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wellingtonianbuddy
Joined: 02 May 2008
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 Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you. I'll take that as compliment.
Hmmm, You are still alive and OK I suppose.
I thought you and your family have gone back to the Philippines because you and your spouse miserably failed - career-wise - in NZ? I hope things are better now. |
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bey
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| boyoyong wrote: |
Chances are, you will get a "menial" job here at the start. But you have one thing going for you. Your youth. OK lang ang magstart sa mababa as you have all the time in the world to work your way up. It's not like you're 40 yrs old, right? Of course, that is all contingent on the assumption that NZ society is, at its core, a just society where anyone regardless of race, religion or gender is given a fair shot. That is an assumption that may or may not be true, but is well beyond the scope of this topic.
Oh yeah, pagpasensyahan mo na lang si wellington buddy. I think the guy actually believes he is white. Little Brown Brother syndrome. |
Gee, thanks.  Anyway, I might come over for a short vacation muna to see how things might go, anyway, siguro pwede pa naman po ako mag aral jan diba?para ma-reach yung mga requirements nila. I don't have issues working as a cashier, fast food crew or even at a gas station, just wanted to know how things might really go thru people hus been there and done all that.
For Mr. wellingtonbuddy
I kinda' thought I might've posted the wrong words thats' why you reacted that way but your response to Sir Boyoyong is foul already...dahil jan...IKAW NA! PAK!Ikaw na ang successful sa NZ...Congratulations!!! |
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levi
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
Posts: 1231
Location: Auckland Central, New Zealand
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| bey wrote: | | levi wrote: | | bey wrote: | hello,
newbie here..I got an aunt in NZ, resident na siya dun, she told me the possibility of starting our with low-level jobs when I get there, Im a fresh grad with no valuable experience at all. though my aunt can back me up gusto ko sana ma-weigh things before I decide going there. is it possible to at least get a nice job such as a store cashier or stuff, or uber low level talaga ang available for us..?
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The big question is: with you having no skill nor 'valuable experience' how will you be able to come here to New Zealand? |
I know sir, but my aunt was very insistent for me to go there this early, she said it doesn't matter whatever my experience was. I got a good paying job here in the Phils. but I know that opportunities there are way better, thats why I said Im weighing things down.
thanks. |
I do not question your willingness or fitness to work, I am merely questioning your chances without skills or qualifications in demand in NZ.
Here's the deal: it's easy to apply for a visitor's visa here in NZ, at the maximum you can apply for a 9 month stay provided you can show you or someone will defray your expenses.
You can look for work but without a work visa, you are not eligible to work. And a lack of a work visa will be your most important challenge since hiring foreigners are difficult in these economic times.
The only time the employer will take the risk on you and be willing to sponsor your work visa is if you have skills that are in demand here in NZ.
That's the reason why I am asking if you have skills that based on your research is in demand here in NZ and no other Kiwi is ready, willing or able to do the job, requiring the employer to hire foreigners such as yourself.
Otherwise, you will only have a 9 month expensive vacation and will return home with no job to return to.
If you want to risk it, then as much as possible do not leave your current employment and try to arrange a long leave of absence, say three months? Three months could be enough time for you to see if you have a future here in NZ. |
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konan
Joined: 06 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Hi! I just wanted to ask what's going to be the best way to migrate to NZ if you're a CPA in the Philippines with 3 years experience.
Salamat at mabuhay ang lahing Pinoy! |
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snapper
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| konan wrote: | Hi! I just wanted to ask what's going to be the best way to migrate to NZ if you're a CPA in the Philippines with 3 years experience.
Salamat at mabuhay ang lahing Pinoy! |
Don't want to discourage you here, but the CPA profession one of the profession that has least chances of getting job in NZ. Anyway, just seek a immigration consultant. They might have way to get you to your dream county. |
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jotjoseph
Joined: 28 Oct 2010
Posts: 3
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Hello
Newbie here. I work as a Systems Administrator here in the Philippines. I am on the process of filling up my EOI. Tanung ko lang po kung ilang points dapat ang makuha ko para masabing OK ang EOI ko? Thanks in advance and God bless all
Joseph |
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engr2008
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Posts: 358
Location: Auckland
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| jotjoseph wrote: | Hello
Newbie here. I work as a Systems Administrator here in the Philippines. I am on the process of filling up my EOI. Tanung ko lang po kung ilang points dapat ang makuha ko para masabing OK ang EOI ko? Thanks in advance and God bless all
Joseph |
You need over 100 points. Read more. |
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jotjoseph
Joined: 28 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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question po ulit.
Do I need to take the IELTS first before I can submit my EOI? or is it OK to submit first the EOI?
Thanks |
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bumblebenny
Joined: 01 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:52 am Post subject: hello |
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hello everyone. I was just searching the net regarding my plans of working sa NZ and I encountered this forum.
Anyways, I'm a registered pharmacist here in the philippines and currently working in retail pharmacy setting because the NZ Pharmacy council requires me to have before taking their equivalency exam. before, I was trying to pursue Australia pero ngayon, they are not processing visa applications for pharmacists kasi nawala yung "Pharmacist" sa skilled workers that the country needed. So I opted to try NZ.
May idea ba kayo kung OK ang mga pharmacists jan sa NZ? I encountered a website kasi regarding skilled workers needed by NZ pero parang pharmacy assistants naman ang andun? Iba kasi ang exam ang ng pharmacists at pharmacy technicians sa NZ kaya I'm making sure na tama yung exam ko. May kamahalan ang exam (around 70KPHP) kaya todo ang ipon ko. |
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MCGENS
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| DO we need to have the NZQA assessment first prior to submitting an EOI? plese help |
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wellingtonianbuddy
Joined: 02 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:10 am Post subject: |
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what does the eoi application form say?
i'm sure the guide to applying will tell u. |
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rdj95
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
Posts: 69
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Lifted from a pinoy kiwi blog --
Dear kabayan, schoolmates and friends :
NOT to be morbid about it, but I'm in the dying days of my current work permit
(WP). It's been a great gig the last two years, and of course I'd like nothing
else but to continue work, but I've been too lucky the past 24 months (29,
counting training and waiting time) and a sudden negative decision from
Immigration NZ would frankly be part of the law of averages.
In short, I've been too lucky (masyadong sinuswerti) and the odds aren't my
friend this time.
It's way too easy to declare, (allegedly) indolent locals and industrious WP
holders notwithstanding, is INZ in touch with reality at all? Don't the
training, experience and credentials earned by guest workers count, arrayed
against the unskilled, inexperienced and (most importantly) unwilling locals who
don't even bother applying for tradesmen jobs?
But it would be, as the Poms say, "bad form" to cry and whine.
I will not dishonor the memory of those more qualifed and less fortunate than I
am, Filipinos who have dared and died in the NZ labor marketplace, those who
sold the carabao and mortgaged the last piece of arable land in order to pay
processing, visa fees and travel expenses to try their luck in the First World
Never-Never Land. They deserve more than that.
My most poignant memory is walking to the lunch bar one day at the Albany
Industrial Park, North Shore City early 2008. I discerned two figures coming my
direction on the sidewalk, which turned out to be a male and female Asian in
office attire. Strangely familiar were not only their height and complexion
(similar to mine) but the office attire that channeled Makati and Ortigas
Centre, short sleeves and necktie versus smart vestida and sensible pumps.
It only took half a second to realize that they were compatriots and countrymen,
kabayan who were looking for jobs in the area. Quick hellos and kumustas were
exchanged, mixed with the unmistakeable warmth of Pinoy wayfarers crossing
paths.
It likewise didn't take long for their voices to break.
Kuya, ilang linggo na rin kaming naghahanap ng trabaho rito sa Auckland, malapit
na maubos ipon namin. Ayaw pa naming bumalik sa Pinas pero mukhang yun na lang
ang natitirang option kapag alang swerte.
I couldn't bear to tell them that I myself was nearly at the end of my rope,
using up the remaining few weeks of my tenure before my WP employer would close
down for good.
From there, I would be looking for a job myself, awkwardly skilled and poorly
placed in the job market for suitable PR (permanent-resident) hopefuls like me.
So like the dutiful plastic Pinoy cheerleader that I was, I told them to keep
your chin up, kaya nyo yan, keep hunting for that job, and stop counting down
till WTR (work-to-residence)
Doomsday.
I forget their names, and honestly I'm unaware of their fate. For all I know
they might've gotten engaged to good jobs, achieved permanent residence status
(PR) by the skin of their teeth, and are now living the Kinoy dream, kudos to
them. But I wouldn't bet on it. If they went home and started from scratch
anew, it wouldn't be news to most of us.
And that's the defining bittersweet memory I have, among a few others, of New
Zealand.
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But on to happier topics. The silver lining in my dark cloud is that for this
and the next generation of Kiwi + Pinoys or Kinoys, the latter will have their
cake and eat it too.
Families will be better housed, children will be better fed and educated, and
overall quality of life improved.
No small feat is the recent UNDP (UN Development Program) report ranking New
Zealand third in terms of quality of life, ahead of all first world countries
except Norway and Australia.
At the same time, money will be sent back home to send relatives to school,
improve houses and communities in the countryside, and hopefully infuse our
economy with physical and human resources reinforced and enhanced by the wealth
and technology of a First World dynamo.
All this will happen whatever my lot as an accidental migrant. But my sojourn
here would not have been as memorable without the effort and compassion of a few
countrymen, who I must mention as a simple gesture of sincere thanks:
Steve and April Dods : I'm not sure if they're in Auckland still, but the
Dodses gave me their first job offer, without which I couldn't have secured my
first work permit, and absent which I couldn't have stayed in NZ. They didn't
ask too many questions, gave me my first break, and for that I will always be
grateful.
Efren and Butchie Pascual - Against their better judgment and common sense, the
Pascuals helped me up when I was down and out, and didn't expect anything in
return. With one vacancy in their roster, they could've chosen more qualified
and experienced Kiwis to staff their store, and yet they chose me, only because
I was a kabayan who needed a break. It will not be forgotten.
Jerome and Lady Jalbuena - Another couple that smiled upon a complete stranger
and gave him shelter, as well as encouragement from despair. Again, they had no
reason to open their doors for me, share their dinner table or offer me the
hospitality of their home. But logic and good sense will always be at odds with
kindness, altruism, and an indefinable instinct to pull up the fallen. May you
always be blessed, as you blessed me.
Norman Latosa, Bong Fiel and the Pinoy Basketball sa Auckland Family - My
happiest days in Auckland were spent as a scorer, timekeeper and unlikely
participant in the over- 35 tournament; I played like a kid and forgot I was
overseas. All because of the magic of basketball, thanks to you.
The Downer (and Chorus) family of Pinoy linemen, installers and troubleshooters
- The best way I can describe them would be genuine Pinoy Good Samaritans. They
are part of the 60-strong batch of recruits from all over the Philippines flung
via the four winds to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. My second month in
Windy Wellington , the Downers (in name only) spotted me and took me in without
batting an eyelash and treated me like one of their own. I became an Ilocano,
Kapampangan, Ilonggo and Bisaya as well as a Tagalog well-versed in the traits
of all because of you. Mabuhay !
AKLnzPINOYS & upalumninz and other community e-groups - Ka Uro, Jinkee Say,
comrades in the same groups and the Maroon stalwarts of the State U community,
you have done more than your share to promote camaraderie among the Pinoy
community in your respective circles. Thank you for allowing me a forum with
which to vent and destress myself. You may have helped kabayan more than you
will ever know.
The Bautistas, Agustins and Montenegros of Johnsonville and Newlands - In true
Pinoy fashion, we had a soft landing in Wellington courtesy of a trio of cousins
(and their families), notably Eric and Hope Bautista, Tom and Ineng Agustin and
Ricky and Maya Montenegro. They extended to us every comfort and courtesy and
gave us a genuine impression of how Filipinos treat kin and loved ones abroad.
Maraming salamat po.
George Bautista - I would never have been able to conceive staying here beyond a
short visit if it hadn't been for my brother George, to whom I owe the fruits of
generosity, pearls of wise counsel, hugs of tough love, and utterances of
unconditional support. No greater compliment can I pay him than to say that he
made everything possible, and the debt of gratitude can never be repaid.
Maraming salamat, kapatid.
So many more people to thank, so many kindnesses to remember. If I have
momentarily forgotten you, sincerest apologies and I will make up for it (if
there is a) next time.
** ** **
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In closing, I note today that it is again one of those perfect, cloudless days
in Wellington worthy of a Hobbit shoot or an Avatar inspired tableau. There is
not a trace of the howling storm last night, responsible for a million
windstrewn leaves all about.
If one were to choose how to spend one's last days in New Zealand, this would
certainly be ideal. For after the whirlwind of uncertainty and struggle, one
hopes that the accidental migrant in me will regain the sunshine of a better
life in Aotearoa.
Thanks for reading kabayan, and goodbye for now !
NOel
http://YLBnoel.wordpress.com/
http://noel0514.multiply.com/
www.nzpinoy.com |
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boldon
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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konan wrote:
Hi! I just wanted to ask what's going to be the best way to migrate to NZ if you're a CPA in the Philippines with 3 years experience.
Salamat at mabuhay ang lahing Pinoy!
Don't want to discourage you here, but the CPA profession one of the profession that has least chances of getting job in NZ. Anyway, just seek a immigration consultant. They might have way to get you to your dream county.
Snapper - i think it would depend on what type of experience Konan has. Accountants would not be in the list of long term skills shortage if employers are not constantly hiring. case in point also, i recently moved to NZ. I sent out my cv in mid october when i was still abroad and within a month i got a job offer so now i'm here.
Konan - i think chances are better if you have Big 4 experience.
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richardrn
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: |
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hi there!
I was just searching on how to get a job in NEW ZEALAND. But I am afraid to take a step. May I ask from those who are already in NZ the steps to get there? I am a Registered Nurse working as a Medical Representative for almost 3 years, may I ask kung may chance ba ako na makapagwork sa NZ?
Thanks for all of the info. |
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wellingtonianbuddy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| not very promising...but no harm in trying... |
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