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A crane operator doing some touch-up painting on his crane.

Featured career

Crane Operator

Crane operators use cranes for lifting and moving objects such as parts of buildings, water tanks, concrete panels, building equipment, boats or machinery.

Find out more about becoming a crane operator

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Jared Gee taking oranges out of a box of fruit

Featured real-life story

Jared Gee, Caterer

"It's always best to over-cater, and have a bit of food left over. Getting through Melbourne Cup Day relatively unscathed was a pretty proud moment for me."

Read more about Jared's job as a caterer

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Career Stories

Explore our video stories of young people making career choices, and get some ideas about how to make your own choices.

Career Stories

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What's new

Just the Job tips on YouTube

Just the Job career tip videos are now available on YouTube.

Watch them to get tips on a range of topics, from preparing your CV to finding the right job for you.

Just the Job 

This week's episode of Just the Job airs on Saturday 21 November, on TV2 at 9.30am.

The episode features the following jobs:

In search of the ideal job

Follow Olivia Wix and Andrew Hughes as they travel New Zealand to see what job opportunities exist for young people. 

They'll be talking to people in different careers and regions during their three-week search for the ideal job.

International Careers Conference
Transforming Careers - Unleashing Potential
Wellington, 19-21 November 2009


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