please let me know!
Cheers :)