Job Hunting Tips
Job Hunting Resources
There are number of places where people can find job advertisements. These include the following:
1. Newspaper advertisements
Newspapers have job advertisement sections on a daily and weekly basis. Libraries often provide patrons with daily newspapers and increasingly newspapers are also advertising vacancies on their website`s.
2. Trade Magazines Advertisements
Most Trade Magazines have job advertisements included in them. It may help to browse through those that are available locally. They also have websites through which individuals can visit and conduct online search for vacancies.
3. Online Job Posting Databases
There is an abundance of websites which offer the opportunity to complete a online CV and search or apply for jobs in the databases. Typically potential employers are able to search the databases and contact you directly.
South African online career banks:
- Capetown.gov
- Careerjet
- Jobrapido
- Job-applications
- Career Classifieds
- Career Junction
- Career Web
- Job Navigator
- Personnel Net
- Employ SA
- JobFood
- JobMail
- The Job Index
- Umsebenzi Portal
- Tshwaneline
4. Company websites
Today most companies and organisations have their own websites and more often list any job vacancies they have on their websites. These are beneficial for organisations, as they do not have to spend a lot of money advertising positions.
5. Out and environmental context
At times, job opportunities can be seen when you are walking around neighborhood or town where you live. Jobs can also be found advertised in the local shops and supermarkets.
6. Recruitment agencies
Recruitment agencies exist mainly to help people find employment. They can also help you find a job that fit your profile. For find more information about South African recruitment agencies, click here.
7. Networking
There are lot of books written about networking, the importance of networking and the best way of doing it. Basically, networking is a term that describes the way we talk and build relationships with each other. In terms of job hunting, networking refers to asking people we know (can be friends or family members, etc.) for help in searching or finding a job . They may have information that can be helpful and useful for job hunting journey.
Last Update: 10 January 2011
