Here, Leanne Short from the Acorn Office in Perth, Australia gives her insight into emigrating abroad for work and how this change can affect your life for the better!
Since being in Australia we have placed candidates and their families into new jobs and homes. I recently spoke to one recent recruit – Nick Birkett from Bridgend, Wales about his recent move to Australia and I thought it could be interesting to share his experience with you. I hope this will help you if you’re looking at moving abroad.”
About Nick Birkett’s experience of moving to Australia.
“I moved to Perth, Australia for a number of reasons; the change of lifestyle and climate was the initial draw to relocating my life here, but also there seemed to be far more job opportunities, with better pay and benefits than those on offer back home in the UK. Australia is a land of opportunity, if you have a willing attitude you will succeed and there’s a wealth of job opportunities around.
The Good Life
“Although there are many positives to living and working here there are a few downsides: living in Australia is more expensive than living in the UK (food and rent in particular), however, it’s is expensive it’s in proportion to the wages that get paid here. Also if you go out of the city / suburbs, it is quite remote but great if you’re a nature lover. Another thing to consider is the heat at the height of summer; if you can’t deal with heat, then Western Australia might not be for you. Overall, there are only a few downsides, but on the whole I’d say the positives far outweigh the negatives!”
Is emigration for you?
Moving to any location – to another town a few miles away or a country on the opposite side of the world – undoubtedly comes with both pros and cons. But like Nick, the majority of candidates placed in jobs through Acorn Global have found it was a risk definitely worth taking.
If you are interested or would like to learn more on the subject of emigration, please don’t hesitate to leave us some comments!
Leanne Short
