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Be Intentional and Purposeful Today
Phemelo Kebinelang
May 30, 2025
30 MAY 2025
đź’°THE DIGITAL ECONOMYđź’°
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"Empowering Youth and Communities to THRIVE in this DIGITAL ERA!”
Remote Work is Not a Gated Community
Remote work isn’t some exclusive estate for the privileged few with Stanford degrees or Silicon Valley accents.
Whether you're in Gomora, Mdantsane or Giyani, or hustling from your bed with spotty Wi-Fi and a phone hotspot, remote work is for you too.
It’s not about where you are.
It’s about what you can do.
The internet is open for business, and companies are actively hiring:
Virtual Assistants
Content Writers
Digital Marketers
Social Media Managers
Online Tutors
And they don’t care if your office chair is your bed or if your cat joins every Zoom call.
They care about one thing: can you deliver results?
You Don’t Need a Degree.
You Need Positioning.
One of the biggest myths is that you need 3 degrees, 8 years of experience and a fancy accent to qualify for remote gigs.
Lies.
What you need is positioning:
A LinkedIn profile that doesn’t scream “Desperate Job Seeker 🙏🏾”
Proof that you’ve got remote-ready skills (YouTube and Google are universities too!)
A digital footprint that says, “I get things DONE.”
Instead of endlessly updating your CV, hoping for that one callback, build your brand.
Post your work.
Offer a service.
DM a business owner or your contact person.
Create a portfolio, even if it starts with helping your cousin's tuck shop.
I hope you’re not thinking of hopping into the spaza shop bandwagon - of course, unless you just want to survive financially and don’t have a thriving attitude.
Let’s start by taking over the digital economy and then develop a plan to take back the spaza shops.
Visibility is more important than Perfection
You’re not late, you just haven’t started.
Remote employers are not checking if you graduated cum laude, they want to know:
âś… Can you communicate?
âś… Can you meet deadlines?
âś… Can you add value from wherever you are?
The danger?
If you wait too long, the digital train will leave you behind.
Mara ke!
There’s still a seat for you if you move now.
Build proof.
Make some noise online.
Start small.
Progress is the new perfect.
No MacBook? No Problem. Start Anyway.
Listen, no one’s coming to rescue you with a dream job and a free MacBook.
You’ve got to show up before you blow up.
Start with:
LinkedIn content
Cold DMs to international startups
Learning one remote skill and pitching it
Start where you are, with what you have.
Even if it's messy.
Even if it's basic.
Even if it's just you and your phone.
That’s how millions of remote workers started.
Why not you? 🔥
This is the Digital Revolution. Are You In or Out?
Here’s your wake-up call:
There are 160+ million people globally working remotely, many from small towns, villages, and backgrounds just like yours.
They didn’t wait for perfect circumstances.
They made a plan.
And now?
It’s your turn.
✊🏾 Learn a skill.
đź—Ł Post your work.
đź’Ľ Apply for gigs.
📱 Build a digital presence.
💸 Open yourself to global opportunities — yes, dollar-paying gigs exist.
Let the world know: S’phanda Sonke Online.
Let's go together
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Who is getting hired in today's market? by Jessica Sweet
1. The "Safest" Bet:
Companies often prioritise people whom they see as low-risk hires over raw talent. This means:
Someone who has done this exact job before.
Someone from a recognisable company name.
Someone who will stay, not job-hop.
Someone who fits their culture (read: won’t challenge the status quo too much).
Translation: Companies often hire the person who seems easiest to onboard and least likely to “fail,” not necessarily the best thinker or most experienced.
2. The Most Value for the Money:
No, it's not always the cheapest person, but the person who represents the best value-to-cost ratio:
“Can this person do a job two levels higher, but take this lower title/pay?”
“Can we get executive-level thinking at a mid-level salary?”
This is especially true in smaller or mid-sized companies, where stretching the budget matters most.
3. The Most Immediately Useful:
With leaner teams, they want people who can:
Hit the ground running with little training.
Solve problems independently.
Wear multiple hats.
Even better if you have cross-functional experience or can “plug a hole” across departments.
4. The One They Like and Can Picture Working With:
Hiring is still emotional. Especially at the final stages, the winner is often the person who:
Made the hiring manager feel comfortable.
Built rapport during the interview.
Gave them a feeling of “I trust this person.”
Make them believe you can fix their pain.
Sometimes this outweighs talent and price.
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