Small market. Short shortlist.
Auckland holds most of New Zealand's corporate hiring, and roles are often filled through people who already know the hiring manager.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- NZST/NZDT
The people who arrive stuck.
Students and recent graduates
Applying into technology, software and data and banking, finance and insurance around Auckland against people who already had someone make the call for them.
Job seekers who keep reaching the last round
Strong applications, no useful feedback, and no one in Auckland who can say what the shortlist actually turns on.
People early in a job here
First or second role in Auckland, working hard, with nobody explaining how progression or pay is decided.
Career changers
Moving out of construction and infrastructure or into it, with a CV that still reads like the last job rather than the next one.
The fields our mentors work in.
Mentors volunteer 30 minutes. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor outside the city is normal and often the point.
Technology, software and data
Banking, finance and insurance
Construction and infrastructure
Health and life sciences
Media and creative industries
Public sector and government
Four steps, one half hour.
- 01
Tell us what you are stuck on
A short sign-up: where you are, what you want next, and the one thing blocking it.
- 02
We match you
You are matched with a mentor who has done the job you are aiming at, wherever in the network they sit.
- 03
Pick a time that suits you
Times are shown in NZST/NZDT, so a mentor in another country never means an awkward hour for you.
- 04
Thirty minutes on video
Free to you, on the platform, with a written summary of what to do next.
The questions we hear most in Auckland.
These come up again and again from people sitting in Auckland, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into technology, software and data here without knowing anyone in it?
Is banking, finance and insurance worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for construction and infrastructure look like from Auckland?
Should I stay in Auckland, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my Auckland experience to an employer who has never heard of my last one?
Who funds the sessions here.
Employers running Give across their workforce, with people mentoring from Auckland and beyond
Universities and TAFEs buying career access for students in and around Auckland
Community and youth employment programmes
Employers running Redirect for the candidates they turn down
Ready to start in Auckland?
Book a free 30-minute session, or tell us what you need and we will match you with a mentor who does the job you are aiming at.
The things people ask first.
Do I have to live in Auckland to book?
No. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor is chosen for the job they do rather than the city they sit in.
Is it really free?
Free to you. Sessions are funded by our employer, university and public-sector partners.
How soon can I get a session?
Sign up, tell us what you are stuck on, and pick a slot in NZST/NZDT once you are matched.
Can I be matched with someone in technology, software and data?
Yes. Technology, software and data is one of the areas Auckland mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Will my mentor understand the Auckland job market?
Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, you still get someone who does the job you are aiming at, and the advice is set against what you are facing in Auckland.
Get unstuck from Auckland.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.