You want to choose where you work?
Then rule out the chances of getting a job!!
Right now, for that first job, you go where they need you.
And yeh, getting a job straight after training requires a lot of effort throughout the course to make your report stick out and get selected for internal recommendations.. or you just need a hell of a lot of luck and be able to prove yourself to all the other companies.
I was lucky and managed to get a job within 2 months.
Pay isn't necessarily 1000 / month. Depends on the company and the contract.
For example.. some of the recent grads.. on 50 / hour, so 60hrs x 50 = 3000. Plus standby pay, out of base pay, allowances etc. (company dependent..)
My friends are getting between 50 to 90 hours a month.
(Max yearly is 900, but who knows if we will fly that)
So.. perhaps around 35 a year.
Believe companies like ASW starting is more like 18.. others is more.. it all depends.
Factor in loan repayments though. If you need one.
It is a hard world out there in the market, and many of my good friends have yet to have a break, but things are picking up, and if you're lucky it can work out very nicely. But it is certainly not a sure thing.. in any state of economic climate!