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Career Connect

Career Connect explores future pathways for young people entering the workplace, with each episode exploring career essential topics alongside what graduates and employers need to know about each other. Imagine getting all your career related questions answered, as well as learning things about the workplace as you’re about to experience it!

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10 Episodes

Career Connect - Why every youth in corporate should have a vision board

In this episode of Career Connect, we look at the importance of having a vision board as young graduates planning to join the hustle and bustle of the corporate world. National Graduate Development Manager at the IIE’s Rosebank College, Lillian Bususu and Graphic Design Intern, Adrian Song, share their vision…
30 Oct 2018 21 min

From in-service trainee to co-owner of Regency Apartment Hotel

The hospitality industry requires long work hours and needs someone with a passion for it, a person who is willing to do the extra work to learn more about the industry. Siyanda Dlamini the 35-year-old Pietermaritzburg-born entrepreneur started from as little as R800 month and today he is the co-owner…
21 Aug 2018 17 min

Being a marketing influencer

Social media has changed the way people do business and market their products. Host Ntsiki Mkhize talks to marketing influencer Federico Dedeu from indaHash about what this is and how to make a career out of it.
14 May 2018 18 min

How to develop a career as a social media expert

Social media has changed the way people interact with each other over the years and in some way social media has also developed new careers. Ntsiki Mkhize together with studio guests Sarah Hoffman social media law specialist and Karabo Ntshweng social media manager/ Tv & radio presenter share information on…
16 Feb 2018 19 min

The importance of a first job

Student village CEO Ronen Aires interviews Phindile Hlabangane senior recruitment analyst at Accenture and Mondilakhe Nocanda CPUT graduate, to share their views and give expert advice on the importance of having a first job.
24 Jan 2018 23 min

How to unpack a writing career

Chief copyright editor, Zethu Zulu and publisher and author, Thabisa Mahlape, discuss some of the misconceptions about writing as a career, what it entails, how it may change and the realities it brings.
13 Nov 2017 21 min

How a computer becomes your best-friend if you want to become a coder

Everything from websites to social media sites all need a coding guru to develop so that people can have easy access to information from a simple click of a button. Camille Agon, Co-Founder and MD of We Think Code together with Sherwin Hulley student at We Think Code talk about…
7 Nov 2017 19 min

How being an interior designer is more than just filling up space

10% talent and 90% hard work can make you the best interior designer in the country if not the world. On Career Connect MD and Founder of Two Design Alan Foley and UJ interior design student Surita Naidoo, give a more detailed platform on interior designing and what you need…
6 Nov 2017 19 min