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Hi,

My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.

I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
certs.

My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.


Anyone done this?

Email me at if you can..

Thanks


Lonney.

"Lonney" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> Hi,
>
> My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
> quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
> got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
> and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
> where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.
>
> I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
> company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
> years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
> certs.
>
> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.
>
>
> Anyone done this?
>
> Email me at if you can..
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Lonney.

Apparently its easy. A mate of mine with bugger all experience of networks
got a job as a network administrator paying 500 pounds a week. Seems they
really like kiwi's.

Rider

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:07:55 +1300, "Rider"
<the_rider_@NOTTHISBIT.hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Lonney" <> wrote in message
>news: om...
>> Hi,
>>
>> My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
>> quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
>> got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
>> and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
>> where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.
>>
>> I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
>> company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
>> years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
>> certs.
>>
>> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
>> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
>> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.
>>
>>
>> Anyone done this?
>>
>> Email me at if you can..
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Lonney.
>
>Apparently its easy. A mate of mine with bugger all experience of networks
>got a job as a network administrator paying 500 pounds a week. Seems they
>really like kiwi's.
>
>Rider
>
>

.... maybe they're the only ones who think that GBP500/week is a lot of
money to live in London ( just for comparison, my first contract was
for GBP 525 and that was based in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1987 )! Just
think dollars instead of pounds, and London's a lot more expensive to
live in than Auckland. Even if you know of some magic method to get
around paying tax...

You may be lucky. I left the UK ( hopefully for good! ) just before
christmas, and the IT market was just starting to come back o life
after 3 or 4 years of nothing.

Personally, I'd register with a few pimps and see where the work is. I
met a lot of Antipodeans when I was working in Edinburgh last
November, for example. They were enjoying themselves (:

You are aiming for a skillset that is well catered for by UK
residents, though. There's loads of work if you're not fussy, think of
it as a career break, and enjoy yourself (:

Good luck,

Steve

To be honest I dont really care to much what I do for a job.

Computers and Sys/net admin stuff is all I know and I do enjoy it, I know it
well so I figure its my best bet for work.

I'm not going there to try and make cash, I'm going to have some fun!!

Antipodeans?




"Steve Holdoway" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:07:55 +1300, "Rider"
> <the_rider_@NOTTHISBIT.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Lonney" <> wrote in message
> >news: om...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
> >> quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
> >> got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
> >> and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
> >> where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.
> >>
> >> I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
> >> company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
> >> years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
> >> certs.
> >>
> >> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
> >> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
> >> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.
> >>
> >>
> >> Anyone done this?
> >>
> >> Email me at if you can..
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> Lonney.
> >
> >Apparently its easy. A mate of mine with bugger all experience of
networks
> >got a job as a network administrator paying 500 pounds a week. Seems they
> >really like kiwi's.
> >
> >Rider
> >
> >
>
> ... maybe they're the only ones who think that GBP500/week is a lot of
> money to live in London ( just for comparison, my first contract was
> for GBP 525 and that was based in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1987 )! Just
> think dollars instead of pounds, and London's a lot more expensive to
> live in than Auckland. Even if you know of some magic method to get
> around paying tax...
>
> You may be lucky. I left the UK ( hopefully for good! ) just before
> christmas, and the IT market was just starting to come back o life
> after 3 or 4 years of nothing.
>
> Personally, I'd register with a few pimps and see where the work is. I
> met a lot of Antipodeans when I was working in Edinburgh last
> November, for example. They were enjoying themselves (:
>
> You are aiming for a skillset that is well catered for by UK
> residents, though. There's loads of work if you're not fussy, think of
> it as a career break, and enjoy yourself (:
>
> Good luck,
>
> Steve
>

Why London?

I live in the UK, I would not live in London if you paid me a
fortune. It is (in my opinion) an aggressive, money-grabbing soul-less,
unfriendly, expensive and frenetic place. Ok, I realise that most young
people want to see London. I indeed go to London every now and then because,
yes, there are so many, many things of historical and cultural interest, but
to live - NO. It seems that most young people from the Southern hemisphere
think that the UK is London, or more precisely Earls Court!

So by all means come to the UK but widen your horizons and indeed
your chances of employment by not focusing only on London.

Thanks Mark, I'll sus it out

Cheers


"Mark" <0SPAM> wrote in message
news:bvkumq$rap$...
> Hi, try
>
> http://www.jobserve.co.uk
> http://www.jobsite.co.uk
>
> I used the recruitment agency computerpeople
> (http://www.computerpeople.co.uk/) when I was in London, nice enough bunch
>
>
> have a blast!!
> Cheers
> Mark
>
>

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:09:04 +1300, "Lonney" <>
wrote:

>To be honest I dont really care to much what I do for a job.

>
>Computers and Sys/net admin stuff is all I know and I do enjoy it, I know it
>well so I figure its my best bet for work.
>
>I'm not going there to try and make cash, I'm going to have some fun!!

Then enjoy the weather (!) and have a great time. Just PLEASE don't
get stuck in London. The real places start just outside there (:
>
>Antipodeans?

People who come from the antipodes... the other side of the world.

Middle English, people with feet opposite ours, from Latin, from
Greek, from pl. of antipous, with the feet opposite : anti-, anti- +
pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European Roots

hth,

Steve
>
>
>
>
>"Steve Holdoway" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:07:55 +1300, "Rider"
>> <the_rider_@NOTTHISBIT.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Lonney" <> wrote in message
>> >news: om...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
>> >> quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
>> >> got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
>> >> and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
>> >> where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.
>> >>
>> >> I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
>> >> company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
>> >> years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
>> >> certs.
>> >>
>> >> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
>> >> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
>> >> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Anyone done this?
>> >>
>> >> Email me at if you can..
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Lonney.
>> >
>> >Apparently its easy. A mate of mine with bugger all experience of
>networks
>> >got a job as a network administrator paying 500 pounds a week. Seems they
>> >really like kiwi's.
>> >
>> >Rider
>> >
>> >
>>
>> ... maybe they're the only ones who think that GBP500/week is a lot of
>> money to live in London ( just for comparison, my first contract was
>> for GBP 525 and that was based in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1987 )! Just
>> think dollars instead of pounds, and London's a lot more expensive to
>> live in than Auckland. Even if you know of some magic method to get
>> around paying tax...
>>
>> You may be lucky. I left the UK ( hopefully for good! ) just before
>> christmas, and the IT market was just starting to come back o life
>> after 3 or 4 years of nothing.
>>
>> Personally, I'd register with a few pimps and see where the work is. I
>> met a lot of Antipodeans when I was working in Edinburgh last
>> November, for example. They were enjoying themselves (:
>>
>> You are aiming for a skillset that is well catered for by UK
>> residents, though. There's loads of work if you're not fussy, think of
>> it as a career break, and enjoy yourself (:
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>

Hi, try

http://www.jobserve.co.uk
http://www.jobsite.co.uk

I used the recruitment agency computerpeople
(http://www.computerpeople.co.uk/) when I was in London, nice enough bunch


have a blast!!
Cheers
Mark

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:00:41 -0800, Lonney wrote:

> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.

There are layoffs happening all over the UK according to the IT websites.

You could start at userfriendly.org or theregister.co.uk. Both of them
have IT search engines.

Mainland europe is a much nicer social environment IMO and it isn't that
hard to learn other languages.

> My Sister is going to the UK for a working holiday quite soon. She's
> quite keen on the idea of us going together, my self I'm 24, single,
> got quite a bit of money saved.. have been in the same job for 3 years
> and I'm thinking why the hell not? I have no reason to actually stay
> where I am and if I don't do it now I probably never will.
>
> I'm a Systems/Network Administrator of Windows and Unix systems in a
> company with about 1000 desktops and almost 2000 employees. I have 4+
> years experience in IT back end, PC repairs and sales, A+ and Network+
> certs.
>
> My question is, how hard is it to get IT work in London? Where do I
> even start looking, I'd like to have some sort of work lined up before
> I give my 4 weeks notice at my current job and leave nz.
>

Mate, its not as easy as people are making out. I was in same boat as
you, same skill set except not such big networks. Geting work here is
*hard* I have two or three other IT mates here and the story is the
same. Having said that I am doing IT currently but the pay is rubbish.
You'd prob be able to pick *sometihng* up.

As for the other guy dissing London?!? London is so much fun I cant
believe it (been here 7 mths)

Feel free to email me if u want to know more: matt_778 at yahoo dot com

Jax