it is not unusual for an office to sponsor an American (or other national) if they have the right experience and talent.
currently there is something of a skills shortage in architecture in Australia, with the economy there still operating strongly. as well, many of the larger firms have work overseas in China, Middle East and SE Asia.
best to at least make contact before hand, unless you plan to travel there and can spend time looking around. then it is really just a question of how much they need your talents. it costs an office about $5,000 to go through the immigration sponsorship process. so, you have to be worth their effort.
Thanks dlb, I'll check it out.
Just a question, but do I still need a sponsor if I only plan on staying there a year or two? Is there some sort of 12 or 18 month holiday work visa available that will allow me to work there without having to get a sponsor?
Reanimating a dead thread... How are things looking down in Australia right now in terms of the economy? Will anyone hire someone with the work holiday visa (I'm thinking contract work)? I see a lot of job posts on Seek.com for people that know Revit really well; what is the "Australian version of AutoCAD?"
Any help on this would be really appreciated.
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An American in Australia??
Anyone have experience working in Sydney Australia?
I've got 5 years experience here in New York (mainly Interiors work) and was looking to move out to Sydney for a year or two.
Any ideas on where I should start? Is it common for firms to sponsor American Architects to work there?
check out the RAIA jobs oniine section:
www.architecture.com.au
it is not unusual for an office to sponsor an American (or other national) if they have the right experience and talent.
currently there is something of a skills shortage in architecture in Australia, with the economy there still operating strongly. as well, many of the larger firms have work overseas in China, Middle East and SE Asia.
best to at least make contact before hand, unless you plan to travel there and can spend time looking around. then it is really just a question of how much they need your talents. it costs an office about $5,000 to go through the immigration sponsorship process. so, you have to be worth their effort.
Thanks dlb, I'll check it out.
Just a question, but do I still need a sponsor if I only plan on staying there a year or two? Is there some sort of 12 or 18 month holiday work visa available that will allow me to work there without having to get a sponsor?
is the government site for immigration to australia and it has lots of useful information
there is a work holiday visa for one year, the only restriction is that it limits you to 6 months in one workplace
architects have also just been added to the skilled migrants list so that opens a lot of doors - http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=426&storycode=3093887
sorry links not working and deadline looming!
Reanimating a dead thread... How are things looking down in Australia right now in terms of the economy? Will anyone hire someone with the work holiday visa (I'm thinking contract work)? I see a lot of job posts on Seek.com for people that know Revit really well; what is the "Australian version of AutoCAD?"
Any help on this would be really appreciated.
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