Employability and Careers Blog: Info and Advice for AUT Students and Graduates

How do you show your best side to a potential employer? By using your CV as your marketing tool. It is usually your CV that will land you a job interview! Here is how to make it work for you!

Feeling a bit unsure about whether you should be including a personal statement or a career objective in your application and/or CV? Not even sure what the difference is between the two? Read on....

Applying for jobs does take time. To put your best self forward and give yourself a decent chance, you need a focused CV and cover letter. Many students question the need for a cover letter. Well, our recent employer survey found that 78.5% of the respondents want a cover letter. Find out more about what they consider a good cover letter.

I bet you’ve been told again and again that a LinkedIn profile is an essential part of your job search. Yet, how often do you think, “Why should I bother?”

You’ve got an interview. Amazing. Oh no, it’s online. You’ll be in a box, looking at people in boxes. What do you do? How do you engage? What if your internet fails? Don’t panic. You’re not alone. Here is advice from 7 recruiting managers

I would be a wealthy person if I got $10 every time a student told me they didn’t have employability skills to offer employers.No employability skills? Really? Anyone who has lived on this planet for the past 18 years or more will have skills they can offer.

Behavioural interviewing is used in a job interview to discover how you are most likely to act in a specific employment related situation. It focuses on experiences, behaviours, knowledge, skills and abilities. This approach is very popular in New Zealand and is based on the belief that how you responded to situations in the past will predict how you will behave in the future.

Hansani Senadeera landed a great part time job after attending a workshop for job interview practice at the Employability Lab at AUT. She encourages other students to take advantage of these workshops - see what she learned that helped her get a job.

It can be rather daunting to be told you have to complete a psychometric assessment when you apply for a job, particularly if you’ve never done one before. Student Employability and Careers Specialist Emma Spires demystifies the process.

Elab Online? NZ Unitalent? Employability Lab? Who does what and how do they link up? Here’s my attempt to explain what they are and what they offer – and while I may be biased, I want to say they are brilliant services that offer plenty of career and employability help.