Hairdressing in Australia?

[alexandra.]

Can I come too?! haha but On a serious note it's something I've always fancied, but I just wouldn't know where to start! X

 

[rachy123]

Do it... u never know unless you try

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[salon doctor]

i know some good contacts in oz if you wanna drop me a line ?

 

[James294323]

I did this 10 years ago, wow time has flown since then! I went out on a working holiday visa and then worked temp jobs in offices while travelling (was too hard getting work on a temporary basis (for 3 months at a time) in a salon. I eventually met someone and decided to stay I ended up getting plenty of job offers from salons and went with Wink salon in the CBD in Sydney. I was sponsored on a 5 year business visa and then applied for permanent residency.

I have to say I didnt enjoy it as much as working in london especially when the air con packed up lol. I left a full clientèle to go travelling and a full clientelle when I left Oz to come home to London. There are plenty of jobs for good hairdressers out there just hunt out a good salon that you feel you will be comfortable working in.

And if anyone asks for your hairdressing licence just show them your NVQ certificate. I actually went to tafe (Oz College) to do all the trade tests to get my aussie hairdressing licence as I was told i needed to for my business visa application (dont bother! you dont need it, just take copies of your UK certificates).

 

[rachy123]

Hey chris,

Thanks alot for your message...

Im really looking forward to trying a different lifestyle. Im a bit sad that im leaving all my clients though but I just keep thinking I wont know until I try.

Would you go back there ?

Rach

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[marc-gc-hair]

Hey Im on the Gold Coast, I moved from London, Money is better in the UK via a salon in my opinion.

I have found it pretty good but I am mobile and have a few contacts.. My only struggle with being mobile is sourcing things the same as UK, had to change a few of my methods, I was Goldwell trained but have since had to change.

Like someone else said if you are good at Blonde your IN.. also extensions are big here! I used to do lots in London but I haven't been able to source good hair suppliers here.. In saying that if anyone knows of any please please let me know!!!

Good luck and Oz is pretty amazing!!

 

[Kellypuffin10]

Hey! I'm a hairdresser and have just left beautiful Australia!! We travelled all around the country but I always had a job in a salon. There are plenty of jobs for hairdressers butttttt...sometimes hard to get one if your in a working holiday visa as your only allowed to work in one place legally for 6 months. So loads of people turned me down once they knew this! In the end a job I had to tell some fibs and say my bf was sponsored which means we could stay up to four years I think! It worked tho, I felt bad but it was that or no food!! They seem to love ombré etc over there, plenty of tape extensions and tbh I didn't do a lot of exciting hair cuts! Most people just wanted trims which was annoying, but I guess each salon is different!! Good luck..try your best to get sponsored, I wish I did. You will seriously have the time of your life. Pops melbourne is the best, go there!!

 

[rachy123]

Well im here in Australia and im loving the weather and cant wait to get started with work in a salon

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[marc-gc-hair]

Good luck!

 

[rachy123]

Ahhh cheers. How are you finding work ?

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[marc-gc-hair]

I do part time mobile.. It's not bad but I have had to change color houses etc to make it work.. Where about are you in oz?

 

[rachy123]

Im in Melbourne at the min. Heading to sydney and looking for work werver we get a key b we will go to!

Did you come iver on a working holiday visa first off ?



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[rachy123]

*job not key - predictive lol

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[marc-gc-hair]

Yeah I came here on working visa, met someone and got perm residency. I have
been here on off for 11years... I have few friends that did working visa and got sponsored and skilled visas etc..

You will find something easy in Melbourne

 

[rachy123]

Oh wow thats great! were are you based now? Im originally from Liverpool. Were thinking of settling in Perth maybe or sydney

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[marc-gc-hair]

I'm now based on the Gold Coast, Sydney and Perth are both great I'd more likely go to Perth if I was in your position.. Sure you will over anywhere here, just be prepared to miss the UK, totally different lifestyle here

 

[rachy123]

Ye hopefully we will get work. Im not too sure how sponsorship works ect.. some of the response im feeling is they dont want to employ you if you are on a working holiday visa :-/


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[marc-gc-hair]

Yeah sometimes they have issues with that and especially if you speak to them or they see your CV being all British. Smaller salons wouldn't have a problem Im sure.. it will all work out perfectly!! You will love it!

 

[lisahd]

Hi everyone on this thread, I'm now coming to the end of my working holiday visa and I have to say you were all right, it's been fantastic and I was never short of work. What an amazing year and an amazing country!!! I miss the UK, as it is a very different lifestyle here but one I've really loved getting into. I'm in sydney now working for a salon in bondi. It's such a different way of working in this salon, maybe because of where it is I feel like a conveyor belt hairdresser. But all good experience and sydney is awesome. Going back to the UK IN 6 weeks which I have mixed feelings about!!