Processing progress for candidates attending Expo

Monday 6th of November. The Automotive Employment Expo team returned to New Zealand

Wednesday 8th of November. Expo material, CV's, CDs and applications released from customs

Thursday 9th of November. Consultants allocated files of candidates moving to New Zealand shortly

Thursday 9th of November. First 30 Candidate resumes entered into new specially designed software to manage Expo applications. Consultant reporting functions now in place to monitor individual candidate progress.

Thursday 9th of November. First 30 Candidate CV's now in electronic format and transferred into New Zealand style.

Friday 10th of November. Expo information now live on Web site. Numerous pages of information however yet to be added.

Friday 10th of November. National client contacts beginning to be made with regards to first 30 applications.

Friday 10th of November. Admin support begins processing second batch of 30 candidate applications and entering into Expo database software.

Monday 14th of November. PDF's introducing allocated consultants designed

Tuesday 15th of November. PDF's sent to first 30 Candidates providing a welcome to the services we are about to provide.

Tuesday 15th of November. second batch of 30 candidates allocated to consultants. [Candidates broken up into group's dependant on expected arrival dates]

Tuesday 15th of November. Third batch of 30 Candidates allocated to consultants. [Candidates broken up into group's dependant on expected arrival dates]

Tuesday 15th of November. Forth batch of 30 Candidates allocated to consultants. [Candidates broken up into group's dependant on expected arrival dates]

Tuesday 15th of November. remaining candidates allocated to consultants. Please note; all candidates should expect to have received communication by Friday 17th of November. If you have not received correspondence by this date please advise.

Tuesday 15th of November. Additional five placements made by consultants today as a direct result from Expo, these offers have been made site unseen: First candidate arrives in New Zealand from the Expo and has secured 6 interviews and attended 2 as at 5pm Tuesday the 15th. The candidate has been offered both jobs as so far.

Monday 20th November. All 160 applicants from Expo should now have been contacted. This includes automotive technicians, HGV and HE Mechanics, vehicle sales personnel, management and parts staff. You will have had a consultant allocated and have received the PDF introducing our consultant and the next step. If you have not been contacted please advise us straight away by emailing info@automotiveemployment.co.nz. Please note, if you are a driver and not employed in the retail motor industry then your application is being dealt with separately and you will be contacted in due course. All other applicants should have been contacted and our consultants are currently in communication with 120 applicants who are arriving in NZ at specific intervals.

Tuesday 21st of November. Reference from Expo candidate who we have placed and previously referred to on the 15th of November:

We met with the consultants of Automotive Employment NZ Ltd at The London Opportunities New Zealand Expo in Earls Court.

Automotive Employment NZ Ltd assured us there was a range of jobs available and initially we were skeptical, but the company kept assuring us there was no need to organise interviews in advance. After receiving yet another email assuring me that the vacancies would be available through Automotive Employment NZ here, we decided to place our trust in our consultant Toni Vermeulen and Russell Phillips who we had met at the Expo instead of another firm that claimed to have prearranged interviews

For my first stay in New Zealand, we stayed at the Academy Motor Lodge that the company organised for us and it was delightful. I met with Toni Vermeulen only 2kms away from our accommodation the next day. The company immediately organised the first series of interviews within 1 hour of arriving for my meeting with them. Seven interviews were organised!! first in Auckland, then Hamilton on the same day as my meeting with Toni and I attained offers of employment with in both interviews. The next day I had interviews in Taupo, and Rotarua and the following day Hawkes Bay. From here it was back to Hamilton and Auckland.

The first 2 job offers were received on the same day as our meeting with Toni and we ended up with a job offer from not 6 companies but 7 as another interview was organised by Toni in Hamilton. This was all achieved in the different regions outlined within 5 days. We have signed contracts and Russell is now processing our immigration papers as promised.

Do we recommend Automotive Employment NZ? Definitely!!
They are professional, friendly, efficient and they deliver!!

Wayne and Lisa Evans
Coventry
United Kingdom

Monday December 11. Please note: New Zealand is currently experiencing email problems with lost and delayed emails. These problems are due to the major ISP providers [primarily Xtra and Ihug] becoming inundated with share market investment spam which is encrypted and unable to be picked up by the normal filters. While Automotive Employment NZ has moved to resolve this problem, it is possible some emails may have gone astray during the last 7 days. If you are waiting for a reply or have not received communication please pick up the phone and let us know 0064 9 271 3200. If you are unable to phone please resend your message.

December 15. Electronic Christmas cards and messages sent to all attendees of the expo advising of the holiday dates of each consultant representing each candidate.

December 24. Automotive Employment NZ takes a short summer break.

December 25. Merry Christmas all.

January 1, 2007. Happy New Year.

January 15, 2007. All staff have now returned from holidays, contact with all candidates reestablished with consultants in some cases sending pictures of typical “Kiwi” holiday to candidates.

January 17, 2007. An additional five placements made from Expo today. Three of these were in NZ.

March 15, 2007. 33 applicants have now been placed as a direct result of the Opportunities NZ Expo. Automotive Employment NZ ltd has placed candidates from Keri Keri in the North to Invercargill in the South and virtually everywhere in between

22nd May, 2007. Candidates from the expo have continued to remain in contact with Automotive Employment NZ and several have arrived in May. Presently we have some 7 candidates who have attended the expo touring New Zealand.

31st August, 2007. By popular request Automotive Employment NZ has taken the concept of organising employment tours for candidates entering NZ. We have ensured we have vacancies in every area of the country and have visited virtually all major dealerships and distributors in the North and South Island of NZ. The result is a staggering 75 additional nationwide vacancies in virtually every sector of the NZ motor industry. These tours are organsied free of charge other than the normal cost of accommodation which is an expense you would ordinarily incur in any event. The success of the tours is self evident by visiting the testimonials page.

December 4, 2007. Automotive Employment NZ is nearing the peak period of the New Zealand recruitment calendar and has now been processing applicants for some 14 months for the expo. If you have not updated Automotive Employment NZ about your pending relocation to New Zealand, now is the time to do so. Automotive Employment NZ will contact all remaining candidates from the 2006 expo over the next three weeks although would obviously appreciate any proactive responses. The end of January 2008 to the end of March 2008 is forecast to be a boom period for job seekers in NZ so if you haven’t already planned your trip to New Zealand then start thinking as this could be a good time. As an added bonus it is also summer here and likely to be warm and dry.