You should have
- An up-to-date CV (Curriculum Vitae). A CV tells the potential employer about your education, work experience, and skills.
Your documents may have to be officially translated. Look in the Yellow Pages under interpreters & translators.
If you want to practise a profession in New Zealand, you may need to apply for registration or membership of a professional body. The Christchurch libraries website, is good site for finding these organisations.
Service organisations
Career Services has free services for migrant job seekers. These include information, advice, guidance and strategies for effective job seeking including help with CVs.
Free phone: 0800 222 733
Website: www.careers.govt.nz.
An excellent site for migrants new to New Zealand is: www2.careers.govt.nz/how-to-get-a-job/new-to-new-zealand/
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce has a Migrant Employment Programme which is a free service to help you to find work which matches your skills and experience with New Zealand workplaces. It also helps with CVs, and arranges introductions to potential employers where appropriate.
To arrange an appointment:
PEETO Intercultural Development Trust has a migrant employment project that provides free help for migrant and refugee job seekers, including matching your skills and experience with New Zealand workplaces; advice on New Zealand workplace culture, help with CVs and giving support during and after interviews.
Phone: (03) 343 2890 .
Work and Income
This is the government department that administers core benefit assistance, and Working for Families assistance for working people on low or middle incomes.
Work and Income also help people find jobs. If you have permanent residency or a valid work permit, you may register with Work and Income that you are looking for work.
For general enquiries (in English) contact Work and Income on free phone 0800 559 009 . Other languages are available on other telephone numbers - ask for them or find them on the website.
Employment / recruitment resources
- Look in the Yellow Pages under personnel consultants.
- The Press (Wednesday and Saturday are the main days for job vacancies), The Star and other free community newspapers sometimes list job vacancies.
- Christchurch City Libraries provide free internet access which may assist you with your search. Daily newspapers are available at all community libraries and are free to read at the library.
Useful job-related websites:
www2.careers.govt.nz/jobs-database/ has comprehensive listings of jobs by industry.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jobs/index.html
www.job-bank.workandincome.govt.nz
www.seek.co.nz
www.jobs.govt.nz/index.html
www.kiwicareers.co.nz
www.newkiwis.co.nz
Other possibilities:
Christchurch Small Business Enterprise Centre provides help to migrants starting up small businesses, including business start-up and investment courses. Phone:
(03) 366 9978 . Website:
www.csbec.org.nz/
Useful sites for starting a business:
www.cdc.org.nz - Canterbury Development Corporation offers a range of services to assist new businesses.
www.business.govt.nz/companies - for legal responsibilities.
www.med.govt.nz or www.business.govt.nz about doing business in New Zealand.
www.ema.co.nz - the Employers and Manufacturers Association
www.nzte.govt.nz New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
If you do not have the right to work in New Zealand, you will need to apply for a work or residence permit. You can get information about this from the Immigration New Zealand Contact Centre: Free phone: 0508 558 855 Website: www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant
