Work with Us

At the moment we don’t have any more space. Sorry! When we need more people, we aways look here first. We are lovely and want to keep it that way, so if you're lovely and would like to work with lovely us, please fill out this form:

Dog hiring form

Name *

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address *

Mobile phone number

Are you available for full time employment?

Yes

Can you work weekends/holidays?

Yes

Are you legally allowed work in New Zealand?

Yes

Are you seeking employment for at least a 12 month period? *

Yes

How proficient is your English? *

Are you available to work from as early as 0600 hrs and as late as 0300 hrs? (Not on the same day)

Yes

Have you ever worked in the coffee industry? If so, please give details.

Have you ever worked in the food and beverage or service industry? If so, please give a brief description.

A customer returns a coffee to the counter and says it's too cold. What is the appropriate response? *

A customer returns a bag of coffee that they bought and says that they don't like it. What is the appropriate response? *

A customer returns a plate of food and says that they didn’t think it was well cooked. What is the appropriate response? *

What are your interests outside of work?

What would you like to see more of in Dunedin cafes?

What would you like to see less of in Dunedin cafes?

Have you been responsible for conducting stocktakes as part of your work duties? If so, briefly describe what you did.

Have you been responsible for ordering goods as part of your work duties? If so, briefly describe what you did.

Why would you like to work for Dog with Two Tails? *

Do you have a full valid (in NZ) driver’s licence?

Yes

Do you have any criminal convictions? If so, please list them. *

Would you consider yourself a good team player, and if so why? *

Are you always punctual? *

How many times did you take sick leave in the past year? *

How many units of alcohol do you consume each week? If you don’t know the units, just list what you drink in a typical week. *

Do you smoke tobacco? *

Do you consume any non-prescription drugs for the purposes of getting high/wasted/trolleyed/zombified/out of your tree? *

How many siblings do you have? *

Is family important to you? *

Do you have children whom you are responsible for?

Yes

How many times do you socialise out of home each week?

Which of these tasks would you NOT be prepared to perform in your daily duties? *

Cleaning toilets

Washing dishes

Scrubbing floors

Counting stock

Sweeping the footpath

How far from the Dog do you live and how would you make your way there?

Have you ever worked somewhere where they had a performance incentive programme?

Yes

What do you expect to get paid per hour (not including holiday pay, Kiwisaver or incentive)? *

Do you brew coffee at home?

Yes

What was your best coffee experience to date?

Could you tell a Kenyan coffee from an Indonesian coffee and state which is which (within reason)?

Yes

Have you got any coffee qualifications?

Yes

Have you ever been responsible for cashing up as part of your work duties?

Yes

Could you explain how to brew coffee clearly so that a customer would understand?

Yes

Do you cook dinner at home?

Yes

What’s your favourite dish and how do you cook it?

What style of cooking is your best?

What pasty or cake skills and experience do you have?

Can you make a chicken stock?

Yes

Were you responsible for costing dishes at the last place that you worked?

Yes

Which of the following skills or experience do you have?

knowledge of flavours and how they work together

advanced knife skills

managing ordering systems

budgeting

working with suppliers

portion control

stock level control

recipe development

team management

Anything else that you'd like to add