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The world is your oyster says Top educationalist about latest Matric Results
The increased pass rate of 78,2% (compared to 73.9% last year) and the fact that 30.6% of the current matriculants obtained bachelor’s passes which qualify them for a university place, will put increasing pressure for admission to tertiary education institutes.
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5 Tips to build a sustainable career
Many of the jobs that people do today did not exist in the same form five years ago, and the fast pace of change in the modern workplace means that the current trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future.
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How to Study and Prepare for Your Exams This Year
Everyone has their own unique way of studying and preparing for finals at university or matric, but some methods are much more efficient than others. Unfortunately, an inefficient method of preparing for finals may be what keeps you from succeeding. Your finals are too important to mess up. Here are a few ways to stay…
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The Balancing Act of a Part-Time Job and a Full-Time Student
Though we would like to play ultimate Frisbee all day, read books of our choice all night, and make time for eight hours of sleep in between all of that, it isn’t possible while being an employed student. The reality of varsity life is that there are hours spent daily on textbook readings, writing papers,…
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More than Just a Face in the Crowd: How to Stand Out in a Lecture Class
I will never forget my first day of lecture classes as a first year at university. Coming from a high school with a graduating class of 34, I felt invisible in lectures of hundreds of people, maybe more people than were in my entire high school. But once I got to know my professors and…
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Best University Tips: A Guide by 3rd and 4th Year Students
Here are some top tips for First Years, from the mouths of 3rd and 4th Year university students:
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How to Search for a Bursary?
If you have applied at an institution and you are accepted then why not make use of their bursary and loans department. They should be able to provide you with information on the institutions that provide student and company bursaries. Talk to them and see if anything matches your criteria.
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Eskom building programme builds skills
Eskom is not only building power stations – its multibillion rand generating capacity expansion programme is expanding the national skills base by providing hundreds of workers with development opportunities.
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5 things recruiters expect in a LinkedIn profile
Some people build their LinkedIn profile like a novel, including all the details of their life and work history. What is important to note is that you need to build the profile for your target audience, highlighting skills and talents that are relevant to your target position.
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8 Ways to Deal with a Difficult Landlord
Have you recently moved into a new apartment, house, or duplex? Are you just now really getting to know your landlord and finding out that he or she is difficult to communicate with and to talk to?
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