A beginner’s guide to a lucrative coding career
Have you ever thought about the possibility of rewriting your career story, regardless of the decisions you made in your younger years? Many people believe that the choices we make during our teenage years shape our future. It is said that the subjects we choose in...
Could speed dating for talent be the new recruitment super tool?
Finding the right candidate for a position is vital but can be a time-consuming process, particularly when faced with several applications, as is common in graduate recruitment programmes. By Zanele Lecage, IT recruitment consultant at Altron Karabina Much like...
Job search in the age of AI
The job search process has undergone a significant transformation over the past year, with the rapid advancement of AI and online recruitment tools. In 2024, job seekers are faced with a new set of challenges and opportunities that require a proactive and strategic...
Resignation season a good time to shift to a new paradigm
A quick glance at global unemployment rates will routinely reveal that South Africa has the highest jobless population in the world. By Gary Silbermann, co-founder and innovation director at One Degree Digging a little deeper, one will find that unemployed graduates...
Skills data professionals need to advance their careers
With the likes of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation expected to take over many repetitive tasks, companies globally are trying to fill scarce skills in IT, data analytics, and even AI itself. Advanced technologies are creating opportunities for the...
Resolve the talent shortage with a skills-based approach
The skills shortage remains a pressing priority for organisations trying to keep up with the radical revolutions of digital, AI, machine learning and quantum. According to Statista, more than half of global organisations have hit the skills shortage roadblock and it...
Have you outgrown your payroll software?
Managing your company's payroll should be a seamless experience, but if your payroll department is constantly in a state of crisis management, it's highly likely that the payroll solution you're using is no longer capable of meeting the organisation's evolving...
Are learnerships at risk as QCTO takes effect?
With the expiration date of SETA-accredited learnerships looming at the end of June this year, companies are at a critical juncture for their Skills Development. From that point forward, organisations will only be able to register their learners for the QCTO's...
Return to the office takes off in 2024
During 2022 and 2023, many companies - large and small alike - asked their teams to return to the office for at least a few days a week. This trend is likely to accelerate throughout 2024 as more organisations acknowledge the negative impact that fully remote working...
Make your company’s training pay for itself
Strategic business planning in South Africa needs a forward-thinking approach so when it comes to cultivating a skilled workforce, there is one action that repeatedly delivers - the inclusion of learnerships into Workplace Skills Programmes (WSP) and Annual Training...
Why is payroll business critical?
Payroll services make and break the relationships between companies and their employees. No matter how good the culture or friendly the environment is, nothing sours employee moods like being paid late or less than expected. Inadequate systems, lack of planning &...
Resignation season a good time to shift new paradigm
A quick glance at global unemployment rates will routinely reveal that South Africa has the highest jobless population in the world. By Gary Silbermann, co-founder and innovation director at One Degree Digging a little deeper, one will find that unemployed graduates...