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All about the money? Not quite.
Are you struggling to attract and retain staff? It's a dilemma that many businesses are facing, as employees are spoiled for choice in the current job market, leaving them scrambling to adjust their recruitment strategies, company perks and benefits to find and retain...
Your CV – What is ATS and Why is it Important?
As part of our CV check and feedback service, we provide an ATS score. ATS stands for applicant tracking software. It is used by recruiters to manage the recruitment process, including searching and organising candidate information to match relative skills to...
Administration & Reception Upskill Shorts Courses
Whether you’re seeking an entry level administration role or looking to further develop and expand on your administrative skill set, here’s some affordable, short online courses relative to administration and reception roles. MYNEWJOB recommends you do your research...
Facebook Job Groups & Pages
Facebook groups are becoming more popular than ever for small and medium size businesses to advertise situations vacant. Why? Because advertising is free and it's a quick and effective way to reach a wide audience, especially active groups with a lot of members. Below...
General CV Writing Tips
Utilise specific keywords from the advertisement throughout your resume Don't use text over graphics, ATS won’t see pretty pictures Use recognised sections such as Education, Qualifications, Experience, Hobbies, and References. Don’t try to be clever and come up with...
Jobhop is Breaking Down Barriers to Work Across New Zealand
A concussion suffered by co-founder Stephen Reed was the trigger for creating Jobhop. As he tried to find a way to get back into the workforce while recovering from his injury, he witnessed many people in a situation where they couldn’t commit to a permanent job....
What Not To Include In Your CV
The more concise the content, the better when it comes to your CV. Omit unnecessary information. Why is this important? You will have the best chance of standing out if you can make your points clearly. As a recruiter and CV writer, here’s some common mistakes we come...
Is Your CV Hindering Your Job Application Success?
Is your CV hindering your job application success? Did you know that the job application success rate is only 2-3.4%, based on an average of 10% of applicants making it through to the interview stage. The 10% of applicants that secure a job interview for a job role...
Common CV Mistakes
We see a lot of CV mistakes, often. Here are some of the most common CV mistakes we see that are a simple fix. Spelling - Always run a spell check on your CV. If written English isn’t important in the role that you are applying for, minor spelling mistakes might be...