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New Zealand Will Give You a Free Trip If You Agree To a Job Interview (esquire.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how-about-that dept.

An anonymous reader shares an Esquire article: If New Zealand is on your bucket list, it's time to fill out a job application. You see, the tech industry in Wellington, New Zealand is trying to recruit experts from around the world to their community, so they're offering a free trip if you can prove you want the job and deserve an interview. They're calling it a "global talent attraction program" and 100 potential recruits will be invited on the free (yes, free) week-long trip. But, of course, the catch is you have to prove why you could serve as a software developer, creative director, product manager, analyst or digital strategist to get a free ticket. Once you do, your itinerary will be filled with interviews and meetings with others in the New Zealand tech community members, as well as excursions around Wellington.

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  1. Don't bother - the money is poor and weather shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I lived there for 2 years - it was a waste of time.

    You'll be a paid in NZ Dollars, (currently US$0.71) and a lower amount than if you were working in the USA, Australia or Canada.

    Wellington weather is windy as f*ck and always raining.
    If you're lucky you'll get a few sunny weeks during Summer, if the wind and the freezing water doesn't get to you, the sunburn will.

    Any major city in the world will have more business opportunities than Wellington, the population is so small.

    There's much better opportunities available elsewhere.

  2. Re:Do they need Infrastructure People? by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Informative

    The tubes are all new, and they're fibre.

    Most people get 100mbit. It's between $60 and $100 depending if you can live with a data cap or not. You can get up to 1g. My ISP offers a plan where "you should see 700 - 900Mbps" down and 400 - 450 up for $140

    Of course fibre isn't available everywhere in NZ, but it is pretty much everywhere in Wellington.

  3. Is this a joke? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've lived in wellington for 20 years.
    Wellington has an excess of I.T. people, but are unable to get jobs due to a screwed up government system or an unwillingness to pay a decent amount.
    It already imports a significant number of indians for government jobs pushing out New Zealanders, as they are cheaper (at least through some creative accounting. They don't get paid heaps but thier contracting agencys do).
    Also, we don't have enough houses to put everyone in. House and rent prices are going through the roof with no relief in sight.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/89933065/rental-crisis-deepens-as-mt-cook-flat-viewing-attracts-more-than-40-people
    http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2017/02/hot-property-wellington-house-values-up-21-percent-in-2016.html

    What idiot came up with this plan?