Why you, as a brilliant web analyst, should totally move to Australia.

2. Hello
- Born in England, now based in Australia
- The anti-Peter O’Neill...

6. My story
- Migrated 2004-ish
- Live in Melbourne
- Set up Data Runs Deep, a small analytics consultancy (12 ppl)
- This is shameless
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7. It’s mostly the same...
- 4 weeks holiday
- One more public holiday per year than the UK
- A version of English is widely spoken
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8. ...but not without challenges
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9. Skills and the market
- Probably more Google-biased than Europe
- GFC didn’t affect Australia; marketing budgets not pressured

10. Salary ranges
AUD 110,000 = GBP 60,700
AUD 120,000 = GBP 66,279
AUD 130,000 = GBP 71,824
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11. Lifestyle costs
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Cost of living is quite high (not London high, but high)
E.g. - 3 bed house to rent: $700 per week (GBP400)
E.g. - 1 bed apartment in Sydney with water view -
$1000 per week (GBP 552)

13. Sydney
- Seaside everywhere
- Warm, humid
- Holiday feeling
- Rains more than London
- More business-y

14. Melbourne
- Chilled out
- Music & Sport
- Cooler (13c winter)
- Commutes 30-40 min
- Not really beaches

15. Perth
- Closest to London
- Beaches, sunsets
Brisbane
- Tropical, humid
- Snakes
Adelaide
- Pleasant but a bit weird

16. Visas
Working Holiday Visa - <31 years old
- 6 months with one employer
- Great for testing the waters (you can be sponsored to stay)
Skilled Migration Visa
- Employer sponsors you
- 2 years experience needed, tough regulation
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17. Going it alone
http://bit.ly/let-me-in-bruce
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18. So what would you do next?
- Talk to a friendly agency owner that’s hiring
- Worry about what your S.O. thinks later
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19. So what would you really do next?
- Research jobs: seek.com.au
- Measure Slack #local-australia-nz
- View it as a five year experiment
- Ping me @thatsdamion or via datarunsdeep.com.au
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