Every job wants experience. Get yours in a day.

Paid one-day tryouts at small businesses near you, with a reference from the business that paid.

At least R30.23 an hour
Paid the same day
A real reference

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Street vendors in aprons set up their stalls on a city pavement in early morning sun, with minibus taxis parked behind them. — Example tryout

What a tryout is

One paid day of real work at a small business near you: you show what you can do, and the business sees you at work.

4 to 8 hours, in daylight, at the business
Paid at least the national minimum wage, for at least 4 hours
Paid by the business directly, the same day

How it works

For young people

Find a paid tryout near you and apply in one tap.
Get booked, and share your trip with someone you trust.
Do the day. The owner checks you in at the door and pays you the same day.
Get a reference written from the business's answers, on a work record you can add to your CV.
Saturday
9:00 to 15:00
R210.00
Sipho's Phone Repairs
Randburg

For businesses

A tailor works at a sewing machine on a wooden bench in a corrugated iron workshop, in black and white.

Describe the work in one sentence. We draft the tryout and check it is safe work.
See who applied, ranked by fit and by how likely they are to turn up.
Check them in at the door, then pay them yourself at the end of the day.
Answer three questions about the day, and offer a job when it is right.

Safety and fair play

Vendors sell fruit from a trolley and a pavement mat on a busy city street corner on a sunny day.

ID checked at the door
The owner checks the young person's face and ID card, then types their check-in code.
Daylight only
Between 07:00 and 18:00, at the business itself, with the owner on site.
Share your trip
A link for someone you trust: where you are and how the day is going.
Report a problem
On every booking. Harassment, unsafe work or a request for money pauses the business at once.

How safety and fair play work

What it costs

Free for young people.
Businesses pay R25.00 for each completed tryout.
Their first 3 tryouts are free.
No subscription and no sign-up fee.

Questions

What is a tryout?

One paid day of real work at a small business, 4 to 8 hours, in daylight. It ends with a reference written from the business's answers.

Who pays, and how much?

The business pays the young person directly: at least the national minimum wage, for at least 4 hours. Young people never pay anything. Businesses pay First Shift R25.00 for each completed tryout, and their first 3 are free.

How are young people paid?

By one of the ways they choose: FNB eWallet, PayShap, a cash-send from the business's bank, or cash. We never ask for a bank account number. Check your real balance before you tap Received.

How is it kept safe?

Tryouts are in daylight, at the business, with the owner on site. The owner checks your ID at the door, you can share your trip, and unsafe work is refused before it is posted.

What happens if someone is not paid?

Tap Not received. The business is paused at once, both sides can add a screenshot, and the First Shift team looks into it. A business that has not marked a tryout paid by 23:59 that day is paused too.

Your first shift starts here.