Training needed on online job advertising When I speak to recruiters (which is on a daily basis), I notice that they don’t really know how to effectively use online as a source of candidate reach. They post their jobs to the main job boards in South Africa and then wait for a response to come…
IT skills in Johannesburg are tops Research by job aggregator Adzuna has shown a widening gap in salaries between two of South Africa’s capitals, with certain skills bringing home far more bacon than others. “Previous surveys showed a smaller pay difference between Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as a rather insignificant change in salary…
Less startup jobs recorded in SA With South Africa always scrutinised as the probable startup capital of the African continent, job data gives one an idea of the growth or decline in the industry. While not all startups require numerous employees or advertise for these online, many do, allowing ample inference into the sector as…
Will Facebook Jobs change the face of recruitment? The news that Facebook is officially starting a jobs section comes as a surprise to few. After all, many companies already have a tab called Jobs on their business pages. But few companies have ever used it fully. Now, that is about to change, or so the…
The making of good recruiters Being a recruiter is tough, especially when you only work on the standard revenue model of recruitment companies, without other streams of income such as shortlisting. Which is exactly why its important not to lose sight of the goalposts. Therefore, this article is tagged for companies, job seekers and recruiters…
Hiring for happy startups Working in tech recruitment (IT and engineering) gave me the chance to interview over 1,500 people. That’s one a day for 5 years. Ask any person who has done this, and they’ll tell you how they’ve learnt to read certain things in people (during interviews) and the questions they use to…
Timing your recruitment well is essential Your recruitment timing is just as important as that of meeting the right person in life. You could be looking for that person when they aren’t looking for anyone at all. But if they are, then when the time comes and you get in touch, you’d best know that…
Understanding why staff leave Of the few blogs I read, one is The Big Almanack by Alan Knott-Craig. He writes every single day and the posts are short and full of meaning. If you care about business, startups or life advice in general, I’d advise you to read it too. Recently, he wrote about why…
About hiring foreign developers in South Africa As a request by many recruiters and companies to another article on work visas that I wrote, this is a follow up focusing on hiring foreign developers in South Africa. The questions ranged mainly around which developers would qualify for which work visa and the process for applying…
How to write better online job advertisements to attract better applicants Every day, thousands of online job ads are uploaded for the droves of job seekers trawling the Internet in search of the perfect vacancy. They have a difficult time doing so – finding a job is a job itself! Part of the challenge is…
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