Topics 1.Health and Safety, ACC, KiwiSaver 2.NZ style CVs, online applications – highlight 3.Interviews (role plays) 4.Cold calling and networking Week 3

Home country  Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics)  Several years’ experience as a telecommunications engineer. NZ  Attended a security guard course.  Volunteer driver for Red Cross.  Countdown – part-time job 18 hours per week doing night-fill, working up to 52 hours per week, now permanent and being trained as a supervisor.  Wants to apply for the NZ Police.  Meanwhile has applied for numerous jobs in his field all over the country which have been unsuccessful. Journey to their dream job Case Study 1

Home country  B Sc in Computer Science  MA in Economics – US university  Several years’ experience in banking and university lecturing in Economics. NZ  Volunteer – designed a database for a community organisation, also volunteered at ELP Waikato and Wintec.  2 fixed term agreements with 2 different organisations – analysing data and designing a database.  Casual relieving at reception at the Migrant Resource Centre.  Applied for numerous jobs – agencies, university, Wintec, banks etc, as yet unsuccessful. Case Study 2

Plan Your Career Information and interactive tools  Skills gained outside the workforce  Putting transferable skills in your CV  Skills employers are looking for  Know your skills  Skill Matcher  Career Quest

 Study 10 job vacancies, underline the skills, attributes, experience and qualifications asked for in the ads.  Create a list of the skills the industry is seeking and then write a list of the skills you have that match.  If you have all the skills, list them clearly on the front page of your CV.  If you don’t have all the skills, find out where you can get them or consider a more junior position to gain entry to your preferred industry in NZ. NewKiwis What skills does your industry want?

Master CV  This is a CV that has everything that you have ever done in it.  It can be as long as you like because you never send this CV to anyone. Target CV  These CVs are tailored to each job application that you make. Different kinds of CVs

Functional CV The emphasis is on your skills. Chronological CV The emphasis is on your employment history. Combination CV Emphasis on both your skills and your employment history.

 Careers NZ has a lot of great information on CVs  Interpreting a job advertisement job-ad Useful links

 At least 80% of job applications are online.  To make the recruitment process more efficient recruitment software technology has been developed.  Many employment agencies, businesses, government departments are using this technology. Online job applications

SnapHire One example many NZ businesses are using is called SnapHire. With SnapHire, the online selection process is weighted with the key words, qualifications, experience and any other specific criteria for that particular job. If you do not tailor your online application, cover letter and CV to include this information SnapHire will delete your application, no one will look at it.