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Old 10th June 2007, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by simo View Post
Hi,
am trying to move to australia so am applying for jobs there but...
when appplying for jobs in australia often am asked for "salary expectation"... now doing the simple conversion at the current exchange rate is what i usually do but the i wonder... is it realistic? cost of living could be very different between uk (edinburgh) and australia... so what should i answer??? any advice???
thanks for helping
simo
Hi Simo

The cost of living is no cheaper in Australia to the UK (in fact for us its more expensive) but the wages can be lower (again for us thats the case!!).

Your best bet is to do a bit of research on SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site and see what the average wage is being offered. If you cant find what you need on there then do a google search on average wages in australia and you should find all you need to know.

Do you have your visa yet or are you looking for sponsorship?

Take care

Rach xxxx
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