shagen
2nd February 2005, 06:16 PM
I am getting better response to telephone calls than emails. That is what I discovered when I started contacting recruitment agencies and responding to advertisements in New Zealand.
One of the recruitment agencies I spoke to said that they preferred telephone conversation to an email becasue thay wanted to get a feel for the person on the other end.
Most of them I contacted have been very helpful and have agreed to meet me when I am there. I know it is no guarantee of a job but at this stage the most important thing for me is to get an interview, which until now, I have not been successful at.
Most also said that regardless of whether one had a visa, many would not give you a job let alone an interview, if you are not physically present.
Some of the tips I got was...
Get a permananet place to stay or a long term rental. Stating the address of a motel or hotel gives the employer an illusion taht you are not committed to stay in NZ.
If you can bring your family to NZ. If you can show that you have moved with the family and your belongings to NZ, then you are committed to stay.
I guess this also very much depends on the work that you do. I am an Internal Auditor - obviously not highly in demand! If you were a brain surgeon, I am sure thinsg will be very different!
Hope this helps some of you still looking for a job in NZ.
Shagen
One of the recruitment agencies I spoke to said that they preferred telephone conversation to an email becasue thay wanted to get a feel for the person on the other end.
Most of them I contacted have been very helpful and have agreed to meet me when I am there. I know it is no guarantee of a job but at this stage the most important thing for me is to get an interview, which until now, I have not been successful at.
Most also said that regardless of whether one had a visa, many would not give you a job let alone an interview, if you are not physically present.
Some of the tips I got was...
Get a permananet place to stay or a long term rental. Stating the address of a motel or hotel gives the employer an illusion taht you are not committed to stay in NZ.
If you can bring your family to NZ. If you can show that you have moved with the family and your belongings to NZ, then you are committed to stay.
I guess this also very much depends on the work that you do. I am an Internal Auditor - obviously not highly in demand! If you were a brain surgeon, I am sure thinsg will be very different!
Hope this helps some of you still looking for a job in NZ.
Shagen