Job update
Some good and bad news,
I almost had Telecom ready to give me a job offer. Unfortunately their new policy is they only hire you if you already have a work permit. It's understandable, especially since they've been burned by some former employees recently.
My visitors visa runs out in 14 days.....I could have had one for 12 months for any company, but the NZ Embassy didn't tell me about it. I can't get it now b/c I'm already here. There's always the letter writing avenue.
So now I'm heading down to Wellington. I have a contact down there with a contracting agency who said it should be pretty easy to find an entry level IT job. Less competition. I'll be there for about 5 days, and then head down to Christchurch where I was for a few weeks earlier this month.
Also when I was down in Christchurch I got a pretty good understanding how the IT hiring/prospecting happens down there, so I'm pretty confident I can find something. Once I get to CC, and if I don't have something lined up in 14 days, I can extend my Visa for another month. Should without a doubt find something by then.
What's the good news? I get out of Auckland! It looks like any other medium sized US city. I'll get to see the rest of the country (I'm going to drive) and possibly get a job in a really cool area (Wellington and Christchurch are both awesome). And it will be in IT. The position with Telecom would have been a call centre position.
Cheers, keep your fingeres crossed and the prayers comin!
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