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SA loses, Africa gains skilled resources

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:00 +0200

As foreign direct investment projects in energy, mining, transport, telecommunications and water supplies get underway on the African continent, South Africa could lose scarce skilled resources to other African countries. This is according to the Landelahni Recruitment Group.
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South African CV app launches

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35:00 +0200

Unique Personnel has launched an iPhone and iPad compatible app - QuickCV - in association with Durban-based app development studio, immedia, aimed at businesses looking for quality employees or job seekers looking to expand their career horizons.
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Telephone etiquette

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:42:00 +0200

In modern day society, communication in the business sector has dramatically increased and changed over the past few years with the likes of: Skype, Email, and even the most recent introduction, instant messaging such as Blackberry Messenger and Whatsapp. The only form of communication that has stood the test of time has been the "good old fashioned" telephone call.
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Increase in demand for online marketing and digital media jobs in South Africa

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:26:00 +0200

Google Trends show that South Africa currently ranks fourth highest (after Pakistan, India and Ireland) in searches for 'Jobs in Online Marketing'. In Africa, Kenya shows the most searches for 'Internet Marketing', followed by South African and then Uganda with this search term peaking in January 2010 since 2004.
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[2012 trends] Re-evaluating the way we work, communicate

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:39:00 +0200

2012 will be a year in which we will be forced to re-evaluate the way we work and the way we convey our clients' messages to the market. Here are my tips and predictions for the months ahead.
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Careers24 integrates with Placement Partner

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Careers24 is pleased to announce the integration of their job listings portal with Placement Partner. Clients of Careers24, who are already making use of Placement Partner's recruitment software to manage their recruitment process, will now have the added benefit of automatically having their vacancies posted on the Careers24 website and 24.com network.
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Ad Talent Salary Survey 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:33:00 +0200

Ad Talent has released the results of their annual salary survey.
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Job seekers apply with caution: spike in job scams and identity fraud

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0200

Online Job Portal, Jobs.co.za warns job seekers to watch out for scammers when looking for jobs during this peak job hunting season - whether on the internet or in print.
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Time to own and hone the advertising industry

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:38:00 +0200

We have long lamented the draining of the skills pool in the advertising industry. And many people have made good arguments as to why we are experiencing the 'juniorfication' of the industry and what we can do about this. However, I think that unless we are able to address this issue holistically, on an industry-wide basis, we risk a further spiral.
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Dress for success

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +0200

You have just landed a new job and as if that isn't stressful enough, finding a new wardrobe to match the corporate culture you are entering can only add strain to the difficult transition period.
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