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Vincent Hofmann is South African Qualitative Market Researcher, FirstStep.co.za caught up with him to see exactly what he does and what it is that gets him up in the morning.
Name: Vincent Hofmann
Age: 24
1. Current Occupation:
Qualitative Market Researcher
2. So what exactly is it that you do:
I gather insights from consumers on a variety of different projects, be they technology oriented, brand focused or simply just acquiring spontaneous responses from consumers relating to a particular ad.
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Being a journalist for us at FirstStep.co.za is a very romantic idea. The thought of visiting foreign countries, meeting new and exciting people and covering wars in far out places is a pretty cool one. The thing is, only the best get these sort of exciting assignment so unless you want to be reporting on firemen saving kittens from tree’s you need to work really hard to prove yourself.
The basics you require are a decent grasp of the English language. Being able to string a sentence together is a must and if your friends call you the “Human thesaurus” then you’ll probably be pretty decent as a journalist.
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If you love food like we do here at First Step you’ll love the career for this week. Most people consider cooking an annoying necessity in life they don’t enjoy partaking in. For a small few though, the passion translates into a career. For those looking for an entry into the career creativity is key as well as a keen sense of taste and smell. If is important to remember that a chef is defined as a person who cooks professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef. You might need to start off putting the sauce on a couple hundred deserts but if you’re good enough, you could be head chef in no time.
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1. Firstly there is no tax so if you going on a working holiday in Dubai, save save save!
2. There is snow in desert, yes you read that correctly! The mall of the Emirates has its own indoor ski slope! Really anything is truly possible.
http://www.malloftheemirates.com
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Roaming Newton: Chapter 6
So being the cricket loving fanatic that I am, I decided to track down some cricket in the desert. I mean if they can ski here why not have a bit of the civilized game! Well cricket in the desert was exactly what I found! Sand everywhere with a rubberized mat in the middle of this makeshift oval. These guys loved the game so much that they went out into the boiling desert and played cricket on sand. Interesting to see but not an ideal surface for those looking to perform Jonty Rhodes maneuvers. After watching for about an hour I decided that as much as I like cricket, I preferred the grass version. Though I gained a new found respect for the international cricket lover!
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