Author name: Emma Cavina

Emma began her academic journey studying BSc at Wits Medical School before completing her B Com degree at Rhodes University. After travelling abroad, she entered the recruitment industry with a top recruitment firm, where she quickly became their top billing recruiter. With more than 26 years of experience and a background in both South Africa and London, Emma has built deep expertise in specialised IT and financial recruitment. She has been formally trained in both permanent recruitment and executive search, and has managed teams of up to 17 consultants. Her international placement experience spans Germany, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Botswana and multiple African countries. Emma brings a rare combination of insight, rigour and global perspective to every search she undertakes.

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Unethical Recruitment Practices in South Africa | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Recruitment Industry

The recruitment industry plays a vital role in connecting professionals with new career opportunities. There are many exceptional recruiters who genuinely care about matching candidates to the right organisations and who devote themselves to guiding people through life changing career moves.

But like every industry, there are ethical challenges, inconsistent standards and practices candidates need to be aware of. The barriers to entry in recruitment are low and the pressure to perform is high. This can result in behaviour that is unprofessional, misleading or simply not in the candidate’s best interests.

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Why Companies Must Adapt to Attract Exceptional Finance Talent

The landscape of financial recruitment in South Africa has changed dramatically over the past few years. Before COVID 19, companies had access to a healthy pipeline of experienced finance professionals actively looking for new roles. Today, the environment looks very different. Organisations that continue hiring the way they did before the pandemic are finding it increasingly difficult to secure strong finance talent.

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The Best Financial Interview Tips

As a job seeker, you naturally focus your energies on defining the qualities that you want in a job and an employer.

But in an interview situation, the employer is more interested in knowing what you can do for their organization and how you can fill the role they have available. Especially in a strong job market, it is all too easy for inexperienced job seekers to focus on their own needs and desires, while failing to address, in concrete terms, how they can meet the employer’s needs.

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