[smitjo]

Well.....our plan was to emigrate in September to Napier after sorting out things on this side and spending time with family and friends!

I decided to apply for a job that I saw in Napier that was really up my street and really it was just to test the water and see whether my CV was up to scratch etc. Found out this morning that they have shortlisted me for the job and want me to email a presentation and then have a telephone interview..........YIKES!

I am so excited but really nervous at the same time :wah It seems so strange that part of me would really love the job but the other is worrying about getting things sorted earlier than planned....if I got the job that is!! I know I'm jumping the gun but I just can't believe that it is happening...after so long!!! :uhoh

[RamblingPaddies]

fingers crossed - i know how it feels when everything just comes along at once :cheers

[Jennispink]

I know that panicy feeling well and trust me when I say it's like getting off a roller coaster when it ends. In the words of the Teletubbies "Again, again!!" It's a good scary:D

[JandM]

Good luck!:cheers

[dusk]

Best of luck with the presentation and phone interview - it may mean an adjustment to your plans, but thats what usually happens with plans :D

[Red Devil]

... great news with regards the shortlisting & good luck with your phone interview :cheers

[Alan]

Brilliant news for you. What job was it for?

[vixxann]

fantastic - maybe meant to be??!!

good luck .. and if it comes to nothing then you can say it was good practice :)

[sizzlingbadger]

Good luck, hope it all works out for you :nice1

Just go with the flow sure it'll all come together for you.

[smitjo]

Thanks guys for all your lovely messages. I wil just have to wait and see what happens....if it's meant to be and all that!! The job I am going for is Marketing & Sponsorship Manager for Kelt Capital Hockey academy....crossed fingers!!!

[chocolate cake]

In a similar position myself, only just started the migration process but saw a job that was ideal and got a video interview coming up next week, after an initial phone interview.

Only question is what to wear for the interview, it's an IT job. If I was going to an interview I'd always wear a suit, but the video interview will be from home, so I think I'll go smart casual.

[JandM]

Hello.:) Congratulations on your interview, and good luck with it.

[dusk]

In a similar position myself, only just started the migration process but saw a job that was ideal and got a video interview coming up next week, after an initial phone interview.

Only question is what to wear for the interview, it's an IT job. If I was going to an interview I'd always wear a suit, but the video interview will be from home, so I think I'll go smart casual.

I'd say smart casual would be fine :)

good luck

[chocolate cake]

Thanks for the good wishes, just been offered the job and intend to take it.

I'll need to be there within the month, next few weeks are going to be very hectic, everything has happened so quickly. I had just successfully negotiated voluntary redundancy at my current employer in the UK before I applied for the NZ job and finish at the end of the month, so that is ideal, but so much to organise now.

I was intending to look at contract jobs in the UK, while I folllowed through the migration process and sorted out things at home, but the job I applied for offered support for a work visa application and seemed ideal

House isn't even on the market yet! I've the first estate agent coming round today, and now just off to check out removal specialists on the web. Anyone know of any recommended check lists, I'm just starting one, but would be handy if there was one I could refer to.

[smitjo]

CONGRATULATIONS....that is fantastic news!:raebanana :clap

Well I'm still waiting to hear when my phone interview is going to take place! I emailed my presentation to them on Monday morning and now I'm just playing the waiting game! Got my head around it now and really want this job but worried that they have gone a little cold now! :no Oh well....rollercoaster once again!

So where will you be heading in NZ?

[dusk]

there are some handy checklists on this forum, possibly someone knows where they are already and will link them if not they shouldn't be too hard to search for.

Congratulations and hope everything goes smoothly for you!

[JandM]

Thanks for the good wishes, just been offered the job and intend to take it.
Excellent news - congratulations!:raebanana :cheers :raebanana

You've got such a busy time coming up. All the best for everything to go very smoothly and just as you want it to.

now I'm just playing the waiting game!
Best wishes for good news soon.

[SNK05]

Good luck to those who are still waiting!

And Congrats Chocolate Cake...have some of these :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Knew I'd seen a thread somewhere, courtesy of Caroline and Dave...this'll give you an idea of some of the things you need to think about!

http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10641&highlight=lists

Hope this helps....

Sue

[Kerry and David]

Congratulations to those of you who have had job offers and fingers crossed for those with interviews!
K x

[chocolate cake]

Good luck to those who are still waiting!

And Congrats Chocolate Cake...have some of these :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Knew I'd seen a thread somewhere, courtesy of Caroline and Dave...this'll give you an idea of some of the things you need to think about!

http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10641&highlight=lists

Hope this helps....

Sue

Thanks again everyone for their good wishes, really appreciated.

Thanks for that link Sue, that's super.

Had a slight setback when I got home to find a letter from my local police saying that they had sent off the police check to the National ID service at Scotland Yard for it to be processed and that would take 4-5 weeks! When I handed my form in at the local SY Police office in Sheffield last week they said it would be 3 weeks for it to come back, instead I'm looking at 6 which is ridiculous.

I've since managed to find that there's a new quicker proceedure
http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp
10 working days or 2 days for the premium service.
It'll cost a wee bit extra, but if it is going to come back that much quicker, I'll happily cough up the dough in this instance.

Good luck smitjo with your Napier interview.

[smitjo]

Thanks!
I've got my phone interview in just under two hours time and I'm just a tad nervous :( !!!! Honestly cannot wait for it to be all over and then I can just relax again....whatever happens!!

[dusk]

best of luck, remember to take a few deep breaths and smile!

[JandM]

:nice1 Hang in there!

[Smiler]

Soooooooooooo how did it go Smitjo? Can we banana you up? :D

[castleclan]

How did it go?

[smitjo]

Well difficult to tell over the phone....keep thinking of things that I should have said! They still have two more people to interview so hopefully get back to me before the end of the week!!
FINGERS CROSSED!!!!

[Red Devil]

... best of luck :nice1

[smitjo]

WELL....found out this morning that I didn't get the job. Feel a little dissapointed but what's meant to be and all that!! Looks like we go back to plan A and head to Hawke's bay in Sept - at least I don't go from one winter to the next!!!!!!

[chocolate cake]

Sorry to hear that, keep your chin up though.

[dusk]

aw shame, best of luck with the move though :D

[JandM]

When one door closes, another opens, and all that. All the best for the right opportunity to turn up SOON.:nice1

[Angel]

Well done!! Best of luck and hopefully everything will work out for the best.