jakubmina

Hi,

I am going to New Zealand on a working holiday visa in summer 2015. I am looking to move the permanently. What are the chances of landing a job there, being a graduate with almost zero experience in the field (marketing/PR)? Are many of the employers there willing to go through all the hustle of hiring an overseas worker?

Regards,

Jakub

MrsFychan

its not really what the employer wants but what the Immigration want as the requirements for a valid visa

BEVS

From what you have written, you are actually looking to move permanently to Canada and not New Zealand. Which is it please?

No-one can really answer your question about job offer possibilities for marketing /PR unless, of course, they work in that field.

With a WHV you are free to take up temporary work to help fund your trip to NZ.

With regard to staying permanently in NZ , then you really need to see if you would be eligible for a visa first as MrsF points out.

Purrball

Probably slim to none within marketing and PR. Let me put it this way, in terms that a marketing person should understand.

What unique benefit do you offer that would suit a New Zealand employer, over the hundreds of graduates that pour out of Auckland Business School and other courses up and down the country each year?

Do you understand the small and slightly quirky New Zealand domestic market? Can you pitch a message or contribute to a campaign that will run in Palmerston North or Hamilton? Do you have a track record of solid marketing achievements in New Zealand's key export markets i.e. Australia or China?

What value do you represent in meeting the business needs of a New Zealand employer?