IT Skills Shortage in New Zealand - The need for migrants in this sector

The focus of my practice is and will continue to be to match the skill shortages in New Zealand with those who possess these skills. And out of the many shortages, of particular interest to me is the IT skills shortage. Not only is IT in the Long Term Skill Shortage List but it is also in the Identified Future Growth Area of New Zealand. Quite obviously this is a high focus area for the government and as a Licensed Immigration Adviser this provides me with an opportunity to match this shortage and thus address the bigger immigration picture. Qualified, experienced and competent IT professionals are sought by many countries and hence it is a challenge to attract them to New Zealand in the face of competition from other countries. However for anyone who chooses to make New Zealand their destination, I personally believe it could be one of the best decisions ever made for themselves and their family. One of the country's leading IT placement companies, Absolute IT has put out a very good blog on their website called "Why New Zealand is awesome and a great place to find your dream IT job". I draw the attention of all IT professionals who are considering an overseas move to have a look at this blog. It is bound to create a definite interest in New Zealand as a destination country.

Nga Mihi (regards)

Arun 

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SKILLED MIGRATION - OUR FOCUS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS
Our current focus is on high quality IT background clients for the skilled migrant category. We believe this is one of the most exciting areas for both skilled migrants as well New Zealand. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is currently on the Long Term Skill Shortage List of New Zealand as well being a government Identified Future Growth Area. In plain English, this means that the employment opportunity in ICT for new migrants is significant. Here are some more facts:

• The technology industry is New Zealand’s fastest growing sector. 
• NZ's largest recruitment website Seek shows IT jobs having highest vacancies in its search criteria.  
• Jason Walker, Managing Director of Hays in New Zealand says, "Across New Zealand, every region has seen an increase in the number of IT jobs that include both additional benefits and bonuses. In 2015 we expect to see opportunities across all aspects of construction and the IT sector as employers invest in full-time hires." (Hays is a leading global professional recruiting group)

We are very excited about working in this particular sector and have evolved an end-to-end solution for IT professionals from different parts of the world to come and make New Zealand their home. This is your chance to combine a unique lifestyle with a career in an industry that’s making people around the world sit up and take notice. This package we have designed includes processing of your visa application while you are still in your country and everything from the time you land in New Zealand. This includes an airport pickup, accommodation for 30 days, car, professional CV and cover letter preparation, active marketing of your CV by our in-house IT placement team in New Zealand and many other benefits. There is a detailed day-by-day breakdown of the services we will provide to ensure your migration and settlement foray into New Zealand is successful. We like to share the details of this pack only after the process of an interview to ensure you are the right kind of IT professional New Zealand deserves and vice versa. If you believe you fall into category of high quality IT professionals, we encourage you to contact us to know more about this migration solution we have created exclusively for people like you.

When we receive your enquiry to be a skilled IT migrant to New Zealand, we will first undertake an assessment of your eligibility based on the information you provide us. If you pass this stage, we will then call you from New Zealand to make sure you get all the information about this package. It is free till this stage and there is absolutely no cost till you decide to go ahead after receiving all the information and making your own enquiries. If you do not pass the first stage of our evaluation and are not eligible for our skilled IT migrant package, we will make free recommendations that can help you achieve your aspiration of migrating to New Zealand.   Start your New Zealand skilled IT migration journey by emailing arun.jacob@ajv.kiwi and attaching your current CV and that of your partner if you are married or in a partnership. We will revert to you within 48 business hours.

Note for Non-IT applicants: If you desire an opportunity to live in New Zealand, you may also email your CV if you fall under any of the other Long Term Skill Shortage List occupational groups. We will do an assessment and revert with possible pathways for you. 

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New Zealand Information Technology (IT) Skills Shortage

There is a long term skill shortage list that is published by Immigration New Zealand and currently the following occupational groups are listed on the list - Agriculture and Forestry / Construction / Education / Engineering / Finance and Business / Health and Social Services / ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications / Recreation, Hospitality and Tourism / Science / Trades (some) / Transport.

I have a specific interest in information technology because I am always overwhelmed by the power of this particular occupation group. I even got involved at a very serious level with it in the past by designing and creating an award winning portal for education. That process gave me a great insight into the possibilities that exist within information technology. And so I stay very fascinated with this subject. Besides the personal interest I also always align my practice to the requirements of New Zealand, which at this point is to attract global talent in the occupation groups listed above. And so as a licensed immigration adviser I am keenly developing a product specifically aimed at creating an end-to-end process for IT professionals from all parts of the world to migrate and settle in New Zealand. This should be available very soon and so I encourage you to stay connected via my Facebook page and this blog.

In anticipation of creating this product I need to gear up for the first question that is bound to arise from a prospect - "Are there IT jobs in New Zealand if I move there with my family?" I think this is a very valid question because eventually migration only makes sense if there is gainful employment and ability to live well after making a life changing decision. And so constantly I check to see how many jobs are actually available under each of these occupational groups and from my research as on today this is the information technology (IT) vacancies listed on the two leading job sites in New Zealand. 

From Seek website - 2314 vacancies and from Trade Me Jobs website - 1073 vacancies. Admittedly there will be overlaps between both the sites but if one were to account for all the unlisted jobs that are quietly advertised elsewhere I guess it is safe to say there are in excess of 3000 IT jobs in New Zealand as we speak. This is obviously not a scientific study or anything as such but a quick dipstick survey to see what are the opportunities. And there seem to be enough jobs out there for IT professionals. For the person with the right attitude, skills and knowledge of IT, I do not think finding employment will be a difficult task. But to bolster the chances, one component of the migration pathway I am creating for IT professionals also includes job search support. More on this later though as the product evolves. Stay tuned for an announcement soon :)

So if you are an IT professional from any part of this big world and want to come and create a future for yourself and your family in our beautiful part of the world, a warm welcome indeed. Get in touch at arunjacob@amazingnz.co.nz and I will be more than happy to get you started on the journey of a lifetime that will get you to one of the finest destinations on mother earth. Haere mai...welcome to New Zealand! 

Link to the current Long Term Skill Shortage List (INZ1093). 

Nga mihi (Regards)

Arun

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