A South African CV has one job: to get you shortlisted. Most recruiters spend well under a minute on a first read, and many CVs are screened by software before a person sees them. So the format matters as much as the content. This guide shows you how to write a CV in...
Most interviews in South Africa, whether for a graduate role, a mid-level position or a senior appointment, draw from the same small pool of core questions. Employers vary the phrasing, but the underlying intent rarely changes: they want evidence that you can do the...
Most job seekers treat LinkedIn as an online copy of their CV. Recruiters do not read it that way. A recruiter scanning South African candidates usually spends a few seconds on your headline and photo before deciding whether to open your profile at all, and only a...
Introduction More South African employers and recruitment agencies now use some form of AI or Applicant Tracking System (ATS) in their hiring process, from large corporates to recruitment consultancies handling high applicant volumes. For job seekers, that raises a...
Introduction More South African job seekers are turning to AI tools, ChatGPT, Canva’s CV builder, LinkedIn’s AI writing prompts, to draft or polish a CV in minutes. Used well, these tools can genuinely help. Used carelessly, they can quietly work against the person...
