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Originally Posted by remon87
From the logical perspective.....
How do companies survive if they keep hiring unqualified and unskilled professionals??? don't they stop and think for a minute about their resources, budgets, deliverable, and even their reputation???
I would be considered a colour person in SA, even though I'm an American, but I'm from an Egyptian-Christian decent. But why does colour have to matter when applying for a job, isn't the only thing employer see on your resume (CV) are your skills and experiences???
If it weren't for my family in SA, I would have never thought of moving to Joburg for a job; nonetheless Joburg, well SA in general, have a lot to offer tourist and visitors. I end-up having a great time and a great experience every time I come to see my family.
I have a valid work permit, and a valid spouse permit; but I can't get a job which astonishes me!!!
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I hope that seeing you are starting to ask these questions that you are slowly starting to get the picture. Please I am not attcking you, as I can understand you are in a unique situation, but am only telling you what the truth and reality about South Africa is. If you listen to some of the people on here, you would think you are going to the land of milk and honey( Nope sorry, but that land allready exists and I am living in it). Being from Egyptian decent and speaking with a Yank accent definitely does not qualify for BEE and AA. Go look up on the net how companies are doing, or are forced to doing the ratio thing. If I am not mistaken it starts with the African lady as top priority, and moves all the way down to the Caucasion European male. You would be on the list down the bottom somewehere, but with the accent prob at the bottom. Now seeing that there are 40mil people in SA, there are a lot of people above you on that list. That is reality.
And as far as how these companies survive. Well lets just say that if I really had to give you my opinion on how I think menatlities in South Africa/Africa work, I would probably be booted of this forum, which is sad, because it looks like the world is becoming a place where you cant realy say what you think or even perhaps state facts because there might be statements or references that "offend" people, but if something is the truth or a fact then that shoulnt matter, because that is what it is.
So all I am saying is realize it is Africa and dont just believe all the positive talk, because that creates false impressions, hope and realities in peoples minds.