On this blog, I’ll be listing my thoughts and some articles on online recruitment in South Africa and abroad, as well as the way people are finding and filling vacancies. I’ll also list these thoughts on different pages from the drop-down menu bar on the website. If you have any thoughts or comments to add, please do send them to me and I will include them.
Creative recruitment tactics 0
Unique recruitment tactics to break the mould Nowadays, with a growing need for talent and an increasing challenge on how to locate and attract it, companies have to craft special campaigns to get the right people on-board. Depending on the product or service that a company offers, they can get to interact with hidden skills […]
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Passive job seeking 0
Understanding the term passive job seeking Passive job seeking candidates are described as individuals who are not actively searching for a particular job or jobs, but instead are found by the recruiter. Not the same thing can be said for an “active job seeker” on the other hand. Active job seeking individuals actively seeks job […]
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Employment Statistics in South Africa 0
The latest Employment Statistics in South Africa (2016/2017) South Africa is one of many African countries where a high rate of unemployment is commonly seen amongst many citizens and foreigners looking for work. Employment statistics in South Africa shows how it affects various groups and individuals bearing qualifications as well as those without any qualification […]
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Earning a side income 0
A side income makes all the difference Given the constant rise in the South African economy, most people could do with a solid income for each month or try and make side income. However, this isn’t always possible because some jobs don’t pay as well as others do and in many cases some households only […]
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Salary negotiations: the small things 0
How to negotiate salary during a job offer Salary negotiations are part and parcel of every interview process and part of starting new work. How to negotiate salary for a new job takes a type of precision and persistence if you will. Things to negotiate besides salary Once you’ve received the salary offer after negotiations, […]
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Personal interview questions 0
Have you been faced with personal interview questions? Interviews are part of every job process, but what happens when you have to deal with personal interview questions, what and how to respond to such and are they even okay to ask? We hope to help you with this article if you found yourself in such […]
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Using Your Own Device at Work (BYOD) 0
Bring your own device (BYOD) to work? The term BYOD refers to “bring your own device”, this can be anything from your mobile phone, tablet, computer, mobile router, storage device and the list goes on. The term was first initially seen in frequent use around 2009 at Intel, the Multinational Corporation and technology firm based […]
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Good interview questions 0
Digging deeper with good interview questions I recently read a good blog post about interviewing better by asking things that aren’t the usual interview questions, but good interview questions that probe more about who the person is than just receiving prepared answers. I saw it first on LinkedIn, but have linked rather to the author’s […]
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Getting creative with recruitment 0
Using creative recruitment to find the best skills Finding the right candidate to fill vacancies at your company is never a complete simple task, but it is possible to find “the one”. There are several creative recruitment tactics that can be used and that are already used by many employers in order to get the […]
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Blue collar hiring and low income skills 0
Blue collar recruitment While I do not have ample experience in hiring blue collar skills (low- to medium-skilled labour), some things about it must be clear. For example, it is obvious that assuming they are abundant in numbers (they usually are), then following the 2-step recruitment process, they are not as hard to reach as […]
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