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Helping skilled migrants find employment in New Zealand

A service of the Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust

Learn more about us below

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Helping skilled migrants find employment in New Zealand

A service of the Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust

Learn more about us below

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About Us

Migrant Employment Solutions is a FREE service providing tailored employment solutions for new skilled migrants and employers who are looking to fill vacancies. Our service is funded by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Office of Ethnic Communities. Migrant Employment Solutions aims to match the skills of international talent with the needs of New Zealand businesses. The Migrant Employment Solutions team offers a one to one service with advice on the New Zealand job market and workplace, CV’s, cover letters and interview preparation, workshops and a support network.

Job Seekers

Employers & Recruiters

Clients and outcomes up to 2020

Ref: Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust 2019-2020 Migrant Employment Solutions Statistics

97% of clients were satisfied with the overall service they received from Migrant Employment Solutions
and 94% said they were highly likely to recommend the service to friends and family.
[Client and Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey, 2019]

Job Seekers

Helping skilled migrants find employment in New Zealand

Migrant Employment Solutions is a free face to face employment service to help you prepare for the New Zealand job market. Our service is tailored to meet the individual needs of our clients to help them find a job that suits their skills, experience and qualifications.

We can help you if you have:

NZ citizenship, NZ residency or
Full and open work visa
Post-study work visa
The right to work in New Zealand and you or your partner’s employment has been affected by Covid-19

Please contact us to confirm your eligibility.

We offer:

CV and cover letter advice for the current job market
Assistance to transfer your skills and experience into the NZ workforce
Interview preparation
Career information
Support into work
Workshops and network support

Testimonials

“My appointments with the MES team were the highlights of my whole ‘miserable job seeking period.’
I know I would have never been able to get the perfect job I have now without their help. I couldn’t be more grateful.”

“Thank you for all your help, and extremely valuable advice and input- all of which played no small part in where I am today in my job journey”

“Migrant Employment Solutions Waikato is doing a great job helping students in their post-study job search period. They give their valuable time and assistance so that students like me can prioritize their job search time effectively”

Helpful Websites

These websites have up to date career and employment advice as well as plenty of new job vacancies:

seek.co.nz/career-advice

careers.govt.nz

careers.govt.nz/work-connect

newzealandnow.govt.nz

Employers and Recruiters

Next time you have a skills gap do not hesitate to contact us

We have skilled migrants from a wide range of professions already living here, looking to enter the NZ job market. These workers bring a different set of skills and experience to the workplace as well as an opportunity to increase workplace diversity and develop international connections.

We offer:

A professional and experienced employment service including post-placement support
No placement fee

Employer Testimonial

“We have had several occasions to work with Jackie and her team in regards to looking for staff for our Quest Apartment Hotel here in Hamilton. We like to help out where we can to assist people to assimilate here in Hamilton. Quest looks forward to many more years of association with the good folk of the Centre. We are glad to be a small part of their success “ Robert and Chern Hunter, Quest Hamilton.