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#268451 20-Mar-2020 12:13
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I just heard that BNZ has frozen all new hires.

Also hearsay, the Police are also postponing non-critical hires.

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Just my guesses

I'd guess around Wellington there may be some new government hires, but not sure where.

Treasury might be a good place to look; they handle NCMC, National Crisis Management Centre

I'd also guess that healthcare workers even more in demand.

Perhaps home cleaning and couriers would also be in higher demand.

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  #2442258 20-Mar-2020 15:33
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My wife's best friend was head hunted for a job to start a new NZ division of an Australian company.  She started 2 months ago, after turning down two other positions, and financed a new car to fit the new role.

 

The entire division was made redundant this morning.  She's devastated, and of course hiring will likely be severely curtailed for the the foreseeable future, and foreseeable is not very far at present.





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  #2442282 20-Mar-2020 16:10
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I'm also looking, but I have 9 months savings. It did take 5 months to get the last job, but I'm at the higher end of the market.

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  #2442317 20-Mar-2020 17:06
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I think its a time to be a little more selective about expenditure (which is not what retailers want to hear) in case the economic shock hits us for an extended period.  Opportunities will arise, but they may be a little more scarce for the next little while.





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