Wife's work aspirations
Sep 12th 2006, 12:36 pm
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
Jsanuary................did not realise you are from Kazakhstan....... 
Sep 12th 2006, 12:38 pm
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
defibitely............is that some form of mechanical cardiac tool that has some degree of certainty about it?..................
Sep 12th 2006, 12:40 pm
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
Sorry danny.f................I'm only teasing (as you know) and also sorry dash1965 for hijacking this thread, but...........it was just too good to miss!
Sep 12th 2006, 6:23 pm
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
Sorry danny.f................I'm only teasing (as you know) and also sorry dash1965 for hijacking this thread, but...........it was just too good to miss!
chickers!!
Sorry to hear about the delay Danny. We haven't put our ITA in yet, just finishing off collecting the bits and pieces. So far no probs..
Cheers
DA
Sep 12th 2006, 8:46 pm
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
[QUOTE=dash1965]
At the moment her 40 birthday present list is getting bigger and more expensive
[QUOTE]
Shouldnt that be a or a 
whey hey?
At the moment her 40 birthday present list is getting bigger and more expensive
[QUOTE]
Shouldnt that be a
or a whey hey?
Sep 12th 2006, 8:57 pm
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
Originally Posted by dash1965
She say's NO - not enough grovelling...
But to be fair it's my fault for putting her age on in the first place. I thought it might be relevant in case there are any ageism related issues for migrants.
It's worse as she is still 39 for the next 6 months anyway and you know how these things can play on the mind (well if you're her age anyway
)
But good to see some honest sarcasm and humour is alive and well. Coming from Manchester, I was believing the world had gone PC mad and I'd heard NZ hadn't got too bad yet.
And if we sort out drinks on our arrival, of course you will be welcome. In fact it would be nice to meet anyone on our arrival, although I do already have some mates in Auckland.
Cheers
DA
But to be fair it's my fault for putting her age on in the first place. I thought it might be relevant in case there are any ageism related issues for migrants.
It's worse as she is still 39 for the next 6 months anyway and you know how these things can play on the mind (well if you're her age anyway
)But good to see some honest sarcasm and humour is alive and well. Coming from Manchester, I was believing the world had gone PC mad and I'd heard NZ hadn't got too bad yet.
And if we sort out drinks on our arrival, of course you will be welcome. In fact it would be nice to meet anyone on our arrival, although I do already have some mates in Auckland.
Cheers
DA
Sep 12th 2006, 9:09 pm
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
[QUOTE=thebears][QUOTE=dash1965]
At the moment her 40 birthday present list is getting bigger and more expensive
Shouldnt that be a or a whey hey?
NO - definately
At the moment her 40 birthday present list is getting bigger and more expensive
Shouldnt that be a
or a whey hey?
Sep 13th 2006, 10:00 am
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Tell your wife, I shall be 40 in August next year
So who was in the photos? with Mags?
Sep 13th 2006, 4:12 pm
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
Originally Posted by thebears
really?
So who was in the photos? with Mags?
So who was in the photos? with Mags?
Gill, Sorcha and me - are in various ones.
Sep 13th 2006, 6:53 pm
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
defibitely............is that some form of mechanical cardiac tool that has some degree of certainty about it?..................
you get this week's "spot the deliberate mistake" award - watch out for more deliberate mistakes next week
Sep 15th 2006, 2:38 am
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Re: Gorgeous lady!
Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Tell your wife, I shall be 40 in August next year
Sep 15th 2006, 2:55 am
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Re: Wife's work aspirations
Originally Posted by dash1965
Hi everyone,
My question is: Should she lower her expectations and aim for a lower level administration job until she builds up her NZ C.V or still apply for her current level.
DA
My question is: Should she lower her expectations and aim for a lower level administration job until she builds up her NZ C.V or still apply for her current level.
DA
My experiences are in the US but just wanted to encourage your wife. I was 44 last year and started a job in April. I was really concerned that my expertise from the UK would not transfer and was ready to take a bar job to make ends meet. I then got a job offer that although a huge learning curve is turning out ok.
I am earning less than back home but I live in a low pay area and most people I meet tell me I am on relatively good pay. Presenting a good CV and having a memorable interview are the same the world over.
Ultimately an employer wants to know
Can you do the job?
Will you stay?
Will you get along with everyone else?
convince them of that and all the rest can come later.
Good Luck
