Skilled Migrant Category - Expression of Interest Selection – 17th November 2010
The following EOIs were selected from the pool for validation on 17th November 2010:
412 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above:
350 with job offer
62 without job offer
77 EOIs 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 employment in New Zealand.
56 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, without a job offer, but with 15 points claimed for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.
5 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 135 or more but less than 140, and included 10 bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage
(A total of 550 EOIs were therefore selected)
Conclusion: Leaving aside the EOIs in areas of Absolute Skills Shortage, only 13% of applicants managed to achieve the selection point without a job offer. Thus, 87% 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