8/10/2019 Definitive Engineers Guide 2011 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/definitive-engineers-guide-2011 1/12 Phone: +64 (0) 9 307 6111 UK freephone: 0808 234 3587 IRE freephone: 1800 551 316 www.catalystrecruitment.co.nz http://www.catalystjobs.co.nz http://catalystrecruit.wordpress.com/ The Denive Engineers Guide to Moving Your Career and Family to New Zealand • 13 Costly Myths Stopping People Making The Move To New Zealand • The 11 Biggest Mistakes People Can Make When Moving To New Zealand • The 8 Dangers Of Working With The Wrong Recruiter • 3 Mistakes People Make About New Zealand Recruiters • 8 ‘No Nonsense’ Power Quesons To Ask New Zealand Based Recruiters To Make Sure You Are Working With The Best • 12 Reasons Why You Should Move To New Zealand • Directory Of Useful Informaon • 4 Steps To Finding Out If New Zealand Is A Viable Opon For You And Your Family Read this guide and you will discover:
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It is dicult to get a VISA for Australia or Canada, so people incorrectly assume that it is dicult to get
a VISA for New Zealand as well. The NZ Immigraon process can be very friendly for the right person -especially for engineering & construcon specialists.
2. It will cost too much to move there
Moving countries can be expensive – however in some (or usually most) cases you can gain assistance
from your potenal employer who will put together a relocaon package to assist you. Compare the
cost of moving to a less expensive lifestyle to the cost of staying in the UK and you will probably be far
beer o.
3. It is too far away from home
It is approximately a 24 hour journey me to New Zealand; you can be back in the UK for any reason the
next day. New Kiwi’s usually nd that the benets of living in New Zealand far outweigh any distance
issues as you quickly sele into your new life.
4. I will be leaving all of my friends and family behind
True, although phone calls can be as lile as 0.7p per minute and you will very quickly make new
friends who share your values. As for your UK family – they will probably have the best holidays of their
lives when they come to visit. The internet also makes staying in contact across the globe easy using
videophone Skype, Facebook, and other services.
5. The kids will be leaving all their friends and family behind
True, but usually the kids are the easiest of the family to sele as they make new friends very quickly.
Again they have the phone and Skype to stay in touch with the UK and to get them through the early
stages. Your children above anyone else in the family will just love their new outdoor lifestyle.
6. The educaon system is not as good as the UK
Not true, the educaon system in New Zealand is ranked as one of the best educaon systems in the
world (4th best in the world - 2011 Mercer Global Ranking) and individual school informaon can very
easily be checked out on the internet. Many schools also use UK qualicaons such as Cambridge.
13 Costly Myths Stopping People
Making The Move to New Zealand
The Definitive Engineers Guide to Moving Your
Career and Family to New Zealand“There is nothing to fear but fear itself”
7. The educaon system is not recognised internaonally
This is untrue again. New Zealanders are highly sought aer in a range of internaonal locaons.
Australia and the UK are the two largest markets for Kiwi’s although the USA and Middle East are
equally keen to employ our best.
8. I will not earn enough in New Zealand to keep the same living standards
This again is untrue. Although if you convert your NZ$ salary into £ you may feel that you are earning
less, but it is all relave. The actual cost of living in a beauful country where you can walk or drive to
the beach without trac jams or paying to park or whichever acvity takes your fancy – far outweighs
having a few extra pounds to spend on an indoor acvity in the UK. The quality of life your family will
be able to aord cannot be bought in most parts of the UK.
9. I won’t be able to get a job in New Zealand
If you hold a professional posion in the UK, there is every likelihood that you will be able to secure
a similar posion in New Zealand. This is because we have a skill shortage in New Zealand as our
professionals are constantly poached to travel overseas!
10. The family will make no friends
This depends enrely on your atude. If you come to New Zealand and are truly prepared to give it a
go and t in, you will nd Kiwi’s are some of the most hospitable people in the world. We have all heard
of people migrang to New Zealand and not ng in. This is only the case if you come here and start
telling the Kiwi’s that they are doing it all wrong. In that case they will be right in asking why you came
here in the rst place!
11. I don’t like dealing with recruiters
It is well known that the recruitment industry in the UK is a cut-throat industry where nobody seemsto win. In New Zealand, most recruiters are highly professional long termers who know the market and
the clients and will provide you with the highest levels of service.
The best recruiters work on your behalf in a consultave manner and aim to secure you the best
available role with the right company in the right locaon. This is because New Zealand is a much
smaller market and you can’t aord to get a bad reputaon – ever – something that everyone needs to
remember whichever industry they work within.
12. New Zealand is a backward country with no technology
Untrue - several of New Zealand’s most successful industries are in computer technologies (e.g. Weta
Workshops 3D realisc graphics as seen in the Lord of the Rings lms). In many ways New Zealand leadsthe world in technology, although we have a much more laid back approach to most things. When the
heat is on, Kiwi’s will usually end up on top.
13. The same role in Australia pays a lot more than New Zealand
On rst appearances, this may well look the case. But consider this... Would you move from your home
town to London for what appears to be more money? If so why do you think they pay more money in
London?
Any Kiwi leaving New Zealand to ‘jump the ditch’ looks for their NZ salary plus 40% plus the exchange
rate - i.e. If you were earning NZ$100k you would be seeking around AUS $140k. Remember, the
main reason the Australian companies oer a higher incenve to move there is because the workingcondions are harder and the cost of living is higher.
1. Some recruiters will send your CV out to clients without ever speaking to you; this
actually breaks the Privacy Act. The likely outcome is that your CV will not be
presented in the best possible way to the clients - Liming the number of companies
that will potenally interview you. Each company should be individually approached by phone
– not just sent your CV. This means you may miss out on the roles that best suit you.
2. Some recruiters will just try to place you to get a fee rather than know the marketwell enough to discuss all of the potenal employers who may be interested in your
CV - This also means you may miss out on the roles that best suit you..
3. Some recruiters do not have your best interest at heart and will convince you to take
a lower paying job or miss-inform you about a job just to get the placement - Your
goal and the goal of your recruiter MUST be to get you the best job in the best locaon for your
career, lifestyle preferences and family needs. Do not accept anything less than 100%
commitment from your recruiter to achieve this goal.
4. Some recruiters do not have your best interest at heart and will convince you to take
a posion in a poor locaon just to get a placement - Once again the recruiter must beworking with your best interests at heart or you will not get the best opons available to you.
5. Some recruiters will not understand your background and therefore may
not be able to secure you that all important interview or not submit your CV
to the correct companies - If they do not take the me to understand you, your family,
and your individual needs then how can they help you get where you want to be?
6. There are recruiters out there with a bad reputaon and many potenal
employers will not read CV’s from them - These recruiters will tell you that they can help
you, but will not represent you strongly (because in a small country like New Zealand reputaons
are everything).
7. Some recruiters know nothing about migrang to New Zealand and the challenges
this can pose if you’re not careful - The only opon is to use an experienced recruiter with
an extensive track record of bringing people into New Zealand. That way you can be assured
that your family has the best team on your side.
8. Some companies involved in helping people get to New Zealand actually charge a
fee - No recruiter should ever charge a candidate a fee! Companies that oer a ‘job search’
service for a fee usually end up contacng specialist recruiters as the specialist recruiters hold
the in-depth relaonships with the clients.
The 8 Dangers Of Working With
The Wrong Recruitment Consultant
It is important that you receive a balanced view of New Zealand so that you are aware of some
of the potenal dangers of coming to New Zealand. Once you know what these issues are, you
can seek out the right knowledge to eliminate the dangers. The key to success is to have a great
team working on your side but you need to select your recruiter carefully.
This is untrue. In New Zealand, most recruiters do a ne job because reputaons are veryimportant in New Zealand, but like anything you have to research carefully to nd the right
person to speak with and interview them as much as they interview you!
2. Believing your recruiter when they say New Zealand is perfect!
The truth is New Zealand is great but not perfect, if anyone tells you we don’t have our fair
share of problems they’re not being completely honest with you and not focusing on your
needs. You need to gain a balanced view of New Zealand before you arrive so that you and your
family are not disappointed from the start.
3. Believing false promises from your recruiter.
Recruitment is compeve and somemes some recruiters will oversell a job to secure acandidate. Unfortunately it usually ends in disappointment for all concerned and a lot of
wasted me. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
3 Mistakes People Make
About Recruitment Agencies
8 ‘No Nonsense’ Power Quesons to Ask Recruiters to
Make Sure You Are Working With The Best
These are not dicult to overcome as long as you are aware of them.
“Fotune favours the bold”
Selecng the best recruitment rm to work with you can be as easy as knowing what quesons
to ask and knowing what answers to look for. The dierence between having the best players
on your team and average players in any area of life can make all the dierence to your family’s
happiness in New Zealand.
8 ‘No Nonsense’ Power Quesonsto Select your Recruitment Partner
1. How many people have you personally been
responsible for relocang to New Zealand?
2. Would you please explain the depth of relaonships
you personally hold with your clients?
3. Are you allowed to speak to line managers or just HR?
4. Can you explain your personal knowledge of the
industry you work within?
5. Are you a specialist within your eld?
6. How well do you understand my role technically?
7. Which companies are you not allowed to send CV’s to?
8. How quickly does the process work? What is your
1. Beaches - from all of the three biggest cies you can be on the clean sandy beaches in less
than 15 minutes.
2. Safety - New Zealand is one of the safest places in the world to live, even the Government is
rated as one of the least corrupt!
3. Space - 4 million people in a country bigger than the UK. Freedom, less stress and bustle and
with the sun on your back (just remember the sun block)!
4. Weather - Christmas dinner on the beach, make sure to wear sun screen and put some shade
over the Xmas Pudding, and ice to chill the wine and beer.
5. Commung - It is unusual to have to travel more than 20 minutes to work. Parking is usually
outside where you work and trac is geng busier in some parts but nothing like the UK. Workhard and then leave work and go straight to the beach or a park with the kids.
6. Skiing - What you don’t ski yet? Well you will soon (or at least snowboard!). The elds are
within easy access from all the main cies and the snow is clean and crisp.
7. Kids - Let your kids grow up in sunshine and safety!
8. Outdoors - Spectacular scenery, you are free to roam without the fear of poisonous snakes
& spiders and discover world class countryside. They did not shoot the Lord of the Rings in
New Zealand for nothing!
9. Culture - Work to live, not live to work.
10. Sport - Kayaking/Skiing/Rugby/Golf/Sailing/Cricket/Ironman/Surng - whatever you like to
play or watch this is a sports mad culture where it is safe and quite possible to go to any
sporng event.
11. Health - Live the healthiest outdoor lifestyle; give your kids something to do that is more
excing (and beer for them) than TV and computer games!
12. Auckland - Is consistently voted as one of the best ve cies in the world to live and according
to some it is New Zealand’s third best city!
12 Reasons Why You Want To Give Your Family
The Gi Of A Life In Paradise
• NZ has more golf courses per capita than any other country.
• NZ was the rst country in the world to allow women to vote.
• NZ has the highest car ownership in the world.
• NZ has no dangerous snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, or jellysh.
• NZ is over 1000 miles from Australia.
• 22% of New Zealanders were born overseas.
“You only get one shot at this game... life is not a dress rehearsal”
8 ‘No Nonsense’ Power Quesonsto Select your Recruitment Partner
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How well do you understant my role technically?
As with queson 5 it’s imperave to speak with aspecialist. At the end of the day we are recruiters and
so we won’t know your job inside out. However havinginterviewed the right candidates and speaking withour clients connuously since 1996 we can discuss insome detail what you want and where you are likely tobe successful.
6. Which companies are you not allowed to sendCV’s to?
No recruiter can work with everyone in New Zealandand give a good service. For whatever reason there willbe a few companies we don’t deal with and that’s ne,a good company will tell you who they are. What they
denitely will have though is a list of companies theydo work with that they know very well and have greatrelaonships with, all the beer for securing you theright role.
7. How quickly does the process work? What is yourprocess?
It’s dicult to say how long the process should take;it can depend on the me of year, the type of workyou want etc. Once we have spoken to you and gonethrough all you needs regarding New Zealand we willimmediately get your CV out to our clients. From thenthere is close communicaon to take you step by step
through interviews, immigraon etc unl you arrivein New Zealand. Of course it doesn’t stop when youarrive either as we’ve got to take you for a beer!
• New Zealand has more Scosh pipe bands than Scotland!
• Dunedin’s Baldwin Street is the steepest street in the world.
• Wellington is the most Southerly capital in the world.
• Gisbourne is the rst city in the world to see the sun rise each day.
Thank you for taking me to read this summary report based on an
interview with Andy Hopkins & Phil Ponder at Catalyst Recruitment.