New in SA

[Shezy]

Hello All,

My name is Shezy and I am visiting SA (JHB) on 3rd Nov 2009. I have few friends there in JHB. I am an IT professional working as System Admin and Backup Admin, All i wanted to know is about the jobs in SA. Would I be able to get a job in good IT company? If yes how much salary i should expect? I have 7+ years of IT Exp here in India. Also the work permit process as im coming on a 3 month visit visa.

Quick reply will be really appreciated and thanks for the help in advance.

Cheers,
Shezy.

[DannyBoy]

Originally Posted by Shezy

Hello All,

My name is Shezy and I am visiting SA (JHB) on 3rd Nov 2009. I have few friends there in JHB. I am an IT professional working as System Admin and Backup Admin, All i wanted to know is about the jobs in SA. Would I be able to get a job in good IT company? If yes how much salary i should expect? I have 7+ years of IT Exp here in India. Also the work permit process as im coming on a 3 month visit visa.

Quick reply will be really appreciated and thanks for the help in advance.

Cheers,
Shezy.

Hello,
wether you can get a GOOD job in S.A depends on

1) Is there a WORLD RECESSION right now and has it affected South Africa.
If there is NO world Recession and it has NOT affected S.A then YES, you should be able to get a GOOD job in S.A.

2) Is there a shortage of System Admin and Backup Admin skills in S.A.
If South Africa is a backward country that can't train it's huge number (25% unemployment) of unemployed people to do the mundane task of System Admin and Backup Admin, then YES you should be able to get a GOOD job in S.A.

3) If you are NOT an Affirmative Action candidate, then NO, getting a GOOD job in S.A could be a "challenge". If you ARE an Affirmative Action candidate and you have the Black Economic Empowerment laws on your side, getting a GOOD job in S.A should be a sinch.

[Anu]

Originally Posted by Shezy

Hello All,

My name is Shezy and I am visiting SA (JHB) on 3rd Nov 2009. I have few friends there in JHB. I am an IT professional working as System Admin and Backup Admin, All i wanted to know is about the jobs in SA. Would I be able to get a job in good IT company? If yes how much salary i should expect? I have 7+ years of IT Exp here in India. Also the work permit process as im coming on a 3 month visit visa.

Quick reply will be really appreciated and thanks for the help in advance.

Cheers,
Shezy.

Hi Shezy...

Do you have work permit or visitors visa? As no one will offer job without you holding work permit.

To check out what kind offer you can expect, just check what others with your profile are getting in SA.

Go to some job sites.

No one can tell what you can expect. If you go to company owned by indian. they gonna offer you less as they always try to get benefit out of others situation.

best of luck for your search, i saw ur reply directed to me in other post.

Frankly i have been trying hard to come there.

Check out jobs in net, i hope u'll get something good soon

Best of luck.

[Shezy]

thanks Anu. Well right now I just have a visitors visa and once I am there in SA, I will apply for the work permit. I have few frnds who will help me do so. So where exactly you from? and you not in SA right now? If you don mind me asking, how much is needed for the Work permit? i mean the cost. cuz my frnds in SA are telling it'll be arrnd 60,000 (Indian). Is that what you have to say?