Otamatea High School
Otamatea High School

Links to Careers Websites

CareersNZ 

This is a very extensive and interactive website where students can answer questions about their interests, work values and abilities and get lists of careers that they can consider.
To get to "Where to start" quickly, click here.

On the same website is information for parents and caregivers who want to talk to their children about careers, click here.

Just the Job

New Zealand's career seekers video website. Click here.

How to become

This is a careers and educational information and development website with headquarters in the United Kingdom. This page focus on Australian careers which are similar to New Zealand's. It features a number of general interest videos. Link to the site.

Jobted

A New Zealand website with a compilation of job vacancies. It also has a salary guide with avarage salaries for different industries and careers. Link to the site

Got a trade? Got it made

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This website has information and news about on-the-job training and careers in New Zealand's Trades and Services. To get to their "Careers Tool" quickly, click here.

DID YOU KNOW? 

New Zealand needs 19,600 new people are needed in the Civil Construction sector by 2020. There are 50+ engineering apprenticeships available now.

Careers in Behavioural Health Care

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This website has comprehensive information on careers such as Mental Health and Addiction, Mental Health Counselor and more. It also describes the outlook, demand and training for these careers  photo and video material.

Guide to Writing a Career Development Plan

This website offers helpful information such as:

  • Why having a career development plan is important and how it can help a person accelerate and excel in life and in their chosen field.
  • How to craft a career development plan, including practical tips and advice for both employees and managers on writing a plan, setting clear objectives, improving productivity, as well as knowledge transfer and retention.
  • For managers - how to talk to your employees about their career goals and find learning opportunities, and how to put all these into a career development plan that will help support and achieve these goals.
  • Other useful resources, FAQs, and information that can help employees and managers create the best career development plan for them


CV/Resume Assistance on JobHero

This is a website where you can find help with writing a CV/resume or a cover letter. It has different samples of resumes for different jobs as well as ideas of how to start looking for a job.

How to Write a CV (Curriculum Vitae) in 2022 [31+ Examples]

Research says that on average, recruiters look at CVs for up to 6 seconds - at most!  This website gives the steps to developing the best possible CV to ensure you attract the recruiters attention and get an interiew for the job you are applying for.

Remote Working & Mental Health: A Young Professional’s Guide

A guide to the changes that occured in the workplace due to the lockdowns and how it can affect mental health, with advice to making it healthier and less stressful.

And some more in-depth information about Working from Home: A Guide to Creating a Healthy and Productive Workspace. Click on this link.

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