14 February – Labour (VALENTINE’S DAY)

In today’s show we were joined by the Director and Project Manager of the WorkNow – Ronald Bownes. WorkNow is a non profit organization, funded by the Department of Social Services. Their aim is to help low to medium skilled workers find employment. Ronald explained more about the organisation. For more information you can visit their website at www.cei.org.za or call (021) 790 1539.
Pic of WorkNow team:www.cei.org.za

We also spoke to Dr Sidney Luckett from the Western Cape department of transport and Public Works. The department initiated a programme that will see 69 young graduates entering the scarce skills job market over the next few months. The programme called Masakh’ iSizwe has provided bursaries for about 640 engineering students, most of them from poor backgrounds, since its launch about two-and-a-half years ago. Dr Luckett explained more about the programme. For more information you can contact the Bursaries Programme Manager at (021) 483 5851 alternatively send him an email to javeeden@pgwc.gov.za

And our last interview was with Wendy Oliver – Recruitment Consultant from Candidate Connect. Candidate Connect is a Cape Town based recruitment consultancy with a successful track record of linking high calibre candidates to the right company, at the right time, for the right job. We were talking about finding employment. What makes a good CV? Your CV works for you 24 hours a day. It has ability to both open and close doors for you. And we also focused on that make or break moment, The Interview. The client is looking for an ideal candidate for their organisation. Wendy explained on how you can be that ideal candidate from the many they see. For more information on Candidate Connect you can contact their offices at (021) 461 9595 or visit www.candidateconnect.co.za

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