The JobYethu blog
Practical guides for finding work, exploring career paths and building experience in South Africa.
- Career Advice
How to make a useful handover in retail assistant work
Make clear what is finished, what is outstanding and what needs a decision.
- First Jobs
Prepare for an office runner practical assessment
Practise the type of task you may be asked to do under time pressure.
- Finding Work
Questions to ask about the hours in an education assistant vacancy
Get enough detail to plan a reliable commute and start date.
- Career Advice
Show attention to detail when applying for maintenance apprentice work
Prepare one specific example that demonstrates a reliable checking habit.
- First Jobs
How to talk about mistakes in a production assistant interview
Prepare a short answer that shows how you spot and correct errors.
- Career Advice
Write a sharper CV bullet for a logistics coordinator trainee application
Show the work you did and what changed because of it.
- First Jobs
A practical exercise for your first procurement assistant application
Make one small example of work you can explain in an interview.
- Finding Work
How to decide whether a sales support assistant vacancy is worth applying for
Use a quick checklist to judge the requirements and working conditions.
- Finding Work
Search terms that uncover more junior marketing assistant vacancies
Build a search around the names employers use for similar work.
- Finding Work
Use interview notes to improve your next IT support trainee application
Capture questions and useful details while they are fresh.
- Career Advice
Plan a return to data capture clerk work after a break
Prepare an honest explanation and show how you are refreshing relevant skills.
- First Jobs
How to prepare for feedback in your first junior bookkeeper job
Turn a correction into a change you can test on your next shift.