# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mahi Ready Day
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 am – Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 04:00 am
- **Event Description**: Are you job hunting at the moment? Are you fixing up your CV and not sure where to start?

Come along to Mahi Ready Day: A friendly, supportive, community-led event to help you build confidence and practical tools for finding work.

You can drop in any time between 10am and 2pm to chat with one of our helpful facilitators, or listen to a talk about career prepared-ness. 

Everyone is welcome!
Timebank members can pay using time credits, and everyone else is welcome to contribute koha.

Workshops & stalls including (keep an eye on this event for more updates and a full programme!)

CV & Cover Letter help
Practice interviews
LinkedIn headshots
Style and clothing advice
Employment red flags to look out for
Online and tech support

Here's what's on (+more to be announced)

Here are some examples of what's on:

10:30am - 11.15am - Talk: Showcasing Your Strengths: Turning Skills and Experience into Employment
Job hunting can feel overwhelming, especially in this very tough market. This will be a relaxed, mana enhancing, practical session where you can ask questions in a safe environment. Angelique has hired people for over 30 years and will share insider tips on how to write a good cover letter, what makes a CV stand out and how to prepare for interviews.

11:30am-12pm - Talk: Employment red flags
Dhilum from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley will lead this session on what to look out for when it comes to employment, in particular for people in ethnic and migrant communities - including discrimination, unpaid wages and visa precarity. 

12:30pm-1.10pm - Making a Living as a Freelancer
Roger has been working 'portfolio' for many years and prefers the freedom that this style of work provides. He has run workshops & coached 00's of people working in this way originally under the NEWORK Centre banner. He will share some tricks on how to find work & also to juggle several roles simultaneously. 

10-11am & 1-2pm - Professional Headshots
Need a new LinkedIn profile pic? Starting a public facing role? Setting up a portfolio? David will be offering professional headshots and can make you feel at ease while taking a great photo of you!  

10am-2pm - CV & Cover Letter Support
Get some advice and support on how to make your job application stand out in a crowd.NB: Bring a paper copy of your CV and Cover Letter, or make sure you can access it through your email account on one of our laptops.

10am-2pm - Practice interviews
Come and practice your interview skills with Lisa - a friendly, supportive face with years of experience interviewing job candidates.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/mahi-ready-day/200028600404857
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 40

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora
- **lat**: -41.312596804225
- **long**: 174.77867245674
- **full address**: Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora, 7 Colombo St, Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Wellington

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Mahi Ready Day
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mahi Ready Day being held?
  - **A:** Mahi Ready Day takes place on Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 am to Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 04:00 am at Newtown Community Centre - Te Whare Hapori o Nga Puna Waiora, 7 Colombo St, Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Wellington.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mahi Ready Day?
  - **A:** Mahi Ready Day is organized by Wellington Timebank.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Mahi Ready Day is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wellington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mahi Ready Day sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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