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Dear Jongimahn
Thank you for your enquiry. "PersonL" is the free online CV creation tool located on the Career Planet website. It enables you to create a Curriculum Vitae (CV) while also entering your particulars in a database of work seekers which is accessible to recruiters. While this offers no promise of employment, it does mean that you have a "line in the water."
Job hunting is a process which requires a multi-pronged approach and it needs determination and endurance on your part. Here are some ideas which may help you in your quest for a job:
Create a good CV and plan, then implement your job hunting strategy.
There are a number of books on the subject in your local public library. Use the following web page to find the closest library to you in Cape Town.
http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eng/your_gov/12107/facilities/130.
A few books to look out for:
- The 2008 what color is your parachute? By R N Bolles
- Job hunting : Everything you need to know by A. H. Gort
- Online job hunting : great answers to tough questions by MartinYate
- Hot tips on job hunting by C Goldschagg
- Job hunting for the retrenched and others by T Marr
- Job hunting made easy: a step by step guide by J. Bramham
- Successful job hunting by I. Ural,
Register as a work-seeker with your nearest Labour Centre of the Department of Labour. See the "How to Register as a Work-seeker" document on the Department of Labour website located at http://www.labour.gov.za/legislation/acts/how-tos/skill-development/how-to-r
egister-as-a-work-seeker.
Browse through the "career" or "situations vacant" section of local and national newspapers on a daily basis. Your local library should have copies of the local papers. Apply for all jobs which your experience and qualifications match.
Register with employment or recruitment agencies. Use your local newspapers and Yellow Pages to help you develop a list of possible agencies in your area. Your local library should have a copy of the Yellow Pages and the local papers.
Good luck with your job search.
Kind regards
The Career Planet Team
