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NZ Top Tech Head competition is back!

Published: Tue 6 Sep 2016 03:29 PM
NZ Top Tech Head and New Top Tech Team! 2016
It’s back! The competition that has Developers throughout NZ competing for the title of NZ Top Tech Head. By testing competitors abilities, via the iclue APP, in either Java, Web, Net, C++/C, Mobile Developers and Automated Testing contestants have the chance to win great prizes, a category title or be crowned NZ Top Tech Head 2016 #NZTopTechHead2016
I think the competition is a great way to measure up your skills relative to other software professionals. I am grateful to be honoured with the two awards and proud to have it on my profile. I would surely like to win the main title next year’. Aamir (2015 Category Winner)
Recruit IT Directors Ben Allen and John Wyatt say the competition will be fierce again this year – ‘our winners have had the bragging rights for a year now so we are excited to see who will take out the 2016 title and be crowned Master of their skill this year’.
NEW for 2016 – NZ Top Tech Team / Corporate or Social Challenge
This exciting addition to the competition challenges either Corporate or Social Teams throughout NZ to test their technical skills and compete for the ultimate title of ‘NZ Top Tech Team 2016’. John and Ben see this new category appealing to companies who enjoy a ‘friendly rivalry’ as well as teams of friends getting together to compete and show of their skills. #NZTopTechTeam2016
Entry criteria in this section is a minimum of 4 players per team, selecting any test category to compete in (i.e. 4 of one category or 4 different categories).
Each team that registers receives an invitation to sit the iclue quiz, in their chosen specialist area. All individual results are collated and pooled to gain the teams’ overall score. Teams could end up competing against teams within their own workplace or perhaps look to challenge other companies! The bragging rights within the office will be memorable for the winning team!
As an added bonus, everyone who completes the iclue quiz are eligible to go into the draw to win one of three JB HiFi vouchers - winners are selected randomly throughout the competition.
The overall winner of NZ Top Tech Head receives:
• NZ Top Tech Head 2016 award trophy
• NZ Top Tech Head 2016 winner digital assets – for use in personal profiles and resume
• $500 Prize Pack – choice of either Restaurant Vouchers and Gold Pass Movie Tickets to the value of $500 OR JB Hi Fi Voucher to the value of $500.
The category winners of NZ Top Tech Head receive:
• NZ Top Tech Head 2016 category winner digital assets – for use in personal profiles and resume
• Raspberry PI3 Starter kit – valued at $119.00
The overall winner of NZ Top Tech Team (Corporate or Social) receives:
• NZ Top Tech Team 2016 award trophy
• NZ Top Tech Team 2016 winner digital assets – for use in personal profiles and resume
• Restaurant Gift Voucher to the value of $500.
This competition ends 2 October, go to http://www.recruitit.co.nz/nz-top-tech-head-2016/ or http://www.recruitit.co.nz/nz-top-tech-team-2016/ for all the information on how to enter.
‘The competition was good fun and a great way to try and stand out from the crowd in the NZ Technology Industry. It was a really good experience and will be keeping my eyes out for the next one! Got to keep the crown!” Nick, (2015 Category Winner).

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