View Poll Results: Give us a job!!

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  • Job offer before going to NZ.

    19 50.00%
  • Job offer while visiting NZ.

    8 21.05%
  • Job offer only after moving to NZ.

    11 28.95%
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Thread: Give us a Job!

  1. #1
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    Default Give us a Job!

    Having read a variety of threads relating to work we were just wondering when you were offered a job in NZ?

    And in what field?
    Last edited by H & Rick; 7th March 2007 at 09:14 AM.

  2. #2
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    My wife was offered a job within 2 weeks of arrival, as an aged care giver. I was offered a job by the first potential employer that I aproached, within 3 weeks of arrival. It then took several more weeks to get work permits in place before we could legally start the jobs.

  3. #3
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    Aug 2004
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    OH got a job on our reccie, he is a welder. Took one day to sort the work permit, it took us longer to sort out somewere to live etc.......

  4. #4
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    My OH was offered four jobs out of four interviews during reccie trip and he is panel beater. (He was a manager of accident repair bodyshop in UK, so overqualified for panel beater job hence four job offers )

  5. #5
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    Came with no job, hubby (I.T) got one after arriving here on visitors visa.

  6. #6
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    Wellington, NZ - Yay!
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    Hubby got a job offer on reccie trip - Building Surveyor (called a QS here but not the same job as QS in UK) - I got one when we moved here & I was a resident working for an environmental charity.

  7. #7
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    I was offered a research post when here on holiday. I liked NZ, liked the Uni and the prof so accepted and stayed.

  8. #8
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    May 2006
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    Red face

    I checked the results for some insight and it is currently a three-way tie.

    Mark.

  9. #9
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    Sep 2004
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    Christchurch (NZ)
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    came without jobs, it took us three long months to secure one (we didn`t expect everything to slow down to a full stop around Christmas). But since then, had other job offers and have moved around. Laura

  10. #10
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    Mar 2006
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    Wellington (from Beds, UK)
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    accountant - job offer while still in the uk.

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