Nov 28, 2019
Can you really treat information declared on a CV as fact? The answer is a solid no, because embellished CV’s are a dime a dozen and all it takes is a quick online search to prove just how prevalent this trend is among job applicants, says says Rudi Kruger, GM...
Nov 27, 2019
While not initially a South African phenomenon, Black Friday has become entrenched as an annual retail event. There is just about nobody who doesn’t know about Black Friday … When gig economy company M4Jam set out to survey nearly 2 000 South Africans...
Nov 22, 2019
The fourth industrial revolution is changing the workplace with unprecedented speed. To remain relevant, companies and their employees must act now to prepare themselves for a vastly changed – but far more empowering – future of work. By Jörg Fischer,...
Nov 22, 2019
You’ve been for an interview and you’ve been offered the position – this starts a crucial time before you begin your new job, in which you have leverage and the chance to enhance your work life through negotiation of the job offer made by your...
Nov 13, 2019
Sometimes, office work feels like having to walk on swampy ground: in the morning, the employee arrives at the office in high spirits, immediately finding that even just booting up their desktop PC (much older than the consumer notebook at home) seems to take forever....
Nov 8, 2019
In the workplace, the word ‘procrastination’ usually carries some negative connotations, related to time wasting. However, ManpowerGroup South Africa’s MD, Lyndy van den Barselaar, believes that procrastination can benefit your career when done in a...
