Women-led SMEs are one of the most underutilised resources in South Africa. Think about it. There are thousands and thousands of people out there who have amazing ideas, but whether due to lack of resources or opportunity, are never fully realised. To give you a clearer picture, here are some stats collected by our friends at Heavy Chef: Less than

There’s nothing worse than the thrill of making it all the way to landing the job after tons of interviews, only to find out that once you’re in the job that you’ve found yourself in a toxic work environment. Unfortunately, this happens to so many job seekers every day. A survey by Jobvite found that a third of employees resign

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You’re in the ring, fighting off rising fuel costs, supplier bottlenecks, import tariff hikes – so many enemies of your business. And just as you’re starting to get the upper hand as you fight inflation, just as you’re about to land a strategic blow, the lights go off. Loadshedding. As an SME, it can often feel like the world is

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There are lots of lists of things you should do on your job hunt. In fact, just telling people that you’re on a job hunt often sparks a tidal wave of unasked for advice. Not as many people talk about what you should avoid. Here are a few things to keep away from on your job hunt. 1. Don’t advertise

With the future of work trending more towards remote and digital, recruitment divisions are overloaded with applications. For hiring managers, the hardest part of the recruitment process is trying to identify the right candidate from a large candidate pool. Even though AI does not make decisions for recruiters, it analyses data and provides insights that make recruiters’ decisions more efficient.

With the month where we get to be very grateful to the mothers who raised us, we thought we would share some comparisons when raising a business. At first look it seems very different but then when you get into the details – they are just different children. 1.    Start-ups and babies are not very different When you start a

fferent places and ways. And then includes interviewing, completing background checks, and finally making an offer to the candidate.

As Recruiters and hiring employers, it can be tempting to think of our role as “finding people jobs”. In reality, much of our success in helping match candidates to roles comes from our partnership with the candidate. Successful hires only happen when there is understanding and trust between the Recruiter and the candidate. To help with this, here are 5