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Research development
Work at the University of the Witwatersrand is good. A typical day at work involves preparing for tutorials, reading scientific research articles and working on my own research. Relationships with co-workers are quite close as we usually rely on each other for tutorials and research progress meetings. It is easy to make friends who you can always trust to give you honest feedback on your work. The most challenging aspects of my job is keeping up with deadlines and come up with a novel approach for my work.
Pros: Great opportunity for research
Cons: Delayed feedback from supervisor
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Good career development
Very challenging job, colleagues are friendly and professional. I have learned a lot with regard to research. I enjoy reading and expressing myself a lot. The most challenging aspect of this job is that one has to adapt to different approaches to research in a very short space of time.
Pros: Great opportnity for development
Cons: Long working hours
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Doing administrative and clerical tasks (such as scanning or printing)
Doing administrative and clerical tasks (such as scanning or printing). Preparing and editing letters, reports, memos, and emails. Running errands to the post office or supply store. Arranging meetings, appointments, and executive travel. Answering phone calls and taking messages. Maintaining folders on servers. Recording meeting minutes. Liaising with teams and units. Tracking petty cash. Covering reception.
Pros: The relationship and rapport I have built with the person I work for and the appreciation for a job well done.
Cons: The lack of respect you get as you are ‘just a Administrator’.
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Excellent learning curve
From being a Social work student to being employed as a Call centre agent at the same institution (University of the Witwatersrand) for customer service such as registration, applications, accommodations and referrals to various faculties provided me with an excellent learning curve and opened my mind to the pressures associated with the position. Now I understand and can offer the professional approach to various customers. The colleagues and my seniors presented approachable attitudes which made the position easy to manage because of the positive atmosphere.
Pros: Great opportunity for experience
Cons: Short contract
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Provides great interpersonal skills and experience
Work days are well thought of and implemented by course coordinators and supervisors all the tutors do is over see seminars with students using information given to them by the course coordinators.
Pros: Great working space
Cons: No opportunity for growth
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Multi tasking
Using appropriate data to refer students to appropriate interventions. • Developing strategies to monitor and track student progress. • Interacting with School and Faculty teaching and learning committees and other student support structures
Pros: Customer Service Experience
Cons: No growth
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Volunteer experience
The average day includes assisting students with practical and educational skills equipping them for assignments and practical work. The Lecturer and other demonstrators meet before the practicals to discuss a way to better engage with the students.
Pros: Get to work with students and increase your expertise.
Cons: Few hours and thus less pay
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Always determined to achieve optimal results
Having worked with some organizations in different capacities, and interacted with people from multicultural backgrounds for over 10 years now, I have developed team building and multi-tasking skills.
Pros: Proficient in statistical analysis softwares (Stata, SPSS, Eviews among others)
Cons: Meet up with due date
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Excellent working environment
Flexible working hours especially days that are lecture free. Friendly colleagues and many are open for collaboration on various aspects of research. You get to choose projects that you want to work on meaning more opportunities to learn more. I enjoy doing research and supervising post-grad students.
Pros: Great opportunity to do consulting work on a part-time basisjavascript:void(0);
Cons: Work load is sometime too high
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Policing, Crime Prevention, security and investigations
Tten year experience as police officer worked South African Police service.i presently working university of the Witwatersrand as Crime Prevention and respond team.i held positions such as sector manager, sector team and Client Service Centre to assist clients of South African Police service.
Pros: Opportunities
Cons: Working very hard
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