Ad Talent has officially released the results of its annual talent survey, providing a glimpse into the 2023 remuneration packages for various positions in the advertising, digital, creative, IT, marketing and communications industries, as well as the media sector.
Ad Talent has released its latest salary survey following a year which has seen remote working, shifting work hours and the bid for scarce skills greatly impact remuneration structures.
This phenomenon of ghosting is on the increase as experienced by Ad Talent. I was on the verge of writing an article on this, but Debby Edelstein of the QualityLife Company could not have written it better.
Times are tough, but is getting a pay rise completely out of the question?
It may be harder, but it’s not impossible to negotiate.
Covid-19 and the resultant crisis continued to severely impact employment statistics, contributing to a downturn in hiring during 2021
Covid has taught us some valuable lessons about how clients view candidates in the job market in our niche sector of the recruitment industry.
None of us was prepared for the sudden impact of Covid-19 when it forced the lockdown in March 2020.
With the Black Friday shopping frenzy around the corner, the digital economy this year is expected to receive an enormous boost as many people will want to avoid crowds and take their shopping online.
The study found that flexible ways of working are here to stay with many leaders focused on driving a culture of innovation.
Black Friday 2020 could be bigger online than in-store this year.
I would like to call on women to look beyond what is considered to be typical careers for women and arm themselves with more knowledge about opportunities in the technology space.
Google just launched its “hum to search” feature, which allows users to hum, whistle, or sing for 10-15 seconds in order to identify a song.
TikTok is reportedly talking to founder and former CEO of Instagram, Kevin Systrom.
Ogilvy has become the first agency brand to reach an impressive social media milestone: one million followers on LinkedIn.
Social media is a vital catalyst for brand awareness and growth. But what is the key to a successful social media profile?
Accenture’s technology trends explore how people’s values are shifting, and digital-age technology models are increasingly out of sync with them.
Twitter has announced that its new reply feature – which will allow users to choose who can reply to their tweets – is now available on Android.
IT’S OK TO FEEL NOT OK, especially during this unheard-of crazy time.
Harken Holdings launched fomo, it’s first app in the hospitality vertical.
WE SPOT TALENT FIRST – even in a candidate-flooded market
This is how we claimed successfully (for South African employees) from the UIF and were paid within 36 hours:
Who would have thought that we would be in a lockdown situation in our lifetime? It’s a science fiction movie made real – more real than anything any scriptwriter could have written.
Lucky, lucky you! You have been made 2 job offers. Which one to choose? This may seem like a dream come true, but you have a hard decision to make.
What are you? Assertive or Aggressive?
Should you wish to meet any of these candidates, please email the relevant consultant.
Should you wish to meet any of these candidates, please email the relevant consultant.
[2 min read] When accepting a job offer, you need to be informed so that you are not short-changed. It is very important to have a clear understanding of the various salary terms used.
Should you wish to meet any of these candidates, please email the relevant consultant.
[2 min read] As a creative the quality of your portfolio plays an essential role in determining the future of your career. It is a hiring manager’s first port of call (together with the CV) and is considered a direct reflection of the breadth of your experience, your output and your skills.
Should you wish to meet any of these candidates, please email the relevant consultant.
[2 min read] The differences between design and development actually lead to more of a discussion around frontend and backend web work. Let’s start with the frontend…
[3 min read] We spend 11 and-a-half months of the year looking forward to spending time with family and loved ones.
As an art director, my title misleads people into thinking that I take home a hefty managerial wage. It gets more confusing when I try to define my line of work since what follows is often a request to explain the difference between graphic design and art direction.
[3 min read] A Content Writer and a Copywriter is the same thing, right? They both write words used in online and offline content, so surely they’re just fancy names for what is essentially a writer?
[2 minute read] Resigning can be stressful and emotional. Whether you’ve been retrenched or there has been a restructure and the company is downsizing or whether you leave on your own accord…
[2 minute read] You’ve gone through 3 gruelling interviews. You think you’ve hit it off with your future manager and have finally received that much-awaited phone call from HR to tell you that you’ve got the job…
Art, dance and music – these are words associated with South Africa’s rich heritage and diverse range of cultures. Despite what most might think, we, as South Africans, still manage to unite and express our individuality by coming together as a nation…
It’s likely that at some point we’ve thought to ourselves: “We’ll probably have flying cars in the not-too-distant future”. Well, although we aren’t exactly soaring through the skies, dipping and diving through air-traffic in hybrid vehicles…
There it is again – another pop-up. And all you were doing was trying to help your dear beloved grandmother search for the nearest dentist who can help fix her false teeth. Now your Facebook newsfeed…
You talk, but, more importantly, you listen. A great recruiter doesn’t just talk, but listens intently to the client and the candidate.
The interview is a two way process. As much as the company is investigating you as to your suitability, so will you be investigating the company to see if they are right for you.
Ask questions. A recruiter for a major company says: “I only hire staff who ask questions. I can tell more about the person by the questions they ask than the answers they give.”
How sick are you? Sick leave abuse is becoming a major problem in companies in South Africa according to Human Capital Review.
Employees leave jobs for many reasons, but increasingly employees who resign don’t want to work their notice or disappear as soon as they are paid. (Many are also producing spurious sick notes). Is this the right thing to do?
As a director at specialist recruitment agency Ad Talent, Stacey Bossenger has spent the last 12 years finding out what skills the communications and marketing…
Stacey Bossenger, a director at recruitment firm Ad Talent, tells Margaret Harris that she enjoys changing people’s lives by placing them in their dream jobs…
On the 19th January 2017 the President assented to an amendment to the Unemployment Insurance Act that significantly improves the benefits that can be received from UIF and even…
Please do not resign before you receive a copy of your letter of appointment. Make sure that you read it carefully and that you query anything that concerns you. You have the right to negotiate your terms of employment…
Salaries in the SA adver- tising industry have been largely static for the past three years. This is one reason why the industry continually complains about difficulty in recruitment…
