Less than 10% of school leavers wrote HG maths - of these only 50-60% passed
7% of all schools provide 90% of all engineering graduates
1/3 of all school leavers pursuing technical / natural sciences are PDI’s (well into 21st century majority of accountants, engineers and scientists will not be African)
Unemployment – 1997 to 2009
Unemployment – 1997 to 2009
Employment by sector – 1998 & 2008
Employment by sector – 1998 & 2008
Recruiting gets a whole lot easier when you have a reputation for being a great place to work.
Recruiting gets a whole lot easier when you have a reputation for being a great place to work.
Joanna Meiseles
Recruitment – the elusive art of securing the perfect ‘fit’ between company and individuals. Is it possible?
According to Stats SA (2005) only 10% of the age group 15-30 use networks to find a job
The Internet is growing - 7 in 10 job seekers use it to search for jobs (Career Junction leads this space, followed by Careers24)
The Internet is growing - 7 in 10 job seekers use it to search for jobs (Career Junction leads this space, followed by Careers24)
Social media platforms were measured for the first time this year and results indicated that 17% of respondents have used it to look for a job
80% of job applicants say they don’t mind applying for jobs online, while two thirds prefer responding to job ads by means of email – a significant increase from 50% in 2009
Nearly three quarters of respondents (3100) have loaded their CV’s onto a database with the hope of being contacted for an interview, of which more than half have been approached by prospective employers.
Nearly three quarters of respondents (3100) have loaded their CV’s onto a database with the hope of being contacted for an interview, of which more than half have been approached by prospective employers.
1.6 million job seekers on Career Junction (Feb 2011)
Recruitment pages in newspapers are still the most popular resource (82%) - The Sunday Times Careers supplement continuing to dominate (The Skills Portal, June 2011)
