Finding a Job

Types of part time and summer jobs:

• Retail – shop assistant, stocking shelves, ‘Christmas casuals’

• Hospitality – cafes, restaurants (barista, waiter, kitchen hand)

• Supermarkets – checkout, specific departments e.g. produce, delicatessen

• Cinemas - counter sales, taking tickets

• Office administration – reception, filing, answering phones

• Tutoring or coaching – academic subjects, swimming, dance, sports, school holiday programmes

• Labouring – building sites

• Jobs at Wellington Council (summer festivals and events, pools & leisure centre assistants)

• Farm work/seasonal work over the holidays

• Self-employment

How can you find jobs?

• Through networking - family, friends, neighbours etc.

• Advertised vacancies

• Direct approach

• Work for yourself

Word of mouth/networking

One of the best ways of getting a job is through word of mouth, so tell people you know that you’re looking for a part time job. They may not know anything right there and then when you ask but chances are they will hear of opportunities and let you know.

• family and friends

• neighbours

• previous employers and colleagues

• sports coaches, community group leaders, youth group leaders

Advertised vacancies

• In shop windows (take a walk through the city or a mall)

• On job websites e.g.

Seek

TradeMe jobs

Teen Jobs – create a profile

Seasonal Jobs, Work the Seasons

• On company websites e.g. Countdown, New World, Farmers etc.

• Student Job Search – Year 13s can register from 1 October once you’ve applied to a tertiary provider: www.sjs.co.nz

• ­Google searches e.g. “Christmas casuals Wellington”

• Local community Facebook pages or Instagram pages e.g. Wellington Hospitality Jobs, Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Jobs

• Social media pages for businesses

Useful website links

www.sjs.co.nz

www.seek.co.nz (search for ‘Christmas casuals’, ‘casual’, ‘part time’

www.trademe.co.nz/jobs

www.teenjobs.co.nz

www.worktheseasons.co.nz

www.opportunitygrowshere.nz

www.gowithtourism.co.nz

www.awf.co.nz (construction sector recruitment agency with labouring/hammer hand roles)

Job vacancy and recruitment agency website links https://www.careers.govt.nz/job-hunting/finding-work/job-vacancy-and-recruitment-websites/

Directly approaching employers

• Speaking to someone in person is a good way to get your foot in the door with an employer.

• You could start local – e.g. local shops and cafes. You visit them with your CV which has been written to target that kind of work.

• For a supermarket go in and ask to speak to the supervisor about any opportunities now or in the future. Take your CV!

• Follow up if you haven’t heard back from them – phone call to check if their situation has changed and let them know you are still available.

• Be prepared – can lead to on the spot conversations/interviews!

• Keep records of company, people contacted, dates to help you follow up.

Work for yourself

• Babysitting

• Lawn mowing/gardening

• Home help/cleaning

• Fixing things around people’s homes (if have good practical skills)

• Dog walking

• Tutoring (in your strong subjects)

• Website design