We recently went through the process of registering ourselves with the immigration department as an approved business sponsor, and it wasn't all that difficult. We needed to be able to demonstrate the amount we invest in learning & development for our employees (which is super- high, we're a start-up after all), but that was about it.
I think the more major challenge for startups considering sponsoring an employee is evaluating and finding the right person. It's a lot easier to assess someone when you can interview them in person, and even get them to do some trial work for you, which is a lot harder when hiring from overseas. In our case the guy we were bringing on board had already done some contract work for us so we knew he was good. This seems like a common and sensible approach -- I was chatting to an Irish guy at SydJS last night who had been sponsored by his (startup) company after he had done some work for them in Ireland first. In response to the following question ... > @SiliconBeach: What startups are hiring? This type of question is > asked on HN all the time, anyone fancy kicking one off? ... Tapestry is now hiring, on the lookout for a foundation front-end developer. HTML5 + CSS + Javascript, working in a Ruby / Android / iOS environment. This will be our first hire after raising a significant investment round so you'd be coming on board at a pretty special time ... a lot of the benefits of being a co-founder without the risk. Could there be anything better? We'll post a full description on the SB jobs board, but in the meantime if you're interested in hearing more about the role (or knows someone who might be interested) please contact me directly. Cheers, Andrew. On Dec 21, 10:15 am, Jonathan Clarke <clarke.jonat...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's a pity that Portugal doesn't qualify for the Working Holiday > Visa. With it you can work for 6 months with any employer and then > move on to another employer. It's valid for 1 year with a second year > being earned if you are willing to work in a rural environment. That > was how I cam into the country, I was employed 1 week after getting > off the boat, sponsored within 3 months. If you have the skills and > experience then you'll get hired. > > @Ivan, here is as good a place as any to find a job, chat to startups, > ask questions. > > @SiliconBeach: What startups are hiring? This type of question is > asked on HN all the time, anyone fancy kicking one off? > > Jonathan > > 2011/12/21 António Alegria <antoniomcaleg...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > > > To make it short I have extensive experience with (J)Ruby, Java, Complex > > Event Processing, Esper, Android. > > > Domain-wise I'm experienced and passionate about designing and building > > real-time, event-driven Business Activity Monitoring systems, aka > > analytics, alerting, etc... > > > I'm asking these questions because I have already started planning and > > informing myself about the Australian emmigration process and sponsorship > > seems to be the best way, though I have heard it's nearly impossible to > > get. From what I am hearing around here, it seems it's easier to work in > > the USA! > > > Cheers, > > > AA > > > On Dec 20, 2011, at 12:55 PM, David Lyon wrote: > > >> Of course it's possible. > > >> Best to line up something here first. > > >> What are your skills? > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > >> Australia mailing list. Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgfor more > > >> Forum rules > >> 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > >> 2) No jobs postings. You can usehttp://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > > Australia mailing list. Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgfor more > > > Forum rules > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > 2) No jobs postings. You can usehttp://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
