Top 4 CV setbacks and solutions When viewing a candidate’s CV employers tend to spend as little as a few seconds scanning it before deciding on whether or not it makes the grade or gets thrown into the trash. If you have any problem areas such as a lack of experience or gaps oflong-term unemployment, here are
If you care about your career, and where it’s going, you need to take a look at the list of these things we’ve identified as harmful career habits. You may find that a change of attitude is all it takes to turn things around. You don’t meet deadlines If you find that you’re
If you really want to get ahead in your career, you should be putting in the time after-hours as well. To be the best you have to become the “go-to” person for your field – put in the extra effort and you’ll soon accelerate your career.Working for one company your entire life is no longer considered to
Once you have landed a position in your career field, it’s time to look into potential ways to move up in that setting. When seeking to fill openings from inside, hiring managers look for certain characteristics within the employee pool. Networking. It’s a common saying that ‘it is not what you know but who you
1. Be accountable for your decisions If you want to be a leader at work, learn to take responsibility for everything that you were involved in – that means the successful projects as well as the failures. If you’ve made a mistake, admit to it and move on. Hopefully you’ll learn from your mistakes. 2.
Getting an interview can feel like a massive achievement, especially in today’s job market. And the fact that you have an interview means that they like you enough to see you. To get the job, avoid making these six mistakes. 1. You haven’t researched the company.Interviewers know when a candidate has done their research and
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) notes that profitability, liquidity, key financial ratios and headline earnings of most companies will be affected by the new financial reporting standard on financial instruments (IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments). The long-awaited standard on financial instruments will not only affect financial institutions, but companies from all sectors
The only way to keep up with the top guys in the company is to constantly improve yourself and your knowledge about the industry you work in. Here are a few things you could do to get going. Your teachers weren’t lying about reading Read and research your industry as much as possible and on
I was meeting yesterday with a client who is the CEO of a hospital and he mentioned to me that his new HR Director just filled two key positions that her predecessor was unable to fill. Beginner’s luck? I don’t think so. Here’s why you can’t fill vacancies and what you can do to change
Picture: THINKSTOCK THERE is no way to dress it up — 0.6% growth after a quarter of contraction means South Africa is squandering its potential. Three of the country’s leading economic thinkers discuss what can be done. Kevin Lings, chief economist at Stanlib The government could embrace the concept of “ready-to-go” projects —infrastructure-related projects
The problem with asking for a raise is that there are only a few ways it could go right, and so many ways it could go wrong. The best outcome would be getting more money than you imagined, but you’d also be happy with getting exactly what you wanted, and if not that, to at
SOUTH Africa’s economy has narrowly avoided a recession, posting modest growth of 0.6% in the second quarter, causing business to call on the government to create an “appropriate environment” for investment that will create jobs and grow the economy. The slight recovery comes after the economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter and as the
When it comes to the roles of the office, managers talk and employees listen. Right? In many situations, that’s true. Managers give instructions, provide coaching, and convey department and individual goals. But listening as a manager is just as important. Listening is your key to finding out what makes your employees excited to come to
A few weeks ago we were asked to analyze a competency model that had been created by a client. The assumption of their model was that as leaders move up to higher levels in the organization, some competencies become more important. For example, in their model they proposed that a lower level manager should focus
HIGH school graduates in South Africa and the rest of the continent will soon have an additional university choice as a network of 25 pan-African universities, aimed to rival the likes of Harvard and Yale, is due to come on stream. The first campus will open in Mauritius next year, says Fred Swaniker, co-founder of
You’re starting a new job – great! But in order to succeed you have to know what your boss expects from you. Here are four things you should discuss with your boss as soon as possible. 1. Why did I get the job? Of course you were probably the most qualified from all the other
PRETORIA: Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says the long-term solution to South Africa’s unemployment crisis is to create a nation of entrepreneurs and not a nation of job-seekers. Image:www.freedigitalphotos.net “South Africa is a youthful country. The long-term solution to the nation’s unemployment crisis is to create a nation of entrepreneurs, and not a nation
The world of work is rapidly changing around us, ideas and technologies that were once considered fads and ‘nice to haves’ – are now edging their way to the fore front of how businesses grow – and for a large number of organisations, defining the very culture and values of the working environment. Traditional business
An interview is your first meeting with your potential employer; it’s an opportunity for you to shine and prove that you’re the person they’re looking for. Many candidates know the basics for a good interview like researching the company before hand and asking questions to show interest in the position, but how much do you