If you ’re a tech - savvy American who dreams of live afield , Wellington , New Zealand wants to make your exile fantasies descend true . AsForbesreports , the island Carry Nation ’s capital urban center is looking to recruit 100 employees from around the reality — U.S. resident , in finicky — to work for its embark on - up tantrum .
Wellington is notable for its scenic shoreline and its arts and culture conniption , but the city isalso an emerging tech hub(it has even been nickname " Silicon Welly " ) . To advance growth in the technology sphere , the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency ( WREDA)joined forceswith Workhere New Zealand — a business that connects skilled strange workers with New Zealand employers — to launch a talent enlisting broadcast calledLookSee Wellington .
LookSee Wellington hop to attract top - nick applier by offering what they ’ve knight " the ultimate life history trip-up . " The LookSee team will pre - screen applicants , and prospective employers will select the 100 most promising candidates . In May 2017 , LookSee Wellington will fly the favorable finalists to Wellington — all expense paid , including travel and accommodations — for four days of prearranged interview , meet - ups , and rubber-necking tours . ( You ’ll have to coveryour own food , beverage , and entertainment expenses . )
" At the end of the week there ’ll be offers to jobs you never experience be in a plaza with a life style you never think possible , " LookSee ’s site foretell .
Already dreaming about aliveness as a Kiwi ? Candidates can register for considerationonline ; app are due by March 20 . Thisisn’t the first timeNew Zealand has actively recruited foreign workers : In July 2016 , the tiny , 800 - someone town of Kaitangata offered housing packages worth around $ 165,000 to applicants willing to live in the area and work at its dairy farm processing and freeze work plant .
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