Tech, marketing, startups

Graduates, interns, learnerships

Artisans, drivers, operators, security

Entry-level, part-time, retail, hospitality

Casual labour, waiters, packers, drivers

Matric leavers, gap-year applicants, learnerships

Legal, finance, academic, audit

Hospitality, tourism, retail leadership

Designers, copywriters, content, video

Call centre agents, customer success, retentions

Recent graduates, learnerships, interns

Marketing, brand, digital, growth, social media

Supply chain, warehousing, transport, procurement

Teachers, lecturers, training

Government, municipalities, SOEs, public service vacancies

Avoid for private-sector tech, design or sales — feels too formal.

Site agents, foremen, civil supervisors, QS

IT support, service desk, sysadmin, MSP

Mid-career professionals, project managers

HR, recruitment, payroll, IR, L&D

Account executives, BD managers, sales leaders

Avoid if you can't quantify results — empty numbers backfire.

NGO programme managers, M&E, fundraising, CSI

Design, media, communications

Software engineers, data, product

Auditors, analysts, CA(SA), banking

Data analysts, BI, SQL/Python, reporting

Civil, mechanical, electrical engineers

Mining engineers, mine surveyors, plant supervisors, artisans

Avoid for office/admin roles — leads with on-site competencies.

Project & programme managers, PMO, scrum masters

Bankers, brokers, claims, underwriters, compliance

Doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, allied health

Avoid for non-clinical roles — clinical-skills band looks out of place.

Candidate attorneys, attorneys, legal advisors

Managers, directors, C-suite

CEOs, MDs, CFOs, COOs, exec directors

Specialists, registrars, consultants, academic clinicians

Advocates, SC applicants, magistrates, judges