Is it difficult to find employment in South Africa?
If you were an accountant or doctor or somebody with some sort of good degree would it be difficult to find a job and what is the average wage?
South Africa - 6 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I dont think so for medicine.but you might have some trouble if you an accountant,especially if you dont have experience.
Answer 2 :
If you're black and poor, yes.
Answer 3 :
Yes, employment is hard to find and recruitment is very political but if you have a skill like the ones you mentioned which require a high standard of education you have a decent chance.
Answer 4 :
No, if you have a good decent degree then it would not be difficult to get a job in there. Africa needs good doctor and engineer to work in their country but I can say that getting a good package is your luck.
Answer 5 :
Depends which gender and race group you belong to.... I can only talk for the medical profession since I don't know much about Accountants. I'm white and female, which doesn't put me in a very favourable group. But I'm still one up on white males. They always talk about the crisis and how they need health professionals. I've dropped off my CV at various hospitals and Department of Health, looking for a job in the public sector since you get more benefits than in the private sector. I haven't had a single reply. I am in contact with some other black people who I studied with and who have applied for jobs at the same hospitals. They got the jobs, I didn't even get a reply stating that my application was unsuccessful. They have exactly the same qualification that I do. In my profession the state employees get on average R10 000 more than those in the private sector. They get housing subsidies, medical aids etc etc. I'm stuck in the private sector getting less than half of what my black counterparts are getting. A friend of mine (white) who has a Master's in genetic research was replaced by a black school leaver. Now if that isn't a kick in the pants I don't know what is.
Answer 6 :
If you have the right qualifications, you will get employed easily. If you just have matric or you did one of those weak programmes from Damelin, ICESA or one of those private colleges, or you have those useless degrees like BA (History), BCom (Economics) or one of those degrees that everyone has e.g HR or BCom or NDip (Engineering) then most likely you will have difficulty in getting a job.
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