[mattH]

Hi

Sorry if this question has been asked before or in different ways.

In the UK there are 2 distinct parts of the year that you try to avoid being unemployed in due to the lack of job opportunuties coming onto the market - these are:
1. December/Janurary. Christmas & New Year holidays.
2. July/August. Summer holidays and school holidays.

So question is:
When are the quiet periods in NZ recruitment???
Is it just Christmas or is there another time when hiring managers are all on holiday or companies are at the end of a financial year and therefore do not have budgets for recruitment???

Any help appreciated.
Cheers Matt

sorry - forgot to mention I am in IT if that makes a difference.

[Smiler]

Hi MattH

Welcome to the forum. :cheers My OH is in IT and says Dec/jan for the reasons you gave. He is unsure about the summer holidays as we haven't been here that long but thinks they are less likely to be a prob.

What bit of IT are you in and where are you heading to?

Hope this helps some.

Deborah

[kiwidebs]

Just bear in mind the NZ summer hols are Dec/Jan.

Debs

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Thanks Debs my timeline is still not adjusted. :confused:

[mattH]

thx both

We are looking to head to Auckland in early 2006. I already have my visa and my better half is a kiwi (South Islander though). We haven't fixed a date yet - hoping to do that before christmas. We are planning on taking a 1 month trip on the way over through somewhere like vietnam etc.

I'm a Quality Assurance manager - I contract mostly and would be looking eventually to join a consultancy.