Most matric leavers and graduates pick a field based on a brochure, a rumour, or whatever a relative did. Plug Line exists because that's a bad way to decide your future.
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No honest information
Career sites give you a job title and a salary range — never what the work actually feels like day to day.
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No connections, no way in
"It's who you know" isn't a strategy. Most young South Africans don't have that shortcut — and shouldn't need it.
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A CV with nothing on it
Little or no work experience makes every CV template built for adults feel useless.
What Plug Line gives you instead
Honest, field-by-field breakdowns — real talk included, not brochure copy.
Realistic entry pathways: learnerships, short courses, direct entry — no gatekeeping.
A CV builder made for people starting from zero experience.
Interview prep with model answers, so you walk in ready — not guessing.
How it works
From lost to job-ready in 4 steps
No career counsellor. No expensive courses. Just honest information and the tools to act on it.
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Explore a field honestly
Get the real picture — salary ranges, entry barriers, what you'd actually do every day.
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Take the self-assessment
5 questions about how you work and what you value. Get matched to your top career fields.
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Build your CV and check your gaps
Made for people with little or no experience. See your readiness score and exactly what to work on.
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Prep for interviews — then apply
Flip through field-specific flashcards with model answers and walk in knowing what to expect.
Features
Everything in one place
Built for South African school leavers and graduates — not a generic global platform.
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Field explorer
Honest deep-dives into 8 SA careers including real talk most platforms skip.
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Entry pathways
3 realistic routes into every field from matric — learnerships, short courses, direct entry.
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Self-assessment
Match your working style and values to your best-fit career fields.
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CV builder
For matric leavers and graduates. Live preview and PDF download built in.
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Learning tracker
Tick off tasks as you complete them. Your readiness score updates live.
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Interview prep
48 flashcards with model answers and a coaching tip on every card.
Real stories
People who started exactly where you are
No degree, no connections, no head start. Just the plug they needed.
Your plug is right here.
Free. Your progress is saved automatically. Built for South African youth. Start in under 2 minutes - no CV or experience needed.
Welcome back!
Your progress is saved. Pick up where you left off.
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Your focus field
💡 Take the self-assessment to find your best-fit field — then every tab will focus on what matters for you.
Complete tasks in the Learning Tracker to see your readiness scores here.
Quick actions
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Self-assessment
Find your best field match
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Matric results
Get your estimated APS
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CV builder
Build & save your CV
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Learning tracker
Track your readiness
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Interview prep
Practice your answers
Explore careers
Pick a field to see what it's really like — honest salaries, day-in-the-life, and how to get in from matric.
Skill demand
Skills needed
Entry pathways
Every field has multiple doors in. These are the realistic routes from matric.
Self-assessment
Answer honestly. This matches you to fields that fit how you actually work.
Your top matches
Saved to your profile automatically.
Skill gap analyser
See your readiness score for any field and exactly what to work on.
Learning tracker
Tick off tasks as you complete them. Your progress saves automatically.
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Overall readiness: 0%
Saved to your profile
CV builder
Fill in your details, see your CV live, then download as PDF. Saves automatically.
✓ Saved to your profile
Personal details
Education
Skills & languages
Experience (optional)
Degree & institution
Experience & activities
Skills & languages
Live preview
Your Name
Role you're applying for
Location · Phone · Email
Profile
Fill in your details to see your CV take shape.
Education
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Key modules
Research
Experience
Campus involvement
Awards
Experience
Skills
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Languages
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While you wait for a job
Don't sit still. These moves strengthen your CV and sometimes lead directly to a job.
Matric results
Add your matric marks to get an estimated APS score and see which entry routes realistically fit your results — for your focus field and beyond.
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This is an estimate, not an official result. It's based on marks you enter yourself and the standard national scoring bands — it isn't pulled from an official record, and it isn't how any specific university or college necessarily calculates its own admission score (some, like UCT and Wits, use their own formulas). Always confirm actual requirements directly with the institution or programme before applying.
Your subjects & marks
✓ Saved to your profile
Life Orientation is entered like any other subject but is automatically excluded from the APS calculation, matching how most South African universities score it.
Interview prep
Tap a card to reveal the model answer. Work through all questions before your interview.
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Real stories
People who started exactly where you are — no degree, no connections, figuring it out.