most of my classmates went back to India because they couldn't extend their visa. They only had 1 month to look for job and only a few landed jobs and not even in Victoria but in Adelaide. Some are only hiring casuals which is a disadvantage coz we need full time employement to be sponsored. but for those who are PRs they can already apply for casual work.
Thank you for your input. So as I see it, Vic has sufficient nurses now unlike in wa where there's a surplus. At least PRs get to work casual. But at only 2 shifts a week Im not happy with that considering spending 12k on bp. I'm weighing my options coz if I don't make it to the July intake of curtin, it's hello nbv. But with the current situation there, I think NSW or Adelaide will be a little better. In QLD they also have budget cut that's why their graduate nurse program is very limited like WA. Oh boy. So this is how the profession I chose ended up.
When I was still a nrsg student a year ago aus is crying out loud for nurses. And now they have enough nurses. I still haven't started in this career and I'm now thinking of switching. Sigh. All we can do is to wait again that hopefully soon nursing demand will pick up again.
Did you have your Clinical placement in bendigo? How's bendio? I like to work full time there if only Vic nurses are not the lowest paid nurses in australia.
You're right macpao87. Nothing will happen to us if we don't take risks. We can't control the situation in Aus so let's just support each other when we get there like what we do here in the forum. That's the least we can do to help.
i just watched 7 news perth Tuesday, May 4th, 2010---> it said, hospitals and police to receive billions in funding boost under vic budget... what does that mean?
i just watched 7 news perth Tuesday, May 4th, 2010---> it said, hospitals and police to receive billions in funding boost under vic budget... what does that mean?
Wow at last a good news for nurses! Vic nurses are the lowest paid in aus so I think they are bargaining for a salary increase that's why Vic will allocate them money. I'll follow up on these news and tell you some updates. Nsw and qld have won on nurse salary increase for this year. Vic is lagging and will most probabaly follow soon.
So it's true that there are now who did bp in Vic with no job. Before this was unheard of. So that's the current situation now in Vic. Transfering to other states is the best option for those who did their bp. But they should be patient bec hiring takes time. So for the nurses brave enough to do their bp in difficult times like this I salute you. That's what we call risk taking and sacrifice.
To Ryan09: hello mate! since you're a pr pls share your job opportunities after you graduate from deakin. I'm looking forward to that. Thanks. And also pls share what happened to other PRs who did their bp. I wanna know if there's job available for locals upon graduating. As I see it, things are bleak at the moment. TY
You're right macpao87. Nothing will happen to us if we don't take risks. We can't control the situation in Aus so let's just support each other when we get there like what we do here in the forum. That's the least we can do to help.
God bless to us all!
i agree with you. if you take risks, still, chances are the odds will be in your favor. just get that registration. and there will be work for you if you just keep on looking. work opportunity here in oz is not that bad. in the mean time, get as much training certificates as you can. what counts most in applying for a position is your work experience. and if you lack that work experience supplement it with training. if you plan to work in medical/surgical for instance, a current acls certificate from AHA or ECSI makes a difference.
terdjay: if you can get into the conversion program of curtin, there should be no problem in finding work here in WA, because our hospitals here in WA both private and public continue to hire graduate nurses for their grad programs. however you need to apply at least six months in advance and you will be competing with the rest of the new graduates. however if you have at least one year experience working as an RN locally or abroad you can try your luck and apply for regular RN positions. It is very unlikely to land a regular RN position without work experience, even if you come from a premiere uni, local or abroad. just my 2 cents.
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ryan, tried PMing you but it says your inbox is full or something...