Blog Articles

  • The Evolution of a Working Mom's Career Path: Insights into Life Stage Transitions
    A person’s professional career path is often referred to as 'climbing the career ladder'. This implies that the journey is straight upwards as one slowly moves up the ranks of a career. Yet, for mothers, this isn't always the case – life mostly doesn't happen like that. A mothers career journey is...
  • The Top 3 Mistakes People Make on their CV
    It is the first impression you leave on someone you are hoping would employ you. Yet, people often do not take the necessary care when it comes to preparing their CV’s. Thoughtless mistakes can result in a CV application being rejected from the onset. To give yourself a competitive advantage when...
  • Bookkeeper Job Description
    A bookkeeper to trial balance is responsible for managing and maintaining an organisation's financial records up to the trial balance stage. This involves recording financial transactions, maintaining accurate records of accounts payable and receivable, reconciling bank statements, and preparing...
  • Decoding maternity leave, UIF and going back to work
    Recently our CEO and Founder Phillipa Geard (PG) sat down for a radio/podcast interview with Jolandi Becker (JB)- presenter of Bump and Beyond to chat about Maternity Leave, UIF and going back to work. The interview was broadcast on CHAIFM, click here to listen to it. Here are some nuggets of...
  • Spotlighting the diverse experiences of working mothers in South Africa
    Women are inspiring. Between having children and handling work, we still manage to hold high-powered positions across different industries; we start our own businesses; we raise families. It’s an indisputable blessing to even have a job as a woman in South Africa. In 2022, 47,0% of South African...
  • Performance Marketing Manager Job Description
    Performance Marketing Managers are essential to any advertising team. They require technical, analytical, and creative skills to succeed. They’re responsible for optimising campaigns to maximise results and increase return on investment (ROI). Whether developing strategies, tracking and analysing...
  • Are employers back in power?
    Post COVID and the Great Resignation, we saw a swing toward employee power as they resisted going back to the office and sought out flexible or remote working opportunities, leaving traditional work environments in droves. Now, with looming economic instability and global tech layoffs, bosses are...
  • Beyond diversity and inclusion: Why equity is essential for your company's success
    When we talk about diversity and inclusion (D&I), one key concept that's often left out is equity. When diversity, inclusion, and equity go together, your workforce is empowered to do their best to work.   Equity Isn't Synonymous with Equality Workplace Equality means treating everyone the same...
  • New BCEA earnings threshold from March 2023
    The regulation of working time for employees who earn in excess of certain amount per year (the “earnings threshold”), is different to that of lower earning employees. Working time is also regulated differently for senior managerial employees even if they earn less than the earnings threshold. How...
  • Your soft skills matter when applying for a job
    By now it seems like the distant past when employers hired for IQ (intelligence quotient) only. The importance of EQ (emotional intelligence) in the hiring process has become so common that it is standard practice to include your soft skills on your CV or resume. EQ is represented in a range of...