do you want fries with that?

Engineering Degrees do not limit you to purely Engineering careers. I work in Construction Management and generally all our post grads are Engineers.

Brisbane has a lot of building work going on at the moment (can talk for the rest of Aus as i haven't been there in ages). Most principal contractors employ engineers to manage the works, in all fields of construction (tunnels, roads, bridges, mines, buildings etc.)

I have heard there is pleanty of building work in Perth also. If your into the ocean and wind sports than thats the place to be.

I think the 'fries with that' comment is for an arts degree

theres radical change being put through parliment in the next couple of months regarding skilled migration and sponsorship visas.
(ex gfriend is a migration lawyer)

it may also help to take a holiday to aus, as the international image of australia is slightly different from what you might find here.

(search you tube for a clip called interview with Trent from Punchbowl) he may end up being your boss.)

could you quantify what you mean by high earning potential... in $$$?

Cambodge said...

Australia's nowhere near as relaxed and laid back as is popularly imagined. Maybe it used to be???

Haha so true, was talking to a German Engineer in Thailand this morning, he said "Australia is a police nanny state, WA leads the way."
We have a huge inbreeding problem here so our population is quite dumbed down. Fascist dictators get voted in every time coz they keep the inbreds fed with Mcdonalds and entertained with car races and footy and MTV for the kids.
We are extremely racist, a typical saturday night out in Sydney would consist of a few racially motivated stabbings and shootings, but that happens everywhere.
Alice Springs has the highest number of stabbings per capita in the world, AKA the stabbing capital of the world.
Its a shame we dnt care, only as an evovling custom its our duty. I love u all
We are a proud nation of Criminal underclass, Australia was settled as a Penal Colony therefore we are a brazen lot within a genepool of theives murderers and rapists disguised as a society.
Only here can you and your footy team not only get away with pack rape but then you are rewarded with your own prime time television show.
Did I mention we are the only country in the world to bring a tax on Carbon? Yes we are that backwards!
Every Euro is rightly seen as a threat to existence, therefore a slit to the gizzards via kite ropage is welcomed as an end to euro's ever existing
As for jobs, the mines are a gold mine if ya tuff enough ;)

tatkins said...

I have heard there is pleanty of building work in Perth also. If your into the ocean and wind sports than thats the place to be.

I think the 'fries with that' comment is for an arts degree

Or for an Education Degree if in WA

i'm a mech eng in the biotech sector (cancer detection) - plenty of work here in melbourne.
Unfortunately business is booming with crazy levels of growth in this sector. We even do a whole bunch of design and consulting for the US of A. (thanks fellas!)

Regarding your course I think you should stick it out - as a mech you can do such a wide variety of work outside engineering if you choose to later on. Youve come so far so heads down arse up and get it finished. Working in the Nuke industry would give you exposure to good quality and regulatory systems - an other industry would be a piece of cake. Good experience I reckon.

We are paying a $5k finders fee for mech and mechatronic engineers so anyone keen send me a PM and we can work something out...
Our site is approx 30 minutes from the bay, 1.25 hrs from quality surf.

Just pull out and fix the sh1te that you yank loosers have designed.
Where the money is in Australia is keeping mining production lines running. Im a mechanical fitter im not smart but can lift heavy things. JOB satisfaction? whats that. Your a pussy No one enjoys working Problem yo uni freaks dont want to work. Im a hairy ass greese monkey but pull more coin than you.
If you come to western australia with that attitude of job satisfaction well break you. Man up princess your living in a dream world
takes about 2 weeks top break your attitude of world change and 5 weeks secluded from the real word. \
If you cant deal with working at a suburban power plant don't come over here
Anyways place a carton on this nob f you can break him in 3 days.. next looser..
point of interest..
dot try an implement big changes make a name for yourself.
place is cognitive runs itself.
I dunno dude were going to break you .chew you up and spit you out for breakfast .
Reguards,
wear your white collar shirt meekatharaa yachtclub
lol when you start runnin the mechanical and electrical department.

geez you really did bust anut on that one. i love passion and you made me spit my beer

busterwa said...

Just pull out and fix the sh1te that you yank loosers have designed.
Where the money is in Australia is keeping mining production lines running. Im a mechanical fitter im not smart but can lift heavy things. JOB satisfaction? whats that. Your a pussy No one enjoys working Problem yo uni freaks dont want to work. Im a hairy ass greese monkey but pull more coin than you.
If you come to western australia with that attitude of job satisfaction well break you. Man up princess your living in a dream world
takes about 2 weeks top break your attitude of world change and 5 weeks secluded from the real word. \
If you cant deal with working at a suburban power plant don't come over here
Anyways place a carton on this nob f you can break him in 3 days.. next looser..
point of interest..
dot try an implement big changes make a name for yourself.
place is cognitive runs itself.
I dunno dude were going to break you .chew you up and spit you out for breakfast .
Reguards,
wear your white collar shirt meekatharaa yachtclub
lol when you start runnin the mechanical and electrical department.

lol

I was going to come back and tell you to suck a fat one but maybe your right busterwa. Sitting in a cubicle all day everyday not doing anything definitely sucks ass….always looking over my shoulder hoping the boss doesn't walk by when tits come up in the funny images thread. I've never worked hard labor before the option has never been there but I would have no problem working in a mine or a factory if it comes up. Not everyone that gets some education so they can get a job that gets their brain juices flowing is a fairy. Yea some take advantage of their position but the people I look up to are the ones that do what they do for the love of doing it and take bullets for it. Whether that's a job or hobby. It's not wrong to make an effort to decide where you want to end up instead of just saying, whatever happens happens. I do appreciate you telling it how you feel it its given me something to think about.

DO NOT COME WITH A VISA

I'm qualified civil engineer
Been here for ~5 years working as a senior engineer under sponsorship visa and I'm still no where with my immigration.

If I go to Indonesia and catch a boat and come back here I'll get my residency in 6 months plus all the supports from the government

Australian government loves boat people and hates professionals
My girlfriend was a german surgeon and after 3 years of trying to get residency she finally gave up last year. funny thing is if you need a surgery here in Australia you have to stand in the cue for 3 months because they don't have enough surgeons

Red thumbs are welcome