Immigrating to the UK

Regarding job seeking in the UK.
Is is a good idea to use one trusted agent or multiple?
 
air said:
My sister recently got her UK ancestry visa.

Thanks to her!, the hard yards have been done, will very much consider this option moving forward.

Not keen, but based on current trends, future not looking overly rosy.
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which route did she follow? I'm trying to get mine sorted now
 
jack_spratt said:
Regarding job seeking in the UK.
Is is a good idea to use one trusted agent or multiple?
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I have no idea. Maybe others could comment. LinkedIn seems to be a good option. My wife was offered a position with the same company she worked at in Cape Town at their London office. She has had a few Skype interviews from LinkedIn applications before she left.
 
signates said:
I have no idea. Maybe others could comment. LinkedIn seems to be a good option. My wife was offered a position with the same company she worked at in Cape Town at their London office. She has had a few Skype interviews from LinkedIn applications before she left.
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Yes, LinkedIn is huge here. I tend to avoid recruitment agents - they're a dime a dozen, and all seem to be equally useless. Set up profiles on sites like Monster, cvlibrary, Hayes, Reed, etc. Once your CV is uploaded, it doesn't take long to get hits (unemployment in the UK is below 5%, remember).
 
The Voice said:
Yes, LinkedIn is huge here. I tend to avoid recruitment agents - they're a dime a dozen, and all seem to be equally useless. Set up profiles on sites like Monster, cvlibrary, Hayes, Reed, etc. Once your CV is uploaded, it doesn't take long to get hits (unemployment in the UK is below 5%, remember).
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I have totally neglected my LinkedIn, any decent LinkedIn tips website to spruce it up?

What timeline should I look at for landing a job in the UK (from sorting LinkedIn to setting up profile)? I am in SA at the moment. I have the necessary passport so can travel visa free at any time.
 
jack_spratt said:
I have totally neglected my LinkedIn, any decent LinkedIn tips website to spruce it up?

What timeline should I look at for landing a job in the UK (from sorting LinkedIn to setting up profile)? I am in SA at the moment. I have the necessary passport so can travel visa free at any time.
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I didn't use any tips sites - the app itself was quite intuitive when I was initially setting up my profile.

What industry are you in?
 
Daruk said:
Yeah, but how is it helpful to know how someone else got their passport? It's your situation that matters to your application. My dad was born in the UK, emigrated at 20 and was naturalised in SA. in the 80s I got my citizenship through him.
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because, if his sister's situation is similar to mine, then I have further questions

obviously.
 
millennia said:
Do you have a British passport or any right to work here?

Unless you have a very specialist skillset and are on the required list then i doubt any company will sponsor you for a tier 2 visa.
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I have a british passport.
 
jack_spratt said:
I have a british passport.
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Then start applying online. Be aware though, most employers won't give you a second look if they find out that you aren't in the country. Best is to get on a plane, get here and start sorting out the relevant paperwork and accounts.
 
millennia said:
Then start applying online. Be aware though, most employers won't give you a second look if they find out that you aren't in the country. Best is to get on a plane, get here and start sorting out the relevant paperwork and accounts.
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Thanks for the info.

Ok so, update LinkedIn and CV. Upload to main jobs sites. Get on plane.
Whats the timeline on airplane landing to job? :cool:
Best to worse case scenarios?
 
millennia said:
Then start applying online. Be aware though, most employers won't give you a second look if they find out that you aren't in the country. Best is to get on a plane, get here and start sorting out the relevant paperwork and accounts.
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What paperwork and accounts?
 
jack_spratt said:
Thanks for the info.

Ok so, update LinkedIn and CV. Upload to main jobs sites. Get on plane.
Whats the timeline on airplane landing to job? :cool:
Best to worse case scenarios?
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We landed at the end of Feb and i was working by the end of April. I'm lucky in that i got the 1st job i went to an interview for and i only applied for it at the end of March... Swings and roundabouts though, some people are lucky, some aren't.

It also depends on where you plan on being based...

jack_spratt said:
What paperwork and accounts?
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NI number and bank account
 
Is your wife working in Chelmsford or did she get that job in central London?
 
jack_spratt said:
Thanks for the info.

Ok so, update LinkedIn and CV. Upload to main jobs sites. Get on plane.
Whats the timeline on airplane landing to job? :cool:
Best to worse case scenarios?
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You say you work in "IT". That's a very ambiguous term. In SA, a company could have one or two "IT guys" who handle an estate, and do almost everything. Here, it's very niche. A company will have a network guy, Wintel guy, backups guy, virtualisation/cloud guy, security guy, etc - and they ONLY do that.

Saffers (your new moniker when you get here) also specialise, but don't limit themselves and tend to be able to do more than one thing, which is useful - whereas locals are more "siloed". We're also able to adapt a lot quicker because of that. When I left SA on 4 November 2015 I was a service delivery manager for an IT supplier to Nando's. 26 days later I was doing Identity and Access Management for one of the largest IT companies in the UK. And I had the flu for 3 weeks when I landed here, too, and wasn't able to even look for work (they found my CV online and rang me, actually). But, results may vary.

Also, pro tip: people will try and screw you and lowball you with the "you don't really have any UK work experience". IT works exactly the same in the UK as it does back in SA - just tell them to remember that.
 
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