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Re: Ask HN: Internships in Australia?

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Post by MichaelCrawford »

huhtenberg wrote: post #26
MichaelCrawford wrote: post #22

I would love to live in Europe again. I lived in Italy for a little over a year when I was six years old. That was quite cool - it was like spending first grade in Disneyland. Italians are heavily into little kids, they would throw dark chocolate soccerballs at me from their apartment balconies. I lived in St. Genis France over the Summer of 1993 when I was writing my UCSC Senior Thesis. I'd love to work as a CERN st…

Europe, Disneyland, three whole ladies. Fascinating. So what about them internships in Australia?

I used to work for an Australian astronomer. I've never been to australia itself, but I think the Australian people are quite cool.

Dr. Mould looked and spoke just like Crocodile Dundee.

Re: Ask HN: Internships in Australia?

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Post by GFK_of_xmaspast »

MichaelCrawford wrote: post #25
yitchelle wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They should bring apprenticeship back for specialist employment as software development, system administration etc. I have friends in the Melbourne area that went through the apprenticeship program for motor mechanic, plumber and carpentry who have done pretty well for themselves. Although the skills learned are very different, but conceptually it should work in a similar manner.

What I'd like to see is some manner of On The Job Training. I mean anything at all - the tiniest little crumb would make my whole fucking day. At Knowmed Systems, I was paid to read a book then write practice Smalltalk code for my first week. My second week I was working productively, my third week I was just as good at Smalltalk as most of the other coders there. For the last fifteen years though I am commonly told…

Your profile says you have 26 years of experience, I would certainly expect someone with half that much time in the profession to hit most grounds running.

Re: Ask HN: Internships in Australia?

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Post by cylinder »

mceoin wrote: post #17

If you're interested in working in Australia and are a U.S. citizen, there are two visas of particular interest. J1: Student work/travel visa. You can get a 12 month visa with little hassle so long as you either are a student or have graduated from a university (or recognized equivalent) in the last 12 months. E3: Specialist worker visa, not difficult to obtain so long as you have a 4 year degree (or 3 years experien…

Sorry but this is completely wrong. There is no "J1" or "E3" visa in Australia. The E3 is not reciprocated at all, Americans must get a 457 just like everyone else. For a J1 style short work/ internship/travel visa there is the working holiday visa (12 months, but can't work at a single employer longer than 6 months). It can be applied for online and is usually approved almost instantaneously.

Re: Ask HN: Internships in Australia?

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Post by becca2721 »

Hi everyone

Bec from Atlassian here - I head up global campus recruitment at Atlassian.

We have an internship program in our Sydney office, and we definitely welcome applications from international students. We have had a number of students from Europe (and other global locations) intern here throughout the year. Generally our internship program opens around June, and majority of students complete their internship over our summer (Nov - Feb), however we are definitely flexible on dates (especially for international students), as well as length of placement. You can find out more at atlassian.com/graduates

A few things just to note from my experience recruiting for internship programs (broadly speaking):

- A large number of companies in Australia do not offer internships to international students - best to check online before submitting your application

- You typically need to organise your own visa to enable you to have work rights in Australia. A good place to start to look into visa options is the Australian Government's Immigration website: http://www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/Work.aspx

- Most internship/vacation programs run over our summer (end of Nov to end of Feb) and are typically around 12 weeks in duration

Hopefully that has helped you all a little!

Re: Ask HN: Internships in Australia?

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Post by MichaelCrawford »

GFK_of_xmaspast wrote: post #32
MichaelCrawford wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What I'd like to see is some manner of On The Job Training. I mean anything at all - the tiniest little crumb would make my whole fucking day. At Knowmed Systems, I was paid to read a book then write practice Smalltalk code for my first week. My second week I was working productively, my third week I was just as good at Smalltalk as most of the other coders there. For the last fifteen years though I am commonly told…

Your profile says you have 26 years of experience, I would certainly expect someone with half that much time in the profession to hit most grounds running.

No one seems to believe me that even I can hit the ground running.
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