which city to go

[keane.li]

Hello everyone,

This is Keane from China, shanghai. Nice to meet you all, really. I have read thread here for some days and many topic is so helpful.
I have got the OZ visa and planed to go there,maybe next february, with my wife and 3 months boy. I am an it and management consultant, working on HR system things, PeopleSoft. Anyone knew this? Its a quite narrow area, I think. before this, i worked on erp development and implementation for several years. I think I should begin to handle job things before i am there. okay, it dosnt matter to go which city as long as i can get one suited to me. but i wonder which city i should go, if i dont have any offer at that time?
it will be appreciated if you could give some advice on this. really thought i have too many things not clear or settled down ahead.

Regards,
Keane

[Dolly]

Hi Keane,

Welcome to the forum.

So, what types of cities suit you? Unless we know this, it's impossible to suggest areas.

Dolly

[kaz101]

Hi Keane,

If you are thinking about the better areas for your job then take a look at some job websites and see where your speciality has the most job offers - there are links to the job websites in the sticky posts at the top of the forum.

If you are not basing it on jobs then as Dolly says you need to give us some more info on what you are looking for.

Regards,
Karen

[keane.li]

Thanks Dolly and Karen,

Sorry for I miss the key information. I would say I have to choose those big cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, perth. This is not the choice I would like or not, just because the PeopleSoft I am mainly working on is usually used as HR platform by some big companies, like ANZ, commonwealth, country energy etc. maybe also some kind of govenment agency like victoria departement of human resource. Then I think those clients or service provider will be in those big cities.

I knew maybe it sounds conflict to stay in big city while I am moving to OZ. I think it would be the first step to settle down with proper job, then enjoy the sunshine there. lots of things unclear ahead, but I hope to experience those and will have fun.

Regards,
Keane

[kaz101]

Originally Posted by keane.li

Thanks Dolly and Karen,

Sorry for I miss the key information. I would say I have to choose those big cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, perth. This is not the choice I would like or not, just because the PeopleSoft I am mainly working on is usually used as HR platform by some big companies, like ANZ, commonwealth, country energy etc. maybe also some kind of govenment agency like victoria departement of human resource. Then I think those clients or service provider will be in those big cities.

I knew maybe it sounds conflict to stay in big city while I am moving to OZ. I think it would be the first step to settle down with proper job, then enjoy the sunshine there. lots of things unclear ahead, but I hope to experience those and will have fun.

Regards,
Keane

Hi Keane,

You can still have sunshine in the major cities and some even have beaches near by.

If you do a search on those cities in this forum you will get some answers since this is a question that comes up a lot

Perth can seem a little isolated since it's the major city on the west coast and there are no other cities as big as that one. Sydney is the most expensive although I hear that property prices are coming down in certain areas.
Brisbane is hot and so is Perth, whereas Melbourne can have all 4 seasons in one day

Regards,
Karen

[sherman9]

If you want busy and friendly- head to Melbourne.

Quite and freindly - Adelaide.

Busy busy- Sydney.

Friendly and away form it all- Perth.

Originally Posted by keane.li

Hello everyone,

This is Keane from China, shanghai. Nice to meet you all, really. I have read thread here for some days and many topic is so helpful.
I have got the OZ visa and planed to go there,maybe next february, with my wife and 3 months boy. I am an it and management consultant, working on HR system things, PeopleSoft. Anyone knew this? Its a quite narrow area, I think. before this, i worked on erp development and implementation for several years. I think I should begin to handle job things before i am there. okay, it dosnt matter to go which city as long as i can get one suited to me. but i wonder which city i should go, if i dont have any offer at that time?
it will be appreciated if you could give some advice on this. really thought i have too many things not clear or settled down ahead.

Regards,
Keane

[keane.li]

Hi Karen,

Yes, yes, I can still enjoy the sunshine and beaches nearby. anyway no matter east cost or west, those city will never be busy like shanghai. I should have some casual moment as I want.

Currently I may prefer east coast, those three big cities, since I think I may have the potential to go any of them because of some contract opportunities. who knows, just think this right now.

Regards,
Keane

[keane.li]

Hi Sherman9,

very simple but helpful. basing on your infomation, Melbourne seems proper for me. I ever went to Adelaide, very quiet. just like small town in china, very lovely, but a little behind on business.

then how about brisbane? warmer than Mel,Syd, Ade. and business?

Regards,
Keane

[sherman9]

i used to live in adelaide but moved (to the UK). I'll be moving back to Oz soon- to Melbourne or Sydney because there are more jobs (in my field) in those cities. I lived in brisbane as a child and loved it, for the weather. on returning to brisbane for a holiday a few years ago i found the city a little dated and behind in the times compares with sydney or melboune.

Originally Posted by keane.li

Hi Sherman9,

very simple but helpful. basing on your infomation, Melbourne seems proper for me. I ever went to Adelaide, very quiet. just like small town in china, very lovely, but a little behind on business.

then how about brisbane? warmer than Mel,Syd, Ade. and business?

Regards,
Keane