Have you ever heard someone say: “You have to be in New Zealand to find work”? This is incomplete and potentially harmful advice because it is missing an effective strategy.
Why is this statement literally untrue?
Because many people are getting hired online. For those people, the flight into NZ includes a work visa in their hand. For example 80% of my clients are hired online today. Therefore, the above statement is not true.
Why is this statement potentially harmful?
I sometimes receive calls from migrant job-seekers who came to New Zealand because someone told them that they need to be in New Zealand to find work. Then when their arrive, they discover that making meetings is not automatically easier. Employers still need to be contacted, be interested, and be motivated enough to make an invitation. Only a few migrants realise how much can be achieved in the migrant’s home country.
What other bad advice is out there?:
1) You need to find an accredited employer to find work – not true
2) You need to hire an agent to get work – not true
3) You need to be on a shortage list, critical skills or green list to find work – not true
4) You need to be in New Zealand in order to find work – not true
The above statements often cause unnecessary delays and confusion but the truth offers a simple approach. It is all about the job offer. When you have a valid job offer, all of the other aspects of migration will unfold naturally from that point. The job offer is the most important part of a successful migration effort because the job enables the work visa, the income, residency compliance, professional opportunity, quality of lifestyle, people networks, etc…
How can good planning bring success to job finding efforts?
Let’s be honest, finding a job in a new country is a big challenge. Most people find it stressful just to change jobs within a home country, but foreign job seekers are changing not only their jobs, but also their country, their home, leaving behind friends and family to find a new life in a new culture with their partner and children forever. A project of this size and this importance surely deserves to have an excellent, well-considered plan.
Stepping into momentum without any initial risk
I have been giving migrants insights and advice about the NZ and Australian job markets for over 14-years. In that time, I have learned how to succeed with about every role, industry and region imaginable. I offer this to job seekers in support of a successful journey. If you want to have helpful feedback in support of your job finding efforts, just send your CV to my email at tate@employmentforimmigraiton.nz – I will help you map out your journey home, or at least provide initial direction at no cost.
