What Snagged is, what it costs, and how it helps you land your next NZ job faster.
Snagged is a free New Zealand job-search platform with a built-in application assistant. It lists live NZ jobs (public-sector, local listings posted directly on Snagged, and aggregated roles) and, for any job you choose or paste in, it tailors your CV, writes a cover letter, scores how well you match, and helps you prep for the interview.
Yes, and it is not a trial. The free plan gives you 25 uses a month across every tool, and one tailored CV plus its matching cover letter is a single use. Job search, match scores, your tracker, saved jobs and job alerts are free and unlimited, and never count towards it. No credit card, and the allowance resets on the 1st.
Seek and Trade Me are job boards: they list roles. Snagged lists NZ roles too, but it also does the application work for you, a CV tailored to the exact job, a cover letter, and an ATS match score, so you send a sharper application in minutes. Career advisors recommend tailoring your CV to each role; Snagged automates that.
Yes, it is built specifically for New Zealand. It pulls in NZ jobs, understands NZ regions and towns, translates CVs into Te Reo Māori and Pasifika languages, and links to NZ services like Careers NZ, Work and Income, and IRD. The app itself is in English.
No. Snagged is built not to invent experience: it sharpens, restructures, and better presents the real experience already on your CV. Before a CV or cover letter reaches you, an automatic check compares the draft against your CV and takes out claims it cannot match. That is a safety net rather than a guarantee, so you always review the draft before you send it.
Many employers use applicant-tracking software (ATS) that filters CVs by keywords before a human reads them. Snagged's match score checks your CV against the job ad and shows the keywords the filter is looking for, so a robot doesn't reject you first.
Yes. You can filter for entry-level, graduate, internship, and part-time roles, and Snagged surfaces blue-collar and first-job work like warehouse, hospitality, retail, driving, care, and trades.
Yes, students and new graduates are a core audience. There are graduate and internship search shortcuts, student-focused resources, and CV help aimed at people with little or no work history.
Yes. Found a role on Seek, LinkedIn, an employer's site, or anywhere else? Paste the ad into Snagged and it tailors your CV and cover letter to that exact job.
Yes. New Zealand employers can post a local job on Snagged for free. Listings are vetted before they go live and people can apply directly.
Snagged can translate your CV into 16 languages including Te Reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi, Tagalog, Chinese, Spanish, and French, and Snagged writes your CV and cover letters in your language. The app menus are in English for now.
Your CV and personal details are encrypted, and you can delete your account and data at any time. Snagged's privacy policy lists exactly which providers process data and how long it is kept.
