Blog for Employers

  • Are you ready to hire a Business Development Graduate?
    Many businesses, particularly in the fast-growing SAAS sales business, are looking to hire business development graduates who can help sell products and connect to clients. Hiring the right graduate can significantly impact your business sales results, so this article discusses what you should look for when hiring a business development graduate. Based on our experience of placing successful...
  • Top 5 reasons to hire a graduate
    With the skill set and passion, graduates have, they are the best hires fast-growing companies can make. This article explains 5 top reasons you should hire a graduate.  Every company should have a graduate programme in their business to hire graduates. If not, then now is the time to start hiring them. Graduate programmes bring fresh talent into your organisation. Many companies...
  • A guide to a fair intern or graduate salary
    Hiring graduate and intern skills can be a great benefit to a company, while also positively influencing the next generation of leaders and skilled workers. Knowing how to work out a fair intern or graduate salary is key to this process and will assist as you attract top talent.  How to use graduate employees and interns to the benefit of your company Hiring young talent can be...
  • Do we really still need vaccine mandates?
    There is much controversy and confusion about how Covid-19 should be managed in the workplace. Are vaccination mandates still appropriate? Also, do employees still have to be screened, wear masks, sanitise and keep a distance? KEY POINTS According to medical evidence Covid-19 used to be very deadly, but this is no longer the case Mortality rates in South Africa increased significantly...
  • How work readiness programmes fast-track graduate employees
    A challenge that many employers face when hiring younger, graduate staff is that there can be a lack of professionalism, communication and soft skills training in younger, more “green” employees. Often it’s simply due to being new to the workplace or inexperienced. One of the best ways to provide a graduate employee with the necessary foundation for long-term career success...