When I say young black people must go to JHB, this is not Tigers Milk talk. It is about proximity to opportunity.
You may not have read Bonga Bangani's letter to Richard Wright, and Tinyiko Ngwenya’s letter to all of us
You will do a bit of reading today
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My circumstances aren’t a reflection of my worth in this world. There’s more to who I am beyond what’s happening to me. Good things have happened to me before and they’ll happen to me again. I remind myself of that and I repeat it as often as I can.
Honestly at a point where I don’t want to answer calls, texts niks. Ndi overwhelmed and iyobonana next year sana there’s literally nothing from my side 🙏🏾
BBBEE may not be perfect but we must be intentional about defending ourselves against the constant attacks on the structures and initiatives that have gotten us this far.
“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. I am going to write fire until it comes out of my ears, my eyes, my noseholes--
So basically we’re dealing with a job market where if your CV isn’t structured in a super specific way, it may get rejected by the AI HR teams are using but if you use AI to help you with the application process, you will likely get rejected. And even if you don’t use AI, if a recruiter thinks you did they’ll still reject you 🙃