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Job seekers should not be afraid to use AI to beef up their resumes if they are struggling to find work, a recruitment expert says. Photo: CORBIS Job seekers should not be afraid to use AI to beef up their resumes if they are struggling to find work, a recruitment expert says. With unemployment up, it can be a tough market out there if you're looking for a job. The latest figures put the unemployment rate up to 4.3 percent for the March quarter, from 4 percent on the previous quarter. Job ad numbers from Seek released last week showed a drop of 8 percent in June and 35 percent down year on year. "At the moment, it is quite a competitive labour market and we're seeing that from the Seek data in all regions across New Zealand," Leah Lambart, who runs career counselling service ReLaunch Me...

Westpac says it has reduced its advertised special home loan rates across all terms by between 0.1 and 0.4 percent since the start of July. Photo: 123rf Westpac is lowering its home loan interest rates for the second time this month. The bank says it now has the lowest rates for three and four year terms of the five major banks. Westpac's special fixed home loan rate for a one year term is now 6.85 percent with no change to its six month term. Its standard rate for one year is 7.45 percent and 7.09 for two years. The bank is also decreasing a range of term deposit rates by between 0.1 and 0.3 percent. Westpac NZ spokesperson Sarah Hearn said wholesale rates had fallen and the bank was passing that on to its customers. "This will be welcome news for customers due to re-fix their home loa...