You’re in the ring, fighting off rising fuel costs, supplier bottlenecks, import tariff hikes – so many enemies of your business. And just as you’re starting to get the upper hand as you fight inflation, just as you’re about to land a strategic blow, the lights go off. Loadshedding. As an SME, it can often feel like the world is

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Counteroffers are offered at a time when you resign from your current company, due to you finding another role in another company – and the company wanting to keep you. While these types of counteroffers have a bad rap in the industry, there are times when to consider them and when to run away faster.

There are lots of lists of things you should do on your job hunt. In fact, just telling people that you’re on a job hunt often sparks a tidal wave of unasked for advice. Not as many people talk about what you should avoid. Here are a few things to keep away from on your job hunt. 1. Don’t advertise

With the future of work trending more towards remote and digital, recruitment divisions are overloaded with applications. For hiring managers, the hardest part of the recruitment process is trying to identify the right candidate from a large candidate pool. Even though AI does not make decisions for recruiters, it analyses data and provides insights that make recruiters’ decisions more efficient.

What happens when remote working is fine for most of your team but not all of the team? Here are some thoughts on leading a remote team (with lessons over 6 years). How do you lead a remote startup?

What we think of as ‘going to work’ is changing for many people. A recent article by BusinessTech explores why many South Africans don’t think it’s worth driving into work anymore. They cite reasons including workplace stress, the stress of commuting, and the rising cost of fuel. The internet makes it possible for many people to work out of the

There’s no denying that the job market is tough at the moment. It seems that everyone knows someone looking for something. So how do you get hired? With all those people competing for roles, it’s more important than ever to develop marketable skills that set you head and shoulders above the competition. The good news is that thanks to the

With the month where we get to be very grateful to the mothers who raised us, we thought we would share some comparisons when raising a business. At first look it seems very different but then when you get into the details – they are just different children. 1.    Start-ups and babies are not very different When you start a

Happy Mothers’ Day! At Job Crystal we love working moms, are working moms, and are passionate about helping working moms achieve everything they can. That’s why we’ve put so much time and effort into creating an AI recruitment tool to help companies save time. We understand that being a mom is a full-time job all on its own. You’re a