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Hola MaHigh-School - January 2019

Hola MaHigh-School - Volume 8, Issue 1 - The first for 2019

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Masiziba H<br />

Work, study and what<br />

I made it into university now I need to make it<br />

out of university; but in the process, I might be in<br />

the wait due to one simple question: Now I got<br />

my degree, what is next?<br />

There are numerous things I could do after university.<br />

It all depends really on the process and<br />

the person behind the process. Typically, it could<br />

be work or an internship or studying further or<br />

even<br />

starting<br />

my own<br />

business.<br />

For in-<br />

stance,<br />

work is<br />

highly<br />

associat-<br />

ed with<br />

an over-<br />

whelming<br />

unem-<br />

ployment<br />

rate in<br />

South<br />

Afri-<br />

ca. It is<br />

currently standing at 26.6%, thus this could be a<br />

discouragement. But can I really be an employee?<br />

In terms of the skill set and experience? And how<br />

can I test myself that I am indeed ready for the<br />

world of work.<br />

According to reports, a good employee has<br />

strong work ethic: Setting and achieving goals.<br />

In fact, according to CareerBuilder, 73% of employers<br />

want to see applicants demonstrate their<br />

ability to work hard. Candidates who set high<br />

goals for themselves, or respond well to goals set<br />

by supervisors, indicate a willingness to do more<br />

than clock in and clock out every day.<br />

Worth know<br />

Reference letters give fu<br />

employers a way to gai<br />

sight into a candidate’s<br />

ground and capabiliti<br />

solid, well-written le<br />

a potential employer<br />

information than th<br />

normally obtain by<br />

ing the company’s<br />

sources departme<br />

getting a great let<br />

past performanc<br />

asking the write<br />

the letter a cou<br />

before you act

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