From what i understand its unlike previous years where you turn up and get hired the next day.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Many people seem to have a false impression of Maun. A few people in busier years walked straight into jobs, many more spent months in Maun doing the hard yards. There have even been cases of guys going to Maun for 3 months (the maximum Immigration will let you stay), not getting a job and going back and doing it all again the year after. That is commitment and drive which you just do not see every day.