The value of working with a recruitment agency - Viv Gordon Placements “Many companies, even those with highly developed human resources departments, don't seem to grasp the value of a streamlined and efficient recruitment process,” says Viv Gordon of Viv Gordon Placements (VGP). 26 Sep 2008 13:44
Placing your career in the hands of a recruitment consultant can be a risky business - Ad Talent Going to someone for, what is essentially, a once-off meeting and asking them to give you career advice and shape your future takes a lot of faith. Shouldn't you be doing the research about the recruitment agency and the people that work there before making the decision to let them represent you in the market place? Just exactly what are their credentials? 26 Sep 2008 11:28
Soweto Festival hosts groundbreaking Joburg Jobs City initiative The 2008 Soweto Festival promises to be bigger, better and more proudly South African than ever, and along with its strong focus on ‘edutainment' and careers for local youth, it also sees the kick-off of an ambitious and exciting initiative, the City of Johannesburg Unemployed Community Development Programme - which will be known at the festival as the Joburg Jobs City. 10 Sep 2008 12:26
The future of recruitment and selection [Shamillah Wilson] There is no doubt that organisations and companies today are in very different places to where they were 20 years ago. It is not uncommon for organisations to reorganise and consider creative ways to do more with fewer resources. This particular trend has implications for the workforce, which in many ways have had to restructure the nature of jobs to become more task-oriented with clear accountabilities. 10 Sep 2008 10:51
The trouble with personality tests [Peter Gilbert] Personality tests are a popular component of many organisations' hiring processes. As these tests contend to measure traits and characteristics that remain stable over time, it is intuitive to believe information regarding candidates' individual differences in these areas would be helpful when making selection decisions. Yet evidence supporting the usefulness of personality tests in the hiring process has been called into serious question. 5 Sep 2008 09:00
Celebrating the evolution of the secretarial profession The role of the secretary is ever evolving. According to specialist secretarial recruitment agency, Executive Secretary Appointments (ESA), today's personal assistant (PA) or secretary needs an all-round ability to handle almost every departmental function, including marketing, financial and people management. Not to mention advanced multimedia technology skills. 3 Sep 2008 08:37
Jobsite, Joburg newspaper partnership launch ‘JOZI Jobs' - Jobs.co.za South African Job Portal (www.jobs.co.za) and Gauteng newspaper (JOZI Weekly), announce the exciting new partnership that will increase Job Seeker reach and market presence for both brands by bringing the online advertising strength together with the focus of a provincial newspaper brand. 29 Aug 2008 16:28
2008 Recruiter of the Year winners The winners of this year's Recruiter Of The Year titles in the fifth Annual Junction Awards held late last week are Kelly, Emmanuels Advance and Deloitte Consulting. The awards honour recruitment agencies that have displayed outstanding and exemplary recruitment practices to the career seekers. 26 Aug 2008 09:14
Career planning is a global issue - theWorksquad Fear not, we as South Africans are not isolated when it comes to career planning, advice, job changing et al. This was all revealed when theWorksquad was recently invited as a guest on Business Review on SABC International. 25 Aug 2008 17:04
Job portal launches supply, demand index CareerJunction has launched the CareerJunction Index (CJI) for measurings the trend between supply and demand of the online labour market, where the supply represents the pool of active “CareerSeekers” and the demand represents the advertised jobs. 6 Aug 2008 08:57
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Going to someone for, what is essentially, a once-off meeting and asking them to give you career advice and shape your future takes a lot of faith. Shouldn't you be doing the research about the recruitment agency and the people that work there before making the decision to let them represent you in the market place? Just exactly what are their credentials? 26 Sep 2008 11:28
In support of the initiatives by The Presidency towards the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities, South African Job Portal (
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The winners of this year's Recruiter Of The Year titles in the fifth Annual Junction Awards held late last week are Kelly, Emmanuels Advance and Deloitte Consulting. The awards honour recruitment agencies that have displayed outstanding and exemplary recruitment practices to the career seekers. 26 Aug 2008 09:14
South African job portal aims to bring relief to frustrated urban commuters with the birth of its new 
Microsoft is the country's BEST Employer™ for 2008/09 according to the now well-established HR best practice benchmark BEST Employers™ South Africa, run by CRF South Africa. 14 Aug 2008 16:14
