Tips on preparing for a job interview

[Tasneem Mohamed] One third of employers will make a hiring decision in the first 90 seconds of a job interview. Research shows that a positive, upbeat attitude when you walk through the door accounts for 55% of the impact you make in an interview, while confident communication accounts for 38%. 21 May 2013 08:54

Bizcommunity.com

Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin! 20 May 2013 14:13

McCann Worldgroup

35 countries: 63 cities: Portfolio Night now on in Joburg

[Issued by McCann Worldgroup] Portfolio Night, taking place on Wednesday, 22 May, will bring together 150 creative hopefuls, and the best in the business, for a fast-paced evening of career-shaping advice, networking, and for some, recruitment offers. 17 May 2013 12:02

Bizcommunity.com

Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

Bizcommunity.com

Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

Employee engagement - a non-negotiable

[Catherine Milward-Bridges] Business is about maintaining and growing a healthy bottom line. Satisfied customers are what make that bottom line possible. The missing piece in this puzzle is the motivated employees. 16 May 2013 08:52

CRF

Social media: an essential tool for internal communication

[Issued by CRF] Social media is becoming more and more pervasive and has already been entrenched as a tool for external marketing. But what about internal communication? 16 May 2013 08:49

Bizcommunity.com

Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

CRF

Careerssa.net: Helping graduates shift from campus to corporate

[Issued by CRF] Graduates are making mistakes that can be prevented and that could be stopping them from landing their dream job. 15 May 2013 08:52

Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02

CRF

Jumping on the b(r)andwagon - exploit the link between HR and branding

[Issued by CRF] Businesses can achieve better branding power by investing in HR as brand custodians, says the CRF Institute's South Africa manager, Samantha Crous. 13 May 2013 11:15

Update on BBBEE in agencies, impact of new codes

To update the marketing, advertising and communications (MAC) industry in South Africa on the impact of the new codes on broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE), the Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) recently hosted a Masterclass. 6 May 2013 10:12

Leadership: it's the brass tacks that count

[Catherine Milward-Bridges] Carducci. Chanel. Prada. If only a positive leadership image stopped at good dress sense. The impression that employees hold of their leaders is as critical as the messages that they deliver. 3 May 2013 08:01

Youth Employment Index initiative launched

The Youth Employment Index (YEI), a joint, apolitical initiative between global audit, tax and advisory firm, Mazars; rewards and recognition company, Uwin Iwin; and strategic communications agency, Pleiades Media, was launched on 23 April 2013. 26 Apr 2013 07:19