Hi all,
If I wasnÂ’t stressed out enough with my online visa application, I heard back about one the Skype interciews that I had recently. Timeline:
07 November - applied online
11 November - contacted for an interview
15 November - interview with head of & a snr mgr; asked if also interested in another role (which I was) and advised that the other snr mgr would be in touch
16 Nov - contacted to arrange ‘conversation’ about other role
20 Nov - ‘conversation’ equaled full blown interview (thank goodness I had prep’ed - same specialist field but different roles); it lasted over 1 1/2 hour
Today (still 28th in the UK) - heard from snr mgr about 2nd role who wants to schedule 2nd ‘conversation’ (not falling for that!) with another snr manager, plus a written test (no idea what this entails?!)
Question: do hiring managers face internal pressure to show that theyÂ’ve pursued all onshore possibilities? Or go the extra mile to justify appointing an offshore candidate?
Whichever way it goes, I am pretty pleased with the outcome so far, especially seeing that it was my very first NZ job application! And they wouldnÂ’t be wasting time on me if I wasnÂ’t a strong applicant (or so I keep telling myself).