Career Advice: Job Hunting

How to Get a Job Without Experience

29/05/12 What can jobseekers do when they can't get work unless they have experience - but can only get experience if they have a job...
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Don't Blow That Interview

22/05/12
Punctuality, homework, appropriate dress and honesty will help impress potential employers... read more

Top 5 Jobs on The Road to Riches

07/05/12
Choosing a specific career whose skills are in demand is the way to go if you want to prosper. But you have to keep upskilling... read more

Don't Sell Yourself Short on Your CV

14/02/12
Whether you're changing jobs or looking for your first one, it's no easy feat finding work... read more

Stuck In A Rut? Become A Paralegal

22/09/11

Stuck in a secretarial rut? Tired of answering phones and mindlessly typing out minutes? Why not upskill yourself and become a paralegal? This stimulating career move may be just what you need to get you loving your job again...

New Age Media Skills

22/09/11

To succeed in today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, media practitioners require a wide range of skills and experience - and the list of requirements in job ads just keeps getting longer. Positions often require a blend of media skills: for instance, writers work with images; musicians build websites; journalists tweet and blog on top of reporting the news...

How To ... Attend A Job Interview Without Being Taken Advantage Of

07/09/11
Being asked to attend a job interview can be both exciting and terrifying, but it is important, according to Jennifer Ritchie, business coach and consultant with The Freddy Hirsch Group, to know your rights as the interviewee... read more

How To Prepare For The Panel Interview

10/08/11
You've applied for a new job and been asked to come in for an interview, then you find out it will be a panel interview - something many people find intimidating... read more

Be Prepared To Impress

26/07/11
Jackie Lauder, the managing executive: human capital at Hi-Performance Learning (a division of the IQ Business Group) spoke to Margaret Harris... read more

Find The Talent Hidden Inside

26/07/11
A conservative estimate puts the number of physically and mentally challenged people in SA at about two million... read more

Dream Careers : Tripping The Story Boards

04/07/11
Trying to make a living out of anything to do with the performing arts is pretty tough, but struggling never put anyone off following their dreams... read more

Dressing To Shoot Up The Career Ladder

22/06/11
How you dress to the office could detract from how you do your job, or determine whether you climb the corporate ladder, say experts... read more

We Want You!

19/05/11

Standard Bank Group is a leading African banking group focused on the world's emerging markets. Our clients all around the world enjoy outstanding market advantages, built upon an intimate understanding of emerging markets, a well established and highly respected corporate and investment banking offering, and strong, distinctive local networks...

Technology Is Changing, So Is Recruitment

12/04/11

In a wireless 21st century, the needs of both employees and companies have changed radically. Employees are looking for fulfillment at a deeper level. Organizations have realized that functional competence, which may have been sufficient in an era focused on efficiency, is no longer enough...

Clues To Writing An "Instant Hit" CV

28/01/11

If you want your CV to be an instant hit with a recruiter / HR person / or an employer, here are 6 questions that run through their mind which will give you an idea as to what they really want from a CV. Once we understand these questions, we can start looking at ways to give them what they would like to see in a resume.

So imagine - your emailed CV appears in a recruiterâs inbox, and they open it...

Latest Online Tool Will Improve Your Odds Of Finding The Perfect Job

13/12/10
If you have not yet been through an assessment test whilst applying for a job, this is probably something that you will encounter during your next job application. Thanks to CareerJunction's strategic partnership with PiCompany, Career Seekers are about to improve their placement success rate... read more

How To Survive A Psychometric Test

23/06/10
Why is that this simple test of honesty makes people experience Alfred Hitchcock scenarios of interrogation and paranoia... read more

Crack That Key Job Interview

21/02/12
Not many enjoy them, but there are ways to improve the experience and the outcome, writes Tina Weavind... read more

The A-S-K Job Interview 'Questions to Ask' Strategy

04/10/10
Got this job interview question from a job hunter:

Hi Gerard. I have a question for you concerning interviews. I am always at a loss for words at interviews when they ask if there is anything you want to ask about the role. Any suggestions for the kind of info a candidate should be asking for? Thanks, Tania...

Employment During The Soccer World Cup

23/06/10
The Soccer World Cup brings lots of excitement, particularly to those who are currently seeking employment. According to Gillian Saunders, who heads up Specialist Advisory Services at Grant Thornton in Johannesburg, the upcoming prestigious event is estimated to create over 400,000 jobs. This is a phenomenally high figure and is guaranteed to shed some positive light on the unemployment situation in South Africa... read more