Becoming a Police Officer is one way to mix a little bit of excitement into your working day if you are up for it. As of the time of writing this article the base salary at just a little over 51K is fairly reasonable as well.
There is a wide variety of work involved in the typical Police Officers day and it would not be a job that would suit everyone. We have listed some of the more desirable personality traits for a Police Officer.
conscientiousness
agreeableness
extroversion
neuroticism
openness
And some of the less disireable traits include..
paranoia
lack of impulse control
hostility
psychoses
To find out if you are eligible to apply to become a new cop you can take the New Cops Quiz.
There are many reasons why you might want to work for the government. Government HR divisions need to set the benchmark when it comes to equal opportunities, fair treatment of employees and so on. Other factors that may influence you towards a career with a Government Job include but are not limited to..
Contributing to your community.
Developement of career - Through training, developement and promotion.
Employment flexibility - Councils and government departments have all kinds of opportunities both full, part time and contract.
Lifestyle - With a presence all around the country choose your lifestyle; rural, coastal or Metropolitan.
Here is the NZ Government Jobs website, when I looked today they had well over 300 vacancies, so certainly an option in your job search.
Here at Jobhunters we also have a Government Jobs category, so you can register on our site here, and advertise yourself right now!
The current recession strikes fear into the hearts of many of us, jobs are scarcer than ever, the cost of living continues to rise and our investments have in many cases spiraled downwards. Here at Jobhunters we continue to be positive, lift the spirits of our members and visitors and have put together a five point plan to recession proof the modern day job hunter.
1./ Prepare to accept work that may not be the “perfect” fit
In current times you need to be prepared to do whatever you have to in terms of earning a living. It’s not the time to be fussy about the type of job that you are looking for, better to aim a little lower than what you may have in previous times, and try to find something that may provide the foot in the door to gain you the opportunity that you are looking for longer term.
2./Think outside the square
If you are out of work, create work for yourself, sell stuff on trademe or ebay, mow lawns, trim hedges, clean cars, advertise on noticeboards and online sites that you are looking for odd jobs and work, set yourself targets and get out there and make things happen for yourself. This is definitely possible but YOU need to make it happen, don’t sit at home feeling sorry for yourself!
3./Put things into perspective
At times its easy to get depressed over events in our lives when if we put them in perspective we are “not actually that bad off”, if you have a roof over your head, warmth , food and clothing then you are already ahead of half of the worlds population!!
4./Invest wisely
Be careful more than ever with your investments, long standing banks, quality houses and shares in companies that have safe historys and bright futures can all be worthwhile investments. Watch out for “get rich” quick schemes, future developments and start up companies. Better to make a little than lose a lot.
5./Cut down on unnecessary expenses and luxury items.
Sky TV, flash cars, designer clothes, booze, cigarettes,out of town holidays, junk food, DVD’s, Nights out and gadgets are all examples of unnecessary expenses. If you can’t afford them you need to cut them out of your lifestyle and batten down the hatches for the hard times ahead.
Weekend work is an option not only for those of us looking for jobs, but with the current economic climate, often even with two jobs it is still not enough to make ends meet.
To help you in the search for weekend work here at Jobhunters we have put together a list of different types of work that can be considered weekend jobs as well as the best places to find them.
We are realists and you won’t find any get rich quick schemes in this article, this is about real work for real money.
Part time / Weekend Positions
Bar work / Waiting Tables - You can get a job working behind a bar or waiting tables, most bars I visit have a sign up saying they are looking for staff for weekend work!
Retail - With the pressures of retail higher than ever and most shops running 7 days a week there are a number of retail opportunities out there for those willing to work weekends, and after hours.
Babysitting - Although it can be seasonal there are thousands of parents all across the country who are looking for some time out away from the kids, why don’t you look at helping them out and earning extra money at the same time. Baby sitting can be a very easy job, as long as the kids are not to difficult to deal with!
Mowing Lawns - Drop some pamphlets off around your area and try to drum up some weekend work mowing lawns, trimming hedges and so on.
House Work - House work can demand a fairly reasonable hourly rate, not one I would consider as I struggle to do my own. however there are lot of people out there that could benefit with a helping hand with the washing, ironing and vacuum cleaning.
Walking Pets - Get some exercise, help out a pet and earn some cash at the same time.
Personal fitness trainer - Do you enjoy working out and perhaps would like to motivate and assist others? Why not advertise yourself as a personal trainer and make a name for yourself while keeping fit at the same time. Pilates, yoga and other fitness classes are taking the world by storm.
Cake decorator - Do you have the necessary skills to decorate cakes or willing to take the time to learn? There are numerous opportunities out there with weddings, birthdays and other special occasions.
Freelance writer - If you have writing skills there are plenty of sites and forums online that are looking to purchase articles, this is something I have had personal experience in and although I would rather write for my own sites there are endless possibilities in this area if you are motivated and know how to tie a few sentences together.
Where to find Part time and Weekend Work
Notice Boards - Visit your local shops and post a notice on the notice board, anywhere you can find a place to put a notice or flyer is fair game.
Job sites - check your local job websites, forums like gumtree.co.nz, and if you prefer the work to come to you register on our very jobhunters site.
Word of mouth - tell your friends, your collegues, random people at the pub. Get the word out there that you are keen and looking for work.
Social Networking Sites - sites like facebook, smilecity and myspace offer countless opportunities to advertise yourself.
Local Newspapers - Advertise in your local newspaper, this can be expensive so make sure you exhaust all the free options first!
We hope you have enjoyed this article and if you have other ideas or a story to tell about your part time work experiences please share with the rest of our readers by leaving a comment.
To be a Flight Attendant is not an easy accomplishment. Few are those that make it past the first interview, however here at Jobhunters we are going to give you some inside tips on how you can make the most of what opportunities you may get.
How to get the first interview
Air New Zealand have a career section on their website. You can try their online Flight Attendant Jobs Questionnaire.
Flight Attendant Interview Tips
It is important that you realize that airlines are looking for a healthy and polished front line to be the face of their business. If you are lucky enough to make it to an interview these are some of the things the interviewers will be trying to find out about you.
How well do you handle stressful situations?
Are your social skills quality enough to to fulfill the various requirments of the job?
How would you conduct yourself if faced with a difficult or awkward passenger situation?
How well will you work both individually but more importantly as a team member?
Do you take direction well?
Other things to help you get hired as a Flight Attendant
It is important that you put your very best appearance foward. Trimed and neat hair, manicured nails and clean hands. A clear complexion helps and of course a well-proportioned figure is very important for both male and female applicants. Tattoos should not be visible and simple earrings are recommended rather than the dangling style. Other body piercings are generally not accepted, so you would be wise to remove any that you may have.
If you have any advice to share with the readers of this article please leave a comment, or share your experiences if you have been through the interview process.
In todays tough economic environment redundancies are becoming more and more common. Large companies are tightening their belts and smaller companies are struggling to make ends meet. One of the quickest ways for companies to improve their bottom line is by cutting labour costs and unfortunately for those affected this means suddenly they are out of a job and more often than not its through no fault of their own.
Below are some steps that you can take to ensure that you make the most from your situation.
Be Positive!
Try to think of this as an opportunity rather than something awful that has happened to you, for a lot of people redundancy really does lead on to better things so it can be a great stepping stone. Becoming depressed about what has happened to you is not going to help in anyway, so enjoy a bit of free time for a change, and start looking at new ways to support yourself and your family.
Consider a change of career
Have you often thought about doing something different but never had the right circumstances or been to scared to try a new career path? Now is your chance to think of changing careers to something you have always wanted to do, set your self goals of what it will take to achieve that and set about making it happen.
Upgrade your skills
Perhaps you have been the one let go because others may have had better skills or training in a particular area. There are plenty of things you can learn for very little cost when you have some time on your hands, so dedicate part of your day to learning new things.
Start your own business
In some cases redundancy can come with a payout of up to several months pay, time to think some more about that business idea you have always had, and perhaps set something in motion.
Make Money Online from home
Making money online is not only possible, thousands of people around the world are making money from their home computers on the internet, writing articles, trading on sites like ebay or trademe, surveys, websites and so on. This is something I tried myself and managed to make over ten thousand dollars on the internet. You can read my experiment of attempting to make US $500 in 5 days if you like and you will notice that I have explained each way I made money and you can to. Read about the 500 dollar 5 day challenge.
I hope you find the above information useful. Remember that we are always here to help at jobhunters, so feel free to share your story by commenting on this article, or perhaps offer useful information to others.
Another tough interview question to answer is the “What Salary Range Are You Seeking?” question. The response can be delivered differently depending on where in the interview process it is asked.
Firstly its very important to always let the employer make the first move on questions regarding salary and numbers.
If it is asked early on the best answer is to reply with another question, simply being something along the lines of “What would someone with my qualifications and experience normally earn in this company?”.
If however asked towards the end of the interview and the interview has gone well a more indepth response is required, we recommend something along the lines of.. “I am ready to consider your very best offer..”.
Sometimes you will still be pressed for exact numbers, and the best way to approach this is to have the results of a recent salary survey at hand or memorized, and ask whether they will be paying within that range.
Its never an easy question to answer, especially when your livelihood is involved and make sure you don’t sell yourself short. Much better to try and keep your mouth closed and wait for the offer to come to you. It could be a lot more than what you might have asked for!
One of the biggest time wasters in todays office environment is personal emails during work time. Its a hard one for employers to police without infringing on employee’s privacy as well and many ethical questions are raised around this area.
From my own experience I would recommend that most employers and employees attempt to operate on a give and take theory, sure its ok for you to email your friend in work time, however don’t complain about responding to a work matter in your own time, that’s what I am getting at.
If you are an employee attempt to give more than you take, most employers are not stupid and if they can see that you often put in that little extra, having a bit of fun at work should not be to much of a problem.
Things however to remember if you are an employee and use your work email for personal messages amoungst colleagues and friends..
Be careful what you say - it’s possible that whatever you say could be passed on and perhaps even to the person you may be talking about.
Try to give more than you take - keep the balance in your favor, that way you also have a good argument if you ever get confronted about it.
Don’t over do it - if you are going to spend hours pouring over a personal email and not doing your work the chances are you will get into trouble.
Try to save your personal emails for home time - if someone sends you a joke, consider forwarding it to your home email and checking it out later.
Now this is is just a few tips and the beginning of what could be quite a discussion on this subject, we are interested to hear your views from both an employee and employer perspective, so why not leave us a comment about your experiences.
Now for something funny have a look what happened to this lady when she was busy playing around instead of working…
If you have ever wanted a dream job then you may want to consider working on a Cruise Ship. What better way to earn a living than travelling to exotic places, seeing fantastic sights and getting paid at the same time.
UPDATE 9-OCT-2009 we have been getting a lot of people applying for jobs by asking a comment on this post, if you want to advertise youself on the jobhunters site, you can in about 5 mins, just go here to register
A word of warning however.. it is however an industry that is also known for scammers and thats where companies acting on the pretense of being an employment agency for cruise ships will trick the unsuspecting job seeker into forking out money - of course they will not get a job and will end up lighter in the pocket and wiser for the experience. If you are dealing with an agency check out this list of known scammers first…
As far as recruitment agencies go here are some companies you can try in the UK, NZ, Aus and Canada..
If there is one subject more than any others that I am qualified to talk about it is making money online. In the last year I personally have earned thousands of dollars part time online and not only am I going to share with you how I have done this I am going to tell you that if you set your mind to it you can do exactly the same.
In my first serious month of earning money online in October 2006 I earned around $36 US dollars and I thought that was pretty cool, it was like making money out of thin air. Despite the initial low amount I could see the potential and figured out that if I could increase that amount by around 20% a month for the next 33 months I would be earning over $7000 a month and no longer require a full time job.
Well you have found me 13 months into an experiment that has literally changed my life. Last month (October 2007) I earned $1278 US dollars online and that was part time. Luckily for you I have documented the ENTIRE process and you can view my latest Money Making Summary Online.
The fact is that I have not found any get rich quick schemes, all the money has been earned by hard work - yep blood sweat and tears however aside from that the potential is so great that I am prepared to work extremely hard for the next couple of years to increase the base of both passive and active income that I am starting to build.
These are the main methods that I have used to make money so far…. Ideally you really need to start your own blog site or website and have around 3 months of content before you head down this path. If you haven’t then I suggest that you go and do that first and come back in 90 days after you have updated your site at least two or three times for that entire period.
If you really don’t know where to start when it comes to a blog then leave me a comment and I can help you out, there are a few options depending on what your goals are.
Anyway this is how I make Online Part Time Income - it helps to substitute my job and actually I have managed to go from working full time, to now where I work in a part time capacity, with much more time at home with my family.
Paid Posts
There are a number of paid to post companies that will regularly pay you for writing articles promoting various advertisers that you post on your site. You normally need a blog that is at least 90 days old and filled with content before you can qualify for such a program. The main programs that I use and recommend are…
Payperpost - probably the biggest player in this arena. The better ranked your blog the more money you can earn from this company. Smorty - A great little company offers good posts, a great affiliate program and you have 3 days to write an article once you have saved one. Blogsvertise - Another smallish company that pays well and can provide you with regular work if your blog is reasonably ranked. PayU2Blog - One of my main earners, they feed regular work with low paying but quick to write (60 word posts) projects and can provide a consistent income.
Selling Advertising
There are many types of advertising that you can sell if you have your own websites and blogs, one of the main earners for my own projects is Google Adsense which provides contextual advertising on a cost per click basis. By driving more traffic to your sites you can increase the income earned and this is almost entirely passive in the sense that it can make you money while you are sleeping.
Widgetbucks is another advertising program that I use on some of my sites, they pay you everytime someone clicks on the ads and again the more traffic that you can drive to your site the more money you can earn.
Affiliate programs
Affiliate programs are those where you sell a product on behalf and make some kind of commission. I have not had great success with these type of programs as yet however have earned a little money this way.
