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For NZ Graduates

Degree finished, no job offer? Start here.

You did everything right and the career has not started. You are not behind. Whether you have no work history at all, worked through uni, or are a year or two into your first graduate role and after the next step, free AI rewrites your CV for the roles that hire on attitude, matches you to real entry-level and graduate NZ jobs, and helps you practise the interview.

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The honest bit

Overqualified and inexperienced at the same time?

That is not a contradiction, it is just where every graduate starts. And if you have been working since, in your field or out of it, that counts: this board runs to about two years of work experience, so a year or two into a graduate role still puts you squarely inside it. Roles here ask for up to two years, which makes your experience an advantage over the field, not a disqualifier. The fix is not another degree. It is a CV that leads with what the role needs, an interview answer for the “why this job” question, and a role that moves you forward now. All three are below, free.

A CV that stops leading with the thesis

Your degree stays, but the role goes first. Free AI rebuilds your CV around what the job needs: availability, part-time work, tutoring, projects, and the practical things three years of study actually prove.

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An answer for “why are you applying for this?”

The question every graduate gets in an entry-level interview. Practise it out loud in private with an AI interviewer that asks the follow-ups, gives gentle feedback and scores you out of 100.

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Find out why the CV gets rejected

Applied everywhere and heard nothing? Score your CV against a real job ad and see exactly what a screener sees, what is missing, and what to fix before the next application goes out.

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Ways in

Where graduates actually get started

The five fields that hire on attitude rather than years. A degree does not disqualify you from any of them, and every one of them is a way into an industry, an income and a work history while you keep applying for the roles you want.

TradesApprentice, labourer, driver Care & SupportCaregiver, healthcare assistant HospitalityKitchenhand, café, waiter, bar RetailSales, checkout, supermarket WarehousePicker/packer, storeperson

And graduate roles list here too. A job that asks for your degree and up to about two years of experience, a graduate accountant say, is exactly the board’s range. The big corporate graduate programmes run their annual intakes on their own careers pages; the graduate jobs that hire one person now are here, alongside the fields above.

For NZ employers hiring graduates

Degrees, work ethic, and no bad habits yet.

Graduates bring proof they can finish something hard, and entry-level pay expectations. Every graduate here has free AI to rebuild their CV around your role and to practise the interview out loud before they meet you.

Trained thinkers, entry-level roles

A graduate applying for entry-level work has chosen working over waiting. You get someone who reads, writes and learns fast, in a role you would otherwise fill from a thinner field.

Interview-ready applicants

Every graduate can practise with our AI Interview Simulator before applying, and every application arrives with a one-page AI hiring brief scored against your job ad. Interview, maybe, or skip, at a glance.

Free to post

$0 standard listing. Applications come with a one-page Interview / Maybe / Skip rec per applicant. No contracts.

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FAQ

Questions NZ graduates ask

Can I get a job with a degree but no work experience?
Yes. A degree with little or no work history counts as entry level, and entry-level NZ employers hire on attitude, reliability and willingness to learn. Your degree is evidence you can commit to something hard for three years and finish it. Pair it with any part-time work, tutoring, group projects or volunteering and you have a real CV. Our free tools build it for you.
Am I overqualified for entry-level work?
Some employers worry a graduate will leave quickly, and that is usually all “overqualified” means. Answer it directly: say why you want this role now, that you would rather be working than waiting, and that you learn fast. An honest one-line answer to the leaving question beats pretending the degree does not exist.
Should I leave my degree off my CV?
No. Keep it, but stop leading with it. Lead with what the role needs: your availability, any part-time or casual work, and the practical things study proves, like deadlines, teamwork and writing. Our free CV tools rebuild the emphasis for the role you are actually applying for.
I missed the graduate programme intake. What now?
Most large NZ graduate programmes take applications early in the year and close months before the start date, so check each employer’s careers page for their dates. In between, an entry-level role gives you income, referees and real work history, and you can apply at the next intake with experience the other applicants will not have.
Does taking an entry-level job hurt my career?
No. NZ employers read work history as evidence you show up, work with people and hold a job, and any work does that. A year of real employment plus a degree reads better than a year of gap plus a degree. You can keep applying for the roles you want the whole time you are working.
What if my degree is not in the field I want?
Common, and not a dead end. Entry-level roles are where people cross fields, because they are hired on attitude rather than credentials. Get in the door of the industry you want, in whatever role it hires beginners for, and move sideways once you are inside and known.
Will my student loan repayments start?
Repayments come out of your pay automatically once you earn over the repayment threshold, so there is nothing to set up beyond giving your employer the right tax code. Check the current threshold and rate on the IRD website before you set your budget.
Does part-time work during uni count as real experience?
Yes. Two years of cafe shifts, retail weekends or warehouse holidays while you studied is two years of showing up, handling customers and holding a job, and entry-level employers read it exactly that way. Put it on the CV with what each job proves about you, not as an apology under the degree.
I already have a year or two of experience. Is this board still for me?
Yes. The board carries roles asking for up to about two years of work experience, so a graduate a year or two into their first graduate role and after the next step is exactly who it serves, and so is a graduate who has been working outside their field. Either way your experience is an advantage here: plenty of listings ask for exactly the year or two you have, and our free tools rebuild the CV around the role you want next.
Do you list graduate jobs?
Yes. A role that asks for a degree and up to about two years of experience, a graduate accountant or a junior analyst say, is squarely what this board carries, alongside roles that need no qualification at all. What we do not list is anything wanting three or more years or a senior title. The big corporate graduate programmes run annual intakes on their own careers pages; the graduate jobs that hire one person now are here.
I’m a NZ employer hiring graduates. How does this help?
Graduates here arrive prepared: free AI rebuilds their CV around your role rather than their thesis, and the Interview Simulator lets them practise out loud before they meet you. Every application comes with a one-page hiring brief scored against your ad. Standard listings are free, Pro $29 featured, Unlimited $99/month. No contracts.
From the blog

Reads for NZ graduates

CV

A graduate CV with no work experience

What to lead with when your only content is study, and what employers actually read for.

Interview

Answering “why this job?” with a degree

The question every graduate gets in an entry-level interview, and the honest answer that works.

Jobs

Working while you wait for the intake

Using an entry-level role to build income, referees and history before the next round.

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