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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 forever! 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 ticket of the coveted 150 to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Scarce skills - what are they?

Despite it being a legislative requirement, several government departments on Wednesday (20 February) denied responsibility for drawing up and publishing the National Scarce and Critical Skills List - indicating the confusion that resulted after President Jacob Zuma increased the number of ministries in 2009. 21 Feb 2013 10:03

Boomtown launches work-experience scheme

In 2012, it was reported that 600,000 graduates in South Africa were unable to find employment and unable to put into practice what they had learnt. With the gulf between university and the workplace not helping students, it's the vision of private enterprises that must lead the development of tomorrow's talent. 8 May 2013 13:47

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

Challenges facing SA higher education

Universities in SA have a lot to be proud of, says the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria (UP), Professor Cheryl de la Rey. 30 Nov 2011 11:03

Finance degree is no guarantee of a job

A degree in commerce once held the key to a successful career in business. But two years after graduating with a BCom in financial risk management from Unisa, Nkola Kabamba can still not find a job. 29 Apr 2013 11:38

Liberty tackle youth unemployment

The Youth Employment Accord is a multi-billion Rand pact undertaken by public and private entities to create employment and training opportunities for inexperienced job seekers. Liberty, along with other companies, pledged its support for this initiative at the signing ceremony held in April this year. 7 May 2013 09:24

Implications of changes in Seta Grant Regulations

The Seta Grant Regulations were gazetted on 3 December, 2012, and the many changes came into effect on 1 April 2013. Speaking at a workshop in Bryanston on 30 April, held by Siyakha Consulting to update companies on the changes and the impact for business, Dionne Kerr, CEO and founder of Siyakha Consulting said that it's imperative for business to understand and apply these changes if they are to ensure optimal return on investment. 6 May 2013 07:36