how to write a cv for new zealand

the trick is:

keep it simple

kiwis are easy going and they won't spend much time reading your cv.

one page is enough. 

Choose the field you wanna work in, and write the experience you have JUST in that field.

for instance, if you are looking for a job as waiter, don't write that you have worked as painter for 2 years, cause no one cares! just write about the jobs as waiter.

your picture is not relevant, your nationality neither, write what you have studied just if it's related to that job.

don't write too much on the job description, if your potential employer wants to know more, he will ask you about it during the interview.

Some employers may want the reference from your previous employers, so write their contacts if you can.

when you start working in new zealand, just write on your cv your kiwi experience!

it's really easy to find a hospitality job in new zealand, and the best thing is that you can choose where you want to work, you don't need to accept any job, paid with the minimal wage (of course, if you have no experience and a bad level of english, you can't choose).

when i arrived to nz, it took me 2 months to find a job. i was desperate and feeling miserable cause all my friends were working and i was the only one jobless. i was wondering what was wrong with me, why no one was calling me for an interview. Then someone told me that my cv wasn't good for this country. 

as soon as i changed my cv, i applied for 10 more jobs and 4 of them contacted me back for an interview!

this is an example of cv. i hope it will help you!

NAME

ADDRESS – Auckland

Phone 0224108xxx E-mail xxx@gmail.com

work experience:

• FROM JANUARY 2014 (FULL TIME JOB)

xx woodfire pizza – Auckland Hospitality

Pizza chef in a take-away shop.

• NOVEMBER 2013- DECEMBER 2013 (FULL TIME JOB)

xxx - Auckland Clothing - Retail

Shop assistant in a big shop which sells fashion clothes for women, men and children. SOLO POSITION

• OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2013 (CASUAL JOB)

xxx WOODFIRE PIZZA – Auckland. Hospitality

Kitchen hand – pizza backer- cashier

• JUNE 2001- NOVEMBER 2001

xxx (Domodossola - Italy) Lingerie and swimwear - Retail

• JUNE 2000- MAY 2001

xxx(Brig, Switzerland) Hospitality

Bar staff in a small shop inside the train station.

- make coffees

- serve hot and cold beverages and food to take away

- prepare sandwiches

- cash handling

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES.

• Always on time

• Great organization and troubleshooting skills

• Good communication & customer service

• Can work in a team but also independently

• Work well under pressure and meet deadlines

• Skilled in using the right process for cash, credit cards, or other types of payment