Moving abroad

Refresher90

Myself and 3 other irish lads in our early 20s are looking to move abroad but we are indecisive of where to go. We all have our degrees got and a years experience under the belt in IT, nursing and business.
There is no limit to the duration of our trip and anywhere in the world is a possibility from hawaii, dubai or Australia. Anywhere is possible!
We are willing to work hard and to have a good time and make memories !

We are seeking peoples suggestions, experiences and knowledge of how to organise and go about making such a trip a reality.
We know there is so much out there in the world to see and we are itching to go for it !

Thank you in advance.

Mehaffey1

Not long back from 3 years farming in New Zealand would love to go back. Sorely tempted by Australia as well but sure that's only one corner of the world!

Refresher90

Thanks for input ! We have considered new Zealand but would not have a clue what to expect re. culture , jobs and lifestyle.

Mehaffey1

Refresher90 wrote: »

Thanks for input ! We have considered new Zealand but would not have a clue what to expect re. culture , jobs and lifestyle.

Reading more into your post and see that Christchurch in the South Island of NZ has a shortage in all your areas of experience. Christchurch is an odd place of sorts, imagine Dublin a couple of years after being hit by a massive bomb, everything being moved, rebuilt, restructured, all after the earthquake in 2011. Jobs are plentiful, lifestyle is pretty good, well paid jobs for slightly high rental prices. Nightlife and social activities a lot more restrained and low key than homelife but some prefer it, plus every 4th house on the street is full of Irish workers anyway.

Refresher90

Thanks for your help. Much appreciate it. How would one go about getting in touch with people in these job areas?, not saying that we would go there but it would be nice to have offers or ideas on the table.

Mehaffey1

http://www.tradestaff.co.nz/

These are the only crowd I've heard good experiences from, nothing personal but worth a shot. In my opinion, it's well worth the effort to search for a job independently and a lot more employers there have experience with good results with hiring staff from abroad. I went over with a recruitment agency with local ties here and got royally f****d in the backside with a loan with huge repayments so better to do it on your own.

If wondering about culture then the people are much the same as at home maybe even friendlier as religion/ political persuasion isn't as divisive as here which is a very nice change.

Refresher90

Thanks ! We will definitely consider it as an option ! If you or anyone else has any other suggestions about somewhere else in the world like dubai for example, it would be greatly appreciated.

Mehaffey1

Refresher90 wrote: »

Thanks ! We will definitely consider it as an option ! If you or anyone else has any other suggestions about somewhere else in the world like dubai for example, it would be greatly appreciated.

Try Australia with their recent tax reduction, 19% income tax there for a Year's Working Holiday Visa versus over 30% in NZ if I'm correct.

schemingbohemia

What's attracting you to Dubai?

What are you looking for from your trip? Work experience, life experience, making a load of money, somewhere to possible emigrate full time to?