What is the purpose of a job advert? It is to find a suitable employee to perfectly fill a role in a company. There are tens of thousands of online job ads searching for every manor of employees from high-powered CEOs and managers to hardworking waitresses and long-suffering lorry drivers. One of the biggest obstacles to matching Continued »
Great news for professionals in the financial sector! Our smartypants at Adzuna HQ in South Africa have been crunching numbers and analysing the average advertise salary for vacancies in 2016. The result, ladies and gentlemen, is that finance vacancies saw a rise in demand and a lack of supply. A dramatic increase in the number of advertised finance Continued »
There is a surge of both online job seekers and advertised vacancies in the early months of each new year as companies and individuals get to grips with their 2017 goals. Now that the festive haze has well and truly worn off, previous jobs are being re-evaluated causing a huge amount of change and fierce competition. Continued »
Here at Adzuna HQ, we have been noticing some interesting trends in the South African job market. In preparing to scale the career ladder, job seekers are advised that the more sought after skills they have the better their job security and salary. While it is true that the most ‘in demand’ skills are programming/development, engineering and financial Continued »
The greatest difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is a few simple habits. Many people start the year thinking this is the year I’m going to change my career for the better. Maybe you aspire to earn a higher salary or find a job that gives you real career satisfaction. But how many people Continued »
For those of you who have grand New Year’s career resolutions for 2017, we have put together a fail-safe step-by-step guide to ensuring you get off to a flying start. Put your best step forward, revamp your resume, brush up on your social media skills and get stuck in. Step 1: Revamp your resume. First things first Continued »
So much of success comes down to hard work and determination. However, there are some other factors at play too and these are your rational and emotional strength. No matter how many hours you put in and how many emails you send, a negative mental attitude is an insurmountable obstacle standing between you and your Continued »
In times of extreme pressure and stress, it is normal to kid yourself about the state of your job search. You might convince yourself that going out to see your friends is an important networking opportunity. Or that tidying your office is a productive use of your time. Lies can be a nice distraction from Continued »
Christmas is notoriously not a great time to search for a job because not many people are hiring. However, there are a wealth of seasonal temporary Christmas jobs just waiting for you if you know what you’re doing. Here are our ten top tips to help you search and land those lucrative and sought after seasonal Continued »