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Top Applicants interviewed 2010.


INDEX
ASSISTANT PROCESS ENGINEER (AA)
CONCRETE PLACER (FOREMAN)
CONTRACTS ENGINEER
CREDIT CONTROLLER (AA)
DEMAND PLANNER / FORECASTER (AA)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
 ELECTRICIAN (AA)
 ELECTROMECHANICAL / PROJECT ENGINEER (AA)
 FACTORY MANAGER (AA)
 HR CONSULTANT / MANAGER
 INDUSTRIAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE
 INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICIAN (AA)
 JAVA DEVELOPER
 LABORATORY / TECHNICAL MANAGER
 MAINTENANCE / PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (AA)
 MASTER ELECTRICIAN / SUPERVISOR / TRAINING OFFICER
 MILLWRIGHT / MAINTENANCE MANAGER
 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST
 PLANT MANAGER
 PROCUREMENT MANAGER (AA)
 PRODUCTION FOREMAN (AA)
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER (AA)
RESIDENT ENGINEER (GCC)
SALES & EXPORT MANAGER (AA)
SALES & MARKETING / PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
SALES ENGINEER / APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
SENIOR SITE AGENT (CIVILS)
SHIFT FITTER (FMCG) (AA)
SITE MANAGER
TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (AA)
WELDING ENGINEER

Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street when they see a beautiful, enticing, female Poodle.

The three male dogs fall all over themselves in an effort to be the one to reach her first, but end up arriving in front of her at the same time.

The males are speechless before her beauty, slobbering on themselves and hoping for just a glance from her in return.

Aware of her charms and her obvious effect on the three suitors, she decides to be kind and tells them, "The first one who can use the words 'liver' and 'cheese' together in an imaginative, intelligent sentence can go out with me."

The sturdy, muscular black Lab speaks up quickly and says, "I love liver and cheese."

" Oh, how childish," said the Poodle, "That shows no imagination or intelligence whatsoever."

She turns to the tall, shiny Golden Retriever and says "How well can you do?"

" Um. I HATE liver and cheese," blurts the Golden Retriever.

" My, my," said the Poodle, "I guess it's hopeless. That's just as dumb as the Lab's sentence."

She then turns to the last of the three dogs and says, "How about you, little guy?"

The last of the three, tiny in stature but big in fame and finesse, is the Taco Bell Chihuahua.

He gives her a smile, a sly wink, turns to the Golden Retriever and the Lab and says....

"Liver alone. Cheese mine."


In front of a delicatessen, an art connoisseur noticed a mangy little kitten lapping up milk from a saucer. The saucer, he realized with a start, was a rare and precious piece of pottery.

He strolled into the store and offered two dollars for the cat. "It's not for sale," said the proprietor.

" Look," said the collector, "that cat is dirty and undesirable, but I'm eccentric. I like cats that way. I'll raise my offer to ten dollars."

" It's a deal," said the proprietor, and pocketed the ten on the spot.

" For that sum I'm sure you won't mind throwing in the saucer," said the connoisseur. "The kitten seems so happy drinking from it." "Nothing doing," said the proprietor firmly.

" That's my lucky saucer. From that saucer, so far this week I've sold 34 cats."


Two blondes were walking down the road and the first blonde says, "Look at that dog with one eye!" The other blonde covers one of her eyes and says, "Where?"


A lion woke up one morning feeling really rowdy and mean.

He went out and cornered a small monkey, and roared, "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"

The trembling monkey says, "You are, mighty lion!"

Later, the lion confronts an ox and fiercely bellows, "Who is the mightiest of all jungle animals?"

The terrified ox stammers, "Oh great lion, you are the mightiest animal in the jungle!"

On a roll now, the lion swaggers up to an elephant and roars, "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"

Fast as lightning, the elephant snatches up the lion with his trunk, slams him against a tree half a dozen times leaving the lion feeling like it'd been run over by safari wagon.

The elephant then stomps on the lion till it looks like a corn tortilla and rambles away.

The lion lets out a moan of pain, lifts his head weakly and hollers after the elephant, "Just because you don't know the answer, you don't have to get so upset about it!"


She was standing in the kitchen, preparing our usual soft-boiled eggs and toast for breakfast, wearing only the T-shirt she normally slept in.

As I walked in, almost awake, she turned to me and said softly, 'You've got to make love to me this very moment!'

My eyes lit up and I thought, 'I am either still dreaming or this is going to be my lucky day!'

Not wanting to lose the moment, I embraced her and then gave it my all right there on the kitchen table.

Afterwards she said, 'Thanks,' and returned to the stove, her T-shirt still around her neck.

Happy, but a little puzzled, I asked, 'What was that all about?'

She explained, 'The egg timer's broken.'


TIGER TALES

Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. He couldn’t decide between the wood or the iron.

We heard that Tiger’s wife has been interested in taking up golf. However, 2:30am does sound a bit of an odd time to start hitting your Woods.

Ping just offered Elin Nordegren an endorsement contract pushing her own set of drivers. They are marketing them as “clubs you can beat Tiger with.”

News travels fast. The Chinese are already making a movie about Tiger Woods’ crash. They are calling it, “Scratching Swede, Lying Tiger.”

EA Sports has announced the recall of Tiger Woods 2010 so a new bonus level can be added called “Tiger VS The Driveway”. A collector’s edition will be sold with a free Wii steering wheel.


THEY SWEAR THEY ARE ALL ACTUAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROL TOWERS.

Tower: “Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o’clock, 6 miles!”
Delta 351: “Give us another hint! We have digital watches!”

Tower: “TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees.”
TWA 2341: “Center, we are at 35,000 feet.. How much noise can we make up here?”
Tower: “Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?”

From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: “I’m f…ing bored!”
Ground Traffic Control: “Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!”
Unknown aircraft: “I said I w
as f…ing bored, not f…ing stupid!”

O’Hare Approach Control to a 747: “United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o’clock, three miles, Eastbound.”
United 329: “Approach, I’ve always wanted to say this…I’ve got the little Fokker in sight.”

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, “What was your last known position?”
Student: “When I was number one for takeoff.”

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower Noted: “American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able.. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport.”

A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich , overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): “Ground, ist das, was unser Start-Clearance Zeit? “ (Ground, what is our start clearance time?”)
Ground (in English): “If you want an answer you must speak in English.”
Lufthansa (in English): “I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany . Why must I speak English?”
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): “Because you lost the bloody war!”

Tower: “Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7?
Eastern 702: “Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway.”
Tower: “Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?”
Continental 635: “Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern. We’ve already notified our caterers.”


Baby bear goes downstairs, sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty. "Who’s been eating my porridge?" he squeaks.

Daddy Bear arrives at the big table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl and it is also empty. "Who’s been eating my porridge?!?" he roars.

Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, ‘For God’s sake, how many times do I have to go through this with you idiots? It was Mummy Bear who got up first. It was Mummy Bear who woke everyone in the house. It was Mummy Bear who made the coffee. It was Mummy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mummy Bear who swept the floor in the kitchen.It was Mummy Bear who went out in the cold early morning air to fetch The newspaper and croissants. It was Mummy Bear who set the damn table. It was Mummy Bear who walked the bloody dog, cleaned the cat’s litter tray, gave them their food, and refilled their water."

"And now that you’ve decided to drag your sorry bear-asses downstairs and grace Mummy Bear with your grumpy presence, listen carefully, because I’m only going to say this once….

I HAVEN’T MADE THE PORRIDGE YET!"


A man walked into a bar and sat down, ordered a beer. As he sipped the beer, he heard a soothing voice say “nice tie!”. Looking around he noticed that the bar was empty except for himself and the bartender at the end of the bar. A few sips later the voice said “beautiful shirt”.

At this, the man called the bartender over. “Hey…I must be losing my mind,” he told the bartender. “I keep hearing these voices saying nice things, and there’s not a soul in here but us.”

“It’s the peanuts” answered the bartender.

“Say what?”

“You heard me” said the barkeep.”it’s the peanuts…they’re complimentary.”

 


Three blokes are driving around, drinking beers and having a laugh when the driver looks in the mirror and sees the flashing lights of a police car telling him to pull over.

The other two are really worried. “What are we going to do with our beers? We’re in trouble!”

“No,” the driver says, “it’s OK, just pull the label off your bottle and stick them on your foreheads, and the bloke pulls over.

The police officer then walks up and says, “You lads were swerving all around the road back there. Have you been drinking?”

“Oh, no, officer,” says the driver, pointing to his forehead, “We’re trying to give up, so we’re on the patch.”


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSISTANT PROCESS ENGINEER (AA) – R13 000 per month + benefits.

  • National Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
  • This candidate is bright, enthusiastic and looking for career advancement.  She is currently employed in the FMCG market fulfilling the following responsibilities: troubleshooting on process lines – waste reduction in packaging loss – raw materials – loss and conversion costs – process optimisation etc.
  • This candidate is affordable and has received very good training.

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CONCRETE PLACER (FOREMAN) – R420K per annum.

  • N2 – 11 years experience in reinforced concrete in the civils and building industries.
  • Reinforced concrete on Multi storey structures – placing of concrete – pouring of bases, columns, beams, slabs, etc.
  • An experienced Concrete Placer with extensive experience on both civil and building who comes highly recommended.

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CONTRACTS ENGINEER – R500K per annum.

  • N6 (Equiv) – Fabrication & Welding – M.D.P. (UNISA).
  • 25+ years experience.
  • Wide range of project experience including fabrication, construction, commissioning – both locally and the Middle East.
  • No-nonsense attitude – Prepared to travel.

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CREDIT CONTROLLER (AA) – R13K per month + benefits.

  • Matric – Diploma: Accounting (Purchasing Diploma).
  • 9 years experience.
  • JDE – Accpac – Pastel – Opera – Word – Excel – Sun425.
  • Full function in credit control – thrives under pressure – good communicator – reconciliations – local and international.
  • Very diligent – goes the extra mile – well organization – pro-active – always up to date – very reliable.

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DEMAND PLANNER / FORECASTER (AA) – R560K per annum.

  • Matric – Diploma in Supply Chain Management and Road Transport – Mater Resource Planning.
  • 20 years experience.
  • Demand planning – forecasting – pharmaceutical industry – distribution – sales – operational management,.
  • Good experience – very proficient – good client interaction – precise and efficient.

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – R550K per annum CTC.

  • B.Sc. Electrical (UCT).
  • 7 years experience in industry and FMCG.
  • Maintenance and projects – cost management – control engineering (DCS, PLC) – E & I design – installation and commissioning.
  • A superb candidate.  Prepared to transfer anywhere in South Africa.

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ELECTRICIAN (AA) – R18 000 per month + allowances + benefits.

  • N4 – Trade Tested Electrician.
  • This candidate has gained his experience within the automotive and FMCG  environments.
  • His experience includes electrical and mechanical maintenance on robots, maintenance, fault finding and repairs to overhead conveyors, AC drives, floor conveyors, roller beds, electrical control panels, bottle rinsers, Simonazi fillers, Krone hot melt labelers, PE labellers, Airvoyor water heating tanks etc.
  • This candidate is of excellent calibre.

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ELECTROMECHANICAL / PROJECT ENGINEER (AA) – R39 000 per month CTC.

  • B.Sc. : Electro Mechanical (UCT).
  • 6 years experience in power station, factory and project house environments.
  • Has been exposed to projects on the mines and is also able to do financial modeling and estimation.
  • Has executed the electrical portion of projects from design stage to tender, commissioning and client hand-over for the last 3½ years in a large project house.

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FACTORY MANAGER (AA) – R500K + per annum.

  • Industrial Engineering – Certified Quality Tech. – City & Guilds.
  • 12 years experience.
  • Excellent people skills – quality control is one of his strengths – Cost Management – planning and safety.
  • Started as a QC/QA and worked his way up.
  • This candidate speaks 3 languages – English, French and Portuguese and has excellent references.

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HR CONSULTANT / MANAGER – R400K per annum.

  • B.Com (Hons): HR & Industrial Psychology.
  • 4 years exp. in a large corporate projects house.
  • HR Generalist including Compensation & Benefits, payroll, training and development, IR, performance management, recruitment, policies and procedures etc.
  • This professional, result orientation, career minded applicant will be able to improve the HR function in any company she joins.  She really is a top class, dynamic applicant.

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INDUSTRIAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE – Good basic + commission.

  • Matric.
  • 5 years Industrial sales.
  • Target orientated – builds excellent customer relations – wide range of mechanical and electrical products.
  • References indicate a self motivated candidate with a positive attitude.

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INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICIAN (AA) – R240K per annum.

  • N3 – Trade tested.
  • 12 years FMCG/Chemical industry experience.
  • Programming of PLC’s (Siemens, Allen Bradley), SCADA – calibration – maintenance – process control – design etc.
  • Stable AA candidate with good communication skills.
  • Strong on PLC programming in the FMCG and chemical industries.

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JAVA DEVELOPER – R Negotiable.

  • B.Tech. : Computer Science – Masters of Science I.T.
  • 5 years Banking, Finance and I.T.
  • Extensive experience on Oracle and MSSQL – Strong JAVA, J2EE, MSQL, XML/SQL and C++.
  • Innovative Developer with the ability to think out the box.
  • Good communication skills.

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LABORATORY / TECHNICAL MANAGER – R700K per annum.

  • National Higher Diploma : Chemistry – Busy with MBA.
  • Has been at Management level for 13 years in mining previous metal environments.
  • ICP Specialist – XRF exposure – running of a Laboratory budget, capital expenditure budget – management of a large staff compliment.
  • Has been responsible for a 24 hour, 7 day a week Laboratory in a pressurized working environment supporting production.
  • Brought the Laboratories up to a World Class level.

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MAINTENANCE / PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (AA) – R250K per annum.

  • N6 : Electrical / Trade tested Electrician.
  • 13 years FMCG / Process / manufacturing experience.
  • Production – maintenance – electrical/mechanical – continuous improvement – planning – fault finding – QC – PLC’s – Reports – staff supervision.
  • Top calibre AA applicant with a wealth of experience in various industries.

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN / SUPERVISOR / TRAINING OFFICER – R20 000 + per month.

  • Trade tested National Diploma – Electrician- Wireman’s & Masters Licenses.
  • 16 years experience.
  • Automation – maintenance – robotics – PCL’s – pneumatics.
  • A mature person with good supervisory skills.

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MILLWRIGHT / MAINTENANCE MANAGER – R240K per annum.

  • N4 – Trade tested.
  • 12 years FMCG and Plastics experience.
  • Electrical/mechanical – hydraulics – pneumatics – maintenance – packaging – repairs – supervisory skills – PLC’s.
  • A good caliber candidate with experience in the FMCG industry.

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OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST – R492K per annum CTC.

  • B.Tech. : Mechanical Engineering – GCC completed.
  • 10 years Mining & Project exp.
  • Project engineering experience.
  • Technical problem solving.
  • Hands-on skills and trained as a Millwright.
  • Excellent applicant with strong people and leadership skills.

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PLANT MANAGER – R45 000 per month take home (negotiable).

  • National Certificate : Diesel Plant Fitting.
  • 15 years management exposure in the car, truck and earthmoving sectors.
  • Strong technical knowledge on Caterpillar and Komatsu earthmoving equipment.
  • Has developed his commercial experience in the last 8 years.
  • Last position was After-Sales Manager but previously held positions such as Contract Manager, Site Manager and Workshop Manager.

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PROCUREMENT MANAGER (AA) – R450K per annum CTC.

  • Matric – B.Comm : Accounting – MBL 3.
  • 12 years experience.
  • Computer literate – business development Advisor – supply chain – management – financial planning – cost saving – BEE Facilitator.
  • Extremely competent, committed, meticulous, thorough, strong firm character, very professional.

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PRODUCTION FOREMAN (AA) – R27 000 per month.

  • National Diploma: Production Management.
  • 6½ years experience.
  • People skills – planning and co-ordinating – IR & HACCP – Also auditing and implementation of ISO 9002.
  • “…a fast learner with excellent skills – able to motivate staff…” were his referees comments.

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PROJECT MANAGER – R550k per annum.

  • B.Eng: Mechanical Engineering – Project Management – GCC (Mines).
  • 18 years Petrochemical/Mining industry experience.
  • Project management – quality management – NEC contracts – reports –technical improvements – maintenance – continuous improvements –tenders etc.
  • A top calibre AA applicant with excellent communication skills – well qualified with a wealth of experience in petrochemical and mining projects.

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PROJECT MANAGER (AA) – R400K per annum CTC.

  • B.Sc. : Electrical – currently studying Masters.
  • 10 years experience.
  • Successful implementation of projects – local and international.
  • Multiple project management (PMBOK).
  • Six Sigma
  • Electrical technical knowledge – total quality management.
  • Passionate about electrical, science and engineering projects.

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RESIDENT ENGINEER (GCC) – R700 000 CTC per annum.

  • Matric – part Electrical Engineering Diploma.
  • 22 yrs experience in the Consulting Engineering Environment.
  • As Resident Engineer worked on water sanitation, roads, utilities, lateral support, earthworks and structures projects – Evaluation, verification and authorization of contract payments – preparation of contracts, tender documentation, etc – Inspections and quality control of site activities – resolving contractual claims and disputes (GCC).

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SALES & EXPORT MANAGER (AA) – R450K per annum CTC.

  • Matric – Diploma : Commerce – Diploma : SA Association of Freight.
  • 16 years experience.
  • Logistics – shipping – freight – sales and marketing – supply chain – international communication – key accounts management.
  • Calm and collected under pressure – very competent and reliable.

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SALES & MARKETING / PRODUCT MANAGEMENT – R300K per annum CTC.

  • B.Sc. : Biochemical – MBL.
  • 20 years laboratory instrument and measuring equipment.
  • Internal Sales Trainer – achievement of high personal key account target – marketing – presentations to sales – new product launches.
  • Single, multi-lingual (Greek/German) – internationally mobile – front line – professional lady!

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SALES ENGINEER / APPLICATIONS ENGINEER – R360K per annum.

  • B.Tech. : Mechanical – Part B.Com.
  • 18 years experience in Manufacturing, Process, OEM, Mechanical and Automotive industries.
  • Project management – OEM sales and technical specifications – product development – design – costing – planning – QC – tenders – sales and contracts – financials.
  • A top calibre applicant with excellent communication skills and extensive technical/sales experience.

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SALES REPRESENTATIVE – R16K per month basic + commission.

  • Matric – Product Training.
  • 9 years external sales – Agricultural product.
  • Target over-achiever – excellent closer – organized administrator.
  • Dynamic, petite, blonde in her early 30’s.  Resides in Johannesburg South – Bilingual.

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SENIOR SITE AGENT (CIVILS) – R680K per annum .

  • B. Tech (Civil) Construction Manager.
  • 30 yrs experience in the Consulting and Civil Construction Industries.
  • As an RE he worked on various projects: roads, tunnels, dams – As Senior Site Agent worked on various roads, pipelines and concrete projects.
  • A very experienced, out of the top drawer candidate with good knowledge of GCC and FIDIC contracts – Comes highly recommended and an asset to have on board.

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SHIFT FITTER (FMCG) (AA) – R 15 000 per month + allowances + benefits.

  • N4 – Trade tested Fitter.
  • This candidate has solid experience in plant maintenance on gearboxes, pumps, valves, screws on various types of machinery.
  • This applicant also has packaging experience.

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SITE MANAGER – R550K per annum.

  • Matric – NOSA courses.
  • 12 years experience in the construction Industry in the civils, roads and earthworks fields.
  • Overseeing and in charge of bulk earthworks – constructing of roads on various mining projects – services.
  • This candidates forte lies in the constructing of roads and diversions and bulk earthworks – He pays attention to detail and can lead a team from conception to completion.

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TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (AA) – R12 000 per month + commission.

  • Currently studying B.Comm. Marketing Management.
  • 3 years experience.
  • Syspro V6.0 – Presentations – Negotiations – Car Parts – Mechanical.
  • A bright and ambitious young Asian person who is passionate about sales.

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WELDING ENGINEER – R750K per annum.

  • M. Sc. Eng (Welding).
  • 29 years experience in Petrochemical Industry.
  • Technical support to mechanical operations – QC/QA performance during welding repairs – Audit contractors’ QC systems – designing of welded joins – Qualify welding procedures in accordance with ASME IX and EN 288.
  • In his forties he is in possession of his M. Sc. Eng (Welding) and an International qualification as a Welding Technologist – Extremely stable work record – 21 years with previous employer and 2 ½ years expat experience.

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AND FINALLY .....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.

1 The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
2 The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.


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QUICK QUESTIONS

1) Fucus (pronounced 'fewcus') is a type of what?

SEAWEED

2) A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides?

ELEVEN

3) Who famously said in the witness box, "Well, he would, wouldn't he?" when told that Viscount Astor denied having an affair with her (in relation to the 1963 Profumo scandal)?

MANDY RICE-DAVIS

4) In which country is the port of Dakar?

SENEGAL

5) Brigitte Bardot originally duetted on and prevented the release of what 1960s song, which later became a hit when she was replaced by Jane Birkin?

Je T'Aime (fully 'Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus' - meaning 'I love you... me neither', written and sung also by Serge Gainsbourg)

6) Dendrophilia is the tendency to be aroused by what?

TREES

7) A boomslang is what type of creature?

Snake

8) Singer and musician Gordon Sumner is better known by what name?

Sting

9) For which film did Henry Fonda win his best actor Oscar?

On Golden Pond

10) Who was the famous wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia?

Lady Godiva


A businessman on his deathbed called his friend and said, "Bill, I want you to promise me that when I die you will have my remains cremated."

"And what," his friend asked, "do you want me to do with your ashes?"

The businessman said, "Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the Internal Revenue Service. Write on the envelope, "Now, you have everything."


Who first made these catch-phrases famous?

Big Brother is watching you

1984 - the dark futuristic novel by George Orwell, published in 1949 - the phrase appeared in the description of a government poster, in part 1, chapter 1.

Show me the money!

Jerry Maguire - the 1996 film, shouted by footballer Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Junior.

Famous for fifteen minutes.

Andy Warhol - US pop artist - he first used it in a 1968 exhibition catalogue.

And now for something completely different.

Monty Python's Flying Circus - BBC TV comedy show, 1960's-70's

You're going to like this - not a lot, but you'll like it.

Paul Daniels - British magician and TV show host

To infinity, and beyond..

Buzz Lightyear, voice played by Tim Allen, in the 1995 film animation Toy Story.

He can run, but he can't hide. (also adapted to You can run, but you can't hide/They can run, but they can't hide)

Joe Louis - real name Joseph Louis Barrow, US heavy-weight boxer referring to his opponent Billy Conn before Conn's challenge for Louis's world title in 1946. Louis won

Correctomundo

Fonzie/The Fonz/Arthur Fonzarelli - played by Henry Winkler in the 1970's-80's US comedy series Happy Days.

I'll be back..

The Terminator - the 1984 film, as spoken by the Terminator character, played by Arnold Schwarzenneger.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Colonel John 'Hannibal' Smith, played by George Peppard, from the 1980's US TV action series The A-Team.

Does my bum look big in this?

'The Insecure Woman' character, played by Arabella Weir, in The Fast Show - created Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, 1990's.


It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale and an Advertisement on the net were the main reasons for the long Line that formed in front of the store long before 8:30, the store's Opening time.

A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed Back amid loud and colorful curses. On the man's second attempt, he was punched square in the jaw by an irate grandmother and knocked around a bit, then thrown to the end of the line again.

As he got up the second time, he said to the person at the end of the Line: "That does it! If they hit me one more time, I won't open the store!"


WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

STANDS
0_23456789do

No one understands

MEREPEAT

Repeat after me

o_er_t_o_

Painless operation

GR12"AVE

One foot in the grave

thefaredce

Red in the face

cotaxme

Income tax.

k k
c c
u u
t t
s s
word word word word

Too stuck up for words

insult + injury

Adding insult to injury

r
y
s

Syrup

gesg
segg
gegs
gges

Scrambled eggs

b
a
s
l
e
e
p
g

Down sleeping bag

i4i

An eye for an eye

13579 AZ

Odds and ends

ch poorri

Take from the rich, give to the poor.

CUS/TOM

BREAKING CUSTOM

uPLATm

Platinum

bad bad

Too bad

B B
A A
R R

Parallel bars

I'M you

I'm bigger than you

knee
light light

Neon lights

Beating
Beating Bush Beating
Beating

knee


A defendant in a lawsuit involving large sums of money was saying to his lawyer, "If I lose this case, I'll be ruined."

" It's in the judge's hands now, " said the lawyer.

" Would it help if I sent the judge a box of cigars?" asked the defendant.

" Oh no!" said the lawyer. "This judge is a stickler for ethical behavior. A stunt like that would prejudice him against you. He might even find you in contempt of the court. In fact, you shouldn't even smile at the judge."

Within the course of time, the judge rendered a decision in favor of the defendant. As the defendant left the courthouse, he said to his lawyer, "Thanks for the tip about the cigars. It worked."

" I'm sure we would have lost the case if you'd sent them, " said the lawyer.

" But I did send them, " said the defendant.

" What?? You did?"

" Yes, That's how we won the case."

" I don't understand, " said the lawyer.

" It's easy. I sent the cheapest cigars that I could find to the judge, but enclosed the plaintiff's business card..."


I am eight letters long - "12345678" My 1234 is an atmospheric condition. My 34567 supports a plant. My 4567 is to appropriate. My 45 is a friendly thank-you. My 678 is a name. Q: What word am I?

MISTAKEN


A businessman tells his friend that his company is looking for a new accountant.

His friend asks, "Didn't your company hire a new accountant a few weeks ago?"

The businessman replies, "That's the accountant we're looking for."


You want to send a valuable object to a friend. You have a box which is more than large enough to contain the object. You have several locks with keys. The box has a locking ring which is more than large enough to have a lock attached. But your friend does not have the key to any lock that you have. Note that you cannot send a key in an unlocked box, since it might be copied. How is this done?

Attach a lock to the ring. Send it to her. She attaches her own lock and sends it back. You remove your lock and send it back to her. She removes her lock.


If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many are left?

None. They all fly away after hearing the shots.


A man left a legacy of R10,000 to three relatives and their wives. Together, the wives received R3960. June received R100 more than Camille, and Martha received R100 more than June. Jack Smith was given just as much as his wife, Horace Saunders got half as much again as his wife, and Terry Conners received twice as much as his wife. Which wife belongs to which husband?

As it is evident that Camille, June and Martha received respectively R1220, R1320 and R1420, making together the R3960 left to the three wives, if Jack Smith receives as much as his wife Camille, R1220; Horace Saunders half as much again as his wife June, R1980; and Terry Connors twice as much as his wife Martha, R2840, then we have correctly paired the married couples and accounted for exactly R10,000.


The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up. Everybody, but one girl laughed uproariously.

"What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?"

"I don't have to laugh," she replied. "I'm leaving Friday."


Use the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 once only, in this multiplication sum to make it correct.? ? x ? ------- ? ? ?

54 x3 ----- 162


How would you rearrange the letters in the words new door to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.

One Word


There is a house with four walls. Each wall faces south. There is a window in each wall. A bear walks by one of the windows. What color is the bear?

White. If all the walls face south, the house is at the North pole, and the bear, therefore, is a polar bear.


A guy walks into a bar and demands to know “Who’s the strongest in here?”

The toughest guy looks at him and says “I am the strongest around here!”

The other guy politely asks “Can you help me push my car to the gas station?”


 

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