Remember how you completed those knowledge and skills test in high school which was supposed to indicate which field of work would be your ideal fit? Did you end up going down that career path, or are you living a radically different life than the dreams you might have had when you were 18? When Continued »
It seems only natural that you should be tweaking your resume a little each time you’re applying for a job in a new industry (some say it should be changed with every new job application), but can using a universal CV be a good idea? Some resources say that using an all-rounder resume is a Continued »
Finding a job in South Africa might not be as easy as it seems if you’re a foreigner, but if you go about it the right way, you could see yourself living and working in South Africa in the near future. In this post, we’ll be highlighting everything a foreigner needs to know about working Continued »
With the economic somersaults we’ve seen in SA, it’s not uncommon for employees to be left feeling a little less-than-certain about the future of their careers. Rest assured that if you’re feeling threatened, you’re not alone. With a workforce that’s always on the change, you have every right to be considering ways in which you Continued »
As 2017 slowly starts drawing to a close, perhaps you’ve started looking at ways to kick-start your career. Luckily, entry-level jobs are abundant out there, all of them ideally suited for boosting your career success opportunities. Why would anyone consider taking up an entry-level job? The answer is relatively simple. We all know how unstable Continued »
The Universities Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) program, a division of the Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University, was established in 2009 and aims to rank the world’s universities based on the quality and quantity of their scholarly publications. Having ranked over 2,500 institutes across the world, URAP is able to identify the best Continued »
The popularity of Gap-year programs has been on a steady rise in South Africa, and it’s not only popular with graduates any longer, but professionals are also leveraging the power of these ‘sabbaticals’ as well. Whether you’re planning on taking on an Au Pair job in the UK or a TEFL program in Asia, the Continued »
Job hopping – a term that has become synonymous with millennials, indicating that the youth entering the modern workforce aren’t sold on settling with companies that don’t recognize them for the fantastic, skilled individuals they truly are.But can job hopping actually help your career path? What benefits does it hold, and more importantly, what are Continued »
According to the data sources from Adzuna’s live site, it seems like the idea of packing up and moving to the coast in search of a better work-life balance is still a very far-fetched reality. Why? Because jobs based in the inland cities such as Johannesburg and Pretoria pay far better than coastal jobs in Continued »