There is no set way to lay out your CV, or rules around what to include, but below are a few tips, suggestions and information for you to look out for and to avoid when tackling the task of writing your CV to apply for your dream job.
Created 24th April 2009.

This guide gives practical advice,statistics and information for our members on how to employ older staff in the workplace and the advantages it can give an employer in this tight labour market.

This is a generic chart and guidelines for our members to be able to measure where there career development and professional accreditation status should be according to the level of experience and job roles they possess.

This guide provides a wider insight into the Human Resources Profession, information on the roles within HR and offers practical suggestions, to our Members in respect of their individual careers, on-going education and provides a 'career plan' for the notional HR practitioner. One of the unique aspects of the HR profession and its practitioners is the fact that there are probably no two situations alike, HR practitioners may work on a wide range of HR skills or work on one area only.

The purpose of this Guide is to give some broad indication as to how to deal with those who may not share either the organisation’s vision or views on the immediate task and identifying ways of how to manage the employee in this situation.

This guide is intended to promote good practice when dealing with disciplinary matters in any organisation.

The purpose of this guide is to promote equal opportunities in the work place, provide a clear legal definition of what is unlawful discrimination in the workplace and to ensure employers treat all their employees in a non-discriminatory way in all aspects of their employment.

This guide produced by ACC gives practical advice and information for Employers on drug and alcohol testing within the workforce.  Please click here to access the guide(PDF) or visit the acc website directly.
Created 29th October 2008.

This  guide is to promote good practice in the selection and recruitment process, ensuring that employers know how to go about checking their candidates qualifications and work experience stated on their curriculum vitae is, in fact true and accurate account.

This guide is intended to give practical assistance to human resource practitioners and others who may deal with employee data, and to help them interpret and apply the principles of the Act in their particular circumstances.

This guide has been republished with the direct re-print permission from the EEO Trust, to provide our members with practical information  and guidance on what questions to ask, practices to adopt when employing disabled people in the workplace.
Created 14th January 2008.

This guide provides clear and practical information on the value of conducting exit interviews within your organisation and the ways in which employers can effectively use this information to improve their company’s policies, procedures and practices and assist in the long term with retention of staff.
Created 3rd August 2009.

This guide is intended to promote good practice and understanding on how to deal with the new legislation on flexible working rights in any organisation.
Created 1st July 2008.

This guide is to provide general guidance on how to handle misconduct in the workplace.

This guide contains practical information on how to create a individual employment agreement for organisations who may not have this process. Click here for online guide.

This guide is to assist organisations that may not have a formal induction process in place and provide practical information and advice on how to set up their own induction process.
Updated on 28th January 2009.

This guide has been produced to provide clear advice and guidelines on the Act and how it will affect employers and how employers can implement the Kiwi Saver scheme in their business.
Created 15th January 2008.

The purpose of this guide is to give an overview of how organisations and specifically HR practitioners can deal with Intellectual Property [IP] in their organisation, the definitions and how to contact the relevant goverment organisations dealing with IP.

This guide is to give practical information for HR Practioners to promote good practice in the selectiion, administration and interpretation of occupational tests.
Updated on 24th April 2009.

This guide is to provide a generic information and process of what a performance management system should look like. Clearly performance management processes  differ from organisation to organisation, in terms of the nature and size of the organisation. However, this can be used as a starting point for small to medium businesses that may not have a designated human resources practitioner.

This guide is intended to promote good practice and understanding on how to deal with the new legislation regarding 90 day probationary or trial periods that employers can offer new employees, from the 1st March 2009.
Created 1st March 2009.

This guide outlines the implications of the Act for Human Resources practitioners, how to promote good employee relations in the workplace by suggesting some actions that can be taken to create an atmoshpher of trust and protection within the workplace.

This guide is intended to provide practical information and promote good practice when dealing with the recruitment and selection process in any organisation.
Created 11th November 2008.

This guide provides members with clear guidance on the employers legal obligations and requirements to surrounding sexual harrassment in the workplace and a practical advice and information on how to draft up your own Sexual Harrassment Policy if your company does not have one of its own.

This guide is in response to the growing concern of the harmful effects substance abuse may have in the workplace and what are the common syptoms are displayed by users in the workplace.

A take-over, merger or outsourcing of businesses is a common occurrence and can occur for a number of reasons, this guide clearly explains all the legal aspects employers (aka HR Practioners) need to understand before undertaking this exercise.

This guide has been created to assist employers when dealing with employees health issues which are impacting or relate to the workplace.  It will provided members with practical information and guidance on what questions to ask, practices to adopt when investigating workplace medical issues.

This guide produced by Human Rights Commission (HRC) gives practical advice and information for Employees and Employers on recruitment issues  in the workforce. 
Please click here to access the guide.
Created on 14th August 2008.

This is a guide giving general guidance and ideas on how to produce and what to include in your own staff handbook for your organisation. This is to work in conjunction with your organisations induction programme.
Created 3rd July 2008 and updated 24th April 2009.

This guide produced by Workbridge gives practical advice and information for Managers to use when looking to recruit disabled people into the workforce.
Please click here to access the guide.
Created 11th June 2008.