Ever since the mid-1960s, when Earl’s Court was known to everyone as ‘Kangaroo Alley’, Australians and New Zealanders have been coming to the UK to live and work.

And the locals have loved it! The banter and rivalry between Poms, Aussies and Kiwis masks a deep connection that is evident everywhere; from a friendly drink at the pub, all the way to the workplace.

According to Jeremy Nicholls, Director of the London-based Australiasian Recruitment Company, Aussies are very highly regarded by UK recruiters, who see them as “…professional, hard working, friendly, having a positive work ethic, down to earth, and determined to add value”.

Source : Australian Times

Nicholls adds that although there’s a downturn in public service opportunities, “Banking and Finance and Commerce and Industry will continue to grow. Business confidence is higher than 12 months ago… The Olympics is 18 months away and opportunities particularly within Infrastructure will be good, while the Technology and Online space will continue its strong growth”.

Jobseeking Aussies and Kiwis are lucky. They’re well-liked, respected as hard workers.

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HI-TECH employers are more likely than those in other sectors to undertake “restricted hiring” over the next 12 months, a survey shows.

The data, gathered by Launch Recruitment, shows restricted hiring, or recruiting for key positions, will be undertaken by 46 per cent of IT&T employers and 39 per cent in other industries.

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ALMOST three-quarters of finance and information technology workers say racism exists in Australian hiring practices, a survey shows.

The survey of 895 workers, which was conducted by Balance Recruitment in December last year, also found that 30 per cent of people in the IT and finance sectors had first-hand experiences of racism.

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Marketing spend remained flat in the final quarter of 2011 as marketers worried about the state of the economy had one eye on managing costs by shifting budgets to cheaper online and direct channels, according to a study.

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Thinking of leaving the UK for New Zealand? In a new, weekly series, NZ News UK will explore the cost of living for each country by comparing all those aspects of life that cost us our hard earned currency.

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ob ads were up by 9.3% last year compared to 2010, according to new data released by one of New Zealand’s largest recruitment sites.

Seek said the rise in job ads shows a positive close to last year’s job market.

Wellington and Canterbury recorded strong results, with Wellington’s new job ad rate up by 7.9% and 52.8% in Canterbury.

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IRELAND’S INDIGENOUS software sector received a boost yesterday, with the news that 75 jobs are to be created over the next three years at two Dublin-headquartered companies. Open Jaw Technologies, which provides retail technology services to the travel industry, is to create 45 positions over the next two years at its Dublin and Galway offices.

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Employment uncertainty hangs over industry

A  new level of uncertainty is moving across the financial services sector amid job cut speculation.

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