Hello all,
I was just wondering what everyone's experiences have been with getting job offers before actually moving to NZ while not having PR or a work visa. Has anyone received a job offer while still back home? If so, how did you search for it (ie websites, job expos, employment agencies) and go about securing it with the whole catch 22 of "you can't get PR without a job offer but you can't get a job offer with PR."
We were one of the unlucky ones who were in the 100-105 EOI point range with the new rules change on 21 Dec 05. Now we are going to have to have a job offer to be successful in either the PR or work visa route of getting over there. We are not looking at making the move for about a year so we have a while. And if it takes us coming over on visitor's visas to find work first we are more than willing and are able to do so.
Basically, we are trying to find the right direction in regards to how to go about securing a job offer prior to getting there. Any help or shared past experiences would be greatly appriciated. Right now I have been looking quite a bit in the Seek website but at the bottom of every vacency announcement it says you have to have the right (PR or WV) to work in NZ in order to apply.
Thanks for any help you can provide.