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Hiring for potential: how employers can find young talent beyond the CV

Knowledge & Research

Hiring for potential: how employers can find young talent beyond the CV

Many employers are missing some of their strongest entry-level hires before the interview stage even begins.

In a labour market where businesses need people who can learn quickly, adapt to changing environments and stay the course, CV-led recruitment can be a blunt instrument. It often favours young people who have already had access to formal work experience, while screening out others who may have the behaviours, resilience and potential to succeed.

Sector Growth, Youth Jobs and Inclusion: The Role of GBS and Digital Sector Bodies

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Sector Growth, Youth Jobs and Inclusion: The Role of GBS and Digital Sector Bodies

The Global Business Services (GBS), IT Outsourcing, and Business Process Outsourcing sectors are increasingly recognised as powerful engines of economic growth, export competitiveness, and large-scale inclusive job creation. But competitiveness and inclusive youth jobs don’t emerge on their own, they are deliberately built through strong ecosystems, with sector bodies at the centre.

Jobtech could help provide work for South Africa’s young people

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Jobtech could help provide work for South Africa’s young people

In a recent landscape review of jobtech platforms in South Africa, the Jobtech Alliance discovered that the country leads both in the number of jobtech platforms and the number of users across Africa. As of 2021, an estimated 3.9 million gig workers were active in South Africa, indicating significant potential for jobtech platforms to provide employment opportunities, especially for the youth.