The Benefits Of Using The Student Job Search Website

There are benefits to be had for employers and students alike in using the Student Job Search website to both look for work and to fill work vacancies. Student Job Search is a valuable employment service for tertiary students, and their mission is to help New Zealand grow by enabling current and intending tertiary students to earn sufficient income throughout the academic year and/or during holiday breaks to be the best they can be at their chosen course of study. They also work to improve domestic employment prospects for graduates by supporting communities and businesses in New Zealand so that they remain vibrant and grow.

The Student Job Search service is also a useful tool for employers, who can use the website to advertise jobs for free, provided they have a genuine vacancy that they are trying to fill. This also applies to recruitment agencies and registered charities. All they need to do is list the vacancy, specifying the skills and experience required. Student applications will then be screened by Student Job Search to make sure they meet employers’ minimum requirements and to help them do this, they need to make sure to include relevant and open-ended screening questions.

Employers also need to let SJS know once the job has been filled or if the vacancy no longer exists for any reason, and their feedback is important as it allows SJS to provide the service freely to both employers and students alike.

Student Job Search’s vision is to improve the lives of all New Zealanders by supporting tertiary students to develop the skills and will to drive New Zealand’s economic, political, and social prosperity by helping them to gain skills, work experience, career opportunities and financial freedom. They achieve this by giving students friendly advice, linking them to job opportunities that fit around their study and giving them a competitive advantage over other job seekers.

Student Job Search gets constant feedback from employers who say the energy, positivity and humour that their student employees have brought to their workplace is invaluable – especially during the frantic holiday period, as is voiced by the employers below.

“Weddings, parties and music functions all increase over summer so we need a hand in the showroom to get through the busy period. We enjoy having the students because they are open minded, bright and have a wide experience of dealing with the public. The students also contribute with up-to-date ideas for IT. Christine Butler, Andy’s Marquee and Party Hire, Rotorua.”

“We hire at least 20 students annually for seasonal orchard work. We need students over summer to help with the picking, packing and selling of our fruit. The students that we employ are invaluable for promoting sales and they help us in all areas of the business. We have some students working full-time while others hold down other jobs so only work part-time with us. Marian Hirst, Bay Blueberries, Hawkes Bay.”

Please go to http://www.sjs.co.nz  for further information.