The Kiwi Job Market
Jan 4th 2007, 11:39 pm
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The Kiwi Job Market
According to the NZIS website :
New Zealand's economy is growing but the job market remains very competitive.
Getting a job in New Zealand may be a challenge if you have not arranged work before arriving. The more experience and qualifications you have to offer, the better your chances will be in securing a position. However, even well qualified migrants may take six or more months to find suitable employment and will often need to move out of their specialist field.
It is also common for highly qualified migrants to accept more junior positions than they held at home. Disappointing as this may be, it does provide new migrants with the New Zealand work experience most employers demand. These difficulties tend to diminish with time, but it is important to be prepared for a period of adjustment during at least the first year of residence.
Took me over 6 months to find work as an IT programmer. Then went into a lower paid position to get the all elusive NZ experience (still not sure why that is so important) and had to work on a building site doing labouring while I applied for many many many jobs.
In the end an Ozzy employed me. Supreme irony.
New Zealand's economy is growing but the job market remains very competitive.
Getting a job in New Zealand may be a challenge if you have not arranged work before arriving. The more experience and qualifications you have to offer, the better your chances will be in securing a position. However, even well qualified migrants may take six or more months to find suitable employment and will often need to move out of their specialist field.
It is also common for highly qualified migrants to accept more junior positions than they held at home. Disappointing as this may be, it does provide new migrants with the New Zealand work experience most employers demand. These difficulties tend to diminish with time, but it is important to be prepared for a period of adjustment during at least the first year of residence.
Took me over 6 months to find work as an IT programmer. Then went into a lower paid position to get the all elusive NZ experience (still not sure why that is so important) and had to work on a building site doing labouring while I applied for many many many jobs.
In the end an Ozzy employed me. Supreme irony.
Jan 5th 2007, 8:11 am
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
My work experience here was awful and I only lasted three months. I was talked to like a child and the working practices were totally outdated and unnecessarily complicated. Was just mental and I nearly walked out a couple of times before I finally had had enough.
Jan 5th 2007, 11:17 am
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
I once mentioned to a Kywy friend of ours that I was thinking of applying for a part time job. His advice was "Work on your NZ accent, and if anyone asks tell them that your parents were New Zealanders and that you have finally decided to return home from the UK!" LOL
We were lucky as I work in various areas of the world, and my wife continued to fun our UK business from our study. It would appear that it is very hard to find well paid employment as it is a case of who you know rather than what you know.
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
We were lucky as I work in various areas of the world, and my wife continued to fun our UK business from our study. It would appear that it is very hard to find well paid employment as it is a case of who you know rather than what you know.
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
Jan 5th 2007, 11:21 am
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
I once mentioned to a Kywy friend of ours that I was thinking of applying for a part time job. His advice was "Work on your NZ accent, and if anyone asks tell them that your parents were New Zealanders and that you have finally decided to return home from the UK!" LOL
We were lucky as I work in various areas of the world, and my wife continued to fun our UK business from our study. It would appear that it is very hard to find well paid employment as it is a case of who you know rather than what you know.
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
We were lucky as I work in various areas of the world, and my wife continued to fun our UK business from our study. It would appear that it is very hard to find well paid employment as it is a case of who you know rather than what you know.
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
Jan 5th 2007, 12:52 pm
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
Sorry....have to disagree with you there. Certainly in the Bay of Plenty it wa a case of who you know not what you know.
So....I'm curious........why are you now living in Oz?
Burt
So....I'm curious........why are you now living in Oz?
Burt
Jan 5th 2007, 1:24 pm
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Why the move?......Things not working out in Oz?
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Jan 5th 2007, 1:30 pm
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Ahhhh.....sounds similar to my experience of NZ.
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Jan 5th 2007, 1:31 pm
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In particular Tauranga.
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Jan 5th 2007, 2:04 pm
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Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....as I have said before....I have.
Good to see that the NZ education system has turned out yet another highly educated kywy! LOL
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Good to see that the NZ education system has turned out yet another highly educated kywy! LOL
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Jan 5th 2007, 10:52 pm
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
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Jan 6th 2007, 12:06 am
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Jan 6th 2007, 1:35 am
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Re: The Kiwi Job Market
Be aware that there are lots of scams in NZ where individuals and organisations directly target immigrants by befriending them and then conning their savings out of them. ALWAYS speak with a solicitor if offered an investment opportunity that would appear to good to be true!
Burt
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