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What you can do with your tourism skills

Your tourism skills can be transferred to other jobs and industries. Here’s how.

Finding new work after 20 years in tourism

Hayley Kowalak changed careers after losing her job because of COVID-19.

How to get a job with gaps in your CV

What to do if you’re applying for a job but have breaks in your paid work.

Returning to work after a gap

Find out how to return to paid work or change your career after a gap.

Tourism | Tāpoitanga

Tourism may be for you if you are interested in:

• New Zealand, other countries and tourist destinations
• working with people from a range of countries and cultures
• customer service and sales
• guiding, leading, instructing and motivating people to do outdoor recreation activities
• using planning and organisational skills.

Administration | Whakahaere Tari

Administration may be for you if you are interested in:

• managing office systems such as travel bookings or bill payments
• managing information and records
• communicating and helping people
• word processing, spreadsheets and other computer programmes
• planning and organising.

Defence | Wawao

Working for one of the Defence Forces may be for you if you are interested in:

• working in an ordered and disciplined environment
• operating various weapons systems, vehicles and equipment
• travelling to different parts of the world and resolving problems and conflicts
• using communication and leadership skills
• keeping physically fit.