Testimonials - thanks for the thanks!!!

PLEASE NOTE - ALL TESTIMONIALS ARE UNSOLICITED AND UNPAID (BUT MUCH APPRECIATED!!)

Nelson WineArt

"I LOVE your website – incredibly simple to use. And the feature that allows you to add events straight into your outlook calendar is fantastic. "

Nick Schiller

"Thanks and congratulations on your job site, it is without a doubt the best one in the industry."

No 1 Family Estate

"The Wine Competitions Guide is fantastic and so helpful - well done."

Bob Campbell

"Heather, a very useful facility (trade diary) and thanks for adding my wine diploma course in Wellington. I'll add a few more courses."

Kate

"The new trade diary's great – super easy! "

Yvonne Lorkin, wine writer and marketing consultant

"I've been using the winejobsonline resources for over 4 years now and the trade diary is a huge help to me when it comes to organising my work in advance for both media and marketing aspects. It cuts through the clutter and gets straight to what's relevant to this industry. If you're in the wine business, no matter what the capacity, I think you'll gain something from this great resource."

Dr Glen Creasy, Lincoln University & NZ Society for Viticulture and Oenology

"Winejobsonline has been taken up very well by the industry as well as our grads, so it's turning into a focal point for people. With the wine industry growing, it's getting harder to know about everything that's going on, and the traditional "grapevine" has had trouble keeping up! I appreciate having a one-stop-shop for events relevant to the wine industry. I do encourage people to view and use it, as the more people that do, the more value it has. "

Chris Yorke, Global Marketing Director, New Zealand Winegrowers

"Organizing events is crucial in our industry and nothing is more frustrating when events clash – the new trade diary will help avoid it. We have all our events on it and I encourage all wine professionals to keep it up-to-date."

NZ Winegrowers

"We will definitely continue to use it (trade diary) – really helpful for us if everyone uses it and we can avoid clashes! "

NMIT

"Your site regularly comes up as one of our top referring websites, we find the listing really valuable. "

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Wayne Allen, Auckland vineyard owner

"Your site has been fantastic, we have been inundated with applications for our Vineyard/Winery Manager position. We have certainly had a great calibre of people applying and can't lose with the 3 great candidates we now have."

Nyetimber Limited, UK

"We have had a very good response to our advert and have a good shortlist of candidates to chose from. Thank you for all your help. "

Wine employer

"Could you take the job off the site please as it is filled? Sadly not from the site. I tapped someone on the shoulder and he has said yes. I did have a number of worthwhile applicants and was pleased with the response. "

Jobseeker looking for European harvest job

"I've used your website to find 3-4 great jobs in the last few years, and its always been hastle free and good. And I'm sure that if there were more jobs from the European job circuit advertised on your website that more Kiwis would go over there and that the NZ wine industry would be all the better for it."

Cellar door position advertiser

"Thank you for the service, it has been successful for us as we have now filled the position."

Nathalie

"I like your website! am searching for permanent employment and go on your website everyday, it's very user friendly and well done!"

MJ Loza, General Manager, Seresin Estate

"The winejobsonline website was easy to use and I was really pleased with the response – a good selection of appropriately qualified and experienced candidates. Clearly, it’s a service known about and used by those with industry experience, and those with a real passion for a wine industry career, which makes for a good pool of talent and minimizes time spent working with ‘tyre-kickers’. "

Indevin

"We have been very impressed with the quality of vintage applicants we receive from your site from all over the world. With the help of your service we have been able to employ a fantastic vintage crew every year. Thanks. "

A Winery Employer

"You wouldn't believe it. I had a phone call from Canada re the ad within 30 mins... Your website really works. "

Point Bush Estates

"We are at the point now where we have more than enough suitable applicants to choose from and more rolling in. Many thanks for great service."

Fine Wine Delivery Company

"We didn't get a huge response, I think due to the specialist nature of the position, but the important thing was the person we did get was of a very high calibre, so we are very pleased. We will certainly continue to use your services in future. "

Amisfield Wine Company

"We have had heaps of good quality replies - large majority international."

Kristi Koford, Napa Wine Company

"I received many qualified applicants from the ad you posted for me and have filled my quota of interns for this year. Thanks for your help."

Matakana Village

"Just letting you know we have filled the Wine Bar opportunity and that you can remove it from the networking section of you website. We had a number of enquires for the adverts and actually the tenant who took the Wine bar opportunity saw it on your website."

Large winery

"I’m very happy with what we get out of WJOL, it provides a very efficient means to market and it is also a very efficient market, it’s where people look for NZ wine jobs. Other segments of our recruitment aren’t as efficient as this."

Nobilo Wine Group

"We had a good response - we find your site very successful for recruiting."

Tohu Vineyards Ltd

"Had a great result from your site, and will be interviewing applicants next week. Nga Mihi Nui. "

Waiata Vineyard, Waipara

"It’s been really easy and quick (and affordable) to work with you guys, so we will absolutely use your expertise in the future. "

Jo Hooker

"Your website has been an invaluable resource and tool. It has a great following by all those involved in the industry and I truly believe it is ‘the’ NZ wine job website for advertising employment opportunities."

Wishart Estate

"Can you please take the Wishart ad for winemaker off the website? We’ve had a good flow of responses and no trouble picking a suitable candidate."

Chalk Hill Estate, USA

"I'm so glad I found you guys - we got so many qualified applicants! We will definately use you again next year! "

Winequip Products, Australia

"The ad was quite successful, I had the role on both Seek and with yourselves, of the candidates interviewed 7 of 9 were from your site, which says something about its effectiveness. "

Peregrine Wines

"We’ve had a great response of very qualified applicants so thanks for your help. "

South Pacific Cellars

"We had a HUGE response from our ad on the website and will definitely support you next year again. "

Marlborough Vintners

"The ad with your site has worked a treat thanks! Excellent response."

Giesen Wine Estate

"We've had an excellent response and have all but employed everyone we need. Thanks for your help. "

Grove Mill Winery

"We have been overrun with applications through our advert on winejobsonline – thank you. Some very good people too – so we now have a full vintage crew for 2006. We will definitely be using the site again next year, or if we have mid-year vacancies. "

Clearview Estate

"Your job web site is very good - I've referred a lot of vintage winemakers to it and they find it really useful. It’s v unique for NZ and really useful – good work! "

Stonyridge Vineyard

"We have filled the vineyard foreman position that we were advertising on your site, thanks for the great work. We look forward to using your service again when the need arises. "

Waiata Vineyards, Waipara

"We are very happy with the result we got from this ad so we're looking forward to working with you in the future! "

Arun Saibaba

"I have made extensive use of your website for my job search. Thank you for the marvellous job the 2 of you have done by setting up the website. "

Sebastian Gerecke

"Thank you very much for the informations. I have already a job. Will try next year again. "

Christine Walls

"I think your site is very informative for those in the industry or interested in it. The website is easy to use. Keep up the informative work."

Mitchell Howard

"The website works as everyone I've spoken to has referred me back to winejobsonline.com. "

Cellier le Brun

"Had a great response from the ad thanks. I have filled all the positions. "

Employer

"winejobsonline.com is proving to be a very popular site for job seekers - I have received 10+ CV’s already! "

Ruben Rosas

"Thank you very much - I have located a job already. The winejobs site was a big help. Thanks a bunch."

Dominic Burke

"Your web site is very informative and streamlined, regarding the New Zealand wine industry, and applicable job opportunities. Thanks again, "

Anton Castellà

"I've already found a vintage position in Marlborough so you can take my details off. I think your web is very useful. Thank you very much. "

Red Consulting Group

"We have had success thanks very much to your website. I now know my first port of call for the next Sales & Marketing wine industry role! Thank you very much for your excellent service. "

Vavasour Wines

" The site worked really well. So thanks, great and easy way of finding people. "

Stevie Bryson

"More than happy to always recommend your service to others. Thanks very much. Hope you have continued good luck."

Odette Brown

"I found this website an invaluable tool both in getting my details out to the industry and being aware of what was on offer. I now have a permanent job on Waiheke Island. "

Quentin Bruyere

"Thanks to you for being interested in "job seekers". Thank you for your website, it helps me a lot. "

Chard Farm

"We got a good reply from your web site quite pleased"

Department of Labour

"I chose winejobsonline because the wine industry is a key employment market for working holiday makers that come into New Zealand and Immigration NZ needed to let employers and workers know of the new online application service and the changes that were taking place from an immigration perspective. I t was also important for us to outline the impact of the new service to employers so they could know what to look out for when employing a worker on an electronic visa. I knew winejobsonline could get straight to the employers who need this information because they are a specialist wine jobs and employment service for the whole industry. Working with winejobsonline to distribute our message has been a smooth and effective process. They have been incredibly helpful and proactive in getting the message to as many relevant groups as possible - and continue to be as I send further updates."

Richard, Wellington, NZ

"I'd only just really started doing my Certificate in Vineyard practice by correspondence, so I put my details on the website and was contacted within about 3 weeks for an interview, it was awsome, and I start next week."

The Crossings

"Just wanted to let you to know that the advert. looks fantastic! Thank you for your hard work and great service. We have already had 4 replies. "

Robyn Dixon

"I have just been offered a job! Thankyou for running the ad for me, it was a great help. Fantastic website. Keep up the good work."

Karen Dahlbokum

"thanks to your service of putting my details on your homepage I found a fun grape-picking job last season in Martinborough. As I'm not originally from the wine industry I won't need your information any more as this was just a holiday job for me. Thank you very much again for your help !! Lots of success for you in the future. And by the way: I know that my fellow French grape pickers found the job through your website as well. So you've done even more people good !! "

Ray - USA

"We had a great response to the advertisement (thanks to you) and plan to place an ad again next year. "

Nick

"There are some really great opportunities on the website which has already led me to one job interview and a couple of phone calls about others. "

Lion-Nathan

"I think this service is fantastic. "

Southcorp Wines

"Several and great quality applicants from our (3) ads. We will continue to use you in the future. "

CardMember Wines

"We are certainly thrilled with the employee we sourced through you. She is doing a fabulous job and we are most impressed with her. "

Mt Riley Wines

"I have found really that the quality of the people responding has been superior to those coming thru from the other ad. I guess only people with a genuine interest in the industry really go to this site, and also I have just come back from a few days away down country at a trade fair and I am surprised at the amount of people talking about the website. "

Stephanie Lambert

"I have got a vintage job in Marlborough lined up, still looking for that permanent job. Your NZ wine jobs on line is a super service "

Marlborough Valley Cellars

"Thank you for having our ad up and running on the website so quickly, it has proven to be a valuable emplyment seeking tool. So valuable in fact that we have filled two of the three roles already. "

Fine Wine Delivery Company

"'thank you for your professional service. We had several very good applicants and will certainly use your site to advertise future positions in our company.'"

Amisfield

"We have had heaps of good quality replies - large majority international"

Grove Mill

"Again, we had an excellent response."

Another Winery Employee

"At this stage we have employed 10 people of which 7 are as a consequence of your web site."

Jeremy Marks

"Thank you for the wonderful advice. I will definitely follow up and let you know how I go later this year."

Winery Employee

"I like the new look. The resource page is great."

A Winemaker

"Heather - you wouldn't believe it. I had a phone call from Canada re the ad within 30 mins of your email. .... And yet another one has just arrived .........your web site really works!. "

Allan Scott Wines

"Your site has again proven to have been very successful so could you please remove the add We found the right person to fulfil our requirements, he was the first applicant!"

Julie Green

"Really good site - very user friendly and easy to search - a "breath of fresh air" to use. Gets you the info without making it too hard to find. Keep up the good work."

Babich Wines

"We have had a great response to the ad."

Vigneron Consulting

"The response has been fantastic and we are very confident that we have the person we require amongst them. Will you please therefore, cancel the advertisement as from today and we will certainly use your excellent service should we be looking for employees in the future."

Kim Crawford Wines

"We have had a huge response and have managed to fill all our harvest positions. Thank you, your website has been a huge success for us."

Edita Vihanova

"Thank you very much for your help to find me a place in New Zealand. I love this country and thanks to your website I found a permanent job in Central Otago, the place close to my heart."

Indevin, Marlborough

Marlborough Vintners (2007)

"Delighted to say we've filled our requirements for another vintage thanks to you guys."

Kirsten Creasy, Lincoln University

"winejobsonline has made a big difference to accessing vacancies in the wine industry. I put up the position vacancies on our student winery noticeboard and the students can look at just one source to find a job, rather than trawling through the newspaper or the internet. On our trip north, we finished up a long day of concentrating on wines and vineyards with a beer tasting at Hallertau, sponsored by winejobsonline. It was a great opportunity for the students to unwind and meet Paddy and Heather, taste some great beer and have some very good food. The staff and students really appreciated it!"

Matariki Wines

"I just wanted to let you know that we have filled the cellarhand position that we advertised online with you so the ad can now be removed. The applicant is locally from Hastings and applied for the job via the ad so it was a success! I have to say though that the number of overseas applicants is amazing so your website is certainly reaching a lot of countries!"

Nobilo Wine Group

"we had a good response - we find your site very successful for recruiting."

Ricardo Turata

"Things are wonderful. Found a job in Northland and now I'm moving to the South to Marlborough. Thanks for help! Your work is really precious"

Fabio Longhi

"Your site has been really useful for me. Last October from 9 wineries in New Zealand I recieved 8 job offers."

Matthew Stafford (Air New Zealand Inspiring New Zealanders wine scholarship recipient, 2006)

"Keep up the great work with the website. I know it gets a lot of traffic from people trying to keep abreast of movements and potential vacancies in the industry."

Fanselow Bell Consulting

"Thank you so much for your assistance with the advertising of the Moet Hennessy roles. You were extremely good to deal with and I will certainly use you in the future and recommend you to others."

CJ Pask Winery

"We got a successful candidate from the job we placed with you a few weeks ago, so thanks for that. Well done winejobsonline.com."

Anonymous Jobseeker

"Thanks for providing the industry with such a fantastic website! I look at it every second day. I often show people your website because it is so well run and it's industry specific."

Simon Swa

"Thought I'd let you know that I've been offered the Export Sales & Marketing Director job at Sacred Hill Wines which I have gladly accepted. Many, many thanks for letting me know about this job in the first place."

Rena Mehrtens-Borell

"I would like to remove my ad from the jobseekers page. I have fulltime employment as a direct result of the advertisement! Many thanks."

Clive Dougall, Winemaker, Seresin Estate

"We have appointed a great candidate who saw the ad on your site. Once again I am extremely happy with the response we got from the ad on your site, the level of candidates was high and from a varied mix of countries. www.winejobsonline.com is the ONLY place that I like to advertise, and the level of service you offer is exemplary."

Jobseeker

"It is a fantastic site for job hunting etc."

Equality Wines, Chile

"We have successfully appointed an advert from one of the many applicants for the post that we received from our advert on your site. We only used your site and we were amazed with the response we got from it. Very impressive indeed and we will certainly use your site again should we need a winemaker in the future."

Ben - employee

"thanks heaps for the advice on Kiwisaver. It was a great help. Keep up the good work. Cheers"

Stuart Laing

"I have a job in NZ for the '08 harvest. Thank you for the ease of use of your site and hopefully a wonderful experience in NZ! I'm super excited to see New Zealand and experience a harvest in Marlborough!"

NZ National Wine Distributor

"You certainly have created a very successful operation and are to be congratulated on that."

Andrea Miotto

"I am happy to tell you that I have found a vintage position, I personally have to thank you for the great job done by your winejobsonline.com, it really works very well and I have been contacted by many many wineries looking for workers. I really think that your site is a great idea and it's the best way to find easily a job in the NZ wine industry."

Mark (USA)

"Thank you for your help. I had a couple of excellent job offers because of the ad in winejobsonline. You can pull the ad now. I look forward to my adventure in NZ."

Highfield Estate

"Could you please remove our job listing as I have made an appointment to this position. Many thanks, we had lots of good applicants."

NZ National Wine Distributor

"You certainly have created a very successful operation and are to be congratulated on that."

Daniel

"Things are good, I just got a job on Waiheke Island thank you for all your help. It was your add that they contacted me with, I had sent out many emails to wineries but very few replied. I will recommend your site to my peers."

Jobseeker

"I view job listings on winejobsonline.com daily - It's an awesome site which I have given to a few people.."

Winery Owner

"We recommend you a LOT. It is a great site and really useful."

Matthias Friedel

"Thanks a lot, placing the ad worked great and we got a lot of great contacts. We finally decided for one offer, so you can take the ad off now."

Megan, Villa Maria

"Thankyou for your fantastic service. We had loads of response for the last position I advertised, and always keep an eye on your site. The email updates are also fantastic."

Allan Scott Wines

"Had fantastic results with adverts can we please close them off as all positions now filled. Thanks"

Winery employee

"You are already the number 1 website – congratulations!! It is now so well known that everyone in the industry knows about it and anybody in the world wanting a wine job in NZ goes to your site."

Hugh Hope

"In the end I got four offers. I have now accepted a job offer (with Nobilos Hawkes Bay) thanks for your help, the service was excellent."

Delegat's Wine Estate

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