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How can I get a working visa for New Zealand?

How can I get a work visa for New Zealand?This is a good question. I will use some of the information in Chapter five of my upcoming book to answer it....................................................................................................................................HOW TO GET A JOB ABROADA job offer is the lifeblood and springboard for many people planning to live in another country. In fact in some countries, it is a must! You will have to show your job offer before your visa application would be approved or considered. It is still a must to have an idea about how to land/get your first job in the country you intend to stay. I strongly recommend you start applying for jobs from your home country.Finding a job in another country is a daunting task, so it is essential that you prepare well. This chapter of my book (How to Make Your Dream of Living in Another Country a Reality) presents vital information on how you can go about your job hunt.Factors to increase your chances:Your chances of getting a job in your dream country will greatly increase if· you already have a visa with a work permit:· you are from certain countries· your skills and qualifications are in high demand due to shortage of workers.Your ultimate goal must be to achieve one of the above!Trending industriesA good starting point when you decide to look for job in your dream country is to investigate the industries and service sectors seeking for international workers who have your skills set and qualifications. Accredited employers in some of the countries reviewed in chapter four frequently and occasionally advertise jobs in the following sectors:· Heathcare (e.g, Doctors, Nurses, Allied healthcare professionals)· Education (Teachers, University Lecturers)· Agriculture (farmers, pick pickers)· Hospitality sector (chefs, cooks, waiters, bar staff and other food and beverage work)· Seasonal work· Mining and engineering· Construction (Builders, welders, plumbers, etc)· IT· Sports (Athletes, Coaches)Investigate the variety of jobs in your preferred industry. Questions to consider include:What job opportunities are available?What skills and qualifications do these jobs require, and how do these match your own?What companies or organisations have the jobs you are looking for?International Job search tipsFull and part-time jobs for which international candidates are eligible to apply can be found through both advertised and unadvertised sources, and it is important that you consider both aspects in order to maximize your chances of success. Here are 5 great options you can use to spot a job opportunity in your dream country:Option 1: Keep an eye on job vacancy sitesMonitor international jobs database for vacancies in your field of interest. As you master in this you'll get an idea of the sorts of jobs available and the range of skills employers are looking for. It is vital to stay focused on the industry, job or country you most like to work in and tailor your searches towards those preferences.Option 2: Keep an eye on company websitesMost companies have careers section on their website where they post current vacancies and general information about their recruitment processes. In most cases you can even register online for job listing notification. Diligently take advantage and stay informed about job listings of specific companies. Potential jobs will regularly pop up in no time!Option 3: Sign up with recruitment and employment agenciesInternational recruitment agencies advertise jobs on behalf of employers who hunt for foreign workers. They advertise on their own websites and on other job sites. There are many authentic employment agencies that search for jobs for overseas workers. If you are lucky to be aware of any authentic international job fair, conference or workshop event in your country, attend. Feel free to sign up with as many genuine international recruitment agencies as possible and engage their services.Option 5: Apply proactive job search tacticsProactive job search is where you chase after jobs that are not yet advertised. Many vacancies are filled by people who use their networks and contacts and/or approach employers directly asking for work. You can make contact with the HR department of companies to find out the opportunities available for people like you. Make a list of the companies you'd like to work for, and find out their contact details and who is in charge of their HR department. Approach companies that interest you with an email and enquire about possible work now or in the future, regardless of whether they have a vacancy. Be prepared to send them a CV and cover letter if they request for them. The following are some of the questions you can pose when sending enquiry email to potential employers;· Do you think there is a chance any job may come up for someone like me over the next three months?· Can you suggest anyone else in your organisation I could contact regarding job opportunities?· I will be glad if you can suggest how I could improve my chances of being employed by your organisation.You can also network with friends, family and members of professional organizations and ask them to alert you if they hear of any international job opportunities for people with your skill set and qualifications. The truth is you may only learn about some jobs by speaking to people. Do it!Before applying for any international jobWhen you spot an interesting job, I recommend you make contact (via email) with the HR personnel/or contact person first before applying. Tell them your work permit situation and ask if you can apply. Never waste your energy applying if they don’t get back to you or they tell you not to. If they give you the green light, put in a convincing application package. If the job advert says only people with work permit should apply, then don’t bother yourself submitting an application. It is likely to be a waste of precious time.Be honest with yourself, if you feel you don’t qualify for a job don’t apply.Job application:Once you have been cleared to apply for any job opening, employ the following;· Research what employers in that country look for in job applications and how to present yourself in the best possible way.· Prepare a strong localized resume or curriculum vitae (CV). If you’re fluent, translate your resume to the language of the country where the job is located. It is important that your CV (also called a résumé) is in the country’s style. Jump online and do a little study of how CVs are written and formatted in that country. Apply your knowledge. You can look up online samples or templates of country-specific CVs and cover letters.· Put in some efforts and write a comprehensive and tailored cover letter. Tell them what they want to hear which will clearly be hinted in the job description. Avoid sending a generic, one-size-fits-all cover letters.· Complete the job application carefully by following all the instructions including submitting all requested supporting documents.· Make sure you put in your best application package.How to prepare for overseas job Interview:Congratulate yourself if you are called for an interview. This is a fantastic opportunity to shine and acquire a job offer. The majority of your overseas job interviews will probably be conducted in a non-personal medium, such as through email, telephone, or video conferencing. You will need to be prepared for dealing with these specific types of interviewing methods.· As with any job interview, preparation and practice will boost your confidence and success. Exhaust all available resources such as common interview and behavioural questions. Prepare some answers to these potential questions and if possible do a mock practice.· Be prepared to prove anything you have mentioned in your application form, CV or cover letter. Do thorough review of all information you provided and be acquainted with all your claims. Be prepared to provide concrete examples to illustrate a point.· Perfect your email, telephone, or video conferencing interview skills by watching several YouTube videos on best practices.· For video conferences (e.g. Skype), dress as you will do for a face-to-face interview. On the interview day, make sure you test your computer camera, use a neutral background and look just as polished as you would in person—no matter what time of the day or night it is. Smile gently and stay positive throughout.· Whatever the medium of the interview, you need to articulate how your unique mix of past achievements, skills, and qualifications make you an ideal person for the job.· Show enthusiasm and confidence — stay focused on the point. Try and show them that you are knowledgeable about the company.BewareThere are many unscrupulous fake employers and criminals out there ready to exploit you. Although many job placement firms are legitimate, others may misrepresent their services, promote outdated or fake job offerings, or charge high up-front fees for services that may not lead to a job. The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' is not always right. In fact, be suspicious, cynical, and doubtful if anyone asks you to pay money through money transfer such as Western Union or World Remit. One of my closest learned friends got duped about $ 2000 for a fake UN job offer. The scammer asked him to send the money through Western Union to Hong Kong which he innocently did. Unfortunately the police couldn’t help retrieve the money when he later discovered that he had been scammed. Beware! It will be worth it to learn how to recognize scams. Google about trending scams target at immigrants. Stay clear from job placement companies who misrepresent their services, promote nonexistent vacancies, or charge high fees in advance for services that don’t guarantee placement. These days scammers are everywhere ready to pounce on you and drink your blood! Flew...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Now for New Zealand, visit https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/work to explore the various work visas.Good Luck!

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I'm going to tell you how you can get any job you want. Even if you're unqualified.But before I get into that...Years ago, I was interviewing for an internship at a startup. I had a good resume, and the people at the company knew I went to a good school. I thought I had the offer in the bag.But I never heard back from them.I found out later that they hired some guy from a random community college in a city I’d never heard of. He didn’t have as much related experience either.How’s that possible?It turns out that people applying for a job care more about their own credentials than the people who are hiring them.This is very counterintuitive.Average applicants obsess over getting the right credentials and being “qualified” on paper. Meanwhile behind the scenes, companies are playing a totally different game.They’re obsessing over finding the right person to solve their problems.Here’s what goes on behind closed doorsCredentials and paper qualifications DO matter for some (mainly academic) industries like medicine or law, but for most other fields, job requirements are surprisingly negotiable.Companies can sometimes get over a hundred applications for a single position, so they need to have some way of weeding people out to keep that number manageable. The best way of doing that is by saying “graduate degree required”, “5+ years of experience required”, etc.What they’re REALLY thinking is “we don’t want to go through a bunch of applications of people who don’t know what they’re doing — a person with 5+ years of experience could most likely do a good job”.If you can prove to them that you can solve their problem, you instantly decommoditize yourself, and none of those things on paper matter as much.This is exactly how I’ve gotten interviews and job offers for positions that require masters degrees, MBAs, degrees in subjects I’ve never studied, and more years of experience than I have.So how do you prove to them that you can solve their problem?Do the job before you get the job.I call this the “pre-interview project”.I’m going to show you exactly how to choose the perfect pre-interview project (including real life examples), who to send it to within the company you’re applying to, and how to structure the email to so that it’s well received (I’ll even give you sample email templates to use).Let’s get started.Step 1: Narrow in on a few existing jobsThis process is not as quick as sending your resume out a bunch of times, but it is more effective.While everyone else is spamming their resume to a hundred companies just to get a few interviews (if any), you’ll pick just a handful of jobs to apply to and crush them all.First, go on some job boards, and choose 3–5 jobs you’d like to have.Here are some good rules to keep in mind when you’re looking at the requirements on job descriptions:It’s OK if you’re a few years below the minimum experience level, but not TOO far below. If you’re just a college grad, don’t go for senior level jobs that require 7–10+ years of experience. But you CAN go for jobs that require, say, 3–5 years of experience even if you only have 1.It’s OK if your education level is a little below the required amount, but again, not too much below. For example — even though I never went to grad school, I’ve been able to get interviews for internships that required an MBA, and full time jobs that required a masters, but jobs that require PhDs are out of my league.Make sure that you can actually DO the job. You might not need credentials, but you do need the skills to get results.Once you have your 3–5 jobs, move on to step 2.Step 2: Outline what you’ll be doing on the jobBy getting a good understanding of what you’ll be doing everyday on the job, you’ll know exactly what the perfect pre-interview project should be to prove that you’d be the right fit.The only thing you really need at hand to figure this out is the job description.Make a special note of the day to day tasks you can do right away. For example, “analyzing churn data” isn’t something you can immediately do (because you need a good amount of internal information for that) but“form partnerships with local businesses” definitely is something you can help do without already being at the company.Step 3: Do one pre-interview project per companyNow that you know what the company expects you to do day to day, you can actually do it ahead of time and prove to them that you can solve their problems.When I was applying for a business development role for Kiip, I pitched a few companies on forming partnerships with them, and introduced them to the biz dev team. I ended up getting an offer.When I was applying for product development related positions, I ran quick usability tests on companies’ products, documented my process, created some design suggestions and sent it to the head of each design team. Here’s an example of what I did for Airbnb.This sort of thing got me interviews at major tech companies like Quora, and it even led to Shutterstock creating a position specifically for me.My friend Francine Lee did something similar (but MUCH more in depth) for Dropbox, and then got a job there.David Rogier wanted a product management position at Evernote, so he interviewed 23 customers and wrote 10 slides about how he could improve the product and sent it to the CEO — the CEO emailed him back in 30 minutes and asked him to come in.Doing a pre-interview project makes you stand out because the secret sauce is hard work. So most people will never do it.Step 4: Send your project inNext, you want to find the right person within the company to send your project to so that it actually gets noticed.If you’re applying to a smaller company, this is pretty straightforward — you can send it to the head of the department you’re interviewing for, or even the CEO. Most people have a personal page online you can reach out through — if not, you can easily guess their work email (it’s usually [email protected] or something like that).Here’s a sample email template you can use:Hi [name],I’m [your name] and I noticed you’re hiring a [position], and I’m interested. I thought it would be helpful for me to [insert a good description of your pre-interview project] to both show my interest and the value I could bring to [company].[Present the project here — if you just did a writeup (i.e. a design suggestion) then a link or image would do. If you pitched businesses for partnerships, ask if the person you’re emailing would like to be introduced, etc]Quick background on me: [insert a quick 2–3 sentence summary of your background as it relates to this job]Thanks so much for your time — hope to hear from you regarding next steps!Best,[your name]If it’s a big company (like Microsoft, Amazon, etc), it gets a bit trickier because not everyone in the same department will know each other (so your doc might not get shared with the right person). In cases like this, I’d suggest waiting until you get an interview, then do your project, and send it to all your interviewers before the interview date.Here’s a sample email script you can use for this situation:Hi [name],[Employee name] mentioned that I’d be chatting with you on [date] as part of my interview for the [position] at [company][Present the project here (insert link, ask if they’d like to be introduced to a potential partner, etc) ]Just thought I’d sent it over now in case you’d like to chat about it during the interview (if you think it would be appropriate, of course).Best,[your name]Every time I’ve done this, my interviews have gone SUPER smoothly and I usually end up getting an offer.“But this won’t work in my field. MY field is different!”No. It’s not.It’s just human behavior. People want their problems solved, and they’re much more likely to hire someone who’s already working on solving them than someone who MIGHT solve them.Try it. It works. And if you are proactive, do a project specifically for a company, and they STILL don’t respond, what does that say about their culture? Then you know that company is not the one you want to work for.It’s a win-win.--Like this post? In my private email list, I share specific strategies to help you:Figure out what your dream job isMake the right connections without coming off as “salesy” (even if you live in the middle of nowhere)Craft your application in such a way that the hiring manager can’t say no (even if you’re unqualified)Crush every interviewAnd much moreSign up hereOriginally posted on Land Any Job You Want.

How do I make my resume stand out with limited experience?

Sadly, Kent Aldershof is right.The fact is whether you be in the USA or UK, the fact is there are more people able and willing to work than there are jobs available (although in the UK the Government don’t like to admit it), further the immigration issue we have in the UK compounds the issue. A lot of these immigrants, whether legal or not, tend to work in closed, clique type communities and often not even registered as employed, but still claiming off our Benefits System.Such is the size of the selection pool, that employers are having a field day in terms of the absurd job descriptions and skill requirements they require; this is particularly true of the computing suites and software requirements. In some cases I often wonder whether a job description will require that you have a certain blood group -:)Humor aside, in the UK, we have a very real problem at both extremes of the work profile in terms of skills (it seems that you knowledge of a computer program is more important than knowing roughly what the answer should be, and therefore when the computer is wrong). We have also developed a fixation with call centres, many of which are “off-shore”, and again do not employ people in the UK, which ever their ethnic origin.To that end your resume is going to have to be “finely tuned” for each application which you make. As I have discovered (I am 53), age is increasingly an issue, indeed I have now had it suggested that I leave both my date of birth off the document as well as only showing the last 10 years of employment. Although I dislike the buzz word “Ageism”, regrettably it is a serious issue in the UK.Having been a department manager who has recruited junior staff, or “second jobbers”, the latter classified as 20–25 age group, I have seen some very bizarre CV /Resume formats. Many think that using multi-colour text/script along with scroll top and bottom attract the reader’s attention. Certainly that is not my view, and indeed I find a distraction and does not want me to pick up your CV more than another, which shows that really you are at the mercy of the the person who is reviewing your application.Certainly in the UK, we have such an over-subscription rate for vacancies, that in some cases it is easy to have over 100 applications for a post advertised, particularly on electronic job boards, in the space of 48 hours of the job being placed. Indeed even Employment Agencies are saying that the number of applications outstrip demand several fold.With that in mind, and depending the area of work you are applying for, you need to assess what the job entails, and more to the point, bear in mind that your CV is not going to be read like a book.To that end most people “bullet point” their CVs, to show the last employer and then list the achievements in that job, your responsibilities (particularly if you have managed staff) and more often the computing suites you have used. This is particularly true of accountancy and legal systems, of which there are literally thousands, including the versions etc.As I have disputed with many employment agents and representatives, particularly those who claim to draft “the perfect CV” there is no such thing as “perfect”; it is all very subjective. However, I would agree with many who have said given the sheer voloume of CVs they received, whether electronically or hard copy, the document needs to be clear, succinct and picks out the job requirements as advertised.To that end as I have discovered, we have reached a stage, that unless you are filling in an application form with a covering letter, a CV needs to be bespoke. That is to say, there is no such thing as a perfect CV as a template, and each application needs its own covering letter and bespoke CV for that job. I have steered away from these so called “Professional CV Writers”, and let my own mind select the way it is laid out, and the items I need to draw to the readers attention. Hence the bullet points.Further, as I have also found, these days even the covering letter is not read, or at least not properly.In the case of limited experience, you need to high light the qualifications that you have both practical and in certificated form, and certainly in e-mail applications, if you can flat bed scan those documents in to an attachments library, attaching those documents to the covering CV e-mail. Oddly enough, certainly for school leavers, and those who take up temporary employment, also need good references.For school /college leavers this is not too difficult since your Principal is not likely to write a bad one unless you really are totally inappropriate for the post. More so if what you have said at both interview and on your CV conflict with the truth !Even if you had done paper-round or rounds assistant type jobs, or worked in a sweet shop at the weekend, whilst you were at school these people are likely to provide you with at least a basic reference, even if it is just a personality or reliability type reference. If you can get these in writing, or printed off so they can be attached to a hard copy application, or again scanned and used as attachments to e-mail applications.The market not just in the USA, but right across Europe is beyond “competitive” as the current buzz word which is being thrown around, you need to show a broad based set of “skills” (again another term which has become a cliche), and to that end no matter what level you applying for, whether it be senior or at school/college leaver level, each CV is going to have to be bespoke. Again, in my view and may others, there is no such thing as a “perfect CV”. You also have to be careful that you do not fall in to the trap of being “over-qualified” and this means that you need a very good memory relating to the CV you created along with the covering letter, in relation to the job specification that was presentedThat application letter should be no more than a page of A4, and if it is a hard copy application, i.e. by post, then I would suggest that you use good quality “water-marked” paper of about 100gsm and “hi-laid” almost like velum which feels good in the hand.Also beware of “recycled” jobs which appear on sites quite frequently, which appear to be new but in fact the same post which was not filled, but re-worded to make it appear a new “opourtunity”.I can fully sympathise with your situation since although I am at the opposite end of the age scale, we both have the same issues/problems to deal with relating to the person who is reading your application.Sadly there is to much time spent by employers playing “mind games” (Psychometric tests) which certainly were a fad in the 1990s early 2000, but starting to come back in to popularity. Again, I have found these to be unreliable, and although sometimes reasonable accurate, if you have a “professional player” of the tests who know the answers that the “analyst” wants to hear, as opposed to the real person that you are.I wish you luck in your efforts to secure employment (which I am sure you will), but be prepared to file a lot of applications, more to the point be prepared for a lot of rejection.

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