SOME jobs require you to encompass all kinds of idioms and metaphorical traits. You need to be “tough as nails” or very quickly “grow a thick skin”. As a newbie in any career, you rarely come armoured with these abilities. You get “thrown in the deep end” with hopeful expectations that you’re a good hire. […]
Recruiters are receiving a growing number of requests from SA expats seeking to return to the local workforce. Many enquiries flooding in are from those still living abroad. They’re exploring opportunities available in the SA job market. The latest spike in South African professionals returning to home soil, was reported as a “reverse emigration trend”, […]
I for one HATE being late. Unless I have a valid excuse of course. Not one conjured up on the spot (like the “my dog ate my homework” type of excuse which would warrant an eye roll of disbelief). Historically with certain occasions, being late has become socially acceptable. Like waiting for the bride. It […]
IT’S that “New Year, New Me” time again. As we’ve entered 2026, finding that brand new job, is on many a resolution list. As the jobhunting frenzy ensues – we decided to gauge from our Datafin Recruiters which jobs they believe will be the most in-demand this year. Datafin’s 2026 job forecast predicts AI vs […]
Tipping the work-life balance has become a tricky act for most workers. Even if you don’t have a standard 9 to 5. If your’e making your money as an Entrepreneur, Freelancer or Content Creator/Influencer, you still have to grind hard. Often juggling multiple hats with what often feels like not enough hours in the day. […]
Datafin hits the airwaves Datafin Co-owner Lindy Sollinger speaks about the business of “selling people”. She also reveals how to market yourself to get the job on CapeTalk radio. Ahead of Worker’s Day, Sollinger joined CapeTalk’s lunchtime “On the couch” show host Bianca Reznik. They chat about Tech Recruitment and Sollinger provides some expert advice […]
Datafin diversifies its Recruitment offering With a track record of 25 years of recruiting Tech professionals, we are viewed as one of the country’s top IT Recruitment Specialists. Our Recruitment offering, has expanded into a whole lot of new sectors (Finance, HR, Logistics, Medical and Legal) and we have gone global, working with clients in […]
Promote your resilience to potential employers IF there’s one thing the Covid-19 pandemic proved – it’s that we as humans are a resilient bunch. We played what I like to call “real-life Survivor” confined to our four walls for days on end. Through that […]
There’s a certain finesse required in any artistic process and matching people with jobs is no different. Speaking to some of our Datafin Recruiters, I uncovered what goes into the art of job matchmaking. To get that almost “perfect match” – when connecting a candidate and client in a successful career union. We may not […]
When you make your time matter you live more intentionally. You thereby enhance your actions. Ultimately, becoming aware of just how valuable your time is. You start doing more of what will make your time count. Life goals and gains like finding that dream job will no longer be a mere tedious task. What you […]
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