Going to Aussie? Think again...
Aug 19th 2011, 1:08 pm
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Aug 19th 2011, 1:18 pm
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Re: Going to Aussie? Think again...
I thought these comments were especially prescient:
Most New Zealand employers also did not want to recognise overseas experience or did not understand it, he said.
and
What I am struggling with at the moment is the way New Zealand industries place you in a particular category or give you a specific label and don't see the crossover skills that you can bring
Surely this does not make sense in the context of a country which recognises that it has a huge "brain drain" problem?
Most New Zealand employers also did not want to recognise overseas experience or did not understand it, he said.
and
What I am struggling with at the moment is the way New Zealand industries place you in a particular category or give you a specific label and don't see the crossover skills that you can bring
Surely this does not make sense in the context of a country which recognises that it has a huge "brain drain" problem?
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Aug 20th 2011, 10:12 am
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Re: Going to Aussie? Think again...
Some of you may find the figures in this interesting.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/video/
Comings and goings #73
http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/video/
Comings and goings #73
Aug 20th 2011, 3:26 pm
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Re: Going to Aussie? Think again...
NZ citizens without a skilled occupation or other basis to get permanent residence have more challenges unless they marry an Australian and get residence that way. The Special Category Visa is ok to live with day to day, but not so great for the longer term.
