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  • First Year At A Job And It Had To Be 2020!

    June 11, 2021

    Author: Zinhle Msibi Most people will agree the year 2020 is in the running to be claimed the worst year in modern history.  The year that felt like a test we didn’t study for, the year that had people stocking up on copious amounts of toilet paper, the year that changed our ways of working and for me the year that changed how I started a new job. Starting a new job can be nerve-racking...

  • Being an Intern during a pandemic…

    August 19, 2020

    Author: Nechia Khuzwayo, Intern, FleishmanHillard, Social & Innovation  Many think that internships are about fetching coffee and picking up effortless work that falls to the side. Amidst the pandemic, it may be fewer coffee runs, but the truth is being an intern, even the support-kind, is as taxing as a full-time job. And wanting to develop it into something bigger, is part of this strive. Though ways of working have changed, the benefits and expectations...