Career talk issue 30

August 2014

What’s in it for you?

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Contents

Career Talk Roundup Page 3

NZMA Presents Radisson Hotels Page 4

Hospitality Internship Opportunity Page 5

WKO at Vilagrad Winery Page 6

WKO at Indian Star Restaurant Page 7

WKO in Café Fusion Page 8

NZMA Careers month Page 9

ASC Business EAG Page 10

NZMA at Sylvia Park Mall Page 11

SPC Graduation Page 12

SPC Success Story Page 13

SPC at PBA Breakfast Page 14

Welcome to New Construction Students Page 15

Student Support Corner Page 16-18

Current Vacancies Page 19-23

Contact Us Page 24

Know Your Rights! Public Holiday Entitlements A word from the man in charge...

The weekly round up...

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Welcome to this edition of Career Talk.

We are proud to bring our Hospitality Diploma students a new option for in-

ternships in Shanghai, China. Radisson Blu hotel—New World Shanghai is keen

to take on NZMA students to complete their internships. A great opportunity!

Also inside we look at the events and activities that have been occurring around

our campuses. Waikato hospitality students have been busy with site visits and

practical sessions. Auckland South have been talking to businesses and gaining

valuable feedback about our programmes.

Moa St has started a new intake of stu-

dents while Sylvia Park has had Graduation

Ceremonies and successful students.

Remember if you need any assistance with

work-readiness, job search or employment

issues, see you friendly NZMA Employ-

ment Careers Advisor today.

Enjoy!...

Students volunteer for Hospice West Auckland

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Radisson Blu Hotel

Shanghai New World

As one of the best 5 star hotels in

Shanghai, the Radisson Blu Hotel

Shanghai New World offers stylish ac-

commodation in the heart of Chi-

na's largest city. Centrally located

alongside the famous Nanjing Road

shopping mall and opposite People's

Park, this Shanghai hotel is ideal for

business and leisure guests.

Amenities include five food and bev-

erage outlets, banquet facilities, spa,

swimming pool and fitness centre.


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Radisson Blu—New World Hotel Shanghai are offering:

6 -12 months internship program for Diploma students

3 Meals a day 7 days a week at the hotel

Fluent English is a MUST

Practical experience in F&B or related F&B education background is required

Teamwork spirit / Positive attitude / Enthusiasm in service industry are ex-pected

Monthly internship allowance

Speak to NZMA Careers Today!!!!!

www.radissonblu.com/newworldhotel-shanghai


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Each campus has a new intake of students across courses. A BIG WELCOME to all the

new students and a BIG WELCOME BACK to those that are returning to study towards a

higher qualification. We are excited to have you here with us and wish you all the best

on your journey with us.

Remember there are lots of services NZMA offers:

Support for the Student Support teams located at each campus

Counselling and advice from Student Support Coordinator Amy Prebble

Employment support and advice from the Careers teams at each campus

Assistance with Visa applications

And of course your tutors will be there for

you, encouraging you to succeed every step

of the way

Good luck with all your studies and welcome to

the NZMA whanau/family!!!!!

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The Vilagrad Winery makes for a pretty nice classroom! In Level 4 Hospitality stu-

dents learn all about wine evaluation and viticulture - very important industry

knowledge! Hiren and his class from NZMA Waikato got to learn all about the pro-

cess of making wine, as well as taking part in a tasting.

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WKO Students of Level 3 – Block 4 had an engaging practical session of food and beverage service as part of unit 26308 in their studies.

It took approximately an hour and half for students to lay the tables and provide bever-age service as per industry standard.

We also took a kitchen tour where students got to see the plate warmer and portion bowl sizes as part of the unit 26308 along with checks to perform before and during the ser-vice. The kitchen order ticket system was explained where by students get to see the or-der getting processed with special requirements if any.

Mr Singh Assistant Manager of the restaurant spent 20 minutes providing them with valu-able information on complaints and feedback management and most importantly his journey as a student studying hospitality in New Zealand.



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Tutor Hiren’s class enjoyed their café week, laying out covers, putting effort into

meeting and greeting customers and setting acceptable standards in the service.

Congratulations on a job well done!



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What does EAG stand for? Employment Advisory Group

What is involved with an EAG?

The primary purpose is to advise on the needs of the industries with which NZMA is most closely associated. Members are selected on the basis of their expertise in the appropri-ate industry. Advisory feedback is utilised where appropriate for programme develop-ment.

Earlier in the month of July, Auckland South Campus (ASC) hosted the Business EAG Breakfast. Representatives from various Business organisations were in attendance to share their knowledge and experiences, from their current roles in their organisations but also other previous roles they have held.

What feedback was received?

The following feedback points were noted:

All Business programmes offered have a good breadth in regards to their area of study

Soft skills are important—specifically time man-agement, communication skills, personal presentation & active listening skills

Competency in MS Word, specifically Word, Ex-cel & Outlook is highly regarded

Avoid the use of ‘slang’ within interviews and day-to-day business practice

As part of the Feed-forward process, Careers then provided a brief summary of the meeting outcomes to each of the Business classes at ASC, to increase their awareness of industry expectations and to pro-vide additional motivation in their journey here at NZMA.

Thank you to IRD, ANZ, Barfoot & Thompson and the Business tutorial staff for their participation.

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Student Support Staff and students ventured out to Sylvia Park during School Holidays

to promote NZMA course and the skills of our students.

Well done to students Tetirina Tahana, Candyce Pinga and Michael Dyer who repre-

sented and promoted NZMA so well!!!

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NZMA hosted graduation ceremonies at the Sylvia Park campus on Friday 18th of July.

Level 3, Level 4, and Diploma graduates from our Auckland Central, Panmure and Sylvia

Park campuses received their certificates. Graduates, family and friends were ad-

dressed by guest speaker Edmond Fehoko and our Director of International Business

and Business Development Mark Worsop. A big congratulations to everyone who grad-

uated on Friday - we wish you all the very best for your future endeavours!

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SPC Hospitality Student shows us all how to pursue a career in Hotels. Daniel Matheson showed dedication and determination to gain his Level 6 Diploma in Applied Hospitality Management and has now secured a role as a Porter at a 5 star Auckland Hotel—Pullman Hotel.

How do you achieve like Daniel has?

Study hard of course! Put in the effort to pass each assessment on time

Visit NZMA Careers for help to gain casual work at Eden Park or other events

Apply for and secure part time work to supplement your studies

Then you will be ready for full time work upon graduation

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SPC Students Michael Dyer, Roimata Edwards, Brad Kipa and Paul Praxmarer-Wyber

served breakfast to The Honourable Judith Collins and guests at the Panmure Business

Association under the guidance of Tutor Terresa Whimp. They were pleased with the

service received and gave the following feedback...

“Thank you to you and your team for your tremendously capable assistance this morn-

ing! Your students are a credit to NZMA and their training, we look forward to cele-

brating their graduation in time to come.

Again, you are just wonderful Terresa, thanks so much.”

Connie Giquel

Out Of Parilament Support Staff

NZ Parliament


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21st July—27th July

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori—Maori Language Week

The theme this year is 'Te Kupu o te Wiki', 'The Word of the Week’.

This week began in 1975 amid concerns about the health of the language. It has

now grown into a week of community celebrations. This year Maori Language Week

is being used to launch a year long project. Each week, a new word will be intro-

duced along with its translation and usage.

A word that we can use often in this weather is "Makariri". It means cold.

Remember if you need any support, ad-

vice, counselling or just someone to lis-

ten, you can contact Amy across each

of NZMA’s campuses. Her contact de-

tails are also listed below so get in

touch!

Amy Prebble

Student Support Coordinator

E: [email protected]

T: 09 3062050

M: 021 163 8694

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4. Sunlight causes many people to sneeze.

Feather, pepper, colds, flus and pesky aller-

gies aren't the only reasons we let a

sneeze rip. Theories abound to other caus-

es, but one in particular has been scientifi-

cally studied: bright light. About one in

four people sneeze in sunlight, a reaction

called aphotic sneeze reflex, LiveScience

reported. Scientists don't entirely under-

stand why this happens, but expect that

the message the brain receives to shrink

the pupils in the presence of bright light

may cross paths with the message the

brain receives to sneeze.

1. Your sneezes travel up to 100 miles per

hour. At least, according to some. The brave

"MythBusters" guys actually timed theirs,

clocking those sneezes between 30 and 35

miles per hour.

2. Their germ-ridden spray can land pretty

far away. Some guess you'll spread in a five-

foot radius, others have wagered mucus

lands as far as 30 feet away. At that rate,

there's practically no escaping those germs!

3. We sneeze to give our noses a reboot.

In 2012, researchers figured out why, pre-

cisely, we sneeze, and what's supposed

to happen when we do. Science Daily

reported:

Much like a temperamental computer,

our noses require a "reboot" when

overwhelmed, and this biological re-

boot is triggered by the pressure force

of a sneeze. When a sneeze works

properly, it resets the environment

within nasal passages so "bad" parti-

cles breathed in through the nose can

be trapped.

9 Facts About Sneezing

Scratchy cough, bleary eyes, sniffles, the common cold. Something we all endure at this

time of year. Despite all the brightly coloured and expensive packets that line the pharma-

cy walls, the truth is, there is not much you can do except keep your fluids up, take vita-

min c and wait it out. While you are at it, you may as well become an expert on sneezing.


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5. It's quite normal to sneeze in

twos or threes. Those "bad" parti-

cles trapped in the nasal passages

and expelled by sneezes aren't ex-

actly sprinting to the exit. It often

takes more than one attempt to

kick those irritants out, which can

lead to multiple sneezes in a row,

Everyday Health reported.

6. Your eyes close involuntarily.

Despite the panic it instills if you

happen to be driving when you

feel a sneeze coming on, there's

not much you can do to keep your peepers

open. Part of the message the brain receives

in the lead-up to a sneeze is to close those

eyes. It's an involuntary reflex similar to the

way your knee reacts when your doctor taps

on it with that teeny-tiny hammer, NBC News

reported. A sneeze can't, however, pop your

eye out, like some tall tales would have you

believe.

7. Your heart does not stop when you sneeze.

Despite the persistent urban legend, your

heart does not skip a beat mid-sternutation

(fancy word for sneezing alert!).

What may happen, according to the New York

Times, is that the heart rate naturally slows --

just a tad. This is due to both the deep breath

most people take before sneezing and the

stimulation of the vagus nerve that occurs

during a sneeze.

8. A sneeze is better out than in.

First, an important distinction: There's the type of stifling that occurs when you feel like you might need to sneeze, and then there's the type of stifling where the sneeze is already halfway out of your face.

In the latter case, whether you're in church or at a movie or in a lecture, stop trying to stuff that sneeze back in. While ra-re, it can lead to injuries, including broken blood vessels in the eyes, weakened blood vessels in the brain, ruptured ear drums or problems with the diaphragm.

9. But you can quiet the urge to sneeze. If you only have that sneeze-on-its-way tin-gly feeling, there are a few tricks that seem to nip a sneeze in the bud, Wild told LiveScience. Try rubbing your nose, press-ing on your upper lip underneath your nose or forcing a big, deep breath out your nose.

9 facts retrieved from Huffington Post: www.huffingtonpost.com

New Zealand Culinary Fare 2013 Student Success Profile Position: Commis Chef

Location: South East Auckland

Hours & days of work: Part time

Skills required: Cookery Level 5

Ref: 1001526

Position: Graduate Management Train-

ee

Location: Auckland

Hours & days of work: Full time

Skills required: Diploma Graduates

Ref: 10011527

Position: Administrator

Location: Central Auckland


Skills required: Business Graduates

Ref: 1001521

Position: Hospitality Cashier

Location: Auckland Central


Skills required: Hospo/Retail Level

Graduates

Ref: 1001525

Position: Catering Chef

Location: Auckland

Hours & days of work: Casual

Skills required: Cookery Level 4+

Ref: 1001524

Position: Retail Assistant

Location: Hamilton


Skills required: Retail Level 3+

Ref: 1001520

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New Zealand Culinary Fare 2013 Student Success Profile Position: Event Staff

Location: Auckland


Skills required: Hospo Level 3+

Ref: 1001513

Position: Barista and Cashier

Location: Hamilton



Ref: 1001515

Position: Restaurant Wait Staff

Location: Hamilton


Skills required: Hospo Level 3/4

Ref: 1001518

Position: Hotel Kitchen Hand

Location: Hamilton


Skills required: Hospo Level 3/4

Ref: 1001517

Position: Front of House Staff

Location: Hamilton



Ref: 1001516

Position: Sales & Service Repre-

sentative

Location: Auckland


Skills required: Contact Centre

Graduates

Ref: 1001519

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New Zealand Culinary Fare 2013 Student Success Profile Position: Weekend Barista




Ref: 1001512

Position: Hotel Commis Chef

Location: South Auckland


Skills required: Cookery Level 5 Gradu-

ate

Ref: 1001505

Position: Wait, Bar & Barista

Location: Hamilton



Ref: 1001508

Position: Wait Staff

Location: Hamilton



Ref: 1001509

Position: Function/Wait Staff

Location: Auckland



Ref: 1001499

Position: Chef’s Assistant

Location: Hamilton



Ref: 1001507

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New Zealand Culinary Fare 2013 Student Success Profile Position: Receptionist/Customer

Service Representative



Skills required: Business Graduate

Ref: 1001498

Position: Retail, F&B and Kitchen Staff



Skills required: Retail/Hospo/Cookery

Level 3+

Ref: 1001497

Position: Kitchen Assistant

Location: Auckland City

Hours & days of work:


Ref: 1001494

Position: F&B Attendant

Location: South East Auckland &

North Shore


Skills required: Hospo Level 6 in-

terns

Ref: 1001495

Position: Wait and Bar Staff

Location: East Auckland



Ref: 1001492

Position: Café Attendant

Location: Hamilton


Skills required: Hospo Level 4 Grad-

uate

Ref: 1001493

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New Zealand Culinary Fare 2013 Student Success Profile Position: Wait Staff

Location: South East Auckland



Ref: 1001481

Position: Food Production

Location: Auckland Central


Skills required: Cookery Level 4+

Ref: 1001487

Position: Event Managers

Location: Auckland



Ref: 1001488

Position: Hospitality Work Expe-

rience

Location: Auckland



Ref: 1001484

Position: Event Team Member

Location: Auckland



Ref: 1001486

Position: Crew Member

Location: South Auckland

Hours & days of work: Part time during

days


Ref: 1001477

August 2014

NZMA Employment Advisors

Lorraine Van Lingen | Employment Advisor for Waikato

07 560 1259 | [email protected]—Lorraine Nzma

Jay Keukeu | Employment Advisor for Auckland South

09 270 1266 | [email protected] | Facebook - Jay NzmaCareers

Kate Waldrom | Employment Advisor for Sylvia Park

09 306 1959 | [email protected] | Facebook - Nzma Kate

NZMA Careers Advisors

Leilani Meleisea-Hoyt | Careers Advisor for Auckland South

09 270 1266 | [email protected] | Facebook - Leilani NzmaCareers

NZMA Internship Advisor

Manu Rastogi | Internship Advisor for Sylvia Park

09 557 1248 | [email protected]

NZMA Careers Manager

Gareth Brown | Manager NZMA Careers

09 309 7802 | [email protected]

QQ - [email protected] I Facebook - Gareth At Nzma

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