https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/535.html South Africa Recruitment news 15 Talent Acquisition news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/535.html en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:32:23 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/veridian-global-brings-prime-uk-job-opportunities-to-sa-289377a South African professionals have a new route to British employers, and the timing could hardly be better. 1-268780 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cybersecurity-jobs-are-available-but-graduates-struggle-to-get-hired-289657a South Africa's cybersecurity sector is facing a growing contradiction: employers say they need more cybersecurity professionals, yet many graduates are struggling to secure their first job in the industry. 1-268690 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-study-reveals-hidden-relatability-bias-blocking-black-grads-from-jobs-623181a A collaborative study published in the British Journal of Sociology by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University - Turkey, and Brunel University of London, exposes how "relatability" functions as a racialised and classed gatekeeping tool in graduate recruitment. 1-268531 Thu, 28 May 2026 09:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/are-background-checks-quietly-locking-candidates-out-of-the-job-market-289127a The Q1 2026 unemployment figures landed this month with the weight they always do, another number, another headline, another 301,000 people added to the 8.1 million South Africans who cannot find work. The official rate now sits at 32.7%. For youth aged 15 to 34, it is 45.8%. 1-268410 Mon, 25 May 2026 13:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/we-are-real-players-says-zoe-ramushu-on-building-african-film-tech-for-the-global-industry-401389a Cape Town filmmaker and tech founder Zoe Ramushu is not interested in being treated as an exception. 1-268405 Mon, 25 May 2026 12:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-business-analysts-are-your-organisations-best-ai-prompt-engineers-401109a In the rush to deploy AI, most organisations have been asking the wrong question. The debate has centred on which platforms to use and how quickly engineering teams can ship. The harder question, and the one that will separate the winners from the cautionary tales, is who in your business is actually equipped to think clearly about what AI should do, verify that it has done it correctly, and take responsibility when it hasn't? 1-268365 Fri, 22 May 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-sas-entry-level-labour-laws-are-failing-young-workers-623281a Forty-five-point eight percent. That is the unemployment rate among South Africans between the ages of 15 and 34. Nearly half of an entire generation is sitting outside the formal economy, not because they lack ambition, not because opportunity does not exist somewhere in this country, but because the bridge between a willing young person and a willing employer has, over time, become too costly for either of them to cross. 1-268231 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-cost-of-ghosting-how-broken-hiring-processes-ruin-your-employer-brand-734372a While candidates are frustrated, recruiters are equally overwhelmed and hiring managers are stretched. Across many organisations, the recruitment process is under pressure from both sides. 1-268212 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-director-of-people-and-culture-for-philip-morris-sa-390388a Palesa Moloi has been appointed director of people & culture at Philip Morris South Africa. 1-268183 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-multi-skilled-workforce-advantage-and-rethinking-talent-in-the-specialist-age-067075a A few years ago, while I was working abroad, I was chatting to a South African friend who’d recently emigrated. “The locals are miffed with us,” she said. “Apparently we’re making everyone else look bad.” The faux pas? South Africans in her office were going above and beyond – picking up tasks outside their job descriptions, solving problems that weren’t technically theirs to solve. It was ruffling feathers because it disrupted the unspoken agreement that you do your bit, and no more. 1-268157 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Talent Acquisition South Africa