Reply to: Jesus I need a contract

[Kalinikta]

I just got a new 3 month contract after one month on the bench, which was handy in a way mainly as I have a new son in my life!

This contract came along last week and it pays slightly more than my last and with slightly less working hours each day; so thats great.

As with other things in my life, contracts always seem to be on "rails" and come along right when I need them most; I ranted on last year about how hard it was, and I was out of work for 3 months but managed to get a 6 month contract right at the death which got me to another short one monther and now to this one.

The market isnt as bad as this time last year thats for sure, and I do think sorting your CV out and getting in peoples faces really does pay dividends; it has for me.

Cheers

K

[cojak]

Good for you - well done!

[SBK1972]

Update.

Had a second interview on Friday morning @ 8am, and have just heard I got the gig, which is cool :-) I had to take a hit on the day rate, but considering location i.e not in London, then fair play. Ive gone for the quality of life angle, over the out and out top ££££ position.

Hoping the position will give me some good involvement with SUSE and AIX, so will hoover up as much knowlegde as I can get :-)

Start in 2 weeks.

Best of luck for the other guys on the bench, hope you all get something.

Simon

[Gonzo]

Don't think that's what I said! I'd guess Aussies still need a similar (?) visa to work in the UK.

It depends on whether they qualify for an ancestry visa by having a British parent or grandparent, which many do.

The UK welcomes these people back without any restrictions. Afterall, it's not their fault that their parents decided to move to some hellhole on the other side of the world.

EDIT: Just checked, the ancestry visa is only available to commonwealth citizens with British ancestry and holders can't claim any benefits but can live and work in the UK with no restrictions.

[gadgetman]

Don't think that's what I said! I'd guess Aussies still need a similar (?) visa to work in the UK.

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

So you can just wander in here without a visa, but we need on to get into Oz ?

nope its called having a dual passport ........ god bless my British dad! But dont worry he was from Surrey ...... the nice part of Britain.

[gingerjedi]

Ouch! Racist ......... true ......... but racist .......... still my names not Akram so I dont care

Its a long running joke on here... except it's no longer just a joke.

No malice intended.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

It isn't true, as stated.

[zemoxyl]

Australia is a much better country than the UK

Me<- Aussie working in the UK

So you can just wander in here without a visa, but we need on to get into Oz ?

[SueEllen]

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

Lots of my friends are married to or are marrying Aussies.

So now I have fun winding them up in sports I'm not interested in.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

So what are you doing here then? Bugger off to the better country and free up a job for an Indian.

Ouch! Racist ......... true ......... but racist .......... still my names not Akram so I dont care

[gingerjedi]

Australia is a much better country than the UK

Me<- Aussie working in the UK

So what are you doing here then? Bugger off to the better country and free up a job for an Indian.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

Australia is a much better country than the UK

Me<- Aussie working in the UK

[Andy2]

Unlikely unfortunately.

Two routes I can think of are:

1. Via a salary management company, some of which can provide sponsorship.
2. Via a 1 year working visa you can get if you are under 30. This can be converted to a 2 year visa if you do 3 months work in specified industries (fruit picking, mining etc). My son is about to take this route.

or marry and aussie

Personally I'm here on my wife's visa, her job is on the wanted skills list.

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

[gadgetman]

Unlikely unfortunately.

Two routes I can think of are:

1. Via a salary management company, some of which can provide sponsorship.
2. Via a 1 year working visa you can get if you are under 30. This can be converted to a 2 year visa if you do 3 months work in specified industries (fruit picking, mining etc). My son is about to take this route.

or marry and aussie

Personally I'm here on my wife's visa, her job is on the wanted skills list.

How difficult would it be as a UK based contractor to fill the test role?? In general, do AUS companies sponsor contractors?