We have just entered into 2018 and obviously many professionals desire a new job, promotion or career change. When you start to feel like your career is becoming stagnant, it`s time to push the reset button and upgrade yourself the same way you upgrade the mobile apps on your smartphone. Below, are five powerful strategies that can help you to
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Culled from Glassdoor.com If there’s one thing that drives people crazy when applying to jobs, it’s the uncertainty. Of course, you alwayswantto geta job offer, but if recruiters give you a prompt feedback on your application status — even if it’s negative — you can generally deal with it pretty well. Those days after an interview where you aren’t quite
Continue reading We all know that job interview never seems to be a glass of “ataaya” that can be just gulped down easily, even when you have gone through various interviews in your career. The feeling of going through an interview is the same – jitteriness. Considering that the company is vetting you against numerous other candidates, it is always a good
Continue reading We all know the clichés when looking for a job. Have connections, put out a good resume, dress nice, follow-up, and so forth. It’s annoying looking for advice and getting what should be common sense. The problem is that everyone else is doing these things, and they won’t help you stick out from the crowd. Sometimes you have to think
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It is a new Gambia and women entrepreneurs are not taking anything for granted in leading Gambia’ s new business ecosystem. In recent years we have seen women rise above and succeed in places and avenues they were once denied access. In the smiling coast of Africa, a new era has dawned – the new era for Gambian women Entrepreneurship.
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Thinking of starting a business in the new Gambia but you are not sure of the sector? Then, read these 10 sectors with investment opportunities. The sectors mentioned in this article have created some of the successful entrepreneurs in the Gambia and If you want to increase your chances of building a successful business in the new Gambia, these opportunities
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Continue reading By Ebrima Sawaneh Many new job seekers tend to wounder why they are not shortlisted after meeting the basic educational requirements for a job advert. However, if we take a serious review of most applications, you will found out that most first time applicants ignore the common saying “first impression matters”. In this article, I have reviewed 5 tiny but
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Over the past few years The Gambia witnessed a steady rise in entrepreneurship in the country which has been brought about by government policies especially through GIEPA, GCCI and other agencies such as NEDI, NEMA, GICAV etc. There have been a number of projects geared towards encouraging entrepreneurship in the country and amongst them are the EMPRETEC Training program (coordinated
Continue reading By Ebrima S. Dem I recently started reading about the online community in The Gambia. Not just Gambians on social media but also home grown grown websites. My intention was to see which websites are most visited and how online businesses can target this growing trend of online interest, so as improve overall business performance and drive business in the
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What do you understand when someone tells you that am studying or studied Computer Science? What really comes to your mind? The responses may vary depending on your level of expertise or exposure to the field of Computing and its related sciences. This article will target individuals who are trying to decide on whether to study Computer Science at a
Continue reading By Ebrima A.M. Sise Think about when there was no email; internet; mobile marketing; telecommuting; smart phones or tablets. When communications were not instantaneous. Less amounts of information move through to conduct businesses and keep correspondences between business owners, employees and clients. These were the dark days and only few businesses flourished under such conditions. Now the question is, how
Continue readingGamjobs.com is a social job website which connects employers and professionals in The Gambia. Founders Ebrima S. Dem (social entrepreneur and HR specialist) and Modou NS Njie (ICT specialist and social entrepreneur) launched the site back in October 2014. Here’s the story behind Gamjobs.com With over 5000 users, Gamjobs.com isthe most popular and interactive social platforms in the country. In
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Below are some, but all the many reason why employers should choose Gamjobs.com to list there vacancies. Free and easy to register, post jobs, or view candidate profiles or download their CV The site have over 5000 users, best Google ranking and strong social media presence User friendly and highly interactive Quirk and professional response to all queries Flexible payment
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By SIMON F MENDY: Some believed that low GPA is a function of not performing higher on whatever standardized grading system your school was using. Therefore, the excuse is that you didn’t study hard enough or work hard enough to understand what was expected of you so that you could perform higher. Whether that is true or not; you will
Continue reading BY Simon F Mendy The Gambia which gained independence from Britain in 1965 is the smallest country on mainland Africa. It is a long strip of land situated on Africa’s west coast and is sandwiched on either side by Senegal. Here I hash out what it is about this country that has me so enthralled. The Gambia enjoys relative peace.
Continue reading By Simon F mendy ICT is meeting the challenges of the Gambian population, including That is to say ICT is improving the county’s economic development by creating more jobs. The Gambia is a small country with less than 2 billion people. Despite this contrast, it possesses a huge market potential for trade and investment and a huge opportunity for growth
Continue reading ByAkansha Arora Software Development career is just not about computer science expertise. It requires greater number of skills to be a developer. From beating your friend at a chess game to having problem solving skills, a developer needs all. Here are 10 signs that indicate that you are a pro as a software developer. Aptitude tests say a lot about
Continue reading By Simon F. Mendy, You can never predict for sure which questions you’ll be asked in a job interview. However, these six questions are guaranteed to come up in most (if not all) job interviews — regardless of your industry, your experience level, and job type. At the top of this list is “Tell me about yourself”. The interviewer’s ultimate
Continue reading It is no doubt that Human capital is the most important resource an organization can have as it has a direct and significant impact on the organization’s success. However retaining valuable employees can be a very difficult process unless you understand reasons as to why an employee would like to stay or leave an organization. Upheavals in the world of
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