Working overseas.

[Fridge in Focus]

Hi Guy's,

I'm sure this question has been asked a 1000 time's, but being new to this site, I'd be really gratefull for any info you guys could give about working oversea's.

The good lady and I are thinking of taking 6-12 months out, then I was going to look for a service engineers position in say, OZ, NZ or maybe even Canada.

This would be quite a big step for us and my young family, so I'd appriciate any comments good and bad!

Where do you start?
Which agencies would you approach?
Who would you stear clear of?
What would I be looking for moneywise?
What pit falls to look out for?

I really don't know where to start, I've been with my current company for a good many years. So change will really come as a challange.

All comments regarding the above welcome.

Regards
FIF.

[halwaya]

Hello there.

If you'd like a change and you're thinking about Canada or NZ the best it would be as you'd start browsing the job offers online. That would give you an idea what to expect (I mean job's availibilty, salary etc).

Links
Canada - http://www.hrai.ca/
NZ
- http://www.workingin-newzealand.com/occupations/1256
- http://www.seek.co.nz/trades-services-jobs/
- http://jobs.search4.co.nz/job/browse/o/air-con-refrigeration/

(google helps too when you enter the right key words ;))

Then check what is the cost of living in the place you'd like to go. So you don't have to struggle to live. However I don't think with the skilled profession you would struggle ;)

I am a bit in a position as you are now. I came to England myself to look for a job. However without a professional experience it is hard for me to find anything in my field. So I am working far far away from engineering, just to 'survive' ;) I am always looking tho'.

Good luck in your new experience.
Hope you'll love it.
Make sure you'll have a place to come back to.

[frank]

Make sure you'll have a place to come back to.

There's encouragement for you :D

Use the search facility at the top of the page and look for 'working in NZ' or similar. This should pull up some previous posts.

[Abe]

Make sure you'll have a place to come back to.

I would say, Make sure you dont have a place to come back to


When you make a decision, you make it slow.........
But when you do, you put one hundred percent behind that decision , with full attention, focus and energy.

Then, never look back, move forward with vigour.

If you keep looking back, your move will not be successful.

[Propmanage]

I would think you just need to take your time and see that you have every thing in line before you jump ship. Tell us all about it after you make the move. Good luck,

[Fridge in Focus]

Thanks guys,

Halwaya, thankyou for your comments. May I ask what background you are from?

To all so far, thanks for your input.. Anything further would be great.

I'm going to check out those sites that Halwaya pointed out.

We're hoping to rent our house out, then do a 12 month stint in one of the places mentioned. Then, whilst we're there, we can look around at propertys etc and schooling for the little one.

I hear that OZ is really hard to get into now, but NZ is a poss.

Thanks
Again.

[The MG Pony]

I would say, Make sure you dont have a place to come back to


When you make a decision, you make it slow.........
But when you do, you put one hundred percent behind that decision , with full attention, focus and energy.

Then, never look back, move forward with vigour.

If you keep looking back, your move will not be successful.

Thats what I do, I choose no coat and it start to rain, I enjoy the rain becuase no point in lamenting I didn't bring a coat!

Nz is near Impossible, I keep telling my freind we should just get married lol, might as well, just another form of business partner ship.

[halwaya]

Halwaya, thankyou for your comments. May I ask what background you are from?



I graduated in Environmental Engineering (with MSc degree), my faculty was Air Protection (my graduate work was on Air Temperature/Moist Control in living areas).




I would say, Make sure you dont have a place to come back to


When you make a decision, you make it slow.........
But when you do, you put one hundred percent behind that decision , with full attention, focus and energy.

Then, never look back, move forward with vigour.

If you keep looking back, your move will not be successful.



Yes. I like that. However expect the unexpected. :cool:
Besides when you know there is a place you could come back to - that could give you a peace of mind ;)

[Abe]

This from todays BBC


Record number of people leave UK
Shoppers
Long-term migration into the UK was 574,000, figures suggest
More people left the UK last year than in any year since 1991, statistics just released suggest.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that some 385,000 people left the UK for the long term in the year to mid-2006.

Long-term migration into the UK, meanwhile, was 574,000.

[micha1]

Go for it, you only live once.
Good luck and enjoy.