Employment interviewing
Fletcher, David, 1952- :"Mike Moore! I haven't seen you for ages where have you been?" ...
Date: 1999
From: Fletcher, David :Eighteen original cartoons published in the New Truth & TV Extra, April - August 1999.
Reference: A-341-002
Description: Prime Minister Jenny Shipley asks former Prime Minister Mike Moore where he has been. Moore replies that he has been at a job interview and is waiting for their decision. When Shipley asks him "What is the job?" he replies "I've forgotten". Wider context may refer to Mike Moore's appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1999. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - D.Fletcher [in felt tip] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen on card, 120 x 390 mm
Dress For Success (Organisation) :Get dressed for success. www.dressforsuccess, the cha...
Date: 2006 - 2011
By: Dress For Success (Organisation)
Reference: Eph-A-COSTUME-2011-01
Description: Pamphlet publicising the activity of the charitable organisation Dress for Success, and offering tips for those eligible for free work clothing, and about to attend a job interview. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Pamphlet folded to 210 x 100 mm. Provenance: Donated by Joan McCracken, Wellington, in 2011.
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Interviewing applicants for the GCSB job. 15 January 2015
Date: 2015
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0030297
Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Chris Finlayson and John Key must be relishing the prospect of picking a new Director for the GCSB. It's exhilarating to think of the depth of new talent we're surrounded by. Who will it be... Cartoon depicts GCSB Minister Chris Finlayson interviwing off-screen Cameron Slater'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :[Narcissist interview]. 30 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Smith, Hayden James, 1976-:[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0025099
Description: Shows an interview being conducted by two men and a woman (with a newspaper opened to the Business section with the headline "Study warns against employing narcissists") where the woman says "and, finally - does the term 'narcissism' mean anything to you?" and the man being interviewed delivers an ironic response showing he has a narcissistic character. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Ekers, Paul, 1961-: ACC needs more staff after lay-offs. 16 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]
Reference: DCDL-0029362
Description: Black and white cartoon shows a man interviewing for a position at the Accident Compensation Comporation (ACC). When the interviewer asks about his relevant experience, the interviewee replies that his name is still on the door to the office they're in. Text at the top of the cartoon reads, 'ACC needs more staff after lay-offs'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :Hot market. 10 January 2014
Date: 2014
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0027124
Description: Cartoon shows a man interviewing a potential employer, and asking him to take a few 'aptitude and personality tests', rather than the employer asking that of the potential recruit. Text reads, 'In a hot job market'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Interview Room. "So... Er... D-Did I get the job?" 24 August, 2004
Date: 2004
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0004873
Description: Shows a man tied to a chair in an Interview Room. The room is dark and a beam of light is shining in his eyes. Two guns are pointed at him. He nervously asks whether he got the job. Compares being interviewed for a job with military interrogation. Published in The Press, 25 August 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.
'Human Rights Commission - New Guidelines for Interviews - Questions you should not ask...
Date: 2008
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0007252
Description: Shows a young man arriving at an interview. The man who is about to conduct the interview is examining the Human Rights Commission guidelines for interviews and the list of questions that should not be asked that is posted on the wall of the office. Refers to a revamped set of pre-employment guidelines. 'Getting a Job' is an A to Z of questions no one should have to answer in job interviews because they risk breaching the Human Rights Act. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
SKILL SHORTAGE... Progressive Building, 31 May 2007
Date: 2007
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0009453
Description: Shows a group of people queuing outside a construction yard which is advertisement "Skilled carpenters wanted. Apply within" on the steel gates. The employer in the office kicks out applicants for poor hammer technique, hopeless steel tying, clueless setout, and crap measuring. The employer says "bugger this" and changes the advertisement to "Skilled arse kicker wanted. Apply within". Refers to the skills shortage within the construction industry. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).