The Work-Wise blog is looking into the lives of young entrepreneurs in South Africa because they are exciting people who have a positive impact on society. They often come up with new ideas on how to do things and they drive innovation. They create competition for existing competitors which drives economic growth and, best of…

Searching for a job or starting a new job can be quite overwhelming sometimes. We might think that we’re not good enough to even get a job or to be in the job we do have. We might feel battered by applying for jobs and not finding one. It’s almost inevitable that our self-esteem will…

Often, when we think of our working life, we think that finding a job is based only on our academic results. Perhaps you haven’t achieved the results you wanted, or you don’t actually know what you want to do. Have you considered a trade? This line of work is often ignored but is actually a…