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nurseNY
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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject: freeze hiring |
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| i wanted to start processing my papers for NZ this year since the US is taking a looong time already. however, im having doubts coz 3 of my friends who left mid this year really had difficulty finding jobs after schooling. back in 2007, my friends were working as early as 4 weeks after schooling. now it takes them almost 3 mos!... is NZ still hiring? |
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jss63
Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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Location: Auckland
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| NZ is still hiring nurses. It appears that more nurses are coming. Some came here on student visas (at least 10 of them)for a short course (nursing course for foreign nurses) through a Philippine agency. I believe they were given 3 months to look for a job after graduation and they are having a difficulty in finding a job. |
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chicano
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are you sure that your friends who left mid year took the Competency Assessment Program? coz the CAP is only 6-8 weeks. It is highly unusual that after almost 5-6 months that they are still unemployed.
However there are some Pinoy RNs who landed in NZ via the English for Nursing Registration program who are having a hard time in NZ. They are having a hard time looking for a part time job and having difficulties passing their IELTs . They spend thousand of dollars paying their agencies and yet they are stuck in NZ without a NCNZ approval.
Best thing to do is search for nursing jobs at trademe and seek.co.nz and DHB websites ..and check out if you have a chance to be hired base on their requirements. |
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rdj95
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
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I have met some Filipina nurses working as "health care assistants" at aging homes or worse at supermarkets because they have failed to get registration 
My tip: Get registered first and SECURE a job offer. Otherwise, it can be a very expensive New Zealand vacation. |
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chicano
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| jss63 wrote: | | NZ is still hiring nurses. It appears that more nurses are coming. Some came here on student visas (at least 10 of them)for a short course (nursing course for foreign nurses) through a Philippine agency. I believe they were given 3 months to look for a job after graduation and they are having a difficulty in finding a job. |
English for Nursing Registration or Nursing Course for Foreign nurses is the latest SCAM of agencies in the Philippines. When in fact they are just glorified IELTS review. Why pay thousands of NZ dollars when you can review for IELTS in the PHL for 5000 PHP.
They are telling applicants that after the English Course that they would gain automatic approval with the NCNZ..Hindi nila sinasabi na na kailangan pa din nila ipasa ang IELTS and dumaan sa lahat ng process ng NCNZ application.
Isang pang pang akit ng mga agency ay ang promise na pwede silang mag work ng 20 hrs per week. Yes pwede nga mag work , pero sa panahon ngayon mahirap maghanap ng part time work sa nZ...
STUDENT VISA route is not the correct pathway if RN's want to work in nZ...Nurses Beware |
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philidor
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| SOME NZ nurse graduates from last year are still unemployed. Nursing jobs here in nz are not as in-demand as being advertised ~ citizen na yan mga yan, ha?! Yan din ang sinasabi ng mga career counselors ng ilang uni ngayon. |
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engr2008
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:04 am Post subject: |
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It's no longer easy to find a school where you can enrol for CAP course. Some have stopped hiring overseas applicants. They are only accommodating local nurses/graduates.
Some hospitals have stopped posting job offers online. They only hire internally or thru recommendations.
My only suggestion to overseas nurses planning to work in NZ as a nurse: Complete the NZ Nurse registration requirements. Only come here if you have the letter from the NZ Nursing Council inviting you to take the CAP.
If you want stress/hassles/headaches or want to take a huge risk (and waste money), then go for STUDENT VISA route or come to NZ without IELTS or letter from NZ Nursing Council. |
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levi
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:36 am Post subject: |
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In fairness, the first post of this topic was well over two years ago. The NZ two years ago is not the same NZ now. The recession changed all that. Even those jobs that were considered 'recession-proof' (health workers, teachers, IT, engineering etc) are now proving to be now exposed more than ever to the effects of recession and government budget slashing.
With these challenges, and I am not related in the health care industry, nothing short of registration and a job offer should entice our nurses back home to take a chance here in NZ in my humble opinion. |
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philidor
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Pero funny thing is, some nurse friends of mine na nasa UK seem to think na if ever they would move, either australia or new zealand daw ang best option based sa recruitment ng nurses sa UK. oz siguro pero nz? funny =) |
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rdj95
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