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Difficulties Gettin Work as a Graduate, Tips?

  • 12-11-2008 10:28pm
    #1
    Dirty Frank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭


    I graduated with an honours degree in May from sligo and moved away last month to New Zealand to find work. No more than at home there aren't an abundance of graduate opportunities here but Iam applying for any that come up. Does anyone have any tips or hints at how to push for a job? I've been calling the places I apply to and writin pretty good cover letters but no joy. Thanks!


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  • #2
    jvc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭jvc


    Dirty Frank wrote: »
    I graduated with an honours degree in May from sligo and moved away last month to New Zealand to find work. No more than at home there aren't an abundance of graduate opportunities here but Iam applying for any that come up. Does anyone have any tips or hints at how to push for a job? I've been calling the places I apply to and writin pretty good cover letters but no joy. Thanks!

    Are you in the Mechanical sector by any chance?


  • #3
    lg123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭lg123


    try and get a job as a technician and do it for ~6 months then go for an engineer position. some thing like cad, lab, process, etc. what discipline are you?


  • #4
    dan_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭dan_d


    There are a lot of ads in the Irish times jobs, even today, for engineering jobs in NZ.Maybe have a look at their website.


  • #5
    Kareir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Kareir


    if you're in mechanical or electrical, try this guy?
    http://www.irishtimes.com/servlet/Satellite?c=NM_JobAdvert_C&childpagename=flat.jobs.nicemove.ie%2FNM_JobAdvert_C%2FJobDetailView&cid=1226166753880&packedargs=PageMode%3D0&pagename=IT_Nicemove%2FRender

    (not the ad itself, but the guy advertising, he says he has a range of clients.. couldnt hurt?)

    _Kar


  • #6
    PDelux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 296 ✭✭PDelux


    Maybe ask for a 6-month trial or something like that in the cover letter. Also if you did any projects in your own time(engineering-type obviously), put it on the CV - it is relevant! That;s how i got my job.


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