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Reports, guides and honest takes on the NZ job market. Made by humans who actually do this for a living.
guideA practical guide to independent contracting in NZ, covering how contractor agreements work, what tax and ACC obligations sit with you, how leave and timesheets differ from permanent work, and why contracting suits some people better.
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guideRisk and compliance has gone from something the finance team absorbed on top of everything else to a profession with its own career path, and it happened fast. Our guide covers how the New Zealand market got here, how organisations structure these teams, the key areas and regulators, and what it takes to build a career in the field.
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guideA practical guide for candidates in a crowded job market: where to focus your applications, how to check your expectations, and where demand still exists.
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guideA practical guide for candidates on getting past AI screening tools, covering how to mirror the language in a job ad, format a CV that parses cleanly, and put your strongest evidence where the system will actually read it.
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reportQ1 started with a sense of real momentum. After a tough couple of years, there was genuine optimism across the market. Budgets were loosening, transformation programmes were being dusted off, and hiring activity was beginning to follow. It felt like 2026 might finally be the year things opened up again.
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Nearly 65,000 New Zealanders left long term in the year to August. If you're an experienced professional weighing up Australia, here's what both job markets look like right now.
The government wants the public service under 55,000 full-time equivalents by 2029. Here's how private sector hiring managers can hire experienced public servants well.
Hiring intentions in NZIER's latest survey jumped to a net 23 percent, while skilled people got harder to find. Here is how hiring managers can get ahead of the post-election rush.
Graduate ads were just over 2 percent of SEEK listings last month, and more than half of NZ employers surveyed are slowing entry-level hiring as AI takes routine work. For hiring managers in IT, digital, finance and corporate, that is a mid-level shortage a few years away, and there are sensible ways to get ahead of it.
AI is running more first-round interviews, and RNZ has reported fears of ghost jobs harvesting data. How experienced candidates can check a role is real, protect their data and interview well.
SEEK's August report shows applications per job ad up 0.9 percent month on month in the July lag data, the sharpest lift in 18 months, even while ads rose. For mid and senior candidates in IT, digital, finance and corporate, that means harder competition per role. Here is how to cut through without spray-and-pray.