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The Credential Trap: Why International Professionals Struggle to Get Hired in New Zealand
Many international professionals arrive in New Zealand with impressive qualifications and a decade of experience — and still can’t get hired. Not because they’re not capable, but because the local labour market screens for something credentials alone can’t provide: community, local networks, and cultural familiarity. This article maps the credential trap, why it catches experienced professionals by surprise, and what career-changer migrants and the advisors who support them can do about it.
