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Careers and Jobs

If you have any spare time left after all the studying and sightseeing, you'll probably be thinking about the next stage- finding a job. Former Canon Collins Trust students have gone on to have successful careers in a wide variety of sectors.

It can be difficult to juggle studying and job-hunting, especially when your desired workplace is on another continent. The brief list of websites below will hopefully point you in the right direction

General

www.jobs.guardian.co.uk

www.findajobinafrica.com

www.academiccareers.com

www.4icj.com/Africa/

www.findajobinafrica.com/findajobinafrica/index.jsp

www.sas.upenn.edu/A

International Development

www.eldis.org/news/jobs

www.developmentex.com

www.oneworld.net/jobs

www.reliefweb.org

Science & Technology

www.scidev.net/Jobs/

www.scienceinafrica.co.za/Jobs/jobs.htm

www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/~ae047/science.html

Engineering

www.jobs-the-engineer.com/

www.worldwideworker.com/

Other Resources

You should consult the careers office in your university for further job-hunting tips and contacts. You can also post a message on the student forum to see if any Canon Collins Trust alumni are now working in the sector you are interested in.

If you find a good source of jobs then please let us know so that it can be shared with your fellow students.

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Dr Maano Ramutsindela

“I am now teaching and conducting research at the University of Cape Town. I love my work. There is still a lot to be done to improve the higher education in South Africa, but things are changing for the better. I’m still the only black person in my department, but my presence is beneficial to my black students who now feel they have someone to relate to. When I met the Director of Canon Collins Trust during my interview for the scholarship, we discussed how my degree would contribute to the transformation of education in South Africa. Today, as I watch black people’s confidence and skills increasing each academic year, I feel that’s what I’m achieving.”

Dr Maano Ramutsindela
Canon Collins Scholar, 1996 – 1999, and South Africa Scholarships Selection Panel member