Government moves slowly after end of ‘meth mania’

programme that you decide to freeze, yes it will save money, but given these are your future leaders and high-performing staff, that decision will have longer-term consequences.’’

Auckland University career development and employability services manager Sarah Moyne said there was always anxiety for recent graduates entering the job market, but it had increased in the last year.

Moyne advised graduates to build their employability outside their degree by gaining work experience and utilising their personal networks to try to secure employment. The grim economic forecast was bringing more students to seek employability services, even students who were years away from graduating, she said. ‘‘We are trying to build a student’s ability to connect to jobs as early as possible,’’ Moyne said.

‘‘In addition to how to enter the workforce, it is not just getting in, it is staying in.’’