The JobYethu blog
Practical guides for finding work, exploring career paths and building experience in South Africa.
- First Jobs
What to take to your first IT support trainee interview
Prepare a small set of examples and the documents the employer asks for.
- First Jobs
What to say when you need help on your first cleaning operative shift
Learn to ask a useful question that describes the issue clearly.
- First Jobs
Prepare for a contact centre agent practical assessment
Practise the type of task you may be asked to do under time pressure.
- First Jobs
How to talk about mistakes in a warehouse assistant interview
Prepare a short answer that shows how you spot and correct errors.
- First Jobs
A practical exercise for your first office runner application
Make one small example of work you can explain in an interview.
- First Jobs
How to prepare for feedback in your first procurement assistant job
Turn a correction into a change you can test on your next shift.
- First Jobs
Prepare an example of customer care for IT support trainee work
Think through who uses your work and what they need from it.
- First Jobs
Practise a one-minute introduction for a cleaning operative interview
Link one strength and one example to the employer’s work.
- First Jobs
A first-week learning log for a contact centre agent role
Build a simple record of tasks, questions and what you can do independently.
- First Jobs
What to take to your first warehouse assistant interview
Prepare a small set of examples and the documents the employer asks for.