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Employers lament lack of qualified job applicants

Interviewed by Audrey Maasodong, B&FT

Apr 11, 2018
2 min

Employers lament lack of qualified job applicants

Even though there is a high unemployment rate among the youth in the country, some employers have blamed the situation on the difficulty in finding the right kind of talent for the job. In an interview with the B&FT, CEO & Founder of Keeping “U” Simply Intact (KUSI) Consulting, Ms. Rita Kusi, said there is a disconnect between employers and graduates regarding what the former expects and what the latter can do. “There are postings of jobs day in-day out, but you hear people s

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The Future of Work- Who Employers Now Look For

Feb 8, 2018
4 min

The Future of Work- Who Employers Now Look For

Recently, a friend on LinkedIn tagged me and several others in a post which read, “What really matters is human capital: you have to work with people who are smarter than you." Aliko Dangote He asked if we agreed with this quote by one of Africa’s richest and most respected business moguls Aliko Dangote. Many people commented stating they agreed with Dangote. I, on the other hand, disagreed to a certain extent and wrote the below comment underneath the post. “I'm not sure I a

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THINKING OF SWITCHING JOBS?

Seth Osei-Kodua

Jan 24, 2018
2 min

THINKING OF SWITCHING JOBS?

The season is favourable for you to make that reasonable and bold decision. Do you know, 47% to 54% of employers look to hire at the beginning of every new year? Do you also know that 80% to 87% of employees become job seekers at the beginning every new year? Take advantage now while employers seek to increase productivity and expand operations. Be careful with your decision-making process. Salary should not be the only factor in the job switching decision, say’s human resour

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