{"id":29695,"date":"2018-10-17T23:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T23:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.welcometo.travel\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2021-09-23T05:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T05:43:22","slug":"why-melbourne-is-a-great-place-to-work-on-your-gap-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/why-melbourne-is-a-great-place-to-work-on-your-gap-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Melbourne Is A Great Place To Work On Your Gap Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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You may have guessed it already, but we really love Melbourne and everything it has to offer.<\/h2>

We\u2019ve written a blog on why it\u2019s such a good place to start your travels, but why is it such a great place to work when on your working holiday \/ gap year?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Forever Feeling Like You're On Holiday<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd that\u2019s the way it should be. There\u2019s no point travelling to the other side of the world to just work, you should be there for a reason so you can see new places and experience new things.<\/p>\nSomething people don\u2019t like about their working routine is nothing is new day to day and that can be mundane.<\/p>\nThe beauty of being on a working holiday is everything is new and there\u2019s so much to explore.<\/p>\nWeekend after weekend you could go seek out a new place. One weekend you could meander down the Great Ocean Road, one of the best drives in the world.<\/p>\nThe next weekend you could hiking and wildlife spotting in either Wilsons Promontory or the Grampians. There\u2019s so many places within such a short distance!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Also, that\u2019s just on weekends. What about after work? When it\u2019s cold and grey you want to go home, get the kettle on and never leave the house again. I\u2019ve mentioned it a few times before but working in a hot country revitalises you when finishing work.<\/p>

After work you could go paddleboarding in St Kilda, relax in the Botanical Gardens or check out a gig at the Myer Bowl.<\/p>

On top of that there\u2019s City favourites such as the Noodle Markets<\/a> and the Queen Victoria Night markets to fall in love with.<\/p>

Something that will be a struggle for you is Rooftop Bars<\/a>. Not the fact you won\u2019t be able to find one, the fact you won\u2019t know which one to pick. Whether it\u2019s Loop, Good Heavens, Imperial or Madame Brussels, you\u2019ll feel lucky to be working and living in Melbourne when you\u2019re overlooking the City sipping on a mojito in 27 degree heat at 8.42pm on a Thursday in February.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Wage & The Sectors Of Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We\u2019ve mentioned it several times but earning a lot more money than you\u2019re used to earning is a great additional bonus to your working holiday.<\/p>

Working in a caf\u00e9 or bar on minimum wage in your hometown may suck, but working in a caf\u00e9 or bar on minimum wage on a part time job in Australia would mean you\u2019re earning $19.<\/a>49\u00a0an hour but it’s more than likely you’ll be on a casual contract meaning<\/a> your minimum wage will be $24.36. Not bad hey!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I\u2019ve used bars and cafes as there\u2019s a lot of them, Melbourne has a healthy snobbery towards hospitality. It is the self-proclaimed coffee capital of the world and is obsessed with caf\u00e9 culture. It\u2019s where the finest chefs in the world have brought their restaurants (Heston Blumenthal, Shannon Bennett, Nobu Matsuhisa). On top of that every back laneway door reveals another bar with another quirky difference, with cocktails being a theme prevailing more often than. If you want a job in hospitality then you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>

Melbourne\u2019s in the middle of a boom, meaning trade work is easy to come by. Want to work in retail? No worries, this is a City in love with shopping!<\/p>

If you fancy something more office based then that\u2019s fine too. This is a global City with young professionals working in every aspect of office life, recruitment, IT, Consultancy, Journalism, you name it,\u00a0 Melbourne has an opening in it.<\/p>

If you\u2019re English speaking and a teacher in your home country then you could even land teaching work here.<\/p>

If I were you I\u2019d be supremely confident about getting a job here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This Means You Can Treat Yourself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\nYou could even take things a bit further and jump out of a plane and feast your eyes on the City Skyline from 15,000ft as you Skydive over St Kilda Beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Going further out of the City you could treat yourself to relaxing in the hot pools in Mornington<\/a> or maybe go on a wine making your way around the Yarra Valley.<\/a><\/p>

You\u2019re a sports nut? You\u2019ll be fine here. Melbourne is the only City in the world that has TWO public holidays for sporting events and you can launch yourself in to their obsession as it\u2019s so damn affordable, especially if you\u2019re working!<\/p>

In the Spring (September-November) you can throw on your glad rags on the first Tuesday of November as you attend the Melbourne Cup<\/a> (Horse Racing @ $50 upwards) then in the Summer (December – March) you can watch both domestic and International cricket at the MCG<\/a> ($20 upwards). Not for you and tennis is more your jam? That\u2019s a relief as we have the Australian Open (first Tennis major on the calendar) here in January! Grounds passes start at around $35!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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