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Plan your careerAugust 2017

Should my son follow his dad's advice and go to university?

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

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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 and decommissioning some tools.

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How to get a job August 2017

Impress employers with your strong thinking skills

Find out how to let employers know you have great thinking skills by showing them that you can solve problems, form opinions and have new ideas.

How to get a job July 2017

Should you put communication skills on your CV?

Stand out from the crowd with different ways of showing employers you have good communication skills.

How to get a job July 2017

Making young people more employable

Tips on helping young people develop employability skills so they have better employment opportunities.
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