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An OE in London is often viewed as a right of passage for New Zealanders and Australians, but UK-based recruiters say it is a difficult time to secure work in the city, even for experienced expats.
Oliver Tattersall, 28, has been working as a software developer for six years.
He moved to London from Auckland in June to begin his OE, and was initially looking forward to the job hunt.
"There are a lot of exciting job opportunities in London, especially in software development, so I had pretty big dreams of all these cool companies I could work for," Tattersall said.
However, the reality of finding work soon became clear.
Tattersall sent
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