On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Alan B Pearce wrote: > With qualifications like that I suspect you would be welcomed with open arms > in New Zealand, as Richard Prosser and one or two others mentioned. I was told in NZ, the most new comers could do is to pick up apples (or other fruits like Kiwi fruit) or do things related to the dairy industry. ;-) Actually two persons told me this, but many years ago, one is native New Zealander (who lost the job in NZ and landed a job in China), one is from China (who went to NZ, picked up apples for one month and then went back to China). I got one friend who has high qualifications in Power Engineering and she could not find a decent job in either Australia or New Zealand. But she may still go and retire in Australia in a few years since her daughter is studying there. -- Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist