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| 203495 | 2003-12-27 13:05:00 | My friend has just graduated from waikato uni, and is looking for work in the IT industry... she really wants to stay in NZ but is finding it hard to find any software related work here. Does anybody have any suggestions of where she may be able to find work. Or any web pages and such that may be of any help? Thank you very much! |
Mr_T (5031) | ||
| 203496 | 2003-12-27 15:38:00 | There really are many online work-seeker sites eg Monster, Seek, even NZHerald that advertise vacancies. I'd recommend that she scours the newspapers, and only apply to those that invite applications via email. Also she should market herself properly - make an online CV, password protected and skillfully designed. I thank the xxxxxxx stars that I no longer have to be dependent on an employment agency or employers!! Scums! |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 203497 | 2003-12-27 21:32:00 | Although she may well have done some or all of this: Contact the IT recruitment agencies regarding marketing herself to IT employers. Interview techniques are very important these days as is a good CV (thats a truthful one :D ). I'm not so sure about on-line CV's but a well layed out electronic one is important. The big IT employers make people sit "tests" to weed out people so these days you might be able to find some of these tests on the internet to practice. IT can be tough to break into these days. Some people start with help desk type positions and then having their foot in the door, can push to move in areas they want to. Good luck, its tough out there. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 203498 | 2003-12-28 01:17:00 | > IT can be tough to break into these days. Some people > start with help desk type positions and then having > their foot in the door, can push to move in areas > they want to. Having people already know you, or see you in person is the greatest advantage you can have! Go into places with your CV and ask for a Job. Expect to get turned down for an interview at a lot of places, but many people will see your initiative if you throw on a suit and tie (Or dress up in a Ladies case) and actually go in to a company rather than sitting on your bumb and just sending an email! |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 203499 | 2003-12-29 22:22:00 | > only apply to those that invite applications via > email. Hi there...having worked in recruitment for a little while, two things i can add are 1- make sure your CV stands out from the crowd and 2- make sure when submitting your CV electronically that it looks (e.g. formatting) the way you want it to. there is nothing worse than getting sent an electronic cv that looks terrible because my default word processor jumbles up formatting. PDF files may be a solution. good luck with the job hunt. Julia |
porpora (3036) | ||
| 203500 | 2003-12-30 10:56:00 | > (Or dress up in a Ladies > case) and actually go in to a company rather than > sitting on your bumb and just sending an email! Golly! I can see that this IT stuff is pretty demanding. The mind boggles as to what exactly a "Ladies case" is. Once upon a time "Ladies a plate" was enough, but now........ Isn't it about time PC World did a test on these maidenly cases? And apparently geeks now need a bumb as well. I have a lot to learn :_| |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 203501 | 2003-12-30 19:20:00 | LOL Winston, those were my thoughts exactly when I first read that post. :D | Susan B (19) | ||
| 203502 | 2003-12-30 20:28:00 | Wanted: General IT dogsbody. Must "hit the ground running", be "customer focused", experienced in every programming language under the sun, 6 years .Net experience (at the very least), "results driven", must be able to relate to the cleaner right up to the CEO. Pay negotiable (although it won't be very good cos its an employers market). Oh and we reserve the right to get rid of you for any little reason we want to. |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
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