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I am entertaining thoughts about relocating to the UK (i have a british passport), but i dont want to leave here without a job lined up...

There are quite a few opportunites there, but the employment agencies I contact are pretty useless when they find out I am from SA....

Anyone know any agencies that actually help with this kind of thing or has anyone done this in a more elegant manner than simply fly over and hope?
 
How dare you! How could you want to move out of this country :(

hmmm not sure bro? Arnt jobs pretty much saturated in the UK?
 
Korn1 said:
How dare you! How could you want to move out of this country :(

hmmm not sure bro? Arnt jobs pretty much saturated in the UK?
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lol :) to be honest, its more about travelling and lifestyle before i settle down than anything else,

I thought jobs were saturated as well, especially IT,but there seems to be a fair amount of stuff available for security/firewall stuff... They are super excited when i contact them, when i mention i am still in SA....they give up almost immediately..
 
Jamal said:
I would very much prefer that you stay in South Africa and contribute your skills here than in the UK.
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Sadly, i am pretty underpaid at the moment, and would like to see a bit more of the world again before i have more responsibility...Uk offers me both!
But i appreciate the sentiment :)
 
I've moved backwards and forwards from SA to UK (and Holland) several times. I've not-long got back from a very expensive, almost jobless three-year stint in England.

Doing it yourself:
#1 It's emotionally problematic. You have to be strong, preferably psychopathic. You lose all your friends and support circle. Yes, sure, there's Skype and suchlike, but it doesn't really do it.
#2 It's expensive. Either dump/store all your goods'n'chattels and be prepared to buy them all over again on t'other side, or ship them.
#3 Job-wise: be there and have the skills to get one of them-thar jobs on CWJobs or the other sites. Outside of London, you will struggle. Inside London, you have a better chance. Accommodation costs are eye-watering and the living style is very different from here. Most "flats" are rubbish and landlords are there to make money. not provide you with a cool crib.

SOLUTION: join an international company here, work a year or two and then get a transfer. You might get them to pay for the move and you'll have colleagues that side to make friends with.

Or just stay here. There are worse places, especially if you don't have a job to go to.
 
tau1z said:
lol :) to be honest, its more about travelling and lifestyle before i settle down than anything else,

I thought jobs were saturated as well, especially IT,but there seems to be a fair amount of stuff available for security/firewall stuff... They are super excited when i contact them, when i mention i am still in SA....they give up almost immediately..
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Ahh I see :D but you better come back or else :mad:
 
TheRealKiller said:
I've moved backwards and forwards from SA to UK (and Holland) several times. I've not-long got back from a very expensive, almost jobless three-year stint in England.

Doing it yourself:
#1 It's emotionally problematic. You have to be strong, preferably psychopathic. You lose all your friends and support circle. Yes, sure, there's Skype and suchlike, but it doesn't really do it.
#2 It's expensive. Either dump/store all your goods'n'chattels and be prepared to buy them all over again on t'other side, or ship them.
#3 Job-wise: be there and have the skills to get one of them-thar jobs on CWJobs or the other sites. Outside of London, you will struggle. Inside London, you have a better chance. Accommodation costs are eye-watering and the living style is very different from here. Most "flats" are rubbish and landlords are there to make money. not provide you with a cool crib.

SOLUTION: join an international company here, work a year or two and then get a transfer. You might get them to pay for the move and you'll have colleagues that side to make friends with.

Or just stay here. There are worse places, especially if you don't have a job to go to.
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tks for the tips!!!
I am actually going over with a partner, and a few mates will be going over a little later...I lived in london a few years back and have an idea of the pricing etc...
The thing is, I can see the jobs advertised which I am qualified for, but the agencies honestly dont care because I am in SA at the moment... MOving over there without a confirmed job is pretty risky, considering i am making a mess of things here then...

I would do the international company thing, but I dont have 2 years to wait it out there, i wanna get over there and spend a few years before I reach my 30's and start settling down...

I am considering lining up 3-4 interviews and flying over for a week, but its not ideal...
 
Tau1z, the problem with recruitment agencies is that they have loads of peole right here who they can have at an interview tomorrow. It's just easier when you're close by.
 
tau1z said:
I am considering lining up 3-4 interviews and flying over for a week, but its not ideal...
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It ain't easy. I applied, over 3 or 4 years, for thousands (seriously) of jobs. I got one!
Sometimes I'd just apply for one job after another like an automaton: that's how I got to "thousands."
Frequently, I chased up the agent and usually got told that I was applicant number 500-odd.
"But when did you post the ad?" I would ask naively.
"An hour ago" would be the reply. Aaagh! How can you compete?

And the job I got? That was from the agents (Reed, as it happened) having done a subject search on CVs: I didn't apply specifically for ir.

tau1z, enjoy London! I lived in Hampstead for six years and sort-of wish I were going with you. London is a great place: "Who is tired of London, is tired of Life!".
 
That's the thing, there might be many jobs advertised, but there are droves of people looking for work. Everyone I know over there is just glad they still have a job, regardless of the field they're in. They all tell me many have not been so lucky.
 
noxibox said:
That's the thing, there might be many jobs advertised, but there are droves of people looking for work. Everyone I know over there is just glad they still have a job, regardless of the field they're in.
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This really depends on your level of skill. Given how many of my colleagues have left for other, higher paying jobs (IT sector, and my employer pays well above market average), there's certainly no shortage of work. What you sell and how you're selling it has a lot to do with it.
 
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