Expat brings home LINK to a great career opportunity

A Kiwi expat working with specialist recruitment company LINK Recruitment is set to open the companyís first New Zealand office in February, with the aim of building career opportunities for professionals within the local job market.

Business Manager, Brien Keegan, will head up LINK Recruitment Auckland, using the companyís global client and candidate networks to help address the local skills shortage.

ìMore than 200,000 New Zealanders a year relocate to find work overseas, many of them permanently, because they believe there is a lack of career opportunities locally. We want to change that perception,î said Mr Keegan.

ìThe growth in the local economy has seen an increase in job prospects for skilled professionals. Leaving the country, or staying away, is no longer a prerequisite to advancing your career.î

LINK Recruitment Auckland will offer specialist recruitment services in accounting, financial services and office support. Mr Keegan said the office will work with local businesses and help them tap into both the local and international talent pool.

ìWe use traditional print and online advertising, our existing networks and innovative strategies such as social networking sites, to find and match the best candidates to our clientsí needs,î he said. Jason Cartwright, General Manager New Zealand said that the new office will be a means of support for local businesses who are struggling to fill vacancies.

ìLINK Recruitment is confident of the strength of the local job market and this is the basis of our decision to set up operations in Auckland. We believe that New Zealanders are willing to return home, it is just a matter of presenting them with the right opportunities,î said Mr Cartwright.

ìWith a global talent pool from offices in both Australia and London, LINK Recruitment Auckland will be an ideal source for both local and international candidates,î he said.

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