How to write a job advert that actually gets applicants (SA examples)

A good job advert is one of the highest-leverage things a small Cape Town employer can write. The same role, posted on the same channel, on the same day, with a tight ad versus a sloppy one will give you three to five times the qualified applications. We see it constantly on the board. Most SA job ads in 2026 are still bad in the same predictable ways: vague titles, missing salary, a wall of corporate copy, and a requirement list that filters out every reasonable human. Let's fix it. Post a job ...