FNB/BER (First National Bank / Bureau for Economic Research) released their latest Civil and Building confidence indices this week. The Civil Confidence Index is 5 (out of 100) which means that 95% of civil engineering construction companies … [Read more...]
What’s really matters on your CV
I've sent out thousands of CVs to hundreds of companies and this gives me a good feel for what does and doesn't matter on a CV. I start judging a candidate from the very first interaction which is often the receipt of the CV and I know most of my … [Read more...]
How to get a job in Dubai
Is Dubai in a recession (late 2019)? Businesses are closing and companies are retrenching. The Purchasing Managers' Index dropped to 51.6 from 55.1 in July 2019, declining for the third month, and properties are selling at a discount. Is this … [Read more...]
Dubai Job Scam
A colleague of mine recently got a job offer to work in Dubai. Nothing untoward since he's on the job market and his name is out there. Luckily he dropped me a line asking what I thought before committing to the offer. I've reproduced all the … [Read more...]
Shortage of engineers? What shortage?
Our government published a list of 100 scarce skills in South Africa (why not 97 or 103?). Seven of the top ten are infrastructure engineers (electrical, civil, mechanical, ...) and I guess this report dovetails nicely with the NDP (National … [Read more...]