Career preparation workshops

Careers and Employment workshops help you in all aspects of preparing for work from job applications through to transitioning to your new role.

Career workshops are a great way to learn and tackle the challenges of the job search and recruitment and selection processes in a supportive group environment. Our workshops are held at both Kelburn and Pipitea campuses or online and are 50 or 70 minutes long.

Wellington Careers and Employment events

VUW CareerHub events

Ace your job applications

Starts: 25 Mar 2025, 3:10 pm
Finishes: 25 Mar 2025, 4:00 pm
Venue: Kelburn, Hunter Building, HU112
Remaining places: 2
Many recruiters use sophisticated recruitment processes to ‘engage with future talent’ in new ways. They use multi-dimensional screening to identify strong candidates. Learn what this involves.

Interview Basics

Starts: 27 Mar 2025, 12:10 pm
Finishes: 27 Mar 2025, 1:00 pm
Venue: Kelburn, Hunter Building, HU112
Remaining places: 7
You will gain an idea of how to better prepare and showcase your potential at your upcoming interviews.

Online workshop: LinkedIn Basics

Starts: 28 Mar 2025, 11:00 am
Finishes: 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 pm
Remaining places: 8
A LinkedIn Profile is becoming a ‘must have’ to be visible and accessible to recruiters. Being on LinkedIn is like having a CV online.

Internship Types and How to Find One

Starts: 1 Apr 2025, 9:00 am
Finishes: 1 Apr 2025, 9:50 am
Venue: Kelburn, Hunter Building, HU112
Remaining places: 4
An internship experience adds value to your CV. This session will provide answers to key questions in relation to different types of internships, your eligibility and whether an internship would be right for you. It will also provide tips on how to approach employers directly about potential internships and work experience.

CV Basics

Starts: 1 Apr 2025, 9:30 am
Finishes: 1 Apr 2025, 10:20 am
Venue: Pipitea, Rutherford House, RH102
Remaining places: 30
Get your CV into the YES pile! Learn how to enhance "the fit" factor and "the wow" factor to land interviews.

Writing Cover Letters

Starts: 1 Apr 2025, 10:30 am
Finishes: 1 Apr 2025, 11:20 am
Venue: Pipitea, Rutherford House, RH102
Remaining places: 27
A well-presented and well-written and engaging cover letter strongly influences the attitude and degree of attention the recruiter brings to reading your CV. Pick up some tips on preparing good letters efficiently and get a taste of the ‘recruiter experience’.

Interview Basics

Starts: 4 Apr 2025, 9:30 am
Finishes: 4 Apr 2025, 10:20 am
Venue: Pipitea, Rutherford House, RH102
Remaining places: 29
You will gain an idea of how to better prepare and showcase your potential at your upcoming interviews.