Over my 23-year career I have been in one of these situations at any one time and learnt some things along the way. We hope by sharing how to find a job – helps you in winning half the battle in getting a job.
The pros and cons to adding a photo to your CV
When it comes to your CV or resume should you add a photo? Knowing about a natural bias that everyone has, the jury is still out on if it helps you land the job or does an automatic reject. If you are adamant to add a photo see some tips below, but remember about 50% of recruiters say do not add any photo.
3 Intelligent ways to search for a job
Job Searching can be tiring and monotonous but are you searching intelligently? We give you some tips on how to go ‘incognito’, using other browsers for different results and how to do ‘boolean’ searches.
5 reasons why you are not being shortlisted for interviews
When being retrenched or searching for a job, can cause you to be desperate for ‘anything’. And this can cause your job search to be endless – due to jobs such as ‘anything’ not existing. Here is what I learnt on how to be shortlisted for interviews:
Why no one replies to your job applications.
2021 has arrived and you have decided it is time for a new job (or you were affected badly by COVID-19 and retrenched and need a job). You start your job search on www.google.com, www.linkedin.com, www.CareerJunction.co.za, www.PNET.co.za, www.Careers24.co.za, www.Indeed.com, www.Gumtree.co.za. You find great roles; you submit your application via the website or by email and then ……. (cricket sounds) …. Nothing ….
The Experts Guide for Job Search: 5 (Five) Tips
If you are unemployed now or even in a job that you would like to leave, going on the job search is time consuming, boring, irritating, frustrating but to make it interesting and successful (my theme for 2021 😊) you need 5 things to make it a success.
7 Ways to Keep Positive on a Job Search
We’ve all felt it – that sinking feeling as we hear another “no” or another application doesn’t get a response at all. It can be difficult to stay motivated when it feels like you’re not really getting anywhere, but there are ways to keep your spirits up despite this. Here are 7 things you can do to keep positive while …
9 Whys and Hows of Job-Seeking Through December
A lot of business slows down in December, but that doesn’t mean you should stop looking for your dream job through this time. There are many benefits to keeping up with your job search over December and it’s the perfect time to set up a great job-seeking strategy. Here are some reasons why you shouldn’t stop looking and how to …
5 reasons why you did not get the job
Job search and retrenchment and what hind sight has got to do with this? A few years back I was running a new start-up and we hit a wall when searching for our 2nd round of funding. Unfortunately, we closed our doors and I had to retrench myself (it would be the first time, but not the last). While I …