Job Hunting in New Zealand

Top tips from Wellington IT recruiter — Adelaide

How to secure a dream job in NZ?

We have been asked a lot about how to write a CV and prepare for interviews. Adelaide from FindiT shed some lights on the top tips for securing a dream IT job in New Zealand in our meet-ups.

During the presentation, Adelaide covered the common mistakes of CV writing, a typical interview process and highlighted a few key areas for our members to focus in order to increase the chance of nailing a job offer.

A good CV consists of

• Name — include English name or pronunciation of your Chinese name
• Intro/personal statement
• Visa status
• Strengths & Overview of technical skills
• Experience
• Education
• Hobbies

Note*: (3–4 pages, White space, use of bullet points, easy to scan & read, no long paragraphs)

A good experience session should highlight

• Job Title — period
• Company (if your previous company is outside NZ, it would be a good idea to include some intro, so people can easily conceptualise it.)
• Role & Responsibilities (list the key roles and responsibilities, help to sell your skills and experience better.)
• Achievements (if there’s any)
• Technology adopted

Key takeaways

• Put yourself in other's shoes; they may not have the context of your previous experience and achievements; it’s your job to sell your story.
• Practice the content in your CV;
• Be confident and genuine;
• Get used to chit-chat; (i.e weather and coffees)
• Get used to the coffee culture ;)

For more information

Presentation slides can be viewed here