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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

Seven stages in becoming an industry expert

[Douglas Kruger] From Amoeba to Icon; where do you currently rank in your industry's natural progression? In this piece, I walk you through the seven stages of development as you strive to position yourself as an industry expert. [video] 13 Apr 2013 06:31

360 degrees in training

[Su-Mari Du Bruyn] Too often we find that someone is appointed to a specific position, shown how the system works and then left to his own accord - that is it. Then, later when things go wrong, other people in the organisation are very surprised to learn that this individual gave poor customer service or does not know the first thing about the email program that he must use, for example. 20 May 2013 14:20

Foschini Group offers practical skills to the unemployed

The Feel Good Project's primary objective is to offer unemployed South Africans the practical skills and experience that can secure them a job and a successful career in retail. Indeed, close to 70% of trainees graduating from the programme since its inception four years ago have secured full-time employment at TFG and other South African retailers. 20 May 2013 16:06

Off to school for public servants

The 1.6 million people who will belong to the soon-to-be-created single public service will all need to be retrained, Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said in Sandton on Monday (20 May). 21 May 2013 10:21

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Portfolio Night Johannesburg: SA's All-Stars shortlist revealed!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] The young, the gifted and the motivated had the opportunity to present their portfolios at the inaugural Portfolio Night Johannesburg on Wednesday, 22 May 2013, hosted by McCann Johannesburg, and Bizcommunity.com is thrilled to announce the judges' shortlist of five, one of whom will be the first South African Portfolio Night All-Star! 24 May 2013 12:46

New management graduates from Arabella, Swiss School of Tourism

Sixty-three graduates of the 2010 Arabella Management Development Programme and the Arabella Supervisory Development Programme received their certificates from Friedrich Schaefer, COO of Arabella South Africa and Beat Wicki, CEO of the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, at a special awards ceremony hosted at the Westin Cape Town on Thursday 4 November 2010. 17 Nov 2010 10:41

The One Club launches development dept

NEW YORK, US: The One Club has announced the formation of a development program to partner agencies, products and services with awards shows and educational programs in the advertising, design and interactive industries. 17 Nov 2010 08:44

Unilever to halve CO2 impact

Unilever has announced plans to halve the environmental footprint of its products by 2020, to help 1 billion people improve their health and well-being and to source all of its agricultural raw materials sustainably. 16 Nov 2010 13:17

Wine Trust receives R500 000 for social development

The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust has invested more than R500 000 in 2010 for social upliftment, scholarship and mentorship programmes for aspiring winemakers. The amount was raised at a variety of auctions, as well as a donation of R100 000 from Nedbank. 15 Nov 2010 12:45

CNN launches The Boss

ATLANTA, US: CNN International is launching a new weekly series called The Boss. It will air across CNN International's business shows, including the flagship business program Quest Means Business, presented by Richard Quest at 2000 CET on Tuesdays. 15 Nov 2010 10:53

New baristas ready for competitions

Ciro Coffee Academy has launched its Ciro Beverage Solutions Barista Upliftment Programme, which takes unemployed South Africans with limited skills and puts them through an approximately three month barista training programme where they learn the elements of what it takes to be a professional barista, the history of coffee, coffee recipes as well as barista competition training. 15 Nov 2010 08:39

Shakira scoops MTV award

MADRID, SPAIN: Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira been awarded the MTV 'Free Your Mind' award at the MTV European Music Awards in Madrid for her involvement with the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup '20 Centres for 2010', 1 GOAL and Education for All. 9 Nov 2010 08:31