What should I know as an American looking for an expatriate job in Australia?

Question

What should I know as an American looking for an expatriate job in Australia?

Answer 1

Immigration to Australia is currently virtually impossible unless you have skills and experience in a listed occupation in which Australia has a shortage of workers. If you qualify on that score, our economy is booming and there are plenty of jobs. Our government is currently talking about greatly increasing immigration as they see a real threat to our economy if jobs across the board remain unfilled, but politicians being what they are, it may be a while before they actually do anything about it.

Under current rules, you must get a sponsored or independent Skilled Worker visa, pass a points test and meet our health and character requirements.

First step - see if your occupation is on the SOL (Skilled Occupations List)

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121...

If it's on there, check out your points test score and compare it to the required pass mark.

Everything you need to check and know is on the official Immigration and Citizenship website -

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm

On the .immi website, there is s Skills Matching Database where you can register so that employers looking for staff can contact you for a resume.

You can also go to our main job finding websites such as:

http://www.seek.com.au/

http://www.careerone.com.au/

https://jobsearch.gov.au/Login/Login.asp...