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14 September 2023

Building your network is about establishing connections with people, typically in a field or an organisation you want to be part of. These connections could be UC alumni and graduates, industry leaders, professors, friends, and whnau. Find out how to network.

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Building your network泭is about establishing connections with people, typically in泭a field or泭an organisation泭you want to be a part of. These connections could be UC alumni and graduates, industry leaders, professors, friends and whnau. Here are five simple steps to networking at uni:

Networking Strategies

Career Fairs 2024

Wondering what youll do when you finish your degree? Head to career fairs and events to gather information, ask questions, network, and build conversations with company representatives to be better informed about employers and opportunities.

  • Business and Arts Careers Fair泭| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 11:00 am 2:30 pm |泭Rt (formerly Engineering Core)
  • Law Recruitment Evening泭| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 5:00 pm 7:30 pm |泭Rt (formerly Engineering Core)
  • STEM Careers Fair泭| Tuesday 7 May 2024 | 10:30 am 3:00 pm | Rt (formerly Engineering Core)
  • Volunteering Expo泭|泭Wednesday 2 August 2023 | 11:30 am 2:30 pm | Undercroft

Check out our tips on泭How to make the most of Careers Fairs & Events (PDF 373KB)

Employers on Campus

The UC Careers team host over 200+ employers on campus for recruitment presentations, info evenings, coffee chats, competitions and more (in-person and online). Join events for the泭opportunity泭to grow your network, meet new contacts and learn strategies to get the job you want right on campus. Keep an eye out on泭.

Networking in tautahi浚hristchurch

Want to build stronger connections in泭the region?泭tautahi浚hristchurch泭has a vast array of business meetups to help泭students and professionals泭get connected.泭Check out the latest events around the city:

Informational interviews are a great way to paint泭a picture of an occupation, company and the industry. They are also an excellent opportunity to expand your network and practise your interview technique.

Unlike a job interview, it's up to you to ask the questions at an informational interview, so be prepared. This is your opportunity to speak candidly with a professional and gain an insight into their work life. It allows you to get a sense of what a general workday looks like and the typical responsibilities they have in their role. You can also learn more about the company they work for, how it operates, what challenges it faces and what the workplace culture is like. Ultimately, the interview can help you to establish whether the profession or company is a good fit for you and, if so, how you might get to a similar position.

Whether emailing or calling, keep your request short and to the point, explaining what you're looking for and how you think they can help. If they're not interested, don't pursue it. If they're ok to help you, ask whether a phone, video call or email conversation is best and arrange a suitable time.

泭is a fast-growing professional network. Your LinkedIn profile can evolve as you learn new skills, achieve new accomplishments and enter new phases of your career. You can also use LinkedIn to identify opportunities by networking.

Follow these easy steps and tutorials to help you share泭your professional story through泭LinkedIn:

Set up your LinkedIn profile

Networking on LinkedIn
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Top tips for LinkedIn networking:泭Add people you know and the industry leaders that泭inspire you. It's also worth getting in touch with UC alumni泭who泭work in the companies you're interested in to conduct an information interview and learn more about the employer or their career experience. Connect and follow company profiles on LinkedIn to update you with the latest employer insights.

LinkedIn for Job Seekers

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There's泭power泭in your personal networks. Ask your friends, whnau,泭lecturers, neighbours and former colleagues for introductions and referrals. If you are going to ask your personal networks for a favour, be specific about what you are looking for to enable them to help you more efficiently. The more you help them to understand what it is you need, the more likely it is that you will receive their help.

As well as leveraging off your networks to assist with your job search, you should equally be prepared to泭return the favour!泭

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Careers fairs participants

STEM Careers Fair 2023

STEM Location 1: Rt (formerly Engineering Core)

Booth Number: Company / Organisation:泭 泭

  • 60泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Abley
  • 16泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 AECOM
  • 17泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Aurecon New 厙ぴ勛圖Limited
  • 40泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Beca Ltd
  • 15泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Contact Energy
  • 26泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Cook Costello
  • 29泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Cortek Ltd
  • 39泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 CPB Contractors
  • 30泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Crossfire
  • 41泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Cuttriss Consultants Limited
  • 8泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 CWF Hamilton & Co Ltd (HamiltonJet)
  • 23泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Davis Ogilvie & Partners Ltd
  • 9泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Dawn Aerospace
  • 43泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Downer NZ
  • 44泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 DTCE Structural Engineers
  • 48泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Egis
  • 49泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Engenium Consulting Engineers
  • 18泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 ENGEO
  • 38泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Engineering Design Consultants Ltd
  • 1泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 ENI Engineering Ltd - Christchurch
  • 6泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Enphase Energy
  • 37泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 EQ Struc Ltd
  • 98泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
  • 19泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Fletcher Construction
  • 100泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Fonterra
  • 36泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 FRAMECAD
  • 47泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Frequency NZ
  • 35泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Fulton Hogan
  • 20泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 GHD
  • 21泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 HEB Construction
  • 42泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Hilti New Zealand
  • 91泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 HIT Lab NZ, 厙ぴ勛圖
  • 45泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Inovo Projects
  • 34泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Kotahi Studio
  • 14泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 MainPower New 厙ぴ勛圖Limited
  • 5泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 MEL 2020 Ltd
  • 13泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Mercury NZ
  • 96泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Methanex New 厙ぴ勛圖Ltd
  • 33泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 MSC Consulting Engineers
  • 4泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 New 厙ぴ勛圖Defence Force
  • 97泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 OceanaGold
  • 46泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 OCTA
  • 56泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Oji Fibre Solutions
  • 3泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Osho
  • 25泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Pattle Delamore Partners
  • 95泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Pocket
  • 93泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Powell Fenwick
  • 12泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Powerco
  • 94泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Quoin Structural Consultants Limited
  • 55泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Richards Consulting Engineers Limited
  • 28泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Riley Consultants Ltd
  • 54泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Robert Bird Group
  • 7泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Rocket Lab Ltd
  • 53泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Schick Civil Construction
  • 2泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Scott Technology
  • 52泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Silvester Clark Limited
  • 24泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Stantec New Zealand
  • 51泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Structex
  • 11泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Switch Lighting
  • 22泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Tonkin + Taylor
  • 10泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Transpower NZ Ltd
  • 32泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Tui Technology Ltd
  • 90泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 UC Careers
  • 92泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 UC Engineering Management Programmes
  • 57泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Waimakariri District Council
  • 58泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Waka Kotahi - NZ Transport Agency
  • 59泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Wellington City Council
  • 99泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Winstone Pulp International Limited
  • 27泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Woods
  • 50泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Worley
  • 31泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Wyma Engineering NZ Ltd

STEM Location 2: Ernest Rutherford

Booth Number: Company / Organisation:

  • 62泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Allied Telesis Labs
  • 71泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Analytics and Research in Government
  • 85泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Boffa Miskell Limited
  • 72泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Citadel Securities
  • 83泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Cookie Time
  • 73泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Datacom
  • 84泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Energy Skills Aotearoa
  • 75泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Ernst and Young Group Limited
  • 76泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 FAST NZ (Fast Enterprises, LLC)
  • 89泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Firstgas Group
  • 63泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 FIS
  • 81泭 泭 泭 泭 泭 泭Fisher & Paykel Appliances
  • 61泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Fleetpin
  • 68泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 FNZ
  • 74泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 IMC Trading
  • 88泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 IPONZ
  • 64泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Jade Software Corporation Limited
  • 70泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 KPMG
  • 66泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Lumin
  • 69泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Nemesys Limited
  • 67泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 NZOHS
  • 65泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Optiver
  • 87泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Paihau Robinson Research Institute
  • 77泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 PwC NZ
  • 78泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Seequent
  • 79泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Summer of Tech
  • 80泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Trimble
  • 82泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Volunteering Canterbury
  • 86泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭泭 Water New Zealand

Business and Arts Careers Fair

  • ANZ Institutional
  • Audit New Zealand
  • Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Auckland Limited
  • BDO Christchurch
  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • CPA Australia
  • Defence Careers
  • Deloitte
  • Dept of Corrections
  • Ernst and Young Group Limited
  • Faculty of Education
  • Findex
  • Fluid Recruitment
  • FNZ
  • Fonterra
  • Foodstuffs South Island
  • Fulton Hogan
  • Grant Thornton
  • Hays Recruitment
  • KPMG
  • Mainfreight
  • Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) H蘋kina Whakatutuki
  • Ministry of Social Development
  • Nexia Christchurch Limited
  • PwC New Zealand
  • Ryman Healthcare
  • Streamliners NZ Ltd
  • Volunteering Canterbury

Law Recruitment Evening

  • Anderson Lloyd
  • Anthony Harper
  • Buddle Findlay
  • Chapman Tripp
  • Community Law Canterbury
  • Corcoran French Lawyers
  • Defence Recruiting
  • Deloitte
  • Denton Kensington Swan
  • Department Of Corrections
  • DLA Piper
  • Ernst and Young Group Limited
  • Government Legal Network
  • Harmans Lawyers
  • ILANZ
  • IPLS (Institute of Professional Legal Studies)
  • Lane Neave
  • MinterEllisonRuddWatts
  • Mortlock McCormack Law Limited
  • Parry Field Lawyers
  • Public Defence Service
  • PwC New Zealand
  • Russell McVeagh
  • Ryman Healthcare
  • Saunders Robinson Brown
  • Simpson Grierson
  • Tavendale and Partners
  • The College of Law
  • Volunteering Canterbury
  • Wotton + Kearney

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