ACCORDING to Statistics South Africa, more than a quarter of South Africa’s labour force is unemployed. This is a staggering 6.0 million people without jobs. So if you’re finding yourself in need of a job, you need to look for ways to stand out from the crowd. Did you know that jobs do not always go to the most qualified applicant, …
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High Heels! A woman’s symbol of equal rights? Or should we say, a symbol of equal heights? Actually, neither! From Cinderella to Celine Dion, women all the world having been wearing high heels because of their sexy and alluring appeal. Women normally walk differently from men, so high heels help exaggerate the particularly feminine aspects of their gait. What these …
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“Doctor!” What image did that word conjure up in your mind? I bet you pictured someone with a stethoscope slung around their neck wearing a white lab coat. Didn’t you? So what’s up with doctors and white lab coats? Or scientists and white lab coats for that matter? We have already seen that we make split second judgements about people based …
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You may have heard that it takes just 3 seconds to make a first impression. New research now shows though that you may need to have your act together in the blink of an eye. One tenth of a second is all it takes to form an impression of a stranger says the Princeton study. It may seem unfair that people …
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Having a dress code policy in the workplace is a good idea. However, you may have to deal with employee uniform complaints for various reasons from time to time. For example, a 17 year old boy who worked in a hotel as a general assistant was asked to wear a version of a uniform that the ladies at the reception …
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