Dear Travellers,
Hi, cheer up! Don't worry about that. I'm a non-native speaker, too. I didn't have any relative experience when I first came to Australia. And I survived! Moreover, I'm helping others now.
There are some kind of jobs that don't need any experience or just for travellers. Most travellers work in basic industries, like farm jobs, cleaners, attendants, meat processors... All of my friends used to work as farm workers, picker, or packers. Also, it's a good chance to learn real oz life, isn't it?
Hi, what I have read is that one needs to be a citizen of Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and the USA are the ones who are allowed engage in work tourist visa.
Can ppl from other countries also apply?
HOw long is the process? How difficult is it?
thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa
Lot's of countries offer this and it's pretty easy to get, it you're between 18 and 30.
Hi, what I have read is that one needs to be a citizen of Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and the USA are the ones who are allowed engage in work tourist visa.
Can ppl from other countries also apply?
You're talking about the "Work and Holiday visa" (subclass 462). There's the more commonly known (at least on this forum) "Working Holiday Visa" (subclass 417) which Maria-lena mentioned, for people from many European countries, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. They work similarly, but the Work and Holiday visa tends to have a bit more restrictions and requirements. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say how long the process is, but if it's anything like the Working Holiday Visa (which generally is approved within a few hours), it should still be quite swift.
[ 25-Jan-2011, at 09:50 by Sander ]
To answer the original question: I went to both New Zealand and Australia on a Working Holiday Visa, and had the best experience. I was lucky, in that I could work as a web developer, but plenty of backpackers on WHVs all around me had the more typical backpacker jobs of bar work, office work and fruit picking, and didn't seem to have too much trouble finding work.
Job websites definitely aren't the right place to look for backpacker jobs though - companies searching on there are looking for long-term employees, and for a significant part going through job recruiters, which will mostly dismiss backpackers out of hand. But look at the notice board at your hostel (and any other hostel in the neighbourhood), register with some agencies specializing in temporary work (again, see your hostel's notice board), or just go door to door (from bar to bar) with your CV, and you should find something swiftly enough.
The key thing to know is that a significant percentage of Australians were backpackers themselves when they were in their twenties, spending a year or two in Europe. And they'll be predisposed to give a fellow traveller the benefit of the doubt, fondly thinking back on their own days on the road (and knowing that travellers tend to show a lot of initiative and work hard). So when you ask "Who would hire a non-experienced, non-native speaker who will only be available for 3-6 months?", that's one half of the answer. (The other half is just "anyone who needs people for a seasonal job, paying minimum wage".)
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