Skilled Migrant Category - Expression of Interest Selection – 12th January 2011
The following EOIs were selected from the pool for validation on 12th January 2011:
440 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above:
370 with job offer
70 without job offer
65EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, and included points for offers of skilled employment or current skilled jobs in New Zealand. 58 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 125 or more but less than 140, and included 15 bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.(A total of 563 EOIs were therefore selected)Conclusion: Leaving aside the EOIs in areas of Absolute Skills Shortage, only 14% of applicants managed to achieve the selection point without a job offer. Thus, 86% of ordinary applicants needed a job offer to qualify. Clearly, getting a job is of paramount importance to your application, which is where our Jobsearch Programme is best placed to help