Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA






    AO: 

    • Understand how people’s management of resources impacts on social sustainability..

    • Understand how people seek and have sought growth through business, enterprise, and innovation.


    Kia ora everyone

    As we continue to explore the working world, this week will be focusing on writing a good cover letter to support your CV for a well rounded job application.

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are focusing on exploring various employment websites to discover a variety of job opportunities.
    • We are focusing on choosing one job advertisement and developing a well structured letter to enhance the job application process.

    Activities for the Week: (You will be working through the google document which can be accessed on google classroom)
    - Exploring the following websites: Seek.co.nz, Trademe jobs, Indeed.com
    - After browsing through various websites, please select your top 3 choices. You will then consult with Mrs Selagan who would discuss and support you in making your final choice.
    - After making your final choice of job, you will be required to draft a cover letter for the job of your choice with support from the Careers NZ website (Refer to the link)Access to the Careers NZ cover letter: https://www.careers.govt.nz/job-hunting/cvs-and-cover-letters/how-to-write-a-cover-letter/

    - You would also be using the class example below to support you in practising to write a draft copy.

    - Please finalise your group Resource Interpretation task and once completed share this with me so that I can share this with 10F2 for revision purposes.



    CLASS EXAMPLE

    Job Advertisement 1: Burger Fuel

    Do you have career driven mindset and the passion to reach your full potential within a very proud, NZ owned international company? Then Burger Fuel is your vehicle! BurgerFuel is a New Zealand burger restaurant with 88 locations in six countries, including 54 locations in New Zealand.

    FROM ROOKIE TO INDUSTRY LEADER!!!!
    While previous customer service experience is preferred, with our International and Local training program, we are thrilled to be able to develop keen, reliable rookies with a strong work ethic, into Industry leaders.


    We are looking for people who have:
    • First class communication and time management skills.
    • Honesty, integrity and reliability.
    • A genuine passion for customer experience.
    • An excellent attitude.
    • Fantastic personal presentation and a winning smile.

    “IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO CREATE THE BEST BURGER IN THE WORLD, WE BELIEVE IN CREATING THE BEST COMPANY AND WANT OUR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER TO BUILD ON AN AMAZING BUSINESS AND HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME”

    Because we know there’s more to you than just your CV, we want to give you the chance to let your personality shine. Simply create a quick video of yourself answering the three questions below and submit it with your application.

    1. Why do you want to work for BurgerFuel?
    2. What is your secret BurgerFuel power (i.e. why should we hire you!)?
    3. What are you most passionate about?

    Full-time, day-time, night-time, party-time…don’t be shy! Get filming, click the link to apply and follow the instructions to let your application process begin!

    Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.