Talent Ocean

Online career tools, of which there are many, should be a key component of your job searching strategy.

Temporary work has many advantages, It can be a great way to update your skills and gain valuable work experience, both of which are important if you are just starting out on your career.

According to Productivity SA and the 2007 IMD World Competiveness yearbook, South Africa had the worst skills shortage of 55 countries surveyed.

Research undertaken by an American-based employee relationship consultancy says the number one reason why people leave their jobs is due to a perceived lack of empathy from their bosses

Over-snooping by bosses could at the same time result in an infringement of an employee's right to privacy and, therefore, the monitoring of internet and email becomes an extremely fine balancing act

The secret to retaining valued staff members has less to do with money and is more about creating an office culture people enjoy being a part of.

Despite the fact that it is a legal requirement to have 2% of a company's workforce represented by people with disabilities, this easy target is still not being met.

Executive coaching results in improved performance and personal growth for the individual executive and a significant increase in productivity in an organisation

The advent of social networking sites has completely changed the face of virtual communication and now it seems to be revolutionising the recruitment process as well

So, what's the big deal about online recruitment? Why would you even bother with that laborious sign-up process, just to submit a CV? Surely it's just as easy to find a job looking in the newspaper? Yes? No, not at all.