A career guidance resource by the Departments of Industrial Psychology and Psychology, Stellenbosch University
Young people do not simply choose a career like their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents have done for the past 70 years. Many will find the concept of ‘career’ outdated and prefer having a ‘life’ or ‘family’ instead, according to Dr […]
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When Marvellous Makhado was forced to abandon his dream of becoming a boilermaker and electrical engineer, he turned to a passion he’d always had – and YouTube – to forge a brand-new career. Click here to read full article. Original […]
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Shadow Careers is a job creation initiative that gives unemployed youth access to free role-specific training that will prepare them for a permanent career with one of our like-hearted local or global partner organisations. Click here to read more…
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Stellenbosch University’s (SU) team of student recruiters serving the high-school market has hit the ground running since the start of the school year on 18 January 2023. The team of four has already conducted a significant number of school visits […]
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Major Mandisa Mfeka is the first black South African female pilot to work with the South African Air Force. She participated in president Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration in 2019 by doing a flyby in a fighter jet. She released a book […]
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Two Western Cape pupils have received special ministerial awards for overcoming obstacles and achieving excellent matric results. Luca Crouse, of Parklands College, completed his exams despite living with apraxia of speech – a speech sound disorder. Shimé van den Bergh, from Hoër Meisieskool […]
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A man who could not afford the registration fee at Wits shared how his life changed forever on Twitter The guy said with just R20 in his pocket he left his home to hustle and was luckily awarded a bursary […]
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The Blue Bus Community Ministries visited Stellenbosch University with a group of youth learners to explore campus and to learn about the university. Click here to view a Facebook video about the visit.
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There may be several reasons for your matriculant not to consider university as an option after high school. Some of these reasons may include anticipated failure, an inability to receive a Bachelor’s pass in the final matric examinations, the inability to afford tuition and board […]
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Original Article by Stellenbosch University Career Advice Services. Please click here to view original article. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it’s stupid.” […]
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