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Why Top Companies No Longer Require a University Degree – And what they now look for

Why Top Companies No Longer require a University Degree

Do you know that Google, Apple, IBM, Bank of America, Starbucks and some other global companies no longer require a university degree for their job positions? Recently, Elon Musk was using Twitter to recruit for Tesla, his electric car company. A part of the tweet read, “A PhD is definitely not required. I don’t care … Read more

5 Skills African Employers are Looking for Today

Skills African Employers are Looking for Today

1,300 CEOs were asked what skills they are looking for in employees, and this was what they found out. A survey of 1,300 CEOs in 68 countries by PwC revealed that 98% of the CEOs in Africa are most concerned about the lack of skills in the market. With the world’s largest young population at … Read more

10 Big Freelance Skills That Will Boom After this Pandemic

Big Freelance Skills That Will Boom After this Pandemic

As far back as the 1200 AD, a group of mercenaries offered their service to fight for any nation or person that paid them the most. These people were later, in the 1800s, referred to as army of ‘freelances’. A similar practice has since escalated into most professions in modern times, with greater influence and … Read more

7 Job Skills that’ll be in High Demand After this Pandemic

Job Skills that’ll be in High Demand After this Pandemic

A shift in the labour market typically takes decades to happen. For instance, the advent of digital technology didn’t totally replace traditional media like TV and radio. There are still jobs on TV and radio, even newspaper houses. The traditional journalists still have their jobs. So new technology doesn’t immediately substitute traditional employees, because people … Read more

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