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Melissa Van Duyn | Data Consultant Intern

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Hi my name Melissa van Duyn. I reside in the beautiful city called Cape Town. I am a final year Business Admin student at TSIBA University, triple majoring in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Leadership, and Self-Development. I enjoy creating and being innovative. I am free-spirited and love the outdoors. My goal is to give back and grow the labour sector and develop our economy. I love helping others and motivating those around me! I perceive myself as hardworking, determined, enthusiastic, and joyful.

Nicola Evans | Recruitment Consultant

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I have always been entirely enthralled by complex systems. I was (and still am) that child who always asked adults “why” and “how”. Only to discover in my adulthood that most adults don’t actually know the answers to such questions. By specializing in Geographic Information Systems and Political Ecology in my BSc postgraduate degree, I set sail my investigation of the illusive “why and how.”

I take every opportunity I can to be hiking up a mountain, swimming in the ocean, or climbing up a rock wall. In contrast to your regular nature monkey, I thrive in social environments, I am bubbly and love meeting and learning more about people. My country has afforded me the privilege of helping people, which is my passion!

My inquisitiveness in life, eagerness to learn, and dedication to growth has brought me to the world of IT recruitment. In it I find myself extending my problem-solving arms and exploring innovative opportunities. The blessings of working in an ambitious, challenging, and ever fruitful environment.

Megan Tooley | Recruitment Consultant

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I grew up on the east coast in sunny (and extremely humid) Durban, and going to the beach, Ushaka Marine World, and camping in the berg was my childhood. I am an extremely outgoing, energetic, and an enthusiastic person (according to the people who know me, I am the energizer bunny). I love being in nature and going on spontaneous adventures. I am a huge Harry Potter and anime nerd and can talk about both for hours on end.

I graduated from Varsity College in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and decided to stay in Durban for a few more years after that. I moved to the beautiful mother city in August 2021. I fell in love with the city, its people, and the culture. Once I moved here, I became fully engrossed with all the activities that are in and around Cape Town. Hiking, rock climbing, yoga, and wine farms have become one of my top hobbies on the weekends as well as spending as much time reading as I possibly can.

Skye Slack | Digital Content Intern

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I grew up in the deep south in Cape Town, surfing, hiking, and the great outdoors is my ‘bread and butter’. I am a born and bred city girl who has the traits of a country girls’ heart. I like to think I can run with the bulls but in heels. That being said, I consider myself to be a social butterfly and one that is always up for a challenge. I am a chatty person who loves the sound of her own voice (or so I have been told.) I have a love for nature and have an eye for adventure.

I graduated from Red and Yellow Creative Business School in 2020. After doing an internship at Acuity, I had found myself at home amongst the recruiters. I would have never pictured myself – ‘a creative’, in the recruitment industry; but I had never felt so fulfilled and powerful in any other industry. Being the youngest in the office definitely has its perks 😉 but it has allowed me to grow and learn in ways I would have never done.

Daniel Goldberg | Recruitment Consultant

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As a Journalism, Media Studies, Economics, & Enterprise Management graduate, I could never quite figure out where my passions lay. All I knew was that I was obsessed with processes. I loved running small businesses, but more so I loved to learn about the world of business.

While studying at Rhodes University, I founded my own small photography recruitment agency in Makhanda, Eastern Cape! Because of this, when the opportunity to join Acuity arose, I just knew this was my calling.

I believe loyalty and commitment are some of the most important values in life and I try to mirror these in all aspects of life.

Paige Rigby| Recruitment Consultant

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After matriculating at Herschel Girls High School, I decided to embark on a gap year and left for the UK and traveled Europe. I returned to South Africa and went to Stellenbosch University and graduated with BA in Social Dynamics (Political Science). Aside from the degree, Stellenbosch was undoubtedly the best three years of my life, whereby my degree became a side hustle (do not tell my parents), and Wine Tasting became my passion and to justify this as a “hard day’s work” I started a Wine Blog called “The Wine Paige”. This all comes from my love for people and socializing. I guess you can call me an Adventurous Social Butterfly who has a love for talking to people, learning about different cultures, and my spontaneity. I have always been a competitive sportsperson from Judo to Hockey. As I’ve got older, I’ve found a love for Yoga and Pilates and I enjoy seeing how both disciplines can strengthen you mentally and physically. I believe the key to life is finding a balance between rest, work, exercise, and play.