Job Hunting - Kiwi Style

I sent a few applications last week upon arriving then stopped when I decided to attend a migrant seminar first.

During the seminar last Friday, I picked up the following pointers which I believe helped me figure things out for my kiwi job hunt.

1. Polish your CV, it should be a Kiwi-style CV that fits the advertised requirements.

2. Sell yourself in the cover letter.

3. Build a Kiwi network. Employers prefer an applicant that was referred by one of their employees.

4. Have a strategy in applying. You'll need to keep track of the role that you applied for and through what means did you apply: direct, online, via recruiter or internal employee. 

So I polished my CV and sent it to three people: my flatmate, my friend from grad school and my 2nd degree aunt.

Today, I gave one IT recruitment company a shot just to see how I fared. I applied to four postings early today and just a few minutes after 9am, I got a call from one of them. She'll be forwarding my application to their client and will see how it goes. Each posting has a different handler(consultant), the other two already responded with a nice no via email.

With this, I know now that I have a shot and will be a bit more patient to let my small network tap theirs.

I'm meeting people this weekend and hopefully, I'll chance upon those who can increase my network.

So anybody out there know anyone who lives here in Auckland? PM me ok?