"Australia and New Zealand" uttered in the same breath misleads the World
Jul 11th 2012, 8:09 am
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no comeback from the geek i see???
Jul 11th 2012, 8:44 am
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment...ectid=10812382
Yet I didn't hear of any recruitment fairs for the Christchurch rebuild being held in Australia - which would seem like a logical pool from which to draw the resource. Aussies would probably even do it on a FIFO basis (they're sorta used to that here)
Jul 11th 2012, 6:24 pm
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They're not getting cash that as a bonus. it's referring to the costs to relocate and savings made in training fresh recruits as opposed to experienced troops.
The citizenship and increased wages are the incentive.
The citizenship and increased wages are the incentive.
Jul 11th 2012, 10:03 pm
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"Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.
The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks."
There was separate mention of relocation costs to the military....
TBH though, you could probably temp a lot of people from any point A to almost any point B with that amount of incentive.
Jul 12th 2012, 12:24 am
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Was the Herald completely wrong then? From that article:
"Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.
The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks."
There was separate mention of relocation costs to the military....
TBH though, you could probably temp a lot of people from any point A to almost any point B with that amount of incentive.
"Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.
The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks."
There was separate mention of relocation costs to the military....
TBH though, you could probably temp a lot of people from any point A to almost any point B with that amount of incentive.
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Jul 12th 2012, 1:01 am
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Was the Herald completely wrong then? From that article:
"Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.
The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks."
There was separate mention of relocation costs to the military....
TBH though, you could probably temp a lot of people from any point A to almost any point B with that amount of incentive.
"Kiwi soldiers are being head-hunted to join the Australian Army with $250,000 cash bonuses.
The hired guns are getting the lucrative sign-on fee, as well as fast-tracked citizenship, in a bid to boost Australia's military ranks."
There was separate mention of relocation costs to the military....
TBH though, you could probably temp a lot of people from any point A to almost any point B with that amount of incentive.
Perhaps that is why there are no NZ recruitment fairs in Australia?
Just a thought.
Jul 12th 2012, 8:10 am
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Trouble is there's still not a great deal of work there for them and seemingly not much need for overseas labour anyway. I hear lots that have came, saw and went elsewhere.
Jul 12th 2012, 9:13 am
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....It's in the paper, so it must be true
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I had a cursery look at the criteria on the Australian Army website.
In order to serve in the Aussie forces, you need to be an Australian citizen. All applicants must first retire from their home service BEFORE applying. Applicants who are successful will be assisted with their citizrenship application.
They are only after certain positions and roles. Even the infantry are to have special forces experience.
This means applicants who are declined for either citizenship or their desired position in the forces will be unemployed as well as skint, but at least they won't be a burden on the Aussie welfare state.
I'll be talking to a kiwi squaddie mate this weekend, so will ask what she knows. Answers, however, are on a need to know basis, and you don't.
Not an ex Daily Mail reader by any chance?
....I had a cursery look at the criteria on the Australian Army website.
In order to serve in the Aussie forces, you need to be an Australian citizen. All applicants must first retire from their home service BEFORE applying. Applicants who are successful will be assisted with their citizrenship application.
They are only after certain positions and roles. Even the infantry are to have special forces experience.
This means applicants who are declined for either citizenship or their desired position in the forces will be unemployed as well as skint, but at least they won't be a burden on the Aussie welfare state.
I'll be talking to a kiwi squaddie mate this weekend, so will ask what she knows. Answers, however, are on a need to know basis, and you don't.
Not an ex Daily Mail reader by any chance?
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Jul 12th 2012, 12:20 pm
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....It's in the paper, so it must be true....
I had a cursery look at the criteria on the Australian Army website.
In order to serve in the Aussie forces, you need to be an Australian citizen. All applicants must first retire from their home service BEFORE applying. Applicants who are successful will be assisted with their citizrenship application.
They are only after certain positions and roles. Even the infantry are to have special forces experience.
This means applicants who are declined for either citizenship or their desired position in the forces will be unemployed as well as skint, but at least they won't be a burden on the Aussie welfare state.
I'll be talking to a kiwi squaddie mate this weekend, so will ask what she knows. Answers, however, are on a need to know basis, and you don't.
Not an ex Daily Mail reader by any chance?
....I had a cursery look at the criteria on the Australian Army website.
In order to serve in the Aussie forces, you need to be an Australian citizen. All applicants must first retire from their home service BEFORE applying. Applicants who are successful will be assisted with their citizrenship application.
They are only after certain positions and roles. Even the infantry are to have special forces experience.
This means applicants who are declined for either citizenship or their desired position in the forces will be unemployed as well as skint, but at least they won't be a burden on the Aussie welfare state.
I'll be talking to a kiwi squaddie mate this weekend, so will ask what she knows. Answers, however, are on a need to know basis, and you don't.
Not an ex Daily Mail reader by any chance?
I'd expect only Kiwi military who show interest and meet criteria would be given further details, thats kind of true in many job opportunities in many fields...
No idea what paper she used to read, perhaps you should ask her....
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Jul 22nd 2012, 9:59 am
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A thread loses its intended purpose when off-topic replies are posted.
Why did NZ increase the time period for migrants to acquire citizenship from 3 to 5 years?
Almost all new kiwi citizens take the next flight to Australia immediately after the citizenship ceremony and 3 years was proving inadequate to frustate them with the Kiwi Miserliness.
My Australian Boss remarked when I asked him why he cannot select a few decent resources from his own backyard (Oz) and send them to NZ
" Aussies show no interest in NZ - hence the next best option is these poms "
The per capita income of UK is a mere 6% more than NZ - Australia is way ahead ranking amongst top 5 countries for decent salaries.
I used to mention in my CV regarding my past experience of helping organisations achieve a cmm level 5 rating - many kiwis do not know about cmm - such a village is uttered in the same breath as Australia
When will we hear such phrases?
Fiji and NZ, Tonga and NZ, Samoa and NZ, ...
Why did NZ increase the time period for migrants to acquire citizenship from 3 to 5 years?
Almost all new kiwi citizens take the next flight to Australia immediately after the citizenship ceremony and 3 years was proving inadequate to frustate them with the Kiwi Miserliness.
My Australian Boss remarked when I asked him why he cannot select a few decent resources from his own backyard (Oz) and send them to NZ
" Aussies show no interest in NZ - hence the next best option is these poms "
The per capita income of UK is a mere 6% more than NZ - Australia is way ahead ranking amongst top 5 countries for decent salaries.
I used to mention in my CV regarding my past experience of helping organisations achieve a cmm level 5 rating - many kiwis do not know about cmm - such a village is uttered in the same breath as Australia
When will we hear such phrases?
Fiji and NZ, Tonga and NZ, Samoa and NZ, ...
Jul 22nd 2012, 11:00 am
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Good grief said Charlie Brown.
I don't know. You tell us.
I don't know. You tell us.
Jul 22nd 2012, 11:06 am
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Jul 22nd 2012, 11:25 am
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You might also find that the cost of living in Australia is amongst the 5 worst in the world as well. The cost of a house overlooking the sea in Tauranga (or Auckland for that matter) should also not be uttered in the same breath as the cost of the same house overlooking the sea in Sydney
Jul 22nd 2012, 11:53 am
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I know Polly .
Just must take the bone out of Mr BEVS nose and stop with the cave painting.
Next thing you know there be machines with magic in them.
Just must take the bone out of Mr BEVS nose and stop with the cave painting.
Next thing you know there be machines with magic in them.
Jul 22nd 2012, 1:24 pm
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