Understanding what's meaningful to you and your family is important when searching for a new job. That's why MegaJobs.co.nz has 20 searchable features to help you refine your job search as well as match your needs with employers.
MegaJobs.co.nz Searchable Features:
4-Day Week
The 4-Day week is a reduced hours working model, normally 32 hours from Monday-Thursday with Fridays and weekends off. The 4-Day Week is designed to focus on employee well-being.
Apprenticeship
An Apprenticeship is a collaboration between an employer and an employee looking to gain skills and experience in a specific trade. Often, the remuneration package is offset against the programme provided by the employer to up-skill the employee. The primary users of Apprenticeships are builders, plumbers, electricians and hair stylists.
Child Friendly
Child Friendly roles are able to accommodate requirements of job seekers with children by offering flexible hours around childcare duties.
Disability Support
The Disability Support feature provides consideration from employers open to providing a supportive employment opportunity for people with a disability, injury or illness.
Flextime
Flextime (otherwise known as flexible work hours) is a work arrangement where employees choose their start and finish times. This job feature indicates that the role has start and finish times differing from the standard 9am - 5pm.
Gig Economy/One-off
The Gig Economy is a type of freelance work undertaken by job seekers who are looking for one-off employment gigs. Choose this option if you are looking for casual workers for one-off projects or events.
Graduate Roles
Graduate Roles are entry-level positions for students who are graduating from tertiary studies, and are looking to enter the job market in their field of study. Often these roles provide ample training and offer foundation experience for job seekers to begin their career.
Internship
An Internship is a period of work experience offered by an organisation for a limited period of time. It is generally an entry-level, industry training opportunity which may be paid or voluntary. If you are straight out of Tertiary study, an Internship can be a great way to boost your experience and skills.
NZ Green List
The NZ Green List feature highlights roles that urgently require workers either regionally or as part of the long-term skill shortage. These in demand roles can be excellent for skilled migrants or job seekers willing to relocate.
Rainbow Friendly
Rainbow Friendly shows a workplace is accepting and welcoming of sexual and gender diversity. Employers who use this feature have a LGBTTQIA+ friendly culture and additional systems in place to support their employees.
Remote Work
Easily defined as working anywhere that has internet access. Remote work is a permanent state of working outside of the office in your own work environment. It can also mean working from different areas of the country even if the head office is based elsewhere in the country.
Seasonal Work
This predominantly describes rural jobs where it may involve seasonal fruit picking or farm activities. However, it could also include heavy retail activity such as Christmas. Generally it is aimed at people who are looking for employment from the end of the educational year until they recommence in the following year. This tends to be between the months of November, December and January.
Senior Pathways
Some job seekers are looking for employment in their senior years. The social aspect of work and extra income are draw cards for seniors, who bring with them skills and experience that are invaluable to employers. Senior Pathways often provide flexible working arrangements that are mutually beneficial for both parties.
Shift Work
Shift Work describes any work that typically falls outside the hours of 7am-6pm. This can include evening, night and early morning shifts as well as rotating schedules. Shift Work is excellent for those looking to pick up extra work.
Student Jobs
Student Jobs are just that - roles with students in mind. Student Jobs are great for people that are likely to be of secondary school or university age as they offer valuable work experience and a 'foot in the door' to future career pathways.
Training & Development
Similar to on-the-job training, employers may offer learning opportunities to employees to help them gain new skills and therefore help career progression.
Urgent Start
Urgent Start is for employers with roles that need to be filled immediately, to attract job seekers who are free to start working right away. Factors that cause Urgent Starts could be due to family emergencies, job openings that have been newly created, or unforeseen staff shortages.
Voluntary Jobs
Voluntary Jobs means you are not financially rewarded for the work advertised. Voluntary Jobs are great if you are looking to give back to the community in your spare time, or would simply like to add some extra experience to your C.V..
Work Visa Assist
To be eligible to work in Aotearoa/New Zealand as a non-resident, you must have a Work Visa. Use this feature if you are looking to relocate to Aotearoa/New Zealand and may require assistance or support from an employer for this.
Work-from-Home
Work-from-Home is a flexible work agreement that allows employees to work outside of a traditional office environment for some days of the week. Instead of commuting to an office each day, Work-from-Home employees can work from a convenient location. This works well for workers with families or people living with mobility issues.
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