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Excellent learning curve

I believe I am the candidate you are looking for. Have many traits which I think will make me a valuable asset to the organisation, communication skills, people orientation, confidence, dedication, great numeracy and analytical skills and many more positive attribute that you are going to discover about I, should we work together.

Pros: Great opportunity for for promotion
Cons: sufficient working hours

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Excellent way for me to get to work with people and improve my maths skills.

The most challenging thing is coming across mathematical problems that are not similar to what I've solved but i must be able to assist students. it's more like a learning experience more than just a job. i enjoy learning while teaching other because yo discover new ways to solve different problems and the most inspiring is the fact that these students look up to you.

Pros: great way to learn more and understand further.
Cons: it's hard because each mathematical problem is hard and when you are not a lecturer.

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Excellent

I work as senior academic officer for postgraduate students, i.e. Honours, Masters, and Doctoral students. We have a very good harmonise relationship wiht my colleagues, we share a lot as colleagues. A lot have been leant, good administration, telephone ettequette, capability to deal with all people at all levels, i.e. junior to director management. I enjoy helping, I enjoy delivering to my expectations. The job requires an assistant yet I am not given an assistant and that becomes a challenge.

Pros: Self-esteem
Cons: Too trusting

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Don't work hard, work smart. Let me help you....

In my last job I was head hunted by recruiters at UKZN. They required a top-performing individual which was an excellent match to that of my personality, experience and smart work. My typical day at the office begins at 8:00am sharp, where I offer my extensive experience in personal assistance, general administration, student administration, module/course administration, secretarial experience, financial/claims administration, and finally travel booking. Throughout the day I go about utilising my various other types of skills such as computing skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, organizational skills, events management, problem solving, coordination skills and many more. Possessing fine attributes such as high levels of honesty and trustworthiness can sometimes be a downfall for me as colleagues tend to get a bit too chatty and tend to seek my personal advice. However, I have learnt how to postpone these sessions for lunch hour or after work. I then leave the office at 16:00pm.

Pros: Great opportunities if advancing studies
Cons: After hour meetings

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Work

Have to deal with a lot of students who ask a million questions. We as demonstrators have a great bind being classmates as well. I have learnt a lot, I mean academically i am doing research but in terms of work, i have learnt to be patient and more attentative. I enjoy helping students understand their work and seeing them do well and the challenging thing is working while studying which is not easy.

Pros: Study while working
Cons: a lot of things to do

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Out of my expertise, but definitely worth the challenge and experience

The working environment was a lively atmosphere about it, a great experience not only for work and learning, but to also build and maintain genuine long lasting friendships from interim worker all the way to supervisors and employers!

Pros: Great opportunity to learn about the real stuff, 'on the field' type of experience
Cons: Sometimes having to work longer hours than expected

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A Reverse Racist Institution

A Reverse Racist institution (yes, I know that theoretically that does not exist, but there is no other way to describe it). In order to progress at UKZN you must be black, completely black, not even of colour. If you are not black enough you get nowhere at UKZN. An exploitative institution filled with narrow-minded individuals who hold positions of power. These individuals often abuse these positions. In addition, contract staff are treated like dirt at UKZN (Edgewood campus in particular) and they never get made permanent even when positions become available, especially if they are not black enough for the reversed racist policies upheld by UKZN. Those in power do not care about the people who work under them, but rather only look out for themselves, people like the Dean are very sly, underhanded and false.

Pros: Good space to develop academically
Cons: No opportunities for advancement if you are not black and a suck up.

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Excellent theoretically-based work and great practical practice work in laboratories

The work includes a merge between theory and learning and application of the knowledge obtained thereof into practical work prominently in the laboratory(Microbiology and biochemistry). From morning till early afternoon includes lectures which is then followed by the practical component until late afternoon. Work includes both individual work and work as a team, this requires a good relationship with colleagues so as to gel together for the best results. I have learnt the theorical work which serves as a basis for all that follows and allows the capacity to meander the spectrum of similarities in the relevant field of study. The actual application of this knowledge is most interesting as it brings a conceptualization of the knowledge gained. On the other hand the juggling of theory and practical work and projects on a given day pose a challenge as time management can be an issue, most of the work has to be done after hours so as to compensate.

Pros: Great opportunity for Qualification
Cons: Long hours of combine theory and practical work

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Honours student

As I am an Honours student I find it very interesting, cause my work is challenging me everyday to better myself. I have a good relationship with my Lecturers in class and off class as well. I have learnt that in anything in life it is very important to give it 100% effort in order to obtain good result at the end. I enjoyed doing presentations cause that is where i had to explain my knowledge of my research in the Agricultural Economics field and Agricultural Plant Sciences field. Managing my work as an Honours student, since there are lot of submissions being done throughout the year.

Pros: Since I have started as an undergrad I have been working very hard to get my Degree. But qualifying for my Honours was a wonderful achievement for me.
Cons: Mornings till late

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Excellent Learning Curve,

working for University of KwaZulu Natal is a great experience since it is one of the largest institution in South Africa. I have manage to maintain good relationship with my colleagues although it has long working hours but It is a good opportunity to grow and i have gained interpersonal skill and organisational skills

Pros: Great opportunity to grow
Cons: long working hours, without break

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