Many people from Europe use internships as a way of experience the American culture. Such internships are easy to find, as many big companies offer them: Facebook, Google, etc. Do you know any companies that would offer internships in Australia or South East Asia for European students (in my case recent graduate)?
Ask HN: Internships in Australia?
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#3You should consider applying for Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/
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#4You should checkout specialized job-boards for working abroad like http://jobsintech.io (Made the Front page couple weeks ago)
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#5May seem obvious to some, but just a warning. The southern hemisphere's seasons are the opposite to the north's, as are when summer internships happen.
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#6For what it's worth, Google has an office in Sydney (AFAIK this is where Google Maps was born).
Have you considered looking at a Working Holiday? This will allow you to stay and work in Australia for 1 year, 6 months per employer and can be extended to two years if you work on a farm for a little while. It's also easier to get a sponsored working visa (457, for 4 years) in Australia than in US.
Have a look at http://internships.com.au/ there's a bunch of good information on it!
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#7For what it's worth, Google has an office in Sydney (AFAIK this is where Google Maps was born). Have you considered looking at a Working Holiday? This will allow you to stay and work in Australia for 1 year, 6 months per employer and can be extended to two years if you work on a farm for a little while. It's also easier to get a sponsored working visa (457, for 4 years) in Australia than in US. Have a look at http://…
The problem with big companies such as Google who have offices in Australia is that they just ignore your application or will direct you to the European recruiter.
Thank you for the info about Working Holiday, I will indeed check it out.
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#8You should consider applying for Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/
Thanks, this sound perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Are you working for them? Do you have a contact to apply directly to?
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#9For what it's worth, Google has an office in Sydney (AFAIK this is where Google Maps was born). Have you considered looking at a Working Holiday? This will allow you to stay and work in Australia for 1 year, 6 months per employer and can be extended to two years if you work on a farm for a little while. It's also easier to get a sponsored working visa (457, for 4 years) in Australia than in US. Have a look at http://…
The problem with big companies such as Google who have offices in Australia is that they just ignore your application or will direct you to the European recruiter. Thank you for the info about Working Holiday, I will indeed check it out.
Yeah, I can imagine that. They're probably overloaded with applications from all over the world (at any given office).
There are a lot of good tech companies in Australia! Good luck and let me know if you got any questions, I've been down here for almost 2 years on a sponsored working visa, it's lovely and not nearly as deadly as rumored :)
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#10You should consider applying for Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/
Thanks, this sound perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Are you working for them? Do you have a contact to apply directly to?
I do work there but our HR process doesn't work like that. If you're after a full-time role I can submit your CV but it won't be treated any differently than if you apply through the website.
Our recruitment process for grads and interns is somewhat different and I don't know anything about it, sorry.