German Chancellor Poses for Selfies with Enterprise Recruitment
Steve Martin and Christine Schlapa from Enterprise’s Auckland operation attended the private function where German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to NZGBA members, addressing the group in both German and English languages.
Chancellor Merkel, offered her support to working towards a free trade agreement between the European union and New Zealand and is very positive about the future of the two countries. It was a privilege to listen to a world leader present to a motivated audience in such an engaging way.
Steve Martin said it was a good humoured occasion where a relaxed Chancellor Merkel took time to chat with NZGBA members and even posed for a few “selfies” with an admiring audience.
New German Business Association is a highly organised group of significant German brands that promotes the growth of commerce between the two countries and more details can be found online here.
Our aim is to keep involved in many different sectors and industries to ensure we have a wide and diverse range of industries on our database and look for opportunities to help our clients with procuring amazing staff.
If you are looking for brilliant, motivated staff for your business try the team at Enterprise Recruitment.

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