Career, Education, Student Finance, Startup and Gap Year Features

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Superhero Careers; Published: 01 April 2007; Last Updated: 14 August 2017

So, you think that being able to leap tall buildings and possess super powers is cool? Well, we do too! Yeah that’s right, we're talking superheros, a die-hard conversation that never gets old. But next time you’re in trouble and a superhero helps you out, think about what they are doing before…You know, when they aren't out saving the city, the world or even the universe. Usually they are earning an income just like we have to, or will have to one day, and some of them even went to University!

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: The Good Grad; Published: 01 April 2007; Last Updated: 29 November 2015

The Curriculum Vitae (CV), a document that is supposed to be an individual’s personal career advert. It is used to promote and market oneself, illustrating why an individual is the next super CEO. However for some reason this document has become something of a conundrum, with either the person submitting the CV or the person receiving it never being happy. So what is the best way to structure a CV which will hopefully lead to positive result? We got in touch with Bridget Berry a senior National Graduate Recruitment based in South Africa and asked her for some tips, advice and horror stories surrounding this career gap!

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 01 April 2007; Last Updated: 30 November 2015

What does your job entail and how did it all come about?

I work in the marketing and publicity department at Penguin Books. As the deputy marketing manager, I am responsible for planning and implementing marketing campaigns. I fell in love with books from an early age and was lucky enough to combine my passion for marketing with my love for reading when I first joined Penguin Books as a marketing assistant.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 01 April 2007; Last Updated: 13 April 2016

Kate Evans

So you are the editor of the HIP2B2 Magazine, how did it all happen?
Chance and fate. No, seriously, education and creative writing have always been areas of interest for me. My CV happened to land on the desk of Atoll Media when a new magazine project was in the pipeline – until then I had been working as a freelance proofreader slash ‘editor.’ The big man there was interested in a newpaper project I had just completed. After looking over that, I was given the opportunity to put together some ideas for Mark Shuttleworth about how I would go about creating a magazine that made science, maths and technology fun. I jumped at the chance… and the rest is history.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Get Educated; Published: 01 April 2007; Last Updated: 28 February 2016

Leaving school and enrolling at a tertiary institution is a big step in one’s life and making the right choices early on is definitely a major stress reliever. In South Africa there are a number of different types of institutions that you could attend. The first two, which probably come to mind, are universities and technikons. It is quite probable that you may be having some difficulty deciding whether you should go to tech or varsity. Some of the differences between the two institution types include the minimum requirements, type of courses or work covered and most importantly the qualification at the end of the road.
Entrance Requirements

To enrol at a university in South Africa you need to have obtained a Senior Certificate with matric endorsement at the end of your grade 12 year. A matric endorsement is achieved when a scholar passes the year with a minimum of three subjects on higher grade. (Make sure that you know the updated requirements for an endorsement before going into your final examinations.) However, some varsities may set additional requirements for the student to achieve in order to be accepted and certain courses require more than the minimum due to levels of difficulty or specialization.