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Top 10 sites for Finding Learnerships in South Africa

Learnerships Are Available Throughout the Year If you are unemployed, it’s important to keep looking for Learnerships throughout the year. Different SETAs fund learnerships at different times and accredited training companies then provide them. Remember that Learnerships are provided by an accredited training provider and an employer. Adverts are either placed by employers or training providers. Recruitment agencies are often hired by...

#MATRIC2018: Free Study Timetable Template

The #Matric2017 finals are just around the corner so hopefully by now you have a solid study plan in place. Part of that is a study timetable and we have a FREE template that you can use! #MATRIC2017: Free Study Timetable Template You can't just run headlong into your studying without any sense of a plan. Plans are important. So are things that are like plans but more awesome. Anyway. To help you get your revision on track, we here at the...

Why more companies are removing degrees from their entry requirements

Students across South Africa are opting to study further at universities in the hopes it will improve their job opportunities. While their prospects of finding employment are much higher than other African countries, this still may not be enough. This is according to Seth Trudeau and Keno Omu of the African Leadership University, who said it has now become more important “how” students are being taught as opposed to “what” they are...

Biggest lies people tell on their CVs

Government’s plan to draft in a policy to target qualification fraud is expected to reap positive results for South Africa, and university institutions in particular. This is according to Rudi Kruger general manager of Governance, Risk & Compliance at LexisNexis South Africa. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is set to create a national qualification fraud database to ‘name and shame’ guilty parties. “The...

These jobs in South Africa have the biggest CV liars and cheats

South Africa’s high unemployment rate means that job applicants are becoming more desperate than ever and are willing to commit qualification fraud. Background screening company, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE) says that more businesses are vetting potential and existing employees – up 11% over the past five years to 2015; however, it has not deterred countless individuals. “MIE conducted approximately 470,000 qualification checks in...

21 words you should trash on your CV

Global recruitment company Glassdoor has published a list of 21 words and phrases you should never include on your CV if you hope to land a job. According to Jamie Hichens, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Glassdoor it’s vitally important to make a good impression with the language used in your CV as despite automated screening processes, the majority of companies still largely rely on recruiters to read through submitted CVs. “You have...

13 words you should always include on your CV

International recruitment website Glassdoor recently published a list of words to never include on your resume, including overused clichés such as “Rockstar” and “Synergy” which will more often than not see a recruiter immediately trash a CV. While “what not to do” has increasingly become public knowledge, it has become more and more difficult to actually decide which words to include when drafting a CV and whether they will...

This is what the perfect CV looks like

Recruitment site Glassdoor has provided a breakdown of what the perfect resume should look like in 2017. The job specialist noted that with so many conflicting pieces of advice, job hunters might feel like they don’t know where to start or what to do. “We combed through some of our best resume advice and compiled it into one infographic to give you an easy-to-follow outline for a resume that will wow recruiters,” it said. Glassdoor’s...

13 Annoying things you say in a job interview that keep you from getting hired

Usually, you can tell when you have bombed an interview. If, during the course of your conversation, you reveal that you’re totally unqualified, let slip a particularly unprofessional anecdote, or manage to offend the recruiter or hiring manager, it’s typically not a surprise when you aren’t called back. However, many times you’ll leave an interview feeling great only to hear that they won’t be moving forward with you, or worse: you...

Jobs vs Junk – is your job safe?

Foreign investment‚ capital flow‚ government bonds‚ currency depreciation and ratings downgrades – it all seems a bit technical and difficult to understand. But when presidents fire finance ministers‚ headlines are dominated by these terms and it all leads to the same thing – citizens worry about their homes‚ jobs and income. This week‚ South Africa’s sovereign credit rating was downgraded to “junk status” by two ratings...

Jacob Zuma: Announces complete ban of labour brokers in SA

Jacob Zuma: Announces complete ban of labour brokers in SA Due to Petrol, DStv, Tax and electricity increases, President Jacob Zuma reached a decision to bail poor people by complete ban of labour brokers in SA.  as from 1st of April 2017 it will be illegal to employ staff via labour brokers will lead to criminal prosecution.   The public onslaught against labour brokers has been renewed with the most recent reports that some members within...

Submit CV: Learnership Programme at General Electric

General Electric (GE) South Africa is offering Business Pratice Learnership opportunities within the Power Steam Power Systems division in Johannesburg. The purpose of the learnership is to provide a general guideline for purposes of measuring/determining performance levels during the learnership period and meeting all criterion as specified by the NQF guidelines. GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with...

Is this Proudly South African begging on street with Bcom Accounting Honors Cum Laude

Only In SA Education does not have value begging on street with Bcom Accounting Honors Cum Laude. This one reason youth don't take education serious. We can't have graduate roaming on street without job. We need to do something to make sure all graduate get employment to make this country move forward. People with more education have higher earnings. Boosting college education is therefore seen by many—including me—as a way to lift people...

RSA MMM Shutting Down: Takeout your money before its too late

Russian convict Sergey Mavrodi has allegedly gone into hiding after announcing that his Bitcoin-based MMM Global scheme had failed and was shutting down this weekend. MMM South Africa – its local branch - is one of nine companies being investigated for being an alleged Ponzi scheme by the South African Police Service’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit, after the National Consumer Commission’s initial probe in 2015. The South African...

DJ Sbu says he wants to take about 100 kids to school next year.

AFTER everything he’s been through this year, from being fired on Metro FM and his girlfriend dumping him, flamboyant DJ Sbu says he wants to take about 100 kids to school next year. The controversial DJ was spilling beans on e.tv celebrity interview series, Close Up with Nicky Greenwall. Sbu, real name Sibusiso Leope revealed that he also failed his matric, and had to repeat the following year before enrolling in electrical engineering at...

Worst lowest paying jobs in South Africa #LabourBrokerMustFall

Salaries in South Africa was the focus of a recent Wits School of Economic and Business Sciences report, which stated that a national minimum wage must be established in the country. South Africa does not have a determined national minimum wage, rather sectoral minimum wages. Currently, the average minimum wage across private-sector bargaining councils is R2,731, and R2,362 across all the sectoral determinations. According to research by...

#FeesHaveFallen President Jacob Zuma said 0% increase in fees for 2018

There will be a 0% increase in fees for 2016, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. "We have agreed that there should be a zero increase," Zuma said in a televised address. His address comes after a meeting with student leaders and university officials following a nationwide protest against increased fees. Thousands of students had travelled from around Pretoria and Johannesburg to attend the demonstration, which gradually degenerated into...

Who Can Afford To pay these University fees Next year 2018 ? #FeesMustFall

It’s only 9am and the sleepy town of Grahamstown is rife with anger. A group of around 100 Rhodents, some even armed with sticks, are turning away people wanting to gain access to the campus of Rhodes University by blocking every entry road and entrance. This has lead to academic and other activities being suspended today. The vice-chancellor, Dr Sizwe Mabizela, issued a circular to university staff stating that he was aware of the blockade...

What Kind of Job Are You Looking For?

What kind of job are you looking for? Khabza is very dedicated to keep posting news opportunities, but we always love to hear reader feedback, so we’re going to open this post up for our readers to leave comments. If you’re visiting Khabza Career Portal, then you’re probably looking for an entry-level job. Tell us what you’re looking for, so that we can better serve you with our daily posts and articles. The Questions Answer these...