The Great Search - Act 1

When it comes to summer job searching for students, it is often a case of “who” rather than “what” you know. This maxim has worked great in the past, landing me many a job in between semesters. However being in New Zealand, I (predictably) know mostly students who are also looking for work and not willing to give me their jobs or the money made at said job.

Luckily, there are many other options available to a student looking to work through the warm summer months. For me, the most available of these is the Student Job Search option. The SJS has both an office on campus and an easy-to-use website. It takes almost no time to set up an account with them, and once you do, they work as sort of a middle man between you and potential employers to ensure you can get paid this summer. They also offer services for part time, casual, permanent, and what is called “one-off” jobs down here (one time only jobs like promos, etc).

This may seem like a plug for the SJS, but in fact this is just what I have observed so far. I know quite a few people who have gotten jobs through this manner, and find that the “guidelines” for employer/employee expectations helps to make SJS a reliable, trustworthy course of action.

Additionally, Trade-Me also has an employment section, as well as the usual and almost outdated newspaper classified ads. As of yet I still haven’t found myself a summer job, but its officially open season on the hunt…

So far I’ve registered with the SJS, began checking the site and TradMe, looked through the free papers all around campus, and hassled friends and acquaintances for leads.  This is Act 1 of the hunt, which I have aptly, unofficially, named the “beginning”.  Act 2 is soon to follow. Happy hunting….

Heres some random pictures of my brothers back in Canada... notice the snow =)