The following EOIs were selected from the pool for validation on 14 December 2011:

368 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above:
312 with job offer
56 without job offer

99 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, and included points for offers of skilled employment or current skilled jobs in New Zealand.

86 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 110 or more but less than 140, and included 15 points claimed for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage

A total of 553 EOIs representing 1,192 people were therefore selected

Conclusion: Leaving aside the EOIs in areas of Absolute Skills Shortage, only 12% of applicants managed to achieve the selection point without a job offer. Thus, 88% of ordinary applicants needed a job offer to qualify. Clearly, getting a job is of paramount importance to your application, which is where our Jobsearch Programme is best placed to help