Do not pay a recruitment agency to find you work
Do not pay to get a job. What the Employment Services Act says about fees, who pays an agency instead, and where to report one that asks you.
Job hunting7 min read
Series
From the recruiter's desk
Written from the agency side of the table, plainly: how a shortlist gets made, why an application goes quiet, and what actually changes a consultant's mind.
What to say when they ask your salary expectations
Why the question gets asked, what can happen if you refuse, whether a payslip request is legal in South Africa, and how to build a number you can defend.
Pay11 min read
What actually happens to your CV inside a recruitment agency
How an application commonly moves through a recruitment agency: the first scan, the screening questions, the shortlist, and where applications stall.
Job hunting9 min read
What SA interviewers actually ask, and why
Many interview questions carry a second question, and that one is often what gets scored. Here is what South African interviewers tend to check.
Interviews11 min read