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How does SJS work? Need a bit of extra money, a step along your career path or some course-related work while you finish your degree? Get advice We're not just here to help you find someone for your job. We can help you with all sorts of employment advice. For international students Students from anywhere in the world who come to study at a New Zealand tertiary institution are entitled to use Student Job Search.		How does SJS work? Student Job Search is a free service, funded by the Government and local Students' Associations, for putting students into work while they study. Create a job ad (requires login) It's simple to create and send a job to Student Job Search. First you'll need to register as an employer... Get advice We're not just here to help you find someone for your job. We can help you with all sorts of employment advice...

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NEED HELP? PH US ON 0800 757 562 (0800 SJS JOB)

We will continue to operate throughout the festive season. Here is how you access our service wherever you are in New Zealand.

Auckland Central, Wellington and Dunedin offices are open right through the festive season 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday except statutory holidays and we close and 3:00pm on Christmas and New Years Eve.

All other offices are physically closed
from the 24th to the 5th
but you can call us on 0800 757 562

WHAT VALUE WE OFFER EMPLOYERS

1. Value for money FREE employment service.

2. Easy to use service combining the efficiency of online registration and job listing with the ability to contact us on 0800 757 562 should you need assistance.

3. Flexible workforce around your staffing needs: one-off, part-time or full-time staff with a huge range of skills ready to do all kinds of work for you.

4. We're here to help you: If you'd rather contact us on 0800 757 562 than register your job online we will be more than happy to help you. We also have 6 year offices open all year (Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin) too so you could come and visit us instead. We also have summer offices in Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, Taradale, Gisborne, Rotorua, Tauranga, and Manukau.

WHAT TYPES OF JOBS DOES SJS FILL?

The easy answer is SJS can fill a wide range of job vacancies.

The majority of jobs we place are in hospitality, retail, office and household industries.
The roles we place include: retail staff, cafe staff, office staff, bar staff, tutors, gardening staff, restaurant staff, IT staff, childcare staff, and sales staff.
The best way to see for yourself what jobs we place is to check out the search function on the homepage and search by various work categories.

WHO CAN USE SJS?

Any current or intending tertiary student in 2009 in NZ can use SJS

• If you are enrolled or intending to enrol at a tertiary institution in NZ in 2009 you can use SJS.

• If you are an international student you need to bring in your visa so we can confirm you are eligible to work.

• For parents of students; you are not able to register or go for jobs on your child's behalf. However you can encourage them to: 1) enrol online, then 2) ring us on 0800 757 562 to activate their account and begin job hunting with SJS.

Any employer in New Zealand can use SJS once they register on www.sjs.co.nz

STUDENTS BE FLEXIBLE IN THE JOB YOU WANT

Tight economy means not as many jobs about

No doubt you are aware of the tightening economic situation in New Zealand at the moment. As an example of this, The National Bank reported on Thursday 30th October that 21% of employers are expecting to have less staff in a year's time. This the lowest result in the 20 years they have been releasing their Monthly Business Outlook report.

What does the tight economy mean for students?

The resultant impact on you is that there are fewer jobs around this summer regardless of where you are looking including on www.sjs.co.nz.

What should you do to increase your chances of finding work?

Be flexible in what job you are after this summer. For example if you have had retail customer service experience consider other customer service roles.
Be flexible on the job duration. There may not be as many jobs available for right over summer. Consider doing two shorter duration jobs for example that still keep you working over the time you want to.
If you are having difficulties finding a job email help@sjs.co.nz for assistance.