In a country with high unemployment and low economic growth, there is a silver lining. According to the 2019 South African Graduate Employers Association’s Employer Benchmarks and Candidate Insights surveys, employers expect there to be 5.3% more vacancies for graduates in the workplace next year. However, competition for these vacancies will remain extremely high.
Speaking to students at a recent careers event hosted by the African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management at the University of Cape Town, Sims said that while having the right qualification is an obvious prerequisite for a successful job hunt, employers are on the look-out for skills over and above what’s written on the graduation certificate.
When it came to critical thinking and problem-solving, almost 80% of the students surveyed rated themselves as proficient enough for the workplace, while only 55.8% of employers felt the same way. Director of the African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management, Professor David Taylor, who also spoke at the event, agreed with Sims on the importance of these skills.
“Critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving are skills employers seek to develop in employees through various in-house programmes. However, competition for jobs being what it is, having these skills before you get the job is becoming vital for breaking into a career and advancing one. It makes a powerful case for completing a Master’s degree,” says Taylor.
They keep changing the requirements now that our kids have these qualifications
Those who haven't grilled this already have barely to nothing of practical experience. Its a not cruel world. They just make it cruel to see if you have what it takes during pressurized times. Employers want to see new employees getting up to speed in a short period of time.
Hence the question “what are you bringing to the table?”
City mentality is strange. The at a glance at others shoes creates a collision in the brain. More of I need to distance myself from these funny shoes. The thought of distancing myself and limiting the thought of exploring his brain.
Shoes are for the weak who want to create an impression. No country has ever developed with impressionist who chat and stand up tall in their shoes. City mentality runs in a funny way. A person before uttering a word to you will look at your shoes