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"I felt like I was at university just for the sake of it, that I was wasting money and wasting my life."
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Featured career
Tertiary Lecturer
Tertiary lecturers teach at universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, wananga and other tertiary education providers. They may carry out research to be published.
Featured real-life story
Paul Wilson, Tug Master
"I have a lot of respect for tugs. They are not that easy to drive, but I love everything about being on a tug. Pushing ships in and out of the harbour is a bit like a chess game - you have to see several moves ahead."
Featured tool
What do you value in a career?
Understand what you value in your career before making your next step.
What's new
Shortage of skilled IT workers
IT firms says they're having trouble finding people with the right skills and experience to fill vacancies.
Specialist positions, such as business analyst or architect, are particularly hard to fill.
Just the Job
This week's episode of Just the Job airs on Saturday 7 November, on TV2 at 9.30am.
The episode features the following Air Force jobs:
NZ Cup and Show Week
New Zealand Cup and Show Week runs from 7-14 November, and will take place in Christchurch.
Popular pages
International Careers Conference
Transforming Careers - Unleashing Potential
Wellington, 19-21 November 2009
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