Job boards
The main New Zealand platforms, plus specialist boards for particular fields.
Working in New Zealand
Work lawfully, and build a career from the first job. A job here is more than income — it is experience, skills, contacts and a real feel for how New Zealand workplaces run. For employers, we also connect suitable people from New Zealand, Vietnam and further afield.
What are you looking for?
Five kinds of opportunity
We share information, connect you into our employer network, show you how to search, prepare your application and interview skills, and help you aim at work that fits your ability and your longer plan.
Part-time work for students
Study, and build experience at the same time
Many international students want part-time work for the income and the experience of a New Zealand workplace. But work rights depend on the conditions written on each individual visa.
How many hours
From 3 November 2025, eligible students may work up to 25 hours a week during term, up from 20, and may work full-time during scheduled breaks where the visa allows. Do not assume every student has this right — check the conditions on your own eVisa before accepting a job.
Common jobs
How we help
- Sharing suitable job leads
- Introductions to employers in our network
- Showing you how to look
- Preparing your application
- Interview preparation
- Explaining what to watch for when you start
- How to check the work rights on your visa
Finding work after graduation
From a qualification to the right role
Graduating is where a career starts, not where studying ends. We help students look past taking any job, towards work that fits their qualification, field, experience, skills, interests and goals.
On the Post Study Work Visa
Some graduates may qualify for a Post Study Work Visa. The criteria, duration and work rights depend on the level and the programme — level 7 and above generally allows broader work rights, while lower levels carry their own conditions.
Reviewing your file
Looking at your qualification, experience and skills to identify which roles fit.
Career direction
Working out which industry, which role, and where to start.
Finding openings
Sharing vacancies and connecting you into our employer network.
Preparing the application
Building a CV, cover letter and application that suit the New Zealand market.
Interview preparation
Practising your answers, your introduction and how to present your experience.
Looking for New Zealand work from Vietnam
Connecting skilled candidates with employers who are hiring
If you are in Vietnam or elsewhere and want to work in New Zealand, we can work through a clear sequence with you.
The sequence
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Assess your file
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Identify suitable roles
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Research who is hiring
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Prepare the application
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Connect with employers
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Prepare to move
How we help
- An initial read on your qualification and experience
- Understanding what New Zealand employers need
- Preparing an application to New Zealand standards
- Introductions within our employer network
- Guidance on preparing for the move
⚠︎ Hiring and work rights still depend on the employer, the role and the visa settings in force.
Connecting employers
You need people. We find suitable candidates
Pathway Adventures builds the connection between New Zealand employers and both local and international talent.
Both sides of the introduction
For employers
- Sourcing candidates to your brief
- Reaching the Vietnamese community here
- Reaching candidates in Vietnam
- Candidates from other countries
- Background on suitable candidates
- Support through the hiring process
For candidates
- How employers actually search
- What skills the role needs
- How to prepare the application
- How to approach an employer
- What to prepare before the interview
If you are hiring, tell us
- The role
- The experience required
- The skills needed
- How many people
- Where the work is
- The type of role and the timeframe
⚠︎ We do not replace the employer and we do not guarantee a position. Our role is to create more connections and more suitable opportunities.
Job-search training and coaching
Not just finding you a job — teaching you to find your own
The most valuable help is often what makes a candidate confident and self-directed. The aim is not one job offer, but the ability to find work and build a career for yourself.
Your CV
How CVs are read here, which experience to lead with, how to describe achievements, and how to tailor for each role.
Cover letter
Writing a short, clear letter that fits the role you are applying for.
Building a professional profile, finding employers, growing a network and approaching opportunities directly.
Interview skills
Introducing yourself, answering questions, presenting experience, mock interviews, and what to ask them.
Workplace skills
Depending on the field: communication, teamwork, time management, professionalism, dealing with customers, and how New Zealand workplaces actually run.
How to look for work here
There is more than one way in
What matters most is knowing where to look, and using several channels at once.
Company career pages
Many companies advertise only on their own site. For an employer you actually want to work for, watching their page and applying directly opens doors.
Networks and referrals
In New Zealand, professional relationships and referrals carry real weight. We have a network across the Vietnamese community, businesses and partners here.
Especially useful for professional, management and office roles. We help you build the profile, find the right employers, reach the hiring manager and approach them.
Employment support services
Information is available from New Zealand employment support organisations, including government sources.
Local press and community
Some roles surface through newspapers, local community groups or word of mouth from the business itself.
Work rights
Lawful from day one
Not every visa carries the same work rights. Before you accept a job, check:
- Your current visa type
- The work conditions written on your eVisa
- How many hours you may work
- What kind of work is allowed
- The period during which you may work
- Any other conditions attached
Once you start
- Have a proper employment agreement
- Understand the pay and the conditions
- Declare your income correctly
- Get an IRD number where needed
- Keep your payslips and employment records
- Stay within your visa conditions
Working lawfully protects both the worker and the career that follows.
Visa information on this website is general information and may change with current policy. If your visa eligibility needs to be assessed against your personal circumstances, we will connect you with a licensed immigration adviser.
Career direction
Your first job is not your last one
For newcomers, the right first job builds familiarity, English, local experience and contacts, and prepares the move into professional work.
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First job
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Experience
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Skills
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Professional role
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Career growth
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Field of study
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Related work
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Experience
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Opportunities after graduation
How we support your job search
No promise of a job — more chances of finding the right one
Finding openings
Tracking and sharing roles that suit your file.
Making introductions
Introducing candidates to employers in our network when something fits.
Showing you how
Helping you understand how job-hunting works here and how to use each channel well.
Coaching
CV, LinkedIn, cover letter, interview and workplace skills.
Direction
Placing the job you take now inside your field of study and your longer plan.
International reach
Helping New Zealand employers reach candidates in Vietnam and elsewhere.
Ask about work
Looking for work, or looking for people?
Ask about work
Looking for work, or looking for people? If you are job-hunting: where you are now, whether you are studying or have graduated, your field and experience, whether you want part-time or professional work, and which area. If you are hiring: the business, the role, how many, the key requirements and the location.
We have your details
We will be in touch within one or two working days.
Call us
New Zealand · +64 28 428 6359
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Tap whichever suits you — both reach our team.
Pathway Adventures Limited 274B Wairau Road, Glenfield
Auckland 0627, New Zealand
Auckland 0627, New Zealand
What our role is
Pathway Adventures does not promise a job, a salary or a visa outcome. We provide information, training, direction and introductions so that job seekers can approach the New Zealand labour market actively and lawfully.