working in cape town

Hi there- I would like to work in South Africa- preferably in Cape Town, as I just returned from there. I truly loved it and would like to go back for some time. Anyone have some ideas for me? I'm not a professional, I just graduated university, so I am finding it a bit tough to find anything. I'm also not quite sure where I should be looking. Perhaps someone has some advice out there.

Hi there

What's your name?

I live in Cape Town and may be able to help.

Please tell me, have you ever worked in England?

Martin

Hi, no I have not worked in England before.

Do you have any ideas for how to find work in Cape Town? I was thinking of doing a working-holiday, it may be easier to get a visa that way. I just need to find someone to hire me.

I know a UK company that hires people without qualifications if they have knowledge of the UK. That's what I had in mind, but as you haven't been to the UK, I'm not sure if they'd still take you. They have plenty of jobs at the moment and the salary is about R8000 per month. Not a lot if you convert it to your currency, but life in SA is cheap. What kind of work experience do you have?

Try the Gumtree website and go to South Africa, Cape Town. Unfortunately, this forum does not allow me to post the link, but Google it.

Hi,

Sorry to 'barge' in on this post, but myself and my partner are intending to move to Cape Town in the next 8 weeks time, our intention was also to gain employment once there.

I've sent you a PM, please could you view it.

Thanks

I know a UK company that hires people without qualifications if they have knowledge of the UK. That's what I had in mind, but as you haven't been to the UK, I'm not sure if they'd still take you. They have plenty of jobs at the moment and the salary is about R8000 per month. Not a lot if you convert it to your currency, but life in SA is cheap. What kind of work experience do you have?

Hi, I work for a recruitment agency in South Africa that specialises in placing foreign language speaking people. We are currently searching for Canadian expats for positions in Cape Town in the customer service / online marketing industry. Work permits are available for successful candidates. For more information, please forward your CV to contact@foreignlanguageplacements.co.za

hi,

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-- Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:33 pm --

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-- Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:34 pm --

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We moved here five years ago from London and had the same concerns as you. There is no doubt that safety is a concern but with some basic precautions it is not a major issue. Most crime is in the townships which you're very unlikely to visit and like many larger cities the better the area the less the crime. But there is lots of poverty so youre idiotic to flout your wealth too much. Drive around in a convertable dripping with diamonds and youre asking for it! You will learn pretty quickly which areas to avoid and take sensible precautions such as not leaving things in your car in view, locking doors while driving, putting the alarm on at night and employing a security company - who come around quickly if the alarm goes off. Safety in Johannesburg is a different story - its much worse there.