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Employment Wednesdays

By: Yvonne Princess Shabangu
  • Summary

  • Hey Fam! Welcome to the Employment Wednesdays Family.

    You may be wondering how Employment Wednesdays came to life, before I give you the tea, let me take you to the Bible scripture "My People Perish because of the lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6

    Yes, you guessed it, I almost perished my career before it even started because of the lack of knowledge. When I enrolled for my LLB, I thought that all I needed to do was graduate in order to be a lawyer ( I didn't know what that meant, like many other people I reduced the profession to just being an attorney or advocacy). Little did I know that there was more I could do with my law degree. In my third year I got a rude awakening that if I wanted to be a "real lawyer" I needed to serve articles. To my shock a number of desirable law firms had already recruited candidate attorneys two years in advance. So this meant I would be at a disadvantage, in that I'm likely to be unemployed after graduating and should i find a law firm to serve my articles i can't be picky or i would have to wait for two years to be signed by a desirable law firm. And this all happened because of the lack of knowledge regarding my career choice.

    Just like I had anticipated after I graduated, I was unemployed, and I opted to enrol for my LLM in banking law to keep myself busy, and skillful while I searched for articles. I thought to myself what happens to an average young person in South Africa who doesn't have the luxury of getting another qualification or keeping busy while they wait to secure their desired job. They end up being part of the high stats of the unemployment rate or even turning to bad means to support themselves and their families. One of the major contributors of unemployment is lack of knowledge on career choices that are conducive for financial stability and personal growth. Employment Wednesdays came to life to serve as the bridge between a layman and access to job opportunities.

    In 2023 received an award from Mail & Gurdian as a powerful networking woman making impact through Employment Wednesdays.

    I hope this platform is the assurance you need that you will get the job at the right company (or even create jobs).

    Yvonne Shabangu 2024
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Episodes
  • Sibu Mpanza on Dropping out from University, CHANGE, healing and a career in the creative space/industry
    May 22 2024

    In this week's episode we are in conversation with Sibu Mpanza. A creative genius who found himself having to drop out of university to persue his creativity. In this episode he takes us through various career paths he has taken and continues to take. He further takes us through how he navigates big and small changes which take place in his life

    Key lessons -

    Change is an evitable part of our live and we get to decide whether we benefit from it or not.

    Free education is not yet a complete reality in South Africa, apply for as much busaries as you can.

    Being a bad student in class, does not disqualify you from the possibility of being a creative or being a great proffesional.

    Studying and working at the same time is not for everyone.

    Take risks, as much as you can, they become more terrifying as we grow older.

    Therapy and counselling in all forms are important for personal growth and development.

    You can change careers as much as you need to no 1 is counting.

    Try, knock, ask , and fail knowing you gave it a shot.

    Happy Employment Wednesday!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Law Without Boarders EP 6, What you can do with your law degree: Compliance in the Betting industry
    May 15 2024

    In this week's episode we are In conversation with Ndanganeni Matsheketsheke a non practicing attorney, LLM in labour law. She is currently a Compliance officer in the Betting industry. Ndanga takes us through her career journey and how failure landed her into the legal profession.

    Key takeaways - Support and tools to transition from high school and university are important for one's wholistic career development. We need to divert from traditional ways of applying for jobs and be creative, go into the dms if necessary. Failure is part of the journey which may lead to your biggest break. Passion does push you a step ahead in your career, because it helps you withstand the pressure that comes with career. No matter how great the environment is, if you are misaligned there will always be discomfort.

    Happy Employment Wednesday!

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    38 mins
  • Events Planning Business as a CAREER, Dos & Don't
    May 8 2024

    In this week's episode we are In conversation with Mabutla Innocentia , who is a seasoned events planner. She takes us through the transition from being an accountant to being an events planner and owner of one of the most beautiful venues in the country and how she has navigated expanding her horizons as an events planner.

    Key Lessons from the episodes are as follows -

    Failure is a walk of life, there is nothing abnormal about it, embrace and learn from it.

    You can be doing something so big or what society deems noble and still be misaligned.

    You are where you need to be, soak in the lessons and skills.

    When you stop caring/lose respect for an environment it your sign that you need to leave.

    Give it 5 years, figure out if it works or not. If it works then give it your all and if it doesn't try something else.

    Whatever you do get out of bed, it's a symbol of your willingness to try...

    Don't despise those that are starting off, bring them closer.

    I hope you enjoyed this episode. Happy Employment Wednesday!

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    1 hr and 11 mins

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