I have an interview tomorrow

[ThomasC]

Hello flower pots.

I have a job interview tomorrow morning over teams at 9;00am for a job in New Zealand. :cheer2:

I have to do some research now about the Maori cultural needs and the treaty of waitangi so I at least sound like I have a clue. Lol :shrug::conf::joker:

I applied for the job and then I've only been given two days before this interview, but I will wing it because I know what I'm talking about, but just haven't a clue about new Zealand Aboriginals so I need to do a little research there.

I know you're all so eager to get rid of me so I thought I would update you all. :dance:

[Niamh.]

I know you're all so eager to get rid of me so I thought I would update you all

They have internet in New Zealand as well :p


Best of luck with the interview, I'm sure you will do great

[arista]

Ben is in NZ

[ThomasC]

Omg what a head ache, I have googled this and I don't know where to start. Ughhh

[ThomasC]

Ben is in NZ

Omg, imagine if we meet up and make babies and then he realises it's me :joker:

[Niamh.]

Ben isn't in NZ anymore Arista

[ThomasC]

I know you're all so eager to get rid of me so I thought I would update you all

They have internet in New Zealand as well :p


Best of luck with the interview, I'm sure you will do great

Thank you. It's so early to do an interview. What sort of time is 9am. I'm going to do it in my pants and just put a shirt on as the camera won't be facing down

[Niamh.]

Thank you. It's so early to do an interview. What sort of time is 9am. I'm going to do it in my pants and just put a shirt on as the camera won't be facing down

Time difference I suppose, although I'm sure it would make it 8pm or something over there which would be an odd time to interview

[Cherie]

Good luck, you would think they would want a local to do a job like that, just thinking out loud :think:

[ThomasC]

Time difference I suppose, although I'm sure it would make it 8pm or something over there which would be an odd time to interview

Yeah it will be, but I suppose he's trying to accommodate me.

It's the guidelines for cultural assessment - Maori, under the intellectual disability - compulsory care and rehabilitation act 2003 that I need to read

https://www.health.govt.nz › i...PDF
Guidelines for Cultural Assessment – Mäori - Ministry of Health

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I haven't the motivation at the minute. I'll do a workout and then feel more energised to take it on and make some notes on the key information. Bound to be asked in interview.

[ThomasC]

Good luck, you would think they would want a local to do a job like that, just thinking out loud :think:

Like everywhere, it's just really hard to get the staff.

Will always be a need for agency staff even if just for short periods of time.

[ThomasC]

I am an asset to anywhere I work. Not just my experience, but my attitude and work presence.

Not being big headed, but I have succeeded in every job and done well.

I'm also a dog with a bone so if I feel something then I advocate to the high hills.

[Cherie]

Like everywhere, it's just really hard to get the staff.

Will always be a need for agency staff even if just for short periods of time.

aw right, hope you get it, you seem ready for another adventure

[ThomasC]

aw right, hope you get it, you seem ready for another adventure

Thank you :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Would this job not be better to be given to someone who is from NZ and understands the ethnic indigenous heritage?

[UserSince2005]

"new Zealand Aboriginals"? as in the people that the Maoris brutally massacred to extinction a few hundred years before the Brits landed and made everything better?

[The Slim Reaper]

Omg, imagine if we meet up and make babies and then he realises it's me :joker:

Ben isn't in NZ anymore Arista

Bloody hell, he moved quick to get away from Thomas.

[Niamh.]

Bloody hell, he moved quick to get away from Thomas.[emoji28]

[ThomasC]

Would this job not be better to be given to someone who is from NZ and understands the ethnic indigenous heritage?

No I am the right man for the job. Lol.

Fundamentals don't change no matter what country you're in

"new Zealand Aboriginals"? as in the people that the Maoris brutally massacred to extinction a few hundred years before the Brits landed and made everything better?

Well I think people from New Zealand are just called mairo anyway. I'm going to have to Google how you pronounce this.

Bloody hell, he moved quick to get away from Thomas.

:joker:

[Cherie]

Took the first flight out of NZ this am I heard

[ThomasC]

Took the first flight out of NZ this am I heard

He was never a fan I don't think.

Silly psychopath

[ThomasC]

I once looked after a man who was Japanese I think.

He was called Alex, but that wasn't his real name, but a nickname as his actual name was too complicated I think.

He didn't speak and would just try and hit you all the time. This was in Australia when I did ndis and I'd go see him for couple of hours and take him the park, but you had to stand back because he'd swipe you.

I had to feed him and this one day he knocked his dinner tray out my hand and it went all over me and up the wall. I tried to be so nice to him too lol. He obviously couldn't help it, he had a traumatic brain injury.

But point I'm making is that I've looked after lots of different people

[Beso]

I would love to live in New Zealand, best of luck Thomas. I'm sure you will smash it.

[ThomasC]

I would love to live in New Zealand, best of luck Thomas. I'm sure you will smash it.

Thank you.

New Zealand doesn't massively appeal to me, not like Australia did, but I either do it now or I don't.

My current employer is also keeping my job open for me and I have no commitments here.

It's just scary though and a lot to process and think about.

[thesheriff443]

You won’t get it Thomas

[ThomasC]

You won’t get it Thomas

Lol, I will. I am very good. :dance:

[ThomasC]

And I am very charming and use fancy words.

I am not worried at all tbh

[ThomasC]

My interview is at 9.

Ohhh gawd. I better get dressed soon.

I'm failing at trying to understand Moari language

[Cherie]

Squeaky bum time

[Kate!]

Good luck Thomas xx

[AnnieK]

Good luck!

[arista]

You won’t get it Thomas


Yes, it all depends on the others
are they more relaxed?

[ThomasC]

Yes, it all depends on the others
are they more relaxed?

NZ is in health crisis as are so many other places.

I could turn up in NZ and walk into a job sharpish.

Sheriff with all due respect hasn't a clue what he's talking about.

Thanks for the well wishes guys.

[ThomasC]

And relaxed.. I'm cool as a cucumber.

[Cherie]

are you in your dressing gown, that will impress them, or better still topless

[ThomasC]

are you in your dressing gown, that will impress them, or better still topless

Yes I am in my dressing gown.

But I have my clothes on the bed ready. I'm going to go get dressed any minute.

[ThomasC]

I'm all set, apart from getting dressed.

See you on the other side.

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[arista]

Yes
good to do notes.

[ThomasC]

well no one is here.

But the invite email says:

We would like to invite you to attend an interview on 14 Jul 2022 10:00 PM. The interview will be held at our office located at Via MS Teams - 9am UK Time, 10pm NZ time.

Those times don't make sense. 10pm NZ time will be 11am UK time not 9am. I will log into the the teams at 11:00am to see if anyone shows.

This is the problem when you're communicating with a time difference.

[ThomasC]

The email also says: As discussed via phone, we are pleased to advise that you have been short listed for the position.

But no one actually did ring me i just got the invite, but I have been communicating via email with the guy. Rather than ring me as I am in the UK he just sent that saying I had been shortlisted. Must be a generic email that has the times wrong.

[MTVN]

Sounds like a shambles of a company

[arista]

"with the guy."



Do a Search on his name.

[Cherie]

Its a Nigerian Prince D:

[Cherie]

They probably mixed up GMT with BST tbf

[Cherie]

or they realised they sent that in error and have blocked you :laugh:

[ThomasC]

They probably mixed up GMT with BST tbf

What is bst?

[thesheriff443]

Sounds like a shambles of a company

That’s why they want Thomas .

[arista]

What is bst?

British Summer Time

[ThomasC]

Oh **** sake, that means my interview might be at 10am, ****, I've just made a coffee and got back into my dressing gown. If they mean GMT time and bst (I just googled it)

This is a disaster

[ThomasC]

That’s why they want Thomas .

:joker::joker::joker::joker:

Actually laughed.

I'm the whole circus mate.

[thesheriff443]

Oh **** sake, that means my interview might be at 10am, ****, I've just made a coffee and got back into my dressing gown. If they mean GMT time and bst (I just googled it)

This is a disaster

Don’t bother with it Thomas.

[arista]

Oh **** sake, that means my interview might be at 10am, ****, I've just made a coffee and got back into my dressing gown. If they mean GMT time and bst (I just googled it)

This is a disaster


Not Long to go now

[ThomasC]

No one has still turned up so will try again at 11 and if no luck then I will email him.

These things happen

[arista]

11AM

But no more extensions
after that

[ThomasC]

I think it is 11am as I just received a notification on my phone when I accepted the invite. Wording in email is wrong

[arista]

I think it is 11am as I just received a notification on my phone when I accepted the invite. Wording in email is wrong


Is it from Africa?

[Crimson Dynamo]

If i went for a job and i saw the words "holistic approach"

if pull the flipping rip cord

:joker:

[ThomasC]

Got the job, they even said they'd help me with finding accommodation.

Actually a bit excited now and it has really reassured me.

I recorded the interview so I can show my parents.

Serious face;

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[thesheriff443]

Got the job, they even said they'd help me with finding accommodation.

Actually a bit excited now and it has really reassured me.

I recorded the interview so I can show my parents.

Serious face;

https://i.postimg.cc/dDMnQf0H/Screenshot-20220714-115400-3.png

Thomas sold for illegal organ transplantation, I’ve called it first.

[ThomasC]

He didn't even ask me about the treaty of waitangi or the Maori model of health but I got them in there anyway. Ha.

[Niamh.]

Well done Thomas

[thesheriff443]

He didn't even ask me about the treaty of waitangi or the Maori model of health but I got them in there anyway. Ha.

It just all seems too fast.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Thomas arrives at his new office headquarters....


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[Cherie]

What is bst?

British Summer Time

[Cherie]

Congratulations!

[arista]

Thomas arrives at his new office headquarters....


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That would be a Shocker

[MTVN]

Well done :clap1:

[Jordan.]

Got the job, they even said they'd help me with finding accommodation.

Actually a bit excited now and it has really reassured me.

I recorded the interview so I can show my parents.

Serious face;

https://i.postimg.cc/dDMnQf0H/Screenshot-20220714-115400-3.png

it was never in doubt we knew you'd smash it x

[rusticgal]

Well done…you must have impressed them offering you the job on the same day…don’t want to sound negative but it all sounds a bit quick :shrug:

[hijaxers]

Congratulations on your new job , i hope it all goes well for you.

[Beso]

Got the job, they even said they'd help me with finding accommodation.

Actually a bit excited now and it has really reassured me.

I recorded the interview so I can show my parents.

Serious face;

https://i.postimg.cc/dDMnQf0H/Screenshot-20220714-115400-3.png



You look like an extra that got fired from the walking dead film for looking to decrepit.

[Mystic Mock]

Congratulations.

[Cherie]

Are you and your serious face going to take the job?

[Oliver_W]

Congrats!

As others have said, it does seem a bit quick. I'd really look into the company. They either have a ridiculously high turnover rate so just hire people so they always have replacements, or there's something dodgy going on.

[bots]

if something seems too good to be true ......

[Crimson Dynamo]

if something seems too good to be true ......

You say that but i am helping out a Nigerian Ambassador no less who is having some currency issues and i am soon to rake in 50 K and i have had to do nothing apart from allow him to deposit money into my account.

SHould be in my account tomorrow all goes well. :hee:




:worry:

[ThomasC]

Is it from Africa?

No , but the interviewer was. He's worked in the UK too though even did forensics at one point. He bored me to death though, he talked about himself a lot

If i went for a job and i saw the words "holistic approach"

if pull the flipping rip cord

:joker:

Do you know what it means?

It's very important in my industry rather than just a social, medical or biological model

It just all seems too fast.

Not really. I do have this effect in interviews. Again, I don't mean to sound big headed but I do come across really well :shrug:

It's not like I'm starting tomorrow. I haven't even booked a flight but he interviewed me and is happy to proceed.

He said he would normally do the interview with someone else and they'd write the notes. He'd normally consult with them but based on my CV/experience he's happy to offer it me. He is actually the service delivery manager so he knows what he's looking for and decision comes down to him I'd imagine

Thomas arrives at his new office headquarters....


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:joker:

Congratulations!

Ty

Well done :clap1:

Ty

it was never in doubt we knew you'd smash it x

Thanks babes xxxx

Well done…you must have impressed them offering you the job on the same day…don’t want to sound negative but it all sounds a bit quick :shrug:

Nah I've had it before tbh.

Congratulations on your new job , i hope it all goes well for you.

Ty and I'll be taking a sebatical so my job here in the UK is kept open

You look like an extra that got fired from the walking dead film for looking to decrepit.

:nono:

Congratulations.

Ty

Are you and your serious face going to take the job?

Yes I think so. I told him I would anyway, but who knows what will happen between now and next year

Congrats!

As others have said, it does seem a bit quick. I'd really look into the company. They either have a ridiculously high turnover rate so just hire people so they always have replacements, or there's something dodgy going on.

Welcome to care tbh, high turn over is just an unfortunate part of the system normally.

There one of the leading health providers in New Zealand so I would highly doubt it's dodgy.

if something seems too good to be true ......

God so much negativity around here.

What is it exactly that is too good to be true?

You apply for a job, they short list you based on your CV, they interview you over teams (quite normal considering its in new Zealand)... You impress them so they are happy for you to work for them :shrug::conf: the interview was nearly an hour long too

[AnnieK]

I assume the offer will be subject to references and being able to obtain a visa.....so sure all will be fine.

When I went to work in the US in the 90s, I had a telephone interview, was offered on the spot and then was on a plane 3 weeks later. And that was all fine.

Congrats...hope it works out. Have always wanted to go to NZ

[ThomasC]

I assume the offer will be subject to references and being able to obtain a visa.....so sure all will be fine.

When I went to work in the US in the 90s, I had a telephone interview, was offered on the spot and then was on a plane 3 weeks later. And that was all fine.

Congrats...hope it works out. Have always wanted to go to NZ

Yeah I already have my visa.

If you have the skills they want and the appropriate visa then it's fine.

New Zealand are absolutely crying out for staff.

Yeah it can be a quick process, it's checks that take the longest, police and references.....short term anyhow.

Long term it can be a very long process having to get all your qualifications changes over, AHPRA I think they call it, medicals, English exams etc

And thank you

[Crimson Dynamo]

New Zealand announces new COVID measures as BA.5 variant takes over

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that awful woman panicking again making dreadful decisions...

https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/new-zealand-to-announce-covid-restrictions-20220714-p5b1gx.html

[Mystic Mock]

Demba Ba has taken over New Zealand?

[bots]

God so much negativity around here.

What is it exactly that is too good to be true?



You really don't like an opinion that differs from your own

[ThomasC]

You really don't like an opinion that differs from your own

No it's called disagreeing with your opinion and putting the reasons why. :shrug:

[arista]

Yes LT


TC going to NZ to get BA 5