As we enter the last quarter of the year, perhaps you\u2019ve started looking at ways to kick start your career. Luckily, junior roles are abundant out there, all of them ideally suited for boosting your career success opportunities.<\/p>\n
The answer is relatively simple. We all know how unstable the job market is these days. And we sure know about all the challenges job seekers face on a daily basis. Securing a proper job in the South African workforce can be a task that\u2019s much easier said than done. However,\u00a0 by taking small steps (a.k.a. considering junior roles), it can help you develop your skills, skills you\u2019ll need to succeed later on in your career.<\/p>\n
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While junior roles in the engineering sector can help you build a lucrative career, and a junior position in the IT industry can help you grow into a rapidly growing industry, here are some of our other suggestions:<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re considering the idea of taking up a career in sales, then an entry-level position as a sales rep can be just the kick-start you\u2019ve been looking for. You\u2019ll have to sell products and services to customers, assess their needs, and then provide them with products that will fulfill those needs.<\/p>\n
By working in the field as a sales rep, you\u2019ll be developing your communication and interpersonal skills, which are the cornerstones of all other marketing and sales jobs.<\/p>\n
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As a call center operator, your job will be to answer telephone calls. You\u2019ll also have to take orders and take care of customer queries. You may also be required to liaise with clients via email.<\/p>\n
By working as a call center operator, you may develop your communication and interpersonal skills, which can, in turn, be used to apply for sales jobs. You\u2019ll also be learning problem-solving skills and organizational capabilities, which is a great bonus to any CV.<\/p>\n
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Personal assistants are super crucial in corporate companies since they assist senior-level staff with personal and business responsibilities. You\u2019ll have to take care of answering calls, making appointments, and replying to emails when working as a personal assistant, not to mention the fact that you\u2019ll also be planning your boss\u2019s schedule for the day.<\/p>\n
As a personal assistant, you\u2019ll gain in-depth knowledge about your employer\u2019s field of business and what is required for managerial positions. It may also help you develop the skills you\u2019ll need later to land an office administrative job.<\/p>\n
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Do you have your eye set on a finance job in the future? Then it might be a great idea to kick-start your career with an entry-level position as a junior researcher or analyst. You\u2019ll work with the customer support, sales, and marketing staff in this role. Your efforts will go towards putting together useful information that could help your company perform better in the future.<\/p>\n
If you have worked in a junior researcher role for a while, you\u2019ll have gained valuable experience and leadership and problem-solving skills. These skills will help boost your luck when applying for sales, marketing, or banking consultancies positions.<\/p>\n
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As you can see, junior roles are not just for entry-level employees. In fact, they may be some of the most important stepping stones for your career’s future. If you haven\u2019t started looking around yet, why not consider browsing Adzuna\u2019s listings of entry-level jobs across SA<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we enter the last quarter of the year, perhaps you\u2019ve started looking at ways to kick start your career. Luckily, junior roles are abundant out there, all of them ideally suited for boosting your career success opportunities. Why would anyone consider taking up junior roles in their careers? The answer is relatively simple. We Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-2765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}