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HeraldLive reports that every job advertised by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality attracts up to 500 applications, forcing the municipality to rethink its recruitment strategy.
There are currently only nine staff members who process applications and, if 1,000 jobs were to be advertised, there could be up to 500,000 applications. The metro has registered as an employer with the Department of Labour, hoping to use its database to fill some of the critical vacancies in the municipality which are less senior. It is also looking at job and applications computer terminals.
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