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
  • My Career took a Turn, WHY LOSING YOUR JOB Can be the Best Thing To Happen For You, Law, Pivoting
    Sep 4 2024

    And WE ARE BACK WITH SEASON 2 of Employment Wednesdays Podcast!

    This week's episode focuses on most trending term in career development...."Pivoting".

    Key lessons-

    The meaning of Pivot.

    Losing your Job can workout for your greatest purpose and good.

    Resisting change is expensive, but EMBRACING is so rewarding.

    Not being retained as an associate is not the end of the world.

    #Podcast #Pivoting #viral #change #employmentwednesdays #turningpoint

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    29 mins
  • Season Finale: New Host? Law, Challenges , Experience at Africa's number 1 university, Securing Articles
    Jul 31 2024

    In this week's episode, We are sitted with a new host ?? And it's a season Finaleee 😭😭🥰🥰 It's been such a fulfilling journey. To all my guests, thank you for making season 1 possible.

    Lessons -

    You have to do what others are not willing to do to get the best out of everything.

    Articles are hard to find, but you will get them eventually, keep going.

    Dare to dream, chase the dream, catch it, and immerse yourself in the dream.

    Cry and rest as much as you need to.

    Happy Employment Wednesday!!

    Happy Season Finale.

    Love & Light

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    52 mins
  • A career in human resources, CV writting, Interview Preparation, Career coaching and Mentorship, Get Corporate Ready
    Jul 24 2024

    In this week's episode, we are in conversation with Bohlale Paile who holds a degree in human resource and psychology, with over 10 years experience in the corporate space specialising in young talent acquisition. She is founder of Get Corporate Ready, a platform that focuses on work readiness, career coaching, development and mentorship.

    Key lessons -

    A general Bcom degree is a good degree if you not sure where you would like to be as it allows you to have various options.

    Psychometric test are a good aid to helping you pick a possible career path.

    Don't take every offer that comes. Be assertive and decisive with your career.

    Rejection is not the end, its a reminder that you can go improve and do better.

    Build genuine relationships in your industry, remember your network is your networth.

    Networking is not about how much you can speak or speak about yourself it's more about being personable.

    Learn to read the room, it's good manners.

    Go the extra mile.

    Trust in yourself & Be Daring.

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    42 mins

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