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 past participants felt about our employment support on Work New Zealand, we’ve compiled the following insights and figures.
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...
Hot tips for a gap year abroad
There are lots of different avenues for students to pursue when planning a gap year but none are more popular than a working holiday in some exotic or far-flung destination.
Taking part in a structured overseas work/travel programme with a reputable organisation is an increasingly attractive option as it gives ‘gappers’ a unique opportunity to gain valuable job and life skills while discovering a new country and meeting a whole new circle of friends. For many, spending time abroad is a...
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...