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Inside the Hiring Room | DataTech Recruitment
Work Readiness Series

Inside the
Hiring Room

What recruiters actually look for โ€” and how to give it to them.

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Open to final-year students, recent graduates & career changers

R150 per session

15
seconds a recruiter scans your CV
200+
applicants compete for one role
1st
impression seals the deal

Talent is not the problem.
Clarity is.

Most people don't get passed over because they're not good enough. They get passed over because they haven't learned how to show they are. This session fixes that.

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Final-year students

Entering the job market for the first time and want to do it right.

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Recent graduates

Already applying but not getting the responses you expected.

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Career changers

Moving into a new field and need to reframe how you present yourself.

Three modules.
Everything that counts.

01

Your CV โ€” Make it impossible to ignore

  • What recruiters actually look at in 15 seconds
  • The bullet formula
  • CV killers โ€” the honest list
  • Real CV examples: medium vs strong, side by side
  • Live rewrite exercise
02

The Interview Decoded โ€” Every question is testing something

  • How to answer "Tell me about yourself" without rambling
  • Structured answers that land
  • What to do when you don't know the answer
  • The questions you should be asking them
  • Real Q&A walk-throughs
03

Your Professional Edge โ€” The small things that quietly count

  • What costs you the role โ€” and no one will tell you
  • Email etiquette and follow-up done right
  • How to dress for in-person and remote interviews
  • Building professional habits from day one

Leave with more than notes.

A CV that's been workshopped and actually stands out in a pile of 200.

A framework for answering any interview question โ€” even the ones that catch you off guard.

Clarity on the professional habits that quietly build (or quietly kill) your reputation.

Three written commitments โ€” one CV change, one interview improvement, one new habit.

People who work inside
the hiring room every day.

DataTech Recruitment is a South African IT recruitment specialist firm. We've been connecting tech talent with the companies that need them since 2019.

Between us, we've reviewed thousands of CVs, conducted hundreds of interviews, and seen exactly what tips the scales โ€” in both directions.

This session isn't theory. It's what we actually see on our screens every morning.

Therese Otten Owner ยท [email protected] ยท 081 495 9953
Ayanda Cokoto Recruitment Specialist ยท [email protected] ยท 071 054 4613

Employers don't expect perfection.
They expect clarity.

One session. Practical, honest, and built around what actually gets people hired.

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