The “Job Browse” – finding a job in South Africa
The web has brought a lot more joy to aimless job “hunting”…you could call it the “Job Browse”. One has to be a little careful of doing just that though – browsing. I’ve seen some lovely looking jobs online, saved them to my Favourites and then totally forgotten about them. I think it’s because I’m still in migrant recovery state and I’m liking the luxury these pounds have afforded me to do the browsing.
For those wondering if there are indeed jobs in South Africa, look no further. I’ve compiled for you below, a list of my preferred job spots with comments on the browsing experience. As I’m new to this game, I’m sure the list will grow and change organically.
Industry-specific jobs: -
Bizcommunity.com: Jobs in Media / Marketing / Advertising Industry. Easy to find what you’re looking for.
The Skills Portal: Focus on Human Resources, Training/Learning and Development. Informative resource.
Role-specific jobs: –
Compujobs.co.za: Easy-on-the-eyes interface with location/sector/skill level/job type/employer criteria.
Intuitive job-searching all industries and careers: -
Jobspace.co.za: Interesting Blog format with blog search capability, categories and tags.
PNet: Clean site offering jobs by category, recruiter and search. Offers email job alerts.
Careerjunction.co.za: So many jobs! Useful search results for the broader browse.
Less-intuitive job-searching sites: –
Careerjet: Feeds mostly from Gumtree – often with expired links. Search results quite random.
Careers4u: Job type title search best. No job posting dates. Page two results came up with null return.
If you prefer to search by rated employer, here is a link to the Best Employer South Africa Website.
We’ve also put together some live job feeds at 2010 cape town and sorted them by job type in the toolbar.
I hope you find something enticing to match your skills and come to SA soon!
…this is what it looked like from the top….
….beeuuuuuwtiful! Views to Lion’s Head and the Upper Cable Station with a cable car in action!
If you’re seeking activities…
Looking out at that mountain and the beautiful blue sky, I just had to organise a hike up TM tomorrow. Skeleton to Platteklip. Searched Google for “Weather Cape Town” and my first pick was http://www.uncoverthecape.co.za. Great find! I like especially the Cape Town Hikes section. Hike route descriptions are included, with approximate length in hours, photos and a printable map!
The site also gives some useful information about activities in the Cape, as well as the usual accommodation etc. The Events section by month is pretty comprehensive. You can add your own event for free using an online form. Whilst I’m on the mountain tomorrow, I’ll be missing The Three Little Pigs at the Baxter and Bushmans Kloof Gourmet Food & Wine Weekend.
They’ve got a complete Gauteng Guide too, which I know I’ll use when I’m there. Can’t seem to find any RSS Feeds though. We like to add upcoming events to our 2010 Cape Town Music Gigs to help all the tourists and locals (including me!) have a good time.
The “new” shopping hours
It’s taken me a while to remember that people go home here. No more of the 8 – 9 Sainsbury’s or 24 hour Tesco top up your supplies opportunities. Mostly, I leave the grocery shop to the last minute and I’d prefer not to have to trawl through web pages to find opening times, whilst the doors slowly close. If you agree, you can save this page to your “Shopping” favourites and hopefully it’ll get you to the shop on time!
Western Cape popular grocery shop locations, contact details and opening hours:
Pick ‘n Pay: (Opening hours, store locator and contact details)
Woolworths: (Opening hours not provided, contact the store directly for store opening times)
Checkers: (Opening hours, store locator and contact details – click on the store’s map marker for details)
Information about Shopping Centres in and around Cape Town (Provided by SA Venues’ Website)
- Blue Route Mall
- Canal Walk
- Cape Quarter
- Cavendish Square
- Constantia Village
- Gardens Centre
- Longbeach Mall
- The Paddocks
- Somerset Mall
- Tyger Valley Shopping Centre
- V&A Waterfront
- Willowbridge
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Happy Shopping!
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The Ultimate Caffeine Kick
We know how it is to love coffee. Each London morning is seemingly hollow without the opportunity to queue for the barrista’s attention. To be handed a heat-resistant take-away coffee holder (a whole tray, if you’re doing the morning coffee run for your colleauges) brings mountains of joy and happiness.
It’s mandatory to talk about the coffee if it’s good and equally (worse!) if it’s bad. There is the Cafe Nero-lover (strong and rich), the Pret lover (must have Organic and Fair Trade), Starbucks (if you don’t mind being out-of-pocket) and Coffee Republic (you can’t be doing with a franchise on every corner!) to name a few.
The same tireless search for the greatest coffee experience exists in the heart of the South African, as it does in your average London pavement-treader. The joy is, you have to be a bit more adventurous here. No preset recipe. No guarantee of the same drink after your next meeting. The coffee Franchise doesn’t exist, or if there is one, it’s a bit more subtle about brand-dishing so you don’t know about it.
You’ll like this change, I promise. Each coffee brings with it a new experience. We do know that drinking an unpalatable coffee can really put a damper on your dining, so we’re hoping to save you that unbearable pain. When we find a good coffee spot, we’ll review it here on our Siteta Blog under “The Ultimate Caffeine Kick” and then post its location under the same heading on the 2010 Cape Town Map, where we’ve listed CBD hotels and restaurants.
If you’re feeling a bit mal-adjusted to your new environment, you know that coffee will perk you up, so after you’ve sent out those job applications (or even better, whilst sending them) go out and find your favourite. Spend a few pounds (pence!) on a daily coffee somewhere new. Eavesdrop on the “local vibe”…
We’d love to hear your own coffee views. Let us know if you’ve found somewhere that you think deserves to be on The Ultimate Caffeine Kick.
