Here’s why you really need a mentor at work

Whether it was Drake for Lil Wayne, Maya Angelou for Oprah Winfrey or Steve Jobs for Mark Zuckerberg, even the most famous and successful people out there had a mentor at one stage of their lives or another. If you don’t have a mentor yet, it’s time to jump into action. Still not convinced? Here Continued »

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Which jobs in sales pay the best commission?

If you’re looking for a sales job that pays the best kind of bacon (a.k.a commission), the sky is literally the limit. From yachts to property, virtually anything can be sold on a commission structure as long as there’s a demand for it and you’ve got the skills and experience to close the deal.   Continued »

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Three sectors in tech set to grow

Despite the looming uncertainty surrounding IR4, there are about 13,000 tech jobs up for grabs in South Arica. The undeniable truth is this: jobs in digital and tech at more than twice the rate of those in non-tech sectors, and it doesn’t look like the demand for these skills will decline any time soon.   Continued »

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Here’s how to become an engineer

The demand for high-level science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills is on the rise, which means that there has never been a better time to consider a career in one of these areas, and today, we’ll be focussing on engineering. The modern job market has a high demand for engineering skills, but nowhere near Continued »

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You don’t need a degree to bring home half a mil…

A lot of successful business men and women are living proof that you don’t need a degree to make a lot of money. Even though a degree is usually a prerequisite for earning a high salary, it’s not true across the board. In fields like sales, you can earn up to a million per year, Continued »

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Industry 4.0: Robots are coming for these jobs

Brace yourself for Industry 4.0! According to new data released by Adzuna, there are more than 70,000 jobs currently being advertised which are at very high risk of being obsolete by 2035. With the rise in automated software for key tasks becoming more and more of a reality, it appears that jobs within the finance Continued »

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The 10 best-paying second languages of 2019

After analysing more than 140,000 online job postings, the stats from Adzuna gave us a general indication of which second languages can actually help you land a higher paying job. The 10 languages that were compared in the study are also the ones that have seen the most significant growth in terms of demand from Continued »

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Weirdest South African job titles of the year

Here at Adzuna, we’re serious about helping you find your dream job, regardless of how unusual it might be. That being said, we’ve rounded up some of the weirdest South African job titles currently on offer, which might just be what you’ve been looking for all along as an alternative job seeker. Here’s a look Continued »

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Where are all the jobs? SA’s best city to find a job

Johannesburg is the best city to find a job in South Africa, while Pietermaritzburg is the hardest, according to the latest research from Adzuna.co.za. Johannesburg is in full supply of jobs in sectors like IT, finance and engineering, but seems to have little to offer to those employed within the healthcare, retail, and HR departments. Continued »

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Property prices: Most affordable cities in SA to buy a house

According to the FNB Property Barometer for June, the prices of property in South Africa increased by only 3.3% year-on-year in May while the CPI inflation stood at 4.5%. In real terms, this means that property prices declined by about 1.2%. But this isn’t exactly good news for prospective home buyers seeing that the average Continued »

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