Call for SA franchisors to enter UK's Franchise Marketing Awards LONDON: The Franchise Marketing Awards is calling on the UK and international franchise community to submit entries for the 2009 initiative. Now in its third year, the awards have added Best International Marketing Campaign to its established categories, allowing franchisors from around the globe the opportunity to gain worldwide recognition for their marketing campaigns. 13 Nov 2008 09:56
Retrenchment time or silly season or both? - theWorksquad Bet you we are all asking ourselves the same thing: “Gosh, is it that time of the year (again), albeit a little earlier than before?” But it seems harder to digest with the state of our surroundings - politically, financially and (always in SA) emotionally - where there seems to be other not-so-nice-things happening - mainly staff restructuring and/or retrenchments (call it what you will, but, all said and done, headcount reduction). 30 Oct 2008 13:08
Kelly launches ICT division Talent management organisation Kelly has launched Kelly ICT, built around the skills and talents of core ICT experts, it announced yesterday, Monday, 27 October 2008. 28 Oct 2008 08:34
Stirring up a homecoming revolution The Homecoming Revolution team and morrisjones&co recently returned from London where they held a successful expo on careers, property and business in South Africa. Held at the Olympia Conference Centre, over 45 South African companies attended in a bid to lure some much-needed skills home. 16 Oct 2008 08:46
Integrating mobile, print and online job hunting CareerJunction has launched a mobile site to coincide with the new The Times Careers which is available every Tuesday, starting from yesterday, 7 October 2008. The objective is to make job hunting and application processes more accessible to a wider range of job seekers, including those that do not have easy access to the internet. 8 Oct 2008 09:40
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
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The Homecoming Revolution team and morrisjones&co recently returned from London where they held a successful expo on careers, property and business in South Africa. Held at the Olympia Conference Centre, over 45 South African companies attended in a bid to lure some much-needed skills home. 16 Oct 2008 08:46
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 (
