In the previous post, I mentioned the success of Australia's economy. But you don't want numbers, you want jobs.
Today for me is October 18th, 2012. I'm going to do a little experiment and go to http://www.gumtree.com.au/ . This is the craigslist of Australia, if you will. It has jobs. I'm going to use Melbourne as the key place for the purposes of this blog... feel free to do the same.
Today in the Melbourne region..
Let's break some of these down:
Hospitality: Over 2,000 jobs, but you'll never be able to see the wage price. This is because the hospitality industry tends to tax evade and pay you under the table. While the National minimum wage is about $16.00 per hour, most cafe jobs in Melbourne will pay you more if you are on the books and will pay you around $15.00 off the books.
Sales/Marketing:
Target "backpackers" which are people like you. These jobs are tedious, high pressure and sales-oriented, but you have the potential to make heaps of money. I heard of people making up to 2k per week, but most of the time it's commission based. Look for the Base + commission jobs to ensure you at least get a salary.
Admin:
Harder to get, have to network.. but you can expect around $24 dollars per hour with these roles
Anyway, just play around on Gumtree. You can easily expect to make around 600 dollars per week at any job. Start with a crap job and work your way up! I had 10 different jobs in my first 6 months of being in Australia.
Next Up: Where do I start?
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