Annual Careers Event
14 July 2021 | 14:00 (SAST)
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the technological progress of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the world of work is rapidly changing.
There is a growing focus on how to conduct yourself online, whether this involves submitting applications, interviewing for jobs, or working in the virtual space once you have secured a job.
The tips and resources below provide some guidance on how to maximise your chances of finding a job during or after your studies, in light of this transforming and dynamic environment.
A resume is a medium for advertising yourself to prospective employers. It is the first means to present your qualifications, skills, expertise, and past work experience to convince your audience that you are the best candidate for a job.
Therefore, the presentation of this written information is crucial, as it largely determines if you will advance to the next stage of the application process, which usually involves an invitation to interview.
Harvard Undergraduate Resume Harvard Masters ResumeAfter you have submitted your resume, you may be invited to interview for a job. During the interview process, your prospective employers will ask you questions to ascertain if you are suitable for the work that you have applied to do.
It is an opportunity for them to get to know you better and for you to determine whether the job aligns with your interests, ambitions, and values. Your interview preparation and how you conduct yourself during the process will be instrumental to your success.
As the world of work is changing and there is an increased focus on virtual engagement instead of in-person communication, your interviews will likely be conducted online.
This requires greater familiarity with online platforms such as Zoom and MicrosoftTeams to ensure that you can engage with your interviewers and answer questions as well as possible.
The Africa Portal is a research repository and an expert analysis hub on African affairs.
We are dedicated to publishing and promoting research and analysis African from think tanks and thought leaders (academics, researchers, journalists and industry experts) on policy issues across a variety of fields. We also produce thematic series on critical issues dominating the African and global policy agenda.
Our open-access research repository holds over 9 000 reports, occasional papers and policy briefs which are available for free, full-text download. Research publications on the Africa Portal are primarily provided by our content partners who benefit from wider dissemination of their research to a global community. Our key research themes are:
Politics and Governance; Economics; Energy and Environment; Health; Peace and Security; Human Rights; Foreign Policy; Information and Communications Technology; and Education
View PresentationAfricademics, founded in 2019, is a scholarship platform and community for students, early career researchers and young professionals in and from Africa. We publish daily updates about scholarships, fellowships, training courses, career development and other academic opportunities. Through our Scholarship Ambassador Programme we aim to build a network of campus representatives and scholarship advisors in Africa and beyond.
Africademics aims to become the central information hub for scholarship advice, funding opportunities, networking and support for African students, early career researchers and young scholars. We support and empower Africa’s future leaders by increasing access to academic opportunities and by creating an active and diverse community of young leaders from all corners of the continent.
Watch VideoSince it was founded, around two million scholars in Germany and abroad have received DAAD funding. The DAAD is a registered association and its members are German institutions of higher education and student bodies. Its activities go far beyond simply awarding grants and scholarships. The DAAD supports the internationalisation of German universities, promotes German studies and the German language abroad, assists developing countries in establishing effective universities and advises decision makers on matters of cultural, education and development policy.
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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for protecting, conserving, and improving the South African environment and natural resources. It was created in 2019 by the merger of the Department of Environmental Affairs with the forestry and fishery components of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Agriculture Extension Officer Biodiversity Management Biodiversity Monitor Conservation Planner Curator Ecologist Environmental Assessment Environmental Engineer Environmental Journalist Environmental Manager Environmental Lawyer geneticist geographic info system specialist human capacity dev specialist marketing and comms specialist natural science researcher park manager policy maker and analyst resource economist social scientist statistical ecologist taxonimist wildlife vetThe ISS is an African non-profit with offices in South Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal and Kenya. Founded in 1991, the goal of the ISS is to enhance human security as a means to achieve sustainable peace and prosperity. With our networks, influence and skilled staff, we provide timely analysis, practical training and technical support to governments and civil society. This enables better policy and practice, because senior officials can make informed decisions about Africa’s human security.
View PresentationFreedom, justice and solidarity are the basic principles underlying the work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). KAS is a political foundation, closely associated with the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).
In our European and international cooperation efforts we work for people to be able to live self-determined lives in freedom and dignity. We make a contribution underpinned by values to helping Germany meet its growing responsibilities throughout the world.
We encourage people to lend a hand in shaping the future along these lines. With more than 70 offices abroad and projects in over 120 countries, we make a unique contribution to the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and a social market economy. To foster peace and freedom we encourage a continuous dialog at the national and international levels as well as the exchange between cultures and religions.
Watch VideoThe Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance is located at the globally recognised University of Cape Town (UCT). The School is founded on three thematic pillars, which guide everything we do:
· democratic governance
· public policy and programme implementation
· sustainable development.
We perceive these three themes to be the most pertinent to Africa’s long-term prosperity and success. The School is guided by the legacy of Nelson Mandela, who fought for the values of non-racialism, non-sexism, social justice, and human dignity. The Mandela School is built on the African principle of Ubuntu: “A person is a person through other people.”
MPHil in development Policy and practice Master of Development policy and practice Academic ProgrammesThe Parliamentary Monitoring Group, an information service, was established in 1995 with the aim of providing a type of Hansard for the proceedings of the more than fifty South African Parliamentary Committees. This was because there is no official record publicly available of the committee proceedings - the engine room of Parliament - and this type of information is needed by social justice organisations to lobby the Parliament of South Africa on pieces of legislation, matters of democratic processes and parliamentary oversight of the executive. PMG continues to act as this important record still today.
PMG provides accurate, objective, and current information on all parliamentary committee proceedings in the form of detailed, unofficial minutes and documents and audio recordings of the meeting
People's Assembly PMG Pamphlet What we do Working for PMGThe South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is an independent public policy think tank advancing a well-governed, peaceful, economically sustainable and globally engaged Africa.
Our work spans foreign policy, governance, the environment, economic policy and social development, linking local experiences with global debates. Our African-generated knowledge provides local and regional decision-makers with independent, evidence-based options for Africa’s future development.
We provide an open platform for the public to engage with these issues, and facilitate discussions between a wide variety of partners.
SAIIA BrochureSouthern Hemisphere is a socio-economic development consultancy, level 5 B-BBE contributor, established in Cape Town in 1999 to assist with the transformation process in South Africa. We are guided by a desire for social participation and democratic leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of development projects. Southern Hemisphere uses highly participatory and dynamic methodologies and we approach interventions from a positive strengths-based perspective. We believe in sharing insights, methods and tools; whilst facilitating a learning-reflection process whereby each project that we work upon is reviewed and lessons learned identified for future implementation.
Our team of partners and associates provide rich experience in the development sector, with specialised knowledge of the Southern African region, where we have been doing business for 20 years.
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