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Network into a job with the perfect elevator pitch

Learn how to create your elevator pitch – a spoken summary of the experience and skills you can offer an employer.

Why and how to withdraw a job application

Steps to take if you no longer want a job you applied for.

Jobs with skill shortages or labour shortages

Find out what skill shortages mean, and what jobs are currently on Immigration New Zealand's skill shortage lists.

Help young apprentices stay in the job

Help young people get the skills they need to thrive at work.

Great pay for jobs in the construction industry

Pay and job opportunities are excellent in the construction industry.

Drawing the future

What is Drawing the Future? Drawing the Future asks your children between Year 3 to 8 what they want to be when they grow up.

Employability skills are the heart of the future

Continuing our future of work series – we showcase how employability skills, such as problem solving, are increasingly important in the new world of work.

About careers.govt.nz

Find out more about who we are, what we do, and how to contact us.

Career skills you learn as a parent

Employers value parenting skills.

Career development – Year 9 to 13

Learn how teaching career management competencies helps Year 9 to 13 students manage their life, learning and work and assists them with decisions at key transition points. Find out how all teachers can contribute to career development through a school-wide approach.