Criminal record checks remain the employee screening check of choice and most companies across the globe conduct criminal and non-criminal background checks. Criminal background checks are increasing significantly in companies based in the USA, while non-criminal background checks are more common in the rest of the world. A background check should include not only the […]

The recent Career Junction Employment Insights report is based on comprehensive data gathered from the Saongroup South Africa – where around 5,000 of the country’s top recruiters (both agencies and employers) advertise their positions to millions of registered jobseekers. Sadly the statistics reveal that unemployment in South Africa is over 35% with almost 8 million […]

A newly qualified teacher in South Africa typically earns around R33, 000 per month. Salaries range from R15, 800 to R60, 200. This would often include benefits. Sadly when looking for work many people are so driven by what they can or want to earn that they forget what they need to bring to the […]

Is Qualification Fraud On The Rise? Recently there have been interesting news articles relating to qualification fraud and with organisations where you would believe that the verification of qualifications was the norm. In KZN a 29-year-old man is soon to appear in court for forging his matric certificate to enter university. It was alleged that […]

Sadly, corruption is on the lips of virtually every South African in today’s world. In April 2022, the Civil Society Group Corruption Watch published its annual report for 2021, highlighting the types of corruption that have continued to affect the country post-pandemic. Corruption Watch stressed that South Africa’s government has failed in its efforts to make […]

The Great Resignation was coined by Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at May Business School at Texas A&M University. According to Klotz the past 18 months have changed how people think about life, work, and what they want out of both. Industry commentators have added that the pandemic is more than just a […]