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How to find information on career choice, job hunting and changing your career

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Most career books are shelved at 650.1 - 650.14, near the middle of the First floor, next to the harbour side windows. These books cover most career aspects, including resume or CV writing, job application and interview techniques, job-hunting. Younger borrowers can consult the same numbers in the Young Adult section on the Ground floor, South End. Videos are available on the Ground floor, classified Business.

Make sure you check the catalogue - books on different aspects of work such as aptitude and psychometric tests, work and occupation, and vocational guidance have different shelf numbers.

Branches

Small collections of books on careers and jobs can be found using the same Dewey Decimal numbers.

To find out what books we hold and which are out on loan, search the online catalogue. Books which are on loan or at another Wellington City Libraries branch can be placed on reserve for $2.

There are also many other tools available to the Library staff and online that provide access to relevant information contained within more general books and magazines. Please ask staff for assistance at any time.

Searching the catalogue

A good initial search is from the BASIC SEARCH screen. It is best to use either a SUBJECT BROWSE search or KEYWORD search. The searches below will take you directly to the catalogue.

  • RESUMES will find you books on how to write a CV (curriculum vitae).

  • APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS will find you books with advice on, and practical examples of how to write a great cover letter and application.

  • JOB HUNTING will find you books with advice on how to go about finding a job, including job-searching via the internet.

  • JOB STRESS will find you books on how to avoid or reduce stress and avoiding burnout at work.

  • JOBS will find you books about career possibilities and the skills or qualifications needed to apply. OCCUPATIONS will also produce the same result.

  • CAREER CHANGES will help you if you are thinking of moving on from your present job, and wondering how to go about it.

  • CAREER DEVELOPMENT will find you books on how to keep your skills up to date, or how to market or promote yourself.

  • VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, if you want to work overseas, find out what you might be good at, or find a job you will really love.

Newspapers and magazines

Central Library holds the Press, Otago Daily Times, NZ Herald, and Dominion Post. In the Dominion Post, the main employment vacancies are featured in the Wednesday and Saturday issues.
Online newspaper access to all the above and some international papers are available on the free internet terminals at all Wellington City Libraries. (Click here if you are on a free internet terminal, or a computer outside of the library).

Magazine articles are very good for keeping up with ideas for career changes, skills training.

Ask library staff how to use Index to New Zealand periodicals online (INNZ). This can only be accessed while you are in the library. This accesses popular and trade New Zealand magazines and is good for keeping up to date with the latest trends in career related subjects. Also ask about mygateway.info access. A lot of the material indexed on this is available full text online.

Websites

Also, available on the free internet computer terminals in the Central library and branch libraries are links to New Zealand government websites including
Career Services Rapuara
KiwiCareers
New Zealand Government Jobs Online (for information about working in the Public Service)
National Libary of New Zealand's employment weblinks

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