Working holiday with Travelgrad

Hello I’m Anna. I flew out to Australia in October 2022, with TravelGrad. Before I arrived in Australia I was a bit nervous as I was moving to the other side of the world with no friends and no job and I didn’t really know what to expect. From the moment I got here I felt very comfortable. I think this was mostly down to the fact that I went on a week tour of Sydney and realised that everyone is in exactly the same boat.

The first week was an absolute rollercoaster full of activities including a catamaran trip, dolphin watching, sand boarding, city walking tour, pub crawl and help with lots of different things like bank account, new phone number and job support. There were about 25 other people on the tour with us and by doing these activities and spending time together you make friends. I had a great time on the week tour and now nearly four weeks later I am friends with the people I went on the tour with and we have plans to do stuff together when we are in the same places on our travels and to even meet up to travel together.

We got access to a database to secure a job, and the opportunity for someone to look over our cvs and make sure that they are formatted in the way is needed to get a job in Australia. There are other websites to apply for jobs as well (which is what I used), so there’s no stress if there isn’t anything you want on the initial database. As of today I have got my first job in Australia! It was so easy - I applied on Wednesday, got a reply Thursday, had the interview at 10:45am on Monday, and by 1pm had confirmed a start date of Wednesday. There are adverts everywhere for jobs and it seems really easy to get something regardless of what you are looking for. They are crying out for workers here at the moment!

I have been in Australia for exactly a month today, and I’m having a great time. The experiences I’ve had so far have exceeded everything I was expecting. It’s very laidback here.

One thing I would advise is to talk to everyone and anyone. You never know what opportunities will arise from who you talk to. There are all sorts of people in hostels with different stories to tell and recommendations for you.

See you in Australia!