I have found several helpful resources that come in handy for our local job search in New Zealand. In addition to watching the Careers and Help Wanted sections of our local newspaper, I also visit several websites that update their job postings on a daily basis. The best sources have turned out to be one government job listing site as well as, Seek which seems like the main site in NZ. I visit these job sites on a regular, often daily, basis. In the process of carrying out our local job search, I am able to keep informed about what companies are hiring, and I've been able to assist friends in finding work as well.
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Local Job Search
Written by Jen Oliver
Travelling can be fun but also can be expensive and you may find you need to find a local job in the town you are in . In fact somepeople now days do working holidays . But to find the job can be difficuilt in some contrys well new Zealand is no exception all though in the right season we have some good fruit picking jobs in New Zealand . My husband has been looking for decent work for months now. He does have a job - in fact, he currently has two. However, with the demands of family life, he really needs one good paying, full-time job that will pay the bills and leave a little left over to enjoy life with our family.
From time to time, I will also assist people with updating and formatting their resumes. It's surprising how difficult this proves to be for some people, and yet, a well-written, decently formatted resume, is absolutely essential for success when carrying out a local job search. Many times, when I offer to help somebody, I will be handed pages and pages of ramblings about intricate details of each and every job. Just reading through the information is exhausting. It takes a great degree of diplomacy and tact to explain the need for accuracy and conciseness, as I pare these resumes down to a mere page or two. However, it's something that must be done. A overly verbose or rambling resume can be a major impediment to the success of a local job search. So too, many people neglect to take the time to proofread their resumes leaving glaring errors for potential employers to discover, resulting in their resumes and applications been dumped in the reject pile.
Even with a good knowledge of where to look for work, and knowing how to present oneself in a resume, doesn't always make for a successful local job search. My husband continues in his own local job search with my assistance - hopefully one of these days something worthwhile will pan out.
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