By Ousman Seckan I will begin by stressing that no matter the situation at the workplace, collaboration is always better than confrontation. While some business executive in The Gambia work hard to ensure a healthy employer – employee relationship frictions at workplace, some are not. This friction can emanate either from the employer or the employee . In this article, I explain ways
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan For many new employees, negotiating a better salary is no go area. This is because they are worried to be seen as too greedy. As a new employee, there are better ways to negotiate for better salary at onset without causing misunderstanding. While voicing your concern for better pay may lead to rise in pay, there are
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan It is usually an exciting moment when you receive a call or letter that you are offereda job. However, not all job offers may meet your expectation. In such situation is advisable to reject such offers that accepting knowing that you will not be happy doing the job. There are several reasons why some job offers maybe
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan While the social media hasease theway we search and find jobs, it hasalsobrought several challenges for job seekers. One of these is a fake job advert. Sometimes jobs advertised on-line and even in newspapershave been found to be fake. The fraudsters capitalize on desperate situations of job seekers, especially young graduates and defraud them of their meager
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan In the Gambia, some workers fear performance appraisal because they see it as a witch -hunt meant for supervisors to expose their weakness. The fear of supervisors using appraisal tools to punish or even threaten their subordinates make them quite uneasy. These among other reasons make some workers in the Gambia fear appraisal so much. In fact, some staff see it as
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan Gamjobs through REAP project and with support from Migration and Sustainable Development Gambia (MSDG) and GK Partnershas rolled out returnees’ training on soft skills, job coaching, and placement opportunities in the Gambia. Three hundred thousand dalasis (300,000) is earmarked for this project, which will run for 6 months. Dodou Kah, the Talent and Career Coach, Gamjobs,said the
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan The excitement you feel when called for job interview is quite phenomenal, but this excitement can be ruined inadvertently when you do not know the right respond to a few interview questions. Scores of interviewees in the Gambia are usually eager to respond to questions instead of carefully analyzing them for befitting responses. In this article, I
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan In the Gambia, job seekers are usually quick to complain of the turn-down of their carefully prepared applications when they have met the requirements and also answered all the interview questions. It wonders them what is actually responsible for this rejection despite their qualification and experience. In this article, I will discuss 5 things recruiting managers are
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan Recruiters aim in job interview is to ascertain candidate’s suitability for the job. This allows them to scout out best from a pool of potentially qualified candidates. Thus, all questions in an interview are designed to get as much information as possible from the candidate to help the recruiters to arrive at good decision. As a candidate,
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan In the Gambia, the general perception that if your job application is rejected after supposedly meeting the required qualifications, there is no doubt the job is given to a relative, friend or a loved one. While I cannot refute this possibility in its entirety; I’m with the conviction not all positions can be given to relatives, especially
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan Like elsewhere around the world, employers in the Gambia are seemingly engaged in competition for top talents to keep their services and businesses thriving. As such, technical and professional capabilities aren’t enough to excel professionally and sustain a job. Recruiters are increasingly concerned about soft skills because they have come to realize that these skills drive performance.
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan Do you follow Gamjobs on social media? If yes, perhaps you have been seen several wrong ways some Gambians apply for jobs online. Well, Gamjobs has over the years compiled these not-so-good job application methods, and now wish to use them to advise job seekers on how they can change their application procedures that would lead them
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan It’s common in the Gambia for someone to apply for a job vacancy multiple times without any success. While you need not to relent in applying for your dream job, there is a limit to incessant application of a particular job. Besides, you may wonder what has gone wrong for not getting the job offer or even
Continue reading By Ousman Seckan In the Gambia, there is a general belief that it is only through personal contact and referral that one can get a job. While it is undeniable that personal contact is an important element in job searching anywhere in the world, it is not the only option available to job seekers. Searching for job, they say, is
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