About Us

EXPAT CAREERS INTERNATIONAL

Expat Careers International was established in 2001 to meet the increasing demand for expatriate recruitment into the Arabian Gulf (GCC) region. Expatriate recruitment is highly specialised and requires first-hand knowledge (gained through direct experience) of the destination country, job location and employer.  Necessary too, is an in-depth understanding of candidate qualifications, career experience and family situation in their countries of origin.

Over the past ten years we have had to recruit against a background of challenging issues including the effects of security concerns, political upheaval, economic booms and downturns. Expat Careers deals with these complexities by accurately assessing client needs and applicant suitability and motivation. This expertise is what our clients regularly value and confirm and what sets Expat Careers International apart from their many competitors.

Expat Careers International has emerged as the dominant recruitment company in the fast growing Mining and Minerals Processing industries in the GCC region, and also services this industry in West and Sub Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.

We have successfully recruited and relocated professionals from the following countries.

The Americas	Europe & Africa	GCC & South Asia	Asia Pacific
Canada	Sweden	Saudi Arabia	China
USA	Russia	Qatar	Hong Kong
Mexico	Norway	Kuwait	Philippines
Jamaica	Iceland	UAE	Myanmar
Venezuela	France	Pakistan	Malaysia
Bolivia	United Kingdom	Afghanistan	Laos
Suriname	Netherlands	Bahrain	Vietnam
Peru	Germany	Jordan	Singapore
Brazil	Spain	Palestine	Indonesia
Chile	Burkina Faso	Iraq	Papua New Guinea
Argentina	Senegal	Lebanon	Fiji
	Guinea	India	Australia
	Mali	Sri Lanka	New Zealand
	Ghana
	Tanzania
	DR of Congo
	Zambia
	Zimbabwe
	South Africa

The challenge of successfully recruiting new staff has grown over the past 20 years as demand outstrips supply for the competent and motivated individuals required in today's rapidly changing markets. Since the 'Oil Boom' of the 1970s, conditions have progressively changed,with it being consistently difficult to attract quality expatriate staff to the Arabian Gulf region due to a number of factors - the geo-political situation, remuneration affected by the low US dollar, attractive employment conditions in most domestic employment markets and strong competition from Asia. Our Auckland office is strategically (time zone) located to allow us to communicate with job seekers ranging from Canada/USA through to the Middle East during their daytime hours. The location of our Saudi and Bahrain offices complements this activity allowing us to communicate with job seekers and clients from other time zones in their daytime hours. This is one of many reasons why our clients utilise the services of Expat Careers International to ensure they attract the most suitably qualified and experienced individuals, regardless of their location in the world.

Expat Careers International is headed by Stuart Bennett, a highly experienced recruitment manager who has lived and worked in expatriate roles in Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Stuart spent 14 years as a senior manager with Morgan and Banks, from its establishment in the mid 1980's until 2001, when it had grown to become the largest recruitment group in the Asia-Pacific region with over 3,000 employees. During this period he established operations in Melbourne and Brisbane, and was General Manager of Morgan and Banks Technology Recruitment. He also has significant experience in the management of large volume recruitment projects from the Indian sub continent. Over recent years he has successfully opened and established regional offices in Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain allowing us to work very closely with our client companies and GCC based candidates.

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The New Zealand Support Team

Leanna Cockayne works with Expat Careers International Ltd as Recruitment Co-ordinator. Leanna has an LLB Law Degree from the UK and has 7 years Recruitment industry experience within the Australian & New Zealand markets. At Expat Careers International, Leanna works principally with Job Seekers, co-ordinating the processes from first application, through to interviews and presentation to our clients in the Arabian Gulf GCC countries. This also involves co-ordination of travel, visa applications, in-country client interviews and international relocations.

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Jacqui Ridsdale holds an Intermediate CIS from UNISA, South Africa. She immigrated with her family to New Zealand in 2001. She has 20 years accounting experience of which the last 5 years were as company accountant for a commercial food and bakery equipment company in New Zealand. Jacqui has recently joined Expat Careers International Ltd in Auckland, providing accounting and administrative services.

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 Expat Careers International Ltd is a foundation member of the New Zealand Middle East Business Council