Job Vacancy Board

New Zealand General Job Vacancy Websites

nz.indeed.com 

Portal for NZ online job boards.

NZ Herald Jobs Search The New Zealand Herald's jobs section online.

Seek
An extensive list of job vacancies from employers across New Zealand and Australia. Also provides an email notification service and career development resources and training information.

Trade Me Jobs 
Job vacancies advertised on Trade Me.

Work and Income job search database
A large selection of current New Zealand job vacancies and general advice.

Workpool 
Aimed at connecting job seekers with recruiters. Job seekers can create profiles for viewing, and recruiters can list job vacancies.


Specialist New Zealand job vacancy websites 

New Zealand youth, student, and graduate vacancy websites

Defence Careers 
Information about joining the Navy, Army or Air Force.

GradConnection
A website that helps graduates to find jobs in Australia and New Zealand.

Student Job Search 
Listings of temporary job vacancies for tertiary students.

Maori and Pasifika job vacancy websites

Mahi.co.nz
A Māori-focused employment opportunities website.

Mana Recruitment
An agency specialising in Māori and Pacific employment.

Māori and Pacific Jobs
A jobs board that lists vacancies with a Māori or Pacific focus.

New Zealand self-promotion websites 

Green Sky
A website that allows you to promote yourself to employers by creating an online profile describing yourself and your skills.

I'm Looking 
An online community that allows employers to connect with job seekers.

JobCafe
A site that matches job seekers' skills with current vacancies in a wide range of fields.

Jobit 
An online open job market where people list jobs they need doing, and registered users submit a price for doing the work.

New Zealand job vacancy websites for people with disabilites 

Association for Supported Employment New Zealand 
Provides links to a variety of supported employment organisations that help people with disabilities.

Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand
Employment consultancy service for deaf people that supports you in your job hunt, including helping you decide on career options and work on your CV.

Ministry of Social Development – Mainstream Employment Programme 
The Mainstream Employment Programme provides subsidies, training, and support to help people with disabilities get work in the state sector.

Workbridge 
Helps people with disabilities, injuries and illness find work.

Workwise 
Supports people with experience of mental illness to choose, get, and keep jobs.

Job vacancy websites for migrants 

Seasonaljobs.co.nz
Search for seasonal job vacancies across the country, in many industries.

Seasonalwork.co.nz
A job vacancy site listing a range of short-term work across New Zealand, mainly in hospitality, agriculture and horticulture.

Working in New Zealand 
Find information on employers and recruitment agencies relevant to the occupation and industry you want to work in.

New Kiwis 
A site connected with the Auckland Chamber of Commerce that links New Zealand employers with skilled migrants who are eligible to work, and currently live or intend to live, in New Zealand.

Workhere New Zealand 
Find information on employers and recruitment agencies relevant to the occupation and industry you want to work in.

New Zealand General Recruitment Agency Websites

Adecco
A recruitment agency that allows you to search for current vacancies by region.

Advanced Personnel
A recruitment agency that places people across a range of industries, including engineering, roading, stores/warehousing, and building and construction.

Frog Recruitment
Browse jobs available through this agency including Accounting, IT, human resources, and sales.

Hudson
A recruitment agency operating over a range of industries, including business, IT, and sales.

Kelly
Browse temporary, part-time, and permanent jobs on offer through this agency.

Kinetic Recruitment
Browse temporary, part-time, and permanent jobs on offer through this agency.

Gaulter Russell
A recruitment agency specialising in sales, marketing, and communications talent to the New Zealand market.

Lawson Williams Consulting Group
A recruitment agency with vacancies in a range of industries.

Martin Personnel
A recruitment agency website with current vacancies in a wide range of industries.

Momentum
A recruitment agency with 10 specialist areas, including communications, finance, and bicultural employment.

OCG
A recruitment agency that lets you search for current vacancies in the main centres of New Zealand. Also provides an email address for sending CVs to the agency.

New Zealand Industry Specific Job Vacancy Websites 

Arts, Media, Creataive and Culture

The Big Idea
Lists vacancies in the creative industries, mostly voluntary work.

Writerfind.com NZ 
A site featuring local and international vacancies for New Zealand writers and communications professionals.
 

The CreativeStore

A recruitment site specialising in freelancers in the creative industry - media, advertising, digital, design, marketing and communications.

 
www.screenhub.co.nz

Animation, film, interactive media, post-production, television, screen education, and screen development jobs.

www.callingallcrew.com

(TV productions crew)

www.filmcrews.co.nz

Film work, annual fee $200.

Business, executive, and professionals

Alpha Recruitment 
A recruitment agency specialising in executive roles.

Connex Recruitment 
A recruitment company based in Auckland, specialising in administration staff, sales, finance, customer service, and other related roles.

Numero
A recruitment agency specialising in accounting, finance and supply chain.

Rice Consulting 
A recruitment agency that specialises in finding staff for other businesses in the recruitment industry.

Sheffield 
A recruitment agency specialising in accounting, finance, marketing, sales, human resources, production/technical and general management vacancies.

The Ultimate Recruitment Company 
A company that recruits for sales and marketing, support, operations and management roles across a range of industries.

Wheeler Campbell 
A recruitment agency that specialises in providing recruitment and human resource advice to organisations throughout New Zealand.

Wholeoranges Consulting
A company that recruits staff for executive, managerial and administrative business services support positions.

Education and social sciences 

Education Personnel 
A recruitment agency specialising in education vacancies.

NZ Education Gazette
Has an extensive list of teaching vacancies.

Oasis Education Ltd
A Ministry of Education-accredited teacher employment agency, useful for teachers seeking employment in New Zealand (especially Auckland), and schools looking for a teacher (relief or full time).

Engineering, construction, and transport 

Automotive Employment New Zealand Ltd 
A recruitment agency that specialises in automotive recruitment within the New Zealand motor industry.

BusJobs.co.nz
A job vacancy site with a variety of roles for people wanting to work with buses.

Campbell and Partners 
An agency specialising in automotive and heavy automotive recruitment for sales, parts and service-related jobs.

Career Engineer
A recruitment agency specialising in engineering and technical vacancies.

CRS Recruit
A recruitment agency that specialises in engineering vacancies in Auckland.

Dare Contract Services
A company that specialises in recruitment of engineers in the oil and gas, mining and infrastructure industries.

Engineer Network Group 
A recruitment company that advertises engineering jobs in New Zealand, and also in Australia, Africa, and other countries.

Inspirec
Inspirec is a consultancy specialising in the recruitment of oil and gas, engineering, and energy professionals throughout Australasia.

IPENZ Job Hunt
The Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) website provides a list of job vacancies in engineering.

JOBsmith
JOBsmith specialises in technical and trade recruitment.

Refocus Recruitment
A recruitment agency that finds jobs for engineers, technical staff, and tradespeople.

Rob Law Max Recruitment
A recruitment agency that specialises in engineering, technical and infrastructure positions throughout New Zealand.

Tandr Recruitment
A recruitment agency specialising in engineering, construction, and infrastructure jobs.

Technical Recruitment Solutions 
A recruitment agency that specialises in engineering vacancies.

Tradestaff
Supplies temporary and permanent workers to the trade sector.

Farming, fishing, forestry and mining.

AgCareers.com
Agricultural jobs in New Zealand and abroad.

Equus Connect
Search for riding and stable jobs in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK in the equine industry.

Fegan and Co
Fegan and Company focus on recruitment for the farming sector.

FRENZ Recruitment
A New Zealand-wide farming employment agency specialising in the dairy sector.

Friday Offcuts
Weekly job advertisements for forestry and wood processing jobs in New Zealand and Australia.

New Zealand Conservation Jobs
A website that advertises job vacancies in the conservation industry.

PickNZ
Pick NZ gives you access to seasonal and full-time work opportunities in the horticulture industry. Government, law and safety.
 
Localgovernmentcareers.govt.nz 
Job vacancies and advice on careers in local government in New Zealand.

Jobs.govt.nz
The New Zealand Government's job vacancy website.

The Johnson Group 
A specialist recruitment agency for policy analysts, policy managers and other government professionals.

Health and communityAssociation of Salaried Medical Specialists
A searchable database of senior medical and dental vacancies in New Zealand.

Au Pair Link New Zealand
An agency specialising in the placement of au pairs in New Zealand and overseas.

Carefinder
Register for jobs in childcare, pet care, home tuition, house-sitting, gardening and elderly care.

Do Good Jobs 
A website that lists jobs in the not-for-profit, charity and community sectors.

Execucare
A recruitment company for voluntary groups, charities, and not-for-profit organisations.

FIT
A site that lists job vacancies in the New Zealand health and fitness, sport and recreation, and spa and beauty industries.

Geneva Health
A recruitment service that lists health jobs in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the Middle East.

HealthJobsNZ
Recruitment website that lists public and private health care vacancies. Allows you to sign up for job alerts.

Health ProfessionalNZ
A recruitment agency specialising in health jobs.

Kiwi Health Jobs 
Search and apply for jobs in the public health sector. Candidates can deal directly with employers.

KiwiOz Nannies
A company that fills childcare vacancies in Auckland.

Kiwis STAT 
A medical recruitment company for locum doctors and allied health professionals, offering short and long-term placements in New Zealand, Australia and the UK.

Lanz Recruitment 
A New Zealand recruitment agency specialising in the placement of health professionals.

Life Recruitment 
A recruitment agency for nurses, qualified social workers, locum doctors, home care and community support workers.

Medacs Healthcare
A recruitment agency specialising in health sector jobs.

NZLocums 
A free recruitment service from a not-for-profit medical recruitment organisation. It specialises in general practitioner (GP), and nurse practitioner vacancies in rural towns.

NZMedics
A free medical recruitment service specialising in nationwide doctor vacancies.

Psych Recruitment Ltd
A specialist recruitment agency focusing on employment opportunities in psychology, corrections and mental health.

Hospitality, tourism, and recreation 

Adventure Jobs New Zealand
Employment vacancy listings for the adventure tourism and outdoor industry.

Hospotrade
A website that advertises hospitality vacancies from around New Zealand.

Hospoworld Resourcing
Recruitment agency website that lists hospitality and tourism vacancies.

Information technology and telecommunications

Beyond  Recruitment
A recruitment agency specialising in IT, accounting, marketing and communications, telecommunications and engineering, and government.

Candle New Zealand 
A recruitment agency site specialising in the information technology and communications industry.

Comspek 
A contract and permanent recruitment consultancy working with IT and telecommunications professionals.

Geekzone
An online technology community with an extensive job listing section.

MCC People
Browse for ICT jobs available through this agency.

Pinnacle Recruitment 
An organisation providing a list of vacancies in the information technology and technical electronics sector.

Searchworks Ltd 
A recruitment agency specialising in IT and software engineering jobs.

Voluntary work 

Barnardos
A New Zealand organisation offering opportunities to work as a volunteer helping children in need.

English Language Partners New Zealand
Teach English to adult migrants and refugees in New Zealand.

Go Overseas
Search for international study and volunteer opportunities.

Refugee Services
Volunteer opportunities to help quota refugees as they begin to settle into their new communities in New Zealand.

Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind 
Details of voluntary opportunities with the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind.

Volunteer Services Abroad (VSA) Aotearoa New Zealand
A list of current vacancies for volunteer work abroad.

Volunteering New Zealand
Information about volunteering in New Zealand, including details of local volunteer centres and jobs available.

Working Abroad
Volunteer, professional and casual vacancies in more than 150 countries.

International job vacancy websites 

CareerBuilder.com (USA) A US site with job listings and the option to post your résumé.

CareerCross (Japan)
Bilingual recruitment resource for Japanese-related jobs. Includes information on living and working in Japan.

CareerJet.co.uk (UK) A UK website that searches for job vacancies across multiple websites.

Eurojobs.com (Europe)
A job vacancy website that advertises English language jobs across Europe.

WORKgateways (UK)
A site for travellers seeking work in the UK across a range of industries.

CV Writing Tips

Here is an extract from my book "How to Write a CV" in 10 easy steps. It is a flow diagram showing the steps needed to create a CV. This visual gives that much needed quick reference.

CV quick reference flow diagram

CVs/Resumes for the Mining Industry

 

CVs for the Mining Industry

There are a number of items you will need in creating a CV for the mining industry.

1.     What job are you wanting to do?
Take a look at this list and see if one fits you and your skill base:

Trades
Digger operator
Jumbo operator
Bogger operator
Excavator operator
Bulldozer operator
Grader operator
Scraper operation
Tip truck driver
Shotfirer
Miner
Labourer
Laboratory Assistant
Field Assistant – Sampling
Driller
Welder
Boilermaker (heavy fabrication)
Sheetmetal Worker (light fabrication)
Heavy vehicle mechanic
Plant mechanic
Electrician

Professionals
Civil/structural engineer
Electrical engineer
Electronics/Instrument Engineer
Environmental Scientist/Engineer
Geological Engineer
Geoscientist
Metallurgist/Chemical/Process Engineer
Mining Engineer
Surveyor

2.     Once you have established what sort of position you are after, you then need to develop your CV with keywords that match this position.

A good idea is to read job descriptions of these roles and make a note of the key words used.

Think also about what type of machinery or equipment you are experienced in using, the brand, model and number; or if trucks think about its capacity in carrying loads.

You also need to provide driver’s licences of certain vehicles such as heavy truck and trailer, etc.

3.     Where are these jobs to be found and who are the key contacts?

Most of these jobs are to be found in Western Australia whose capital city is Perth.

Some key contacts are:
http://westjobs.com.au/jobseeker/mining-jobs-in-wa.html
http://www.miningcareers.com/

These sites also give further leads which you may want to investigate.

4.     If you need help in constructing your CV for the mining industry the trades CV package (includes covering letter) is $189 + GST, professionals package $270 + GST, and managerial $325 + GST.

Choosing a CV Writing and Résumé Preparation Service

Choosing a CV Writing or Résumé Preparation Service

Use this checklist to ensure you get the best deal.

1. First check who they are. Are you able to find this out from their website, or is that knowledge concealed. If that information is concealed then you don't know how they are qualified to write your CV. What is their background? Is it someone just jumping on the bandwagon to earn some extra income from home? Are they a secretarial service, or do they have a specialist knowledge of CV development? How long have they been in business? Are they operating from home or an office? Check their credentials or ask to see their CV or profile.
   
   Why? Because they are going to know everything about your job history and yourself, yet you may know nothing about them. It is important you know who the person is that you are sending your private information to. If they don’t give any idea of the person on the website, then give them a miss. Engage with someone who allows you to know who they are, not camouflaged or under cover of a company. That way you know a real person who you can contact  directly or even meet in person.
   
   
2. Will you be meeting them face to face? Again, it is about your PRIVACY, particularly when personal identify theft is now becoming more prominent. No face, no name – who are you really dealing with on that internet site, no matter how professional it looks.
   
   
3. Ask if they will be outsourcing your private information anywhere. Ask them if they are the ones typing and writing the CV. Many online CV services are getting you to fill in online forms to be only sent overseas for the typing. Plus you are doing half the work of the job you are paying for!
   
   
4. Are they backyard operators? If they don’t have a genuine mortar and bricks office, then they are presumably backyard operators. Beware, particularly if paying money upfront first. If they are working from home then they should be charging out less.
   
   
5. What does the service offer? People have unique needs. A person may require a functional CV, a chronological CV, or a combination of both. You may wish your CV to have an added dimension, that is, to be more of a sales tool, marketing your capabilities, skills and potential. Check whether this service is offered or not.
   
   
6. If a service says they offer a consultation service, check what the consultation entails, what is their process. It is really a consultation service or is it merely a preparation service?
   
   A CV consultation service will discuss the contents of your CV and what elements to add or not include. They will check its power of communication. That may involve all or some of the following: a skill assessment, profile statement construction, a core competency analysis, and a check of your personal qualities and attributes. A consultation service that is free is usually a pre-interview to ascertain your requirements before booking in to offer advice and the process of writing the CV.
   
   A CV preparation service will just take basic details from you – personal data, employment record, qualifications and education, hobbies and interests, referees and references and set up a CV from this information. There is generally no sales pitch to your CV to help market your skills.
   
   Beware of CV services that charge for consulting and only edit your CV. That is not consulting, that is an editing job and should warrant a fee applicable to that particular service. (A CV consultation service will take longer and, therefore, cost more than an editing job.)
   
   
7. Make sure the consultation is interactive. This means that you and the consultant discuss what the content of your CV is going to be – especially when considering your strengths and skills. If they send you away and make up details afterwards, the CV won’t have your ‘signature’ to it. Avoid CV services that produce CVs en masse (rather than individualised ones) – they will make your CV look equal to everyone else. It is a bit embarrassing when your CV is exactly the same as somebody else, and you are going for the same interview. Check also that it is not full of clichés – phrases such as ‘excellent interpersonal skills’, for example. Also check if they are using preformatted statements. If they are, be aware that your CV is being churned out, and may read like somebody else.
   
   
8. A CV consultation service, depending on the scope offered, should take between half an hour and two hours. Any more and the consultant could be padding out the hours, if they charge on an hourly rate. We charge on a package rate so you know what your spend is no matter the time factor involved. The best price structure is a package fee where you know you can spend unlimited time with a consultant to get the desired end product you want. A CV consultation service should not charge for time spent on deciding what sort of look you want your CV to have. That is focusing on paper selection and style: it is not consulting but offering advice, and that should be given freely.
   
   If the consultation only takes between 15 and 20 minutes it is more likely to be a preparation service and that should be reflected in the price charged. Shop around and ask them to be specific on what the consultation entails.
   
   
9. Ask to see their range of samples and what each particular sample may cost. If they don’t show you samples then don’t deal with them. How do you know how your CV will be presented?
   
   A standard format will obviously be cheaper than a typographically designed one.
   
   When checking samples look at the quality of printing. Is it laser printed or inkjet printed? An inkjet printer will not produce such a crisp edge to the type as the laser printer; however, it should be cheaper, but it is not professional.
   
   
10. Content is far more important than the cosmetics of your document. Watch for fancy fonts and graphics. Are they necessary? Do they achieve the effect you want or your prospective employer wants? One CV we saw produced by a curriculum vitae service looked more like an invitation or menu rather than a CV, much to the customer’s dissatisfaction.
    
    Keep you design in line with business protocol. Unless your job calls for a ‘designer’ look or you specify a certain style, don’t allow a consultant to pressure you into an overly fancy style. Keep a ‘vanilla’ look, crisp, clean and business like. Avoid brightly coloured stock. Yes, you will stand out, but it may be counter-productive and eliminate your change for an interview. A word on papers: select tones that match your requirements, industry and personality; for example, to achieve a conservative look try using grey bond paper. As most CVs are generally emailed now, a presentation CV can easily move you up the ‘accept and interview’ pile.
    
    
11. A CV writing service will use many types of material and resources in constructing your CV and to ascertain your needs and requirements. This might include completion of worksheets, use of checklists and data collections of various analyses.
    
    
12. Finally, check their advertising material. Is it full of superlatives? Your CV might be too, and thus destroy all credibility. Does it sell the sizzle as well as the steak? (Sizzle being the benefits the service offers you, the steak being the basic service). Do they use gimmicky tricks in their advertising? They might use gimmicky tricks in your document too.
    
    

General price ranges: CV editing $50 + GST: CV writing service $139 to $360 + GST. Check around, you generally get what you pay for.

CV writing books by Paula Stenberg from New Zealand.
Please place your orders by emailing me direct.

CV Style

Welcome to CV Style's website (and virtual brochure). We are a New Zealand company with offices in Auckland CBD. With today's competitive job market, it is even more important that one creates a CV/résumé/curriculum vitae which will articulate what your distinctions are from other people. What is your X factor? And how can you put that X factor into your CV. We do not offer a templated online service which tends to equalise you with everyone else, but rather our consultations are face to face. This allows that necessary dialogue which is so critical to ensure that we can project you in the best possible way and with the most potential for your capabilities and abilities.

CV Style Profile

CV Style has been operating since 1996. Paula Stenberg saw a niche market in providing a boutique CV writing practice. This service provides the typographical design of CV documents, together with a structured behaviourally-anchored interview process that gleans from clients their competencies, skills, abilities and strengths.

CV Style produce a variety of CV products for their customers to choose from in relation to the customer's budget and needs. All of these have exclusive content design structures which form the basis of the company's intellectual property and are copyright protected.

In 1996, the founder (Paula Stenberg) wrote a book which was published by Tandem Press entitled "Write Your Own CV". This book documented one of her product lines and was on the Top 10 list, rated number 4 by the New Zealand Institute of Management in March 1997. Since that time the book is in its 2nd edition with the first being sold out. Republished 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006. Now under the imprint of Random House.

CV Style's managing-director Paula Stenberg is a qualified journalist and certified careers practitioner, advertorial writer and author.

CV Style assures their clients of complete discretion and integrity, and conducts itself in a professional and ethical manner.