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From Panels to Potjies: Animal Science Students Get Real About Careers at AgriCAREERConnect Stellenbosch, South Africa – 24 July 2025 The AgriCAREERConnect Animal Industry MeetUp at Weltevreden...

AgriCAREERConnect 2025 at UP: A Resounding Success in Bridging Talent and Industry On 12 August 2025, the University of Pretoria’s Sanlam Auditorium and Conference Centre came alive with energy,...

AgriCAREERConnect 2025: Bridging the Gap Between Graduates and the Agricultural Industry As South Africa celebrates its youth, while contemplating the burning issue of youth unemployment,...

Vacation Work  Experience, experience, experience…. Every student has heard this word. Just the thought may make you want to scream. You know you must get experience somehow. But what to do when...

Applying Knowledge in the Real World Blogs 1 and 2 were about researching your interests while holidaying, and researching the industry of interest to you and discovering online courses. If you have...

Industry Insights and Discovery of Online Courses Part of discovering your career interests is researching your industry. Each industry is different with its unique challenges and trends and filled...

Productivity hacks   We are nearing the end of, yet another year and the Festive season is fast approaching. In the Festive season, there will be moments for deep reflection, where we can think of...

Debunking a work myth   You have prepared most of your life for this moment. You wrote matric and pursued a tertiary qualification. You have written more tests and exams than you can count. Not to...

Students connecting with industry at AgriCAREERConnect at UP: The 12th of September 2024 was a day bustling with students and industry professionals from different companies, all gathered at the...

Agrijob has some exciting news! AgriCAREERConnect (ACC) is back!AgriCAREERConnect has evolved into a unique platform over the years, where the agricultural industry shares insights into job...

Work ethic is defined as “a personal set of standards for acceptable behaviours” (Personio, 2024) at work. Each individual and each company should have them.

Mind the Gap!  The biggest career adjustment that I have ever experienced was the jump between matric and first year. It was a jump from a world of certainty and familiarity to a place where neither...