The JobYethu blog
Practical guides for finding work, exploring career paths and building experience in South Africa.
- Finding Work
Read between the lines of a junior marketing assistant job description
Turn vague phrases in a job advert into specific interview questions.
- Career Advice
Build a small portfolio for IT support trainee applications
Use a short work sample to show your approach without exposing workplace information.
- First Jobs
Prepare an example of customer care for data capture clerk work
Think through who uses your work and what they need from it.
- Finding Work
Set a weekly search routine for junior bookkeeper opportunities
Make your search regular enough to spot vacancies without spending all day scrolling.
- Career Advice
Explain how you prioritise in cleaning operative work
Show what you would handle first and how you would communicate a delay.
- First Jobs
Practise a one-minute introduction for a kitchen assistant interview
Link one strength and one example to the employer’s work.
- Finding Work
How to ask about training before accepting hospitality assistant work
Find out what you will learn, who supports you and what independence looks like.