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 sales support assistant work
Make clear what is finished, what is outstanding and what needs a decision.
- First Jobs
Prepare for a junior marketing assistant 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 IT support trainee vacancy
Get enough detail to plan a reliable commute and start date.
- Career Advice
Show attention to detail when applying for data capture clerk work
Prepare one specific example that demonstrates a reliable checking habit.
- First Jobs
How to talk about mistakes in a junior bookkeeper interview
Prepare a short answer that shows how you spot and correct errors.
- Career Advice
Write a sharper CV bullet for a cleaning operative application
Show the work you did and what changed because of it.
- First Jobs
A practical exercise for your first kitchen assistant application
Make one small example of work you can explain in an interview.
- Finding Work
How to decide whether a hospitality assistant vacancy is worth applying for
Use a quick checklist to judge the requirements and working conditions.
- Finding Work
Search terms that uncover more contact centre agent vacancies
Build a search around the names employers use for similar work.
- Finding Work
Use interview notes to improve your next receptionist application
Capture questions and useful details while they are fresh.
- Career Advice
Plan a return to office administrator 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 warehouse assistant job
Turn a correction into a change you can test on your next shift.