Australia is an incredibly large country with many different cities to choose from for your new home. Spend a little time researching different areas to see what suits you best. The obvious choice is Sydney, one of the largest cities in the country. However, not to be overlooked is Melbourne. Melbourne is a lovely, hip city that has a more youthful, playful and artistic vibe than Sydney. Other state capitals to consider are Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. If you are not too fussed about where in Australia you end up, another option is to secure a job before moving out there. There are many ways to go about this. The first and best option is to just search the web. There are many great online directories that list current openings for businesses across the country. You might also try looking at the websites of corporations that interest you to see if they have listings on their human resources page. Finally, check out employment agencies that have branches in both your country and in Australia. These agencies will have insider knowledge about upcoming job openings and will be able to help you provide the necessary paperwork for applying for both the job and any visas. There are many different areas offering employment opportunities in Australia although the vast majority of expats are likely to go for one of the major cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide. These areas are where the cost of living is highest in Australia but these are the areas where employment activity is focused.

While very often it is dangerous to assume like for like conditions when moving overseas there are great similarities between working conditions in Australia and working conditions in the UK. The average working week is around 37 hours, Monday to Friday, overtime payments for out of hours work and holiday and sick leave entitlement. The improvements in working conditions in Australia have been well-documented and are a natural progression for a country and economy which is developing. A significant part of the Australian workforce is made up of overseas skilled workers who moved to the country over the years. It is unlikely we'll see the same number of overseas skilled workers moving to Australia in the short to medium term due to the fact the economy has now gone through the development stage and could now be described as developed.

Another aspect of the employment prospects in Australia that make the landscape seem dim is the reported increase in the number of redundancies in companies in the country. This is but a normal reaction due to the lowered demand for services thus requiring companies to shed the fat, much like the same occurrence in many other industrialized countries. One industry that has been able to remain stable and thus keep opportunities for jobs in Australia in high levels is the information technology sector. For the short to medium term, the prospect of jobs in Australia remains quite static. In the long term though, with the strong economic foundations laid forth by the government, the country would be able to rebound and even register growth in terms of economy and employment.