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Twenty plain-English guides to the New Zealand job market, with the real numbers at every step. Free for everyone, no sign-up, forever. Because the tool works better when you do, and because someone should be telling you this stuff straight.
How to get a job in New Zealand
From first search to signed offer: the numbers that keep you sane, the setup, where the jobs really are, follow-ups, interviews, the money conversation, the traps, and your head. Everything else in the library hangs off this one. Read the playbook →Applications
How to write a CV in New Zealand
NZ conventions, tailoring that beats the screening software, and the quiet mistakes that cost interviews.Writing a cover letter in New Zealand
When letters get read, NZ conventions, a one-page structure, public-sector letters, and openings that work.References and referees in New Zealand
Choosing and briefing referees, backdoor references and the Privacy Act, Clean Slate, and Police vetting for work with children.Following up on a job application
The three follow-ups that matter, when to stop, honest closure at day 21, and the escape hatch from the front door.Interviews and offers
Interview questions and preparation
Five prepared STAR stories, the NZ research twist, questions that make them sit up, and the two-hour thank-you rule.Salary negotiation in New Zealand
Finding the range when 3 in 4 ads hide it (Seek's data), thinking in take-home, and the exact words for the ask.Understanding a job offer and employment agreement
What the agreement must include, trial periods, availability clauses, restraints, and KiwiSaver on top or inside.Rejection, ghosting and looking after yourself
Why silence is so common, asking for feedback, knowing when to move on, and where to get support.Where the jobs are
Working with recruitment agencies
Who pays the agency, the fee you should never pay, temping rights, and keeping control of your CV.The public-sector application, decoded
Position descriptions as marking sheets, panel interviews, Te Tiriti at your real level, neutrality, the OIA and vetting.Job scams in New Zealand
The eight red flags, the two-minute listing check, and exactly what to do if you've been caught.Your situation
First job out of study
Where entry-level roles are listed, a CV with little experience, the starting-out wage, tax codes, student loan and KiwiSaver.Changing careers in New Zealand
Working out what transfers, testing a field first, retraining support in 2026, apprenticeships, and checking take-home pay.Returning to work after a break
Explaining the gap plainly, asking for flexible work, parental leave protections, and the childcare and Work and Income help.Getting a job in NZ as a migrant
The two-degrees rule, CV dialect, hiring seasons, the NZ experience catch-22, and how the AEWV really works.Money, rights and support
Employment rights in New Zealand
The 90-day trial in 2026, minimum wage, leave, KiwiSaver structures, contractor traps and wage theft, in plain English.Redundancy in New Zealand
No automatic right to redundancy pay, what fair consultation looks like, the 90-day grievance limit, and your first week.KiwiSaver and money between jobs
Final pay, lump-sum tax, KiwiSaver options, the student loan, when Jobseeker Support starts, and a simple runway.Job hunting on Jobseeker Support
What you actually have to show, what counts, the numbers that matter, and how the log writes itself.Put these guides to work
The routines these guides teach (follow-up windows, the salary story, the Work and Income record, the debriefs) are built into Jobtracker as nudges and one-tap actions, so you don't have to remember any of it.
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