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Landing.festival Lisbon 2018 - Next stop: Australia #LandingFest #CallForSpeakers

Talk proposal for Landing Festival 2018 - Lisbon #CallForSpeakers

Next stop: Australia!

TL;DR: Australia is hiring! 5 things you should know before applying.

We got used to see Australia’s biggest cities in the top positions of all quality of life rankings, and this was one of the reasons why I always had the dream to relocate to Australia. Now that I'm living in Sydney I can definitely confirm that’s true. However, getting an opportunity here is not that easy and the dream can easily become a nightmare.

Come on board and join this trip to the other side of the world, from the moment you take a decision to leave until you finally land in Australia. During the journey, I’ll share 5 useful tips I wish I would have known before stepping up and that will hopefully help you during your relocation to Australia.

I'm looking forward to share my experience at #LandingFest 2018 in Lisbon, my hometown! #CallForSpeakers

On just another thing: we're hiring!

Who am I?

My name is Gonçalo Cardoso, and I'm a portuguese javascript enthusiast who is currently living and working in Sydney, Australia.

From the old days when we had to build websites for IE6 until now where we can easily use Javascript to turn on the lights on our living room, I’m glad I’ve had the opportunity to work in so many challenging projects that helped me to grow as a software engineer, from governmental websites to slot machine casino games. However, there's no other project that could make me more proud than the one I'm working on nowadays in SafetyCulture, a promising Australian startup. As an Engineering Team Lead, I have the amazing opportunity to use technology to make the world a better and safer place.

Now that I finally made it and landed in Australia, I wanted to share my experience with everyone who is keen to embrace a new opportunity.

Matrix quote

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

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