/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/689848/-/p0anviz/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Interview+preparation+critical+to+getting+that+dream+job/-/689848/1408558/-/131iki7z/-/index.html The interview is one of the most important elements in the job search process. When an employer invites you to an interview, he/she is indicating an interest in bringing you on board. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Why+pre+university+students+need+apprenticeship+/-/689848/1408586/-/rekrvkz/-/index.html Following my letter in the press titled Science must be relevant; I have received several comments and critiques about the pre-university programme mentioned at the end of the letter. Some have even accused me of seeking to take the country back to the ‘Kyanwanzi Days’, when NRM was still drunk on its Marxist ideologies of subjecting citizens especially pre-graduates to a mandatory military cum political education/ideological. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Jumping+the+career+ship/-/689848/1408596/-/157yhe2/-/index.html With the definition of career and a money making ventures broader than ever there seems to be a shift from the more traditional from ‘ practice what you studied or trained for’ to making a career in whatever area you can excel in, what you did in school notwithstanding. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Employ+locals+to+survive++says+Chinese+investor/-/689848/1403348/-/l17dlkz/-/index.html Steps taken. International investor says his company is engaged in sponsoring local university students in the necessary skills to take up the jobs currently being held by expatriates. 2012-05-10T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Being+sensitive+to+fellow+employees+is+critical/-/689848/1403356/-/7fl492z/-/index.html Esther quit her job. She just couldn't take it anymore. What made her quit? Was it a difficult boss? Was she bored with her work? Did she just feel it was time to move on? Not at all. It was because Esther’s boss insisted on bringing his dogs to work. Esther was not only afraid of dogs but also allergic to them. Her boss refused to leave the dogs at home so Esther found another job. 2012-05-10T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Eskom+changes+Uganda+top+leadership/-/689848/1403352/-/rmbv1p/-/index.html South African energy firm, Eskom has shuffled it’s leadership for its Ugandan interests retiring its former board chair for the Kampala operations Mr Les Carlo who has been replaced by the former Senior General Manager in charge of Southern African, Scheppers Segomoco. 2012-05-10T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/How+to+keep+a+happy+staff+in+tough+economy+/-/689848/1403344/-/x7cmfl/-/index.html Don’t to fire or cut salaries. Unemployment numbers are surging as companies fire staff or force others to resign voluntarily because of the increased demand for cost cutting that has hurt benefits. But experts advise that taking measures that demotivate staff is not always the best solution. 2012-05-10T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1398718/-/121c1vf/-/index.html On Tuesday, May 1st national political leaders led by President Museveni headed up north to Kaunda stadium accompanied by a section of Ugandan workers especially those in the civil service to mark International Labour Day. 2012-05-03T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Pay+attention+to+what+you+put+in+your+bio+data+/-/689848/1398722/-/yw5vjn/-/index.html For any job application to be valid, one has to attach a biography that will help the employer know immediately, who the applicant is. We all know that a biography is the first and best introduction most employers would need to use. It is sometimes hard for a human resource manager to go through the whole pile of papers because of their busy schedules. To them, a bio-data should be flexible than having a congested document that will take a lot of time. 2012-05-03T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/Daily+Nation++Daily+Monitor+create++biggest+online+job+center/-/689848/1398724/-/13m50f0/-/index.html If you ever thought that only those without jobs are in the search, think again. Mr Jubilee Amooti, already working has not let chances go by. When Daily Monitor and her Kenyan sister paper Daily Nation started an online career search to link job seekers and employers, he didn’t limit his abilities to his current job. He quickly joined the service; N-Soko and receives alerts every time there is an advert in line with his profession and work experience. 2012-05-03T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1394480/-/12197fc/-/index.html Six years ago, Klaus Schwab setup the Young Global Leader community. In so doing, the economist and founder of the World Economic Forum created a network for a generation of new leaders. His vision was to create a process that would integrate the next generation of leaders into global decision-making in order to allow them to have a real and positive impact on global affairs. 2012-04-26T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1394476/-/12197em/-/index.html Uganda workers go into next week’s Labour Day celebrations still faced with the fact that top executives of government entities are receiving exorbitant salaries while the lower ranks continue to wallow in low pay. Debate on pay to executives re-emerged last year after news that newly appointed Kampala City Chief Executive Jennifer Musisi would earn a whopping Shs43 million a month. Officially, Ms Musisi set a new record in pay for public workers and while the revelation attracted debate, the race for double digit million salaries had been well wheeled for years. 2012-04-26T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1394482/-/12197fe/-/index.html About 80 workers, formerly employed by the United Nation Mission Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has now changed to the UN service center base in Entebbe, have sued the organisation over unlawful dismissal and salary arrears. 2012-04-26T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1389942/-/120q8xo/-/index.html Starting to work in an organization is a unique and critically important time that requires you to have a special perspective and use special strategies to be successful. You need to recognize that the first year on a new job is a separate and distinct career stage. It is a transition stage; you’re not a college student anymore but you’re not really a professional yet. It is only by considering the first year on the job separately from the rest of the career ladder that the world of work truly begins to make sense. 2012-04-19T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1389952/-/120q8yk/-/index.html Sekalala got his break when Nokia, an international mobile phone company organized a special training session to help software developers hone their skills. The training in April and May last year presented a major break for the young man, whose application has crossed quarter a million hits so far. While Sekalala’s success has excited his colleagues and trainers at Makerere, the challenge is where he will manage to control the excitement and keep focused. Sekalala says this is exactly what he is gunning for. 2012-04-19T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1389958/-/120q8yq/-/index.html Most of their buyers were workers of non-governmental organization who also used to support them in doing Art pieces but as they phased out their activities, many youths are left with no steady support. 2012-04-19T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1385250/-/120nb7m/-/index.html She has never been so sure about her fortunes. In fact, it had never crossed her mind that there would ever be a time when she would ply her trade in a foreign country. 2012-04-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1385252/-/120nb7o/-/index.html Workers of the defunct Kampala City Council (KCC) will have to make a clear decision on whether to take the stipulated retirement benefits by signing for a voluntary retirement or re-apply to join the institution or risk losing both if they fail in the fresh interviews. 2012-04-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1385244/-/120nb6u/-/index.html The group of 18 listens with rapt attention to the visiting teachers from the Passerpartout Theatre in Denmark, then launch into performing a song about togetherness with gusto. 2012-04-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1380960/-/120k04u/-/index.html Creating own space. While the crowd of job searchers is huge, the ability to stand out still remains the responsibility of the individual. The way one packages themselves both in physical appearance and the content of their letter of application and curriculum vitae can determine how fast they get the job. 2012-04-05T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1380962/-/120k04w/-/index.html Ugandans face a very different retirement situation, requiring different planning strategy as compared to people in the developed world for example. Since majority leave from pay cheque to pay cheque and without adequate safety nets once one leaves their job, many waste away soon after they are out of the job instead of continuing to live a happy, healthier lifestyle. 2012-04-05T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1380964/-/120k04y/-/index.html John (name changed) is a journalist at one of Uganda’s reputable media houses. He secured a job that he has always vied for. However, in the course of his work, he discovers that he is uncomfortable with his line editor. 2012-04-05T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1371992/-/11yy5mf/-/index.html Recently during a casual discussion with a friend about the murky world of jobs, a friend, out of the blue commented about regularly checking out Facebook posts to weigh people’s postings against his preferences to recommend someone for a possible job opening. 2012-03-23T09:07:53Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1371986/-/11yy5ln/-/index.html Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has set an ambitious target of creating at least 3,300 jobs every cycle from its portion of the Shs45b youth fund announced in the budget last year. KCCA received a Shs5b slice from the fund for which it has now released guidelines for access. 2012-03-23T09:07:07Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Jobs+++Career/-/689848/1367252/-/11ygm2e/-/index.html On November 1, 2011, the country woke up to the news of a new development. An electronic vehicle, Kiira EV successfully developed by among others a team of students and researchers at Makerere University. This was a great job done by Students of the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. 2012-03-15T21:00:00Z