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HRC 3833

How to get a jobAugust 2017

Mentoring from business leaders helps break employment barriers

Find out about business mentoring initiatives that help students break down barriers and have the best opportunities for employment.

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For career practitionersJune 2017

Website updates

From 22 June to 31 August we will be making rolling changes to our website, careers.govt.nz, including improvements to our suite of free online career planning tools.

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Education and training September 2017

Help! My teen is choosing university for the wrong reasons

Continuing our Q & A series – answering questions from parents about their children's work and learning choices.

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Self-management skills key to securing that job

Keeping calm under pressure is a vital self-management skill that employers respect. Find out how to show employers you are in control so you can get or keep that job.

How to get a job August 2017

Auckland pilot cements Work Connect roll out

More than 200 skilled migrants and international students have benefited from Work Connect – now the programme is heading to other main centres.
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