I want to 'work' like they do in the movies!
Have you ever watched a Hollywood film and seen a job that you wanted to do? Work America gives you the chance to do exactly this! Make cocktails like Tom Cruise, in Cocktail, work in an amusement Park like Jesse Eisenberg, in Adventureland, or if you’re lucky enough, land a job ...
A Pre-Rugby World Cup message from our Kiwi partners
As New Zealand gears up for the invasion of rugby fanatics from all over the world, we received this message from IEP, our Work New Zealand partners.
We hope you are enjoying the summer in the northern hemisphere while we here at IEP get super excited about the Rugby World Cup 2011 from 9 September – 23 October. We have been busy doing our homework and resea...
Job and accommodation hunting support, help with banking, tax and more! BUNAC's Work Canada
Living and working in Canada is one of the most memorable experiences you can imagine – which is why so many people can’t wait to hop on the plane and do it while they can! Once you’ve landed, gone through customs and you’re out of the airport, the excitement really kicks in - and from here on in, BUNAC’s Canadian partners are ready a...
Independence Day and Labor Day - 2 Work America holidays to get excited about!
If the prospect of working in America for the summer doesn't get you excited, how about the prospect of working in America and being part of two of the countries biggest holidays? Work America gives students the ticket to live and work like a local for up to 4 months during their summer break from Universit...
I'm a grad, get me out of here!
Students! St. Patrick’s Day, the Easter holiday countdown and ambitious ‘de-toxing for Lent’ plans are just a few signs that spring is finally in the air (although, admittedly, it’s doing a good job of keeping a low profile). It won’t be long until revision notes are being passed around lectures theatres, students who have never visited the library before are heading there in droves for 24 hour crammi...
Coming soon to a uni near you ...it's the BUNAC Roadshow!
Once again, the BUNAC convoy is preparing for its epic UK tour! The vans are ready, the lunch boxes packed, and the team are prepared for all your questions on how to get paid work in the USA!
We’ll be sending our Work America,
EXTRA SPACES on Work Canada for winter 2010!
Just when you thought you’d have to endure another dreary winter in the UK …
BUNAC now has EXTRA SPACES for both students and non-students on Work Canada for winter 2010!
Our exclusive Work Canada programme offers 18-30s the once in a lifetime opportunity to work and travel in the world’s most livable country for up to 12 months. The unique Open Work Authorisation visa provides you with com...
Why getting your exam results is a win-win situation (no matter what the result)!
Ok, so no one is really looking forward to the moment they find out their exam results. A thousand thoughts and fears will be racing through your mind: What if I don’t get the course I want? What if I don’t get into uni? Did I even pass my exams? What if I choose the wrong uni? What if I don’t like my course?! I don’t even know what I want to do with my life!
The good news is that getting your results is a win-win situation. Really.
Either you go to university now and spen...
10,000 jobs available for Rugby World Cup in New Zealand!
With the news that 10,000 to 15,000 hospitality staff will be needed to serve the 1.7 million fans who are expected to attend the Rugby World Cup in September next year, New Zealand is set to become the top gap year and career break destination of 2011! Find out more about these jobs at the officia...
Grown up Gap Years - you haven't missed the boat!
Bored of work and being in the same place? Feel like experiencing new and exciting cultures? Need a fresh challenge and grown up gap year options? If you answered yes to these questions then you’re probably considering a career break - and why not? It’s your opportunity to give something back, have fun and get the time out you deserve. Career breakers return from their travelling adventures feeling revived, with new skills and directions and
ambitions fulfilled.
Because the...
Gap Year - job hunting advice
Here are our top tips for finding work abroad
1. Before you travel make sure you have the correct visa and all necessary documents to work in the country.
2. Do some research on where the best areas to find work are at your destination.
3. If your current employer has a franchise or partner organisation in the destination country, check if you can apply for a transfer.
4. Get some experience in bar and restaurant work before you travel as this will give yo...
Finding a job abroad with BUNAC may be easier than you think
We regularly hear from BUNAC participants that finding a job abroad is often easier than they expected with BUNAC’s support. Travellers are often surprised at the difference an accent and flexibility can make when looking for work abroad - none more so than in NZ!
To give you an insight into what our past Work New Zeala...
Graduate and post-graduate employment abroad
It's no surprise that we've noticed an increasing number of participants heading abroad for a working holiday to escape the credit crunch and tightening graduate and post-graduate employment markets in the UK.
Graduate employment abroad
Working holidays were traditionally the preserve of undergraduate students but a recent graduate employment abroad BUNAC survey revealed that a key motivator for travel is now a desire to escape economic despondency in the UK. There's been a noti...
Don't be daunted by working abroad
As employers often tell us, finding work experience overseas has always provided a wealth of benefits to any young job seeker. Now, more than ever, is a timely opportunity to experience a new culture, earn some money and build on essential career skills such as teamwork, leadership and communication, which will be invaluable when returning to the UK.
In last week's BUNAC Experiences newsletter we compiled tips, past ex...
Job hunting in a foreign land!
We just got this great employment update via our Auckland office from two participants currently living it up in New Zealand. Thanks for the advice Lisa!
We know that you like hearing success stories so we thought it would be nice to share ours.
My boyfriend and I took an apartment in Queenstown which was a bit of a risk having no job offer at the time. However, through a casual conversation with the manager of the apartments Al landed himself a job creating a websit...
10 years on - how a working holiday can change your life!
We love hearing from past participants - particularly when they're still talking about experiences abroad 10 years after participating in their BUNAC programmes! Check out what some former Work New Zealand participants are up to:
'I think there were 25 of us in the first batch of Work NZ participants - we left on September 30th 1999. Of that number, I'd say about 10 are still my very close friends, one of wh...