http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab There is no "One True Path" to emigrating. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt3/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:30 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4937 Last one out turn the lights off please. The patterns part of the report again makes for some interesting reading and good analysis by DoL.  Emigration & Immigration are both cyclical, effected by similar drivers and so on. An easy example is that when the exchange rate improves, immigration goes up. Those of you considering [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt2/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:36 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4927 The Dept of Labour have come out with their annual PLT report covering 2011.  You can find the original report here. The funny thing is that I came across two news articles about this before I read the report . 1. Off to Oz Exodus at 11 year high @ the Herald  2. Aussie Drain [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/it-jobs-as-easy-as-falling-off-a-bike/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/it-jobs-as-easy-as-falling-off-a-bike/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:38:45 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4925 There seems to be a general belief that ‘getting a job in IT’ is as easy as falling off a log, or riding a bike – or both – how about falling off of a log while riding a bike? I’ve often thought that IT is the new administration, lots of less than interesting jobs [...] Related posts:

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