Q: I need information on bursaries to study medicine?
 
A: We found one particular website that focuses on the financial well being of medical students. Money4MedStudents - http://www.money4medstudents.org - a UK based website rocks!

Focus on the stock market- Learn how to play the JSE and make cash.
 
South Africans aren't big on buying shares - at least as individuals. In SA, the share market is dominated by institutional shareholders - financial institutions such as insurance companies and asset management companies. Most people just don't know much about investing; many think that buying shares directly is hugely expensive, or they are afraid of spending money on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

We have been asked this question a number of times on FirstStep.me and we have summarised it into the following:
 
1. Make sure any Gap Year placement agency that you enlist with on this form of adventure is reputable and accredited accordingly.

By Paul Thomas  
 
In his revolutionary book Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age*, Tom Peters explains the importance of the question “What is (v-e-r-y) special about you?”
 
Asking this question of yourself, and grappling with a brutally honest answer, is arguably the most important FirstStep in choosing a career path that will sustain both your wallet and your happiness throughout the forty to fifty years you’ll spend (hopefully) contributing to the economy.

Q:I would like to find out more information on jobs on a cruise ship?
 
A: We received a number of queries about this particular subject, please make sure you that you do a full check into the organisation or setup that you enlist with in terms of pursuing a career or employment within this industry.