Australia or the USA?

Question

I am involved with the UK Government in transport industry specialising in the environment and reducing carbon from UK fleets.

With my family we want to emmigrate to Australia or the USA and need to get a VISA sponsered job. I am willing to adapt to many kinds of jobs but mainly selling and Marketing but do have good management experience.

I would value some help in this, most web sites want to charge loads of money with no guarantee of sucess, I am willing to speak to anyone about this to explore options

I am 47 years of age with a good CV.

Thanks

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Answer 1

Either country would be great. Never met an Aussie I didn't like! I think they are the happiest people on earth. (at least in my experience).

Answer 2

I have to say, Go to the USA. It's friendlier in my experience (Which admittedly was only one year) It has lots of lovely places too. You will meet some prejudice there, but it's nothing to what you'll get if you come to Australia. Australians are rabidly anti-British, and if you have the "cheek" to object to the insults and lies you are called a "wingeing pom". The anti-discrimination commission will not uphold complaints from the English. They make nasty cracks themselves. (Which I won't repeat). The problem with Australians is they have a massive inferiority complex which makes them constantly need to "prove" that they are better than the English (and anyone else that they perceive as being better than themselves) If you come from some undeveloped nation they are more accepting, but anyone who looks good is in for a rough ride. So if you are not too bright and have a hide like a rhinoceros you might be OK. I wish we'd gone to the States, my husband wouldn't have had promotion blocked at every turn if we had, I'm sure. Sorry to be so off-putting but no Aussie in England is going to tell you the facts, they are all too busy making Aus. out to be paradise on earth.(It's a place well worth a visit though, for a holiday. Quite a lot of beautiful places to see so long as you don't have to stay)

Answer 3

I'm an Aussie and I can tell you now, we're facing the greatest skills shortage in our history. Unemployment is the lowest it's ever been and people are begging unqualified, unskilled people to work.

That being said, we're also facing our greatest ever industrial relations revolution. The rights of the Australian worker are being diminished by the minute. Our Government has chosen to ignore us, who are protesting in the streets in our thousands (which is pretty big for Aussies). Almost every work-related entitlement is affected, including pay rates, holidays, union membership, dismissal laws... it really has all gone to ****, if you'll excuse the language.

Apart from that, although friendly, Australians tend have such a negative mentality toward foreigners moving here to work. If you ever come here, you'll see a popular bumper sticker, a map of Australi that says "F*ck off, we're full". And although we understand we have a lot to thank England for, there's a rebellious parent/child kind of thing going on. We want to be a Republic, we want to shake our convict image, and we want to win the Ashes.

All that being said, I wouldn't move to the US for quids.

Good luck with whatever you choose to do. We might see you here someday.

Answer 4

Go directly to the companies involved. You are in a specialized area. Marketing doesn't tend to be as specialized, so I don't know how much of the substantive qualifications you have. However, if you do have them you might want to look at agencies. Air districts or pollution control agencies might be an option if you are talking about air emissions rather than water quality - e.g. South Coast Air Quality Management District . Ports are a hot topic. Their web page is aqmd.gov, but in California there are air districts in each locality. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is another, then California Air Resource Board, etc.

If you were looking at a private career you might look at consultants. You would have to search for them, but one way might be to look up the bidders on projects for the major ports here.

I don't know how to go about it in Australia. However, in either case the visas are limited. There are people here who do the jobs too, and companies' willingness to help will be based on how hard it is to find your skills.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I urge you to try U.S. and the State of California.I think you can apply a marketing job in Silicon Valley through the Hi tech company and use yahoo search or go ogle for your sale job.Right now the H1B visa went off ( 200,000 jobs ) last year and you need to try for next year.Prepare your resume' and be ready for your interview if you believe in yourself and your fate.Good luck and Silicon Valley is very nice place to be and the people are lovely.I really want you to try Yahoo job I have been told from my friends that it is the nicest company to work for.Good luck

Answer 6

My advice would be to take your expertise to the United States, look into the E 1 & E 2 visa's ( investor visa ) or you could be elligible for a skilled worker visa if you hold a degree, check out www.uscis.gov.

Answer 7

Goodluck

Answer 8

Aussie people are fantastic. They are happy and welcome newcomers. The U.S. is a bit different depending upon where you live. The small towns are very friendly but everyone knows your business. The large cities can be cold and dangerous.

Answer 9

with usa track record on carbon emissions do you think they'd let you in considering your present position

Answer 10

i don't know about Aussie but the USA only gives u the right to pursue happiness......u gotta go catch it urself