Adam's Story
I moved to Brisbane with my wife in May 2009. My wife was moving to Australia to finish the final two years of her Molecular Biology Bachelor’s degree at Griffin University in Brisbane.
Many of my family members and friends questioned why I would risk a good job at IBM and leave Canada to travel half way around the world to start from scratch during the Global Financial Crisis. Primarily it was because of my wife’s studies, but I also had a friend who had moved to Australia a few years earlier and who boasted about Australia’s great lifestyle, weather and people. This gave me confidence in my decision.
My first impressions of Australia were great. The weather was hot, the people friendly and laid back, and the beaches were amazing! In Canada, I had heard a lot of great things about our Aussie cousins but my expectations were surpassed by the real deal. Fortunately, it was not that much of a culture shock for me other than getting used to 30 degree Christmases and having to swap ice hockey for rugby and baseball for cricket.
A friend of mine referred me to Dialog IT and spoke very highly of the organisation. I applied and fortunately my technical, ICT infrastructure and project management skills and qualifications were what Dialog was looking for.
Dialog IT is a supportive and dynamic company to work for; both management and colleagues are friendly, courteous and professional and it was not long before I felt part of the team.
Dialog has clients in various sectors such as health, education, utilities, finance, mining and construction ranging from commercial to all levels of government. This diversity has given me a variety of exciting ICT project opportunities where I can utilise my experience, have a great sense of accomplishment and further develop my professional skills. I love new challenges and opportunities and working at Dialog has given me just that!
Thanks to Dialog I have a great career and wonderful life in this great country, Australia.
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