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Think pinkI s s u e 2 : O c t o b e r i s B r e a s t C a n c e r A w a r e n e s s M o n t h1 in 29 women suffer from this hideous disease. This month the Resourceful Chatter will focus on some of the ins and outs of breast cancer awareness.

Hi, my name is Tammy Brosnan, Recruitment Consultant at Cassel and Company. I am 22 years old and graduated from the University of Johannesburg in January 2009, prior to taking up this opportunity in April this year. The gap between secondary education and tertiary education is immense, and this has recently been highlighted in the media, whereby learners are inadequately equipped to meet both the requirements and challengers of tertiary institutions. However the gap between tertiary education and the working world is one that some find daunting and others embrace and find success.

I was schooled at Gordon Road Girls in Durban, St Mary’s in Pretoria and matriculated at Pretoria High School for Girls in 2005, where I attended the boarding school. I come from a highly competitive family, which I have to highlight as being probably one of my strongest and weakest attributes. I have a bachelors degree in marketing and communications and my study choice was clearly influenced by my passion for interaction with people at all levels and the immense passion I have for exploring new ideas and opportunities, plus an inherited need for competitiveness, the need for challenge and the will to win or succeed, not purely for recognition, but most importantly for self-fulfillment.

As I entered the ADvTECH group and began my training month, I was completely unsure of exactly what I had embarked on. I believe it is difficult to know what you want straight out of university, but when you find it you just know. I’ve found a career path at Cassel and Company, and it all began with the outstanding training that sets a foundation for recruitment. Then I entered the branch, not being one to admit fear, but that was very scary. What I would soon learn, is that those butterflies never go away, it’s how you channel it that matters. I then learnt the ropes and started to slowly but surely find my feet within my team. By following the processes set by ADvTECH the chance of success is so much bigger. Each day got easier and each day I learnt more and

more. It is through practice that one is able to adapt what you have learnt and make it your own, and soon you begin to find that inner confidence in what you do. My advice to any new consultant would be to follow what you were taught and listen to your mangers, as they are right. As time progressed, my determination and will to succeed increased. This was done through persistence, an abundance of candidates interviewed and the marketing and cold calling all day. I then saw the success in my first placement in June this year.

That inner need for success I have found at Cassel and Company, even though I am going through a major learning curve. Being my first job, I feel I have achieved success as Employee of the Month, Referrer of the Month for two months as well as Cassel Perm Consultant of the Month and Club Level 1 all in 5 short months and each month as targets get higher so does my billing. I have also achieved some really great incentives which include a full Spa day and a day off in the month of September. All these just illustrate hard work, determination and the right leaders can allow you to achieve exciting things.

From a young age, I was always taught to understand that half measures will never be good enough. Discipline, determination, honesty and hard work make you extremely lucky. I believe in adding value to everything I do, my clients are my equal, and knowledge and understanding of their exact needs as well as the ability to be persuasive and never giving up, even if it means making 30 calls to the same client to get what you need - you must do it. I have been recently considered quite the stalker by my colleagues, but I think this is what makes me strong because although it can be irritating for a client, eventually they will see the value in one’s persistence when they have the best possible candidate, which is what I believe I try the best to provide. The ability to match their needs with the correct candidate and skills will ensure a culture fit and sustainable work relationship between client and candidate beneficial to both parties in

the long-term. As one’s experience in the industry grows, the matching by consultant between client and candidate can only get stronger.

What I have come to realize is that not all situations deliver the results that you hope for, but it is the ability to pick yourself up and continue that will make you the best consultant you can be. I believe the passion for recruitment comes from the heart, you either have or you don’t. I do believe that it is easier to say than to actually do, but if you can remain positive in difficult times then you will experience success. If you believe you cannot, then you can’t, if you believe there is a recession, then there is a recession. Every negative presents an opportunity, so look for it and you will find it. This is the time to capitalise on your competitor’s inefficiencies.

My favorite quote from Mahatma Gandhi; “Live everyday as if you will die tomorrow, but learn everyday as if you were to live forever”. My aim at Cassel and Company is not to be better than everyone else, although that would be great, but instead it is to be the best that I possibly can be, at whatever I do.

I must pay much credit to my immediate superior Terri-Anne Nell for the guidance, coaching and the passion that she displays daily that drives me everyday. It is all these aspects that are important factors to becoming the best consultant you can be. Thanks to Cassel and Company and my immediate colleagues for the support and friendship. I believe my journey at Cassel and Company has only just begun!

Tammy Brosnan, Cassel and Company General Finance

The besT is yeT To come.by Tammy Brosnan - Consultant - Cassel and Company Photo: Tammy Brosan

HealthychATTeR! Monthly tips from our health corner

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) (also referred to locally

as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM))

is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. The campaign also offers information and support

to those affected by breast cancer.

As well as providing a

platform f o r

breast cancer

charities, to raise awareness of their work and of the

disease, BCAM is also a prime opportunity to remind women to be breast aware for earlier detection.

Pink days

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month each October, people raise money by organizing activities such as theme parties or a “pink day” (when employees wear pink clothing or accessories) at work. The money raised is donated to the organizers’ choice of breast cancer care or research programs.

Exam time

Any lump that you discover should always be checked by your doctor. About 90% of breast lumps are not found by doctors or mammograms but by women doing breast exams themselves – that’s why it’s so important that you examine your breasts regularly. The best time to do this is one week after your period begins because lumps may sometimes surface shortly before menstruation, only to disappear again afterwards.

While in the shower or bath, explore the breast and underarm areas with your fingertips. Raise one arm and place your hand behind your head. Slowly and methodically move the pads of your fingertips over the breasts in a circular motion. Also feel the armpit and nipple areas. You could do the same test while lying in bed, with your arm tucked behind your head.

You can also stand in front of the mirror with your arms raised above your head to check for changes in size, shape or contour. Check if there is any nipple discharge. Look out for lumps in the breasts and armpits, a puckering of the skin of the breasts, an unusual increase in the size of one breast, a new dimpling of the nipple, enlargement of the glands, a change in the skin around the nipple, an unusual swelling in the armpit, or a breast that is suddenly noticeably lower than the other.

Take care

• Breasts are just as delicate as the facial area, yet we don’t cleanse

them as carefully. Consider using a good face-cleansing product or one of the specialised breast cleaning products on the market, to ensure that the breast skin isn’t irritated. • Prevent an uncomfortable skin rash by drying carefully underneath your breasts. • Don’t use any potential irritants around the nipple area such as hair-removal wax or any other hair-removal product. Rather remove nipple hair with a tweezer and apply some antiseptic cream immediately afterwards. • Never squeeze any spots that might appear on your breasts, especially near the nipples as theycould easily become infected.

For more information, call the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) toll free on

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A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.

A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time

Real-time collaborationConcurrency control technology lets all people on a wave edit rich media at the same time.

Natural language toolsServer-based models provide contextual suggestions and spelling correction.

Extending Google WaveEmbed waves in other sites or add live social gadgets, thanks to Google Wave APIs.

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GigglechATTeR!

Weekend

Pink Power Yoga Hour!

Do your bit to fight breast cancer. Yoga has countless health benefits, and in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, has teamed up with Virgin Active, as well as Innoxa, CANSA and Vida, to launch the biggest yoga campaign in the country.

On October 24, get down to your nearest Virgin Active Health Club at 9am and be part of the PINK POWER YOGA HOUR campaign and help raise funds and boost awareness of breast cancer.

To show your support, go to Shape Shop at www.shapemag.co.za to purchase your shape-branded yoga mat at R300. All profits from the sale of these will go towards breast cancer awareness. Look out for more details in the September issue. Yoga mats will also be on sale at Vida stores from mid-September.

Avon Justine iThemba Breast Cancer Walkathon

Johannesburg18 October 09Johannesburg Zoo, Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkview

Cape Town25 October 09Camps Bay High School, Lower Kloof Road, Camps Bay

Walk against breast cancer. Join the 2009 Avon Justine iThemba Walkathon and help raise funds and awareness for Bosom Buddies breast cancer support group (www.mybreast.org.za).

All funds raised go to breast cancer education and awareness in South Africa.

This is a 5km family fun walk which will cost entrants R50 for adults and R30 for children under the age of 12. For the double 10 km lap: R70 for adults and R 50 for children.

Walkers can either pre-register via www.ithembawalkathon.co.za / 011 704 6281 or arrive and pay at the Zoo cashiers on the day. Only pre-registered participants will receive a goodie bag on the day. Walk against breast cancer and you can earn 3 000 Discovery Vitality points if you pre-register online.R50 (Adults) & R30 (Children)

t 011 506 7355e nataliej@jnpr.co.za w www.ithembawalkathon.co.za

MTN Amashova National Classic Cycle Race

Durban - Cycling

17 October 09 - 18 October 09Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Cnr Commercial Road andChurch Street

The MTN Amashova 106km race from the Pietermaritzburg City Hall to Durban takes place on Sunday, October 18, starting at 6.30am. The Sunday Tribune Amashova fun ride taking in a distance of 39km from Hillcrest High School, starting at 5.45am. Both will finish at the Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World.

And adding another dimension to the event is the MTN Asishove mountain bike challenges which this year will take place at Midmar Dam on Saturday, October 17 over distances of 10km, 35km and 70km.

To ensure that the children are not left out, the MTN Minishova in Durban 1km (3-6 years old) and 5km (7-11years old) events for children takes place at Suncoast on Saturday, October 10 – a week before the main event.

Go to www.amashova.co.za for more information to register or call the Shova organizers during office hours.

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Go passionately pink for October and keep cancer survivors close to your heartThis is the message from the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) for its awareness campaigns in October, which is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pink ribbon is an international symbol for breast cancer awareness. Many South Africans wear pink or pink items such as pins and ribbons in order to show their support for the cancer cause.

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Company

1. Nelsha du Plessis achieved success at Cassel and Company in the short time she has been there. Nelsha billed a phenomenal R159,436 in her third month at Cassel and Company, and R190,000 in her fourth month on the temp desk! Well done Nelsha, we are extremely proud of you and look forward to sharing in your future success at Cassel and Company!

2. Christine Griesel was promoted to Team Leader from the 1st September, for Network Engineering Electrical. Well done!

3. Jeanli van der Westhuizen has been promoted to Admin Manager for Network Engineering, Congratulations!

4. Elmarie Loggenberg, from Network Finance CA, achieved R306,000 placed referred for August in 4

weeks! An outstanding achievement, congratulations!

5. The CareerJunction Awards were held on the 16 September 2009. Anneli van Gass from Network Finance Menlyn, and Leanne Nortje from Brent Personnel were two of the few people recognized for service excellent service delivery, as voted for by over 15 Career Seekers on the CareerJunction website.

6. Tamsin van Kuijeren from Communicate Personnel Delivery IT has been promoted to Senior Consultant for the Bruma Delivery IT team! Congratulations Tamsin!

7. Annemie Vermeulen from Network Engineering Sales has billed R1M for the year so far! Well done!

8. Lindi Engelbrecht and her team at Communicate Personnel Human Capital broke the million mark for sales for October! Well done! 9. Theresa Vogel and Communicate Personnel Pretoria Engineering broke the million sales mark for September! Excellent work! 10. Nelsha du Plessis from Cassel and Company, Temp and Contracting division, who has only been with us for 4 months and has billed over R400 000 in sales for September. Well done Nelsha! 11. Thiviam Chinnathambi and the Temp and Contracting team have billed an ALL TIME CASSEL AND COMPANY RECORD of R486 000 for September sales! Congratulations.

sepTembeR RecoGniTionchATTeR!

compAny policiesIn this section of the newsletter, we discuss company policies and benefits. This is so you have a better understanding of the support that ADvTECH Resourcing gives their employees.

If you have any questions / queries about Company Policies please write to us at chatter@resourcing.co.za and we will provide the answers in the next editon of the Resourceful Chatter.

Work Attendance Incentive Leave

Employees will receive a maximum of 2 days incentive leave in 2010 as a result of 100% work attendance in 2009. This means that no sick leave and family responsibility leave was taken in 2009. The incentive excludes annual or

study leave.These incentive days are not referred to as ‘Annual Leave’ and cannot be accumulated after 2010. Therefore, it cannot to be paid out upon termination of employment.

When an employee anticipates taking

this incentive leave, please ensure that you receive the necessary authorization from your Manager and complete a leave form as required for leave to be taken.

We encourage you to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Kickstart your immune system

With stress, pollution, all the viruses going around, and some of us smoking, we need to boost our immune systems to fight infections. Take action by including antioxidant-rich foods, such as berries, mixed peppers, broccoli, spinach, papaya and pineapple in your diet every day. Also include more foods high in essential oils. These include salmon (sushi/tinned pink salmon), tuna, pumpkin seeds, cashew nuts and avocados.

More on Health24: 10 rules for a balanced diet

Dangers that lurk in your fridge

Been away for the long weekend? Chances are that when you opened your fridge on Monday, you were blown away by foul-smelling, mould-growing leftovers. Urgh. Time for a major clean-up. But is it necessary to throw away everything that's got mould on it?Don't worry about the mouldy patch on the Cheddar cheese. If you're not grossed out about it, you can simply cut off the mouldy section and still enjoy the rest of the cheese. If the cheese is covered in mouldy patches, however, it's best to just cut your losses and add "cheese" to your shopping list. The same goes for firm fruits, vegetables and hard salami. But beware: if mould has grown on luncheon meats, leftover meat and poultry, cooked pasta, casseroles, soft cheese, yoghurt, jams, bread or nuts, it's safer to throw it away. These could pose a health threat.

More on Health24: Storing food in the fridge

Prevent heart disease – dig in!

Sometimes we’re not sure what we should be eating to keep our hearts healthy, because there’s so much focus on what we shouldn’t eat. Reducing cholesterol and saturated fat intake is important to prevent heart disease. So which fats can you eat? Enjoy unsalted nuts and seeds in salads, stir-fries or as a snack. Use moderate amounts of olive oil for cooking and, with Balsamic vinegar, for salad dressing. Enjoy avocado in salads or as a lunch topping for seed bread. The essential fat in salmon and mackerel is extremely beneficial for your heart, and if you’re at risk for heart disease, it’s advisable to take an omega-3 fatty acid supplement.

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CompanychATTeR!bRAnch news

Network Engineering

Network Engineering, at the FOREFRONT of Engineering Recruitment took part in the Engineering Council of South Africa’s annual relay on 29 August to show that we are ONE STEP AHEAD of our competition!

Marna Thompson and her team (Network Engineering Sales) have moved!They are now based in the same offices with Network Engineering (Petro Joubert’s offices).Address: Menlyn Office Park 1, Level 0, Gobie Street, Newlands, Pretoria, 0049Contact them on +27 12 348 0279

Insource.ICT

Congratulations to Marian Olivier who recently became engaged to Renier! We wish you many years of happiness together.

Welcome back to Natasha van Dyk who recently returned from her Awards trip to Phuket! Keep up the good work.

Communicate Personnel Bruma Spring Day

What a beautiful day it was!Not only did the sun shine a little brighter on the first morning of Spring, but the whole of Communicate Personnel Bruma was waiting in anticipation to see what had been planned. Each and every person’s face lit up as they entered and saw the bright cocktails, beautifully decorated with colourful umbrellas and straws. Excitement filled the air as everyone was so overwhelmed by the display, that no one knew what they wanted to try first! The icy cocktails were deliciously refreshing! Everyone seemed to have a very good time, chatting away with cocktails in hand. Something very different indeed!

Network Finance

Network Finance would like to congratulate Simone Fraquelli (Network Finance Corporate) on her recent engagement. Simone has set a date for her wedding for 10 October 2009! Congratulations!

What’s happening

cAReeRjuncTion AwARds 2009The CareerJunction Awards were held on the 16 September 2009. 6,223 CareerSeeker Votes624 Nominated Recruitment Agencies Small, Medium and Large Agency Categories(Determined by the average amount of jobs posted on CareerJunction in the past 6 months) And the 2009 winners are: Small Agency Category 2nd Runner Up: Accountants On Call 1st Runner Up: PAG Winner: Emmanuels Staffing Services Medium Agency Category 2nd Runner Up: Cozens Recruitment Services 1st Runner Up: Affirmative Portfolios Winner: Quest Flexible Staffing Solutions Large Agency Category 2nd Runner Up: Bridgena Barnard Personnel Group 1st Runner Up: DAV Professional Placement Group Winner: Kelly

Network Engineering & Network Engineering Sales at theEngineering Council of South Africa’s annual relay