A Groundbreaking Concept to Facilitate Employment For Candidates And Companies Via Video 

Durban, KwaZulu Natal: Today, First Interview launched a brand-new portal aimed at putting job seekers in front of employers - without actually putting them in front of each other! Job hunters simply upload a two-minute video introducing themselves to prospective employers – who can then view the video at their leisure. This short-cuts the entire recruitment process by cutting out time-consuming CV-sifting and initial screening. 

If employers like what they see and hear on the video, they can contact the job hunter via the portal, requesting their CV and personal details. Candidates have no idea who has viewed their profiles, and have no access to employer contact details, making the entire process confidential and secure.  First Interview founder, Angelique Laaks, says, “Our portal is free for both job seekers and employers. It’s simple and easy to use, and it’s local. Most importantly, however, it allows employers to ‘meet’ the job seekers in two minutes - without having to scan through CVs, set interview times, schedule time with HR, and so on. It’s also easier for job seekers, as they don’t have to take time off work, or arrange transport to and from screening interviews.” 

The whole idea behind First Interview is that it helps prospective employers get a feel for who a candidate actually is – something that’s hard to gauge from a personality-free, one-dimensional CV. The portal is highly beneficial for all job seekers, but particularly for new graduates, and those looking for front-line positions in the customer service, hospitality and retail sectors. These are candidates who are hired for who they are - their personality and how they present themselves – and is more important than a list of qualifications on a CV. 

About First Interview

First Interview is a free portal that provides the missing link in the recruitment process by changing the selection procedure and allowing employers to meet candidates first via a short, pre-recorded introductory video. It makes the recruitment process faster, easier and cheaper for both parties, and gives employers and candidates a better chance of finding each other. First Interview is not a recruitment company, so it doesn’t charge fees or commissions. Nor does it guarantee placements. For more, visit www.firstinterview.co.za

And it’s back! Are you a recent graduate? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity for you to get your career started? Well, look no further because Adzuna’s back with the fifth edition of its Graduate Of The Year 2016 Competition! Except this time, it’s bigger and better than before with tons of new opportunities. Adzuna’s giving YOU the one-time chance to win a job, some cash, and a foot in the door.

And this year it’s in South Africa too!

Here’s a glimpse of what just what you could be yours:

• An internship with a top SA company (including companies like eBay, L’Oreal, Sony & Google)
• A cash prize of R20,000
• A CV clinic with a top entrepreneur

With the SA job market seeing something of a slowdown in recent months, the news for this year’s graduates could be better. But the news is far from all bad, with some of the SA’s biggest employers still creating career opportunities for the best and brightest in this year’s graduate pool.

If you’ve graduated in the last 12 months from a recognised SA university or technicon (or are in your final year), then we want to hear from YOU! We are looking for the brightest, sharpest, sparkiest, gutsiest individual with oodles of talent. Whether arts, music, sports, academia, languages are your forte, or are an outstanding student union member, leader, or social contributor, we want to hear all about you and why you deserve the coveted ‘Graduate of the Year’ crown.

To enter our competition, click here and tell us briefly why you think you are the Graduate of the Year 2016. The deadline for applications is 22 August and the finalists will be notified by email before 1 September 2016.

Our selected 2016 SA finalist will receive a certificate and a cool prize, before going on to compete for the international graduate of the year title with finalists from Germany, Russia, Poland, Canada, India, Netherlands, France and Brazil.

Last year’s winner was Brazilian Claudio Florenzano, who was a graduate in information technology management from Martha Falcão University. His biggest achievement was creating an online community for technology professionals in Brazil – The Brazilian Community Of Information Systems, with the objective of helping people to follow a career in tech, sharing all content free of charge to its users.

Graduated more than a year ago? Don’t worry, you can still land your dream job! We list every advertised vacancy in the ZA, including graduate jobs and internships, on our website, as well as blogging about all sorts of useful job-hunting facts.

Don’t forget to join the chat on twitter: #GOTY2016

All the very best!