The JobYethu blog
Practical guides for finding work, exploring career paths and building experience in South Africa.
- First Jobs
What to say when you need help on your first junior marketing assistant shift
Learn to ask a useful question that describes the issue clearly.
- Finding Work
Track your IT support trainee applications without a complicated spreadsheet
Keep the vacancy details and follow-up dates together so you can prepare quickly.
- Career Advice
How to make a useful handover in data capture clerk work
Make clear what is finished, what is outstanding and what needs a decision.
- First Jobs
Prepare for a junior bookkeeper 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 a cleaning operative vacancy
Get enough detail to plan a reliable commute and start date.
- Career Advice
Show attention to detail when applying for kitchen assistant work
Prepare one specific example that demonstrates a reliable checking habit.
- First Jobs
How to talk about mistakes in a hospitality assistant interview
Prepare a short answer that shows how you spot and correct errors.
- Career Advice
Write a sharper CV bullet for a contact centre agent application
Show the work you did and what changed because of it.
- First Jobs
A practical exercise for your first receptionist application
Make one small example of work you can explain in an interview.
- Finding Work
How to decide whether an office administrator vacancy is worth applying for
Use a quick checklist to judge the requirements and working conditions.
- Finding Work
Search terms that uncover more warehouse assistant vacancies
Build a search around the names employers use for similar work.
- Finding Work
Use interview notes to improve your next retail assistant application
Capture questions and useful details while they are fresh.