Ask HN: Australia job opportunities on Working Holiday Visa?

1 pointDelayedDuck4 comments

In UK and have Australian working holiday visa (no permanent jobs, no jobs more than 6 months), do people please have recommendations for best ways to look for contract work?

EDIT: software work or otherwise?

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Just go into a pub west of the Great divide and slap down a few beers over fri-sun. You'll have a job by Monday if you chat to a few locals.

Probably start up north at the moment its a bit cool for down south. Do 5 to 6 months harvest trail, you'll make bank. +1 if you come with a heavy rigid license.

Do it with the right farms and it should tick your visa boxes enabling a longer stay.

Thanks, I'm in two minds whether to try to continue with software work if I'm out there or try out other stuff such as agricultural - not sure if software work is even feasible.

So you left the UK working a software engineer to work in the fields in Australia?

Many companies in Australia will try and take advantage of people coming to work short term. So just be wary and do some research before travelling.

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