Hi All,
I just thought I would let everyone know that the IT job market is buoyant in Auckland.
I was transferred from UK to NZ by my employer (for which I will be eternally grateful). My wife, son and I are loving life here.
The only thing that just didn't quite fit was my job. Although I loved working for the company in UK, the operation in Auckland was totally different (probably due to the fact that the company is starting out here). I gave it 5 months but the project delivery work just wasn't coming and the work/life balance was not ideal.
So, I registered with an agency and in only a few days, they had me in front of two potential employers. A week later I was offered a position (at $40k more than my current salary) and I start in 1 month. No hard feelings either way with my current employer and I'll keep in touch with the guys.
Lesson here - I am so pleased that I went straight for a residency visa (my employer was going to organise a work visa). If I had gone that route I would have been stuck with them for 2 years instead of the minimum 3 months in connection with the residency visa.