Top Skills to List on Resume
The year 2020 saw the increase of remote learning, collaborating and working due to global pandemics. Many in-demand skills involve adapting to this new business model.
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How to Apply for a Work Permit in The Caribbean
The Caribbean offers a variety of in-demand jobs to both local and foreign professionals.
Financial Planning for the New Year
If you are working, having a plan helps avoid overspending, builds your cash reserves and places you in a stable financial condition, should career interruptions come your way in 2021.
How to ace customer service interview questions like a pro!
Many interviewers seek to recruit the best people for these pivotal roles. This is usually because, customer service professionals often have to acquire or utilise a variety of skills, experiences as well as personality in maintaining customer satisfaction.
Creating a graduate CV to get you hired!
Start your Graduate CV with a professional statement using words from the job description. Also reflect you educational experience as more than just the typical theory study and test
The most effective way to find a job in the Caribbean
The Caribbean offers various forms of investment and entrepreneurial opportunities across multiple sectors such as real estate, stock exchanges, information technology and entrepreneurship.
Tips and techniques for finding a job with no experience
For a new graduate, the best jobs at this time of your life would be ones that cover your expenses, allow you to learn valuable skills and also present opportunities for career growth.
Important details when considering a career in Hospitality & Tourism
Hospitality & Tourism is the backbone of many Caribbean territories. Therefore, the need for earning foreign exchange motivates Caribbean governments to continually invest in their resources and upgrade their facilities to offer world class tourist experiences.
How to create a professional profile
You can think of your professional profile as the first impression of your CV. If your professional life was a movie, your professional profile would be the trailer.
Getting Back to Work
With the recent Covid-19 pandemic, political upheavals, social unrests and new terms such as ‘social distancing’ becoming a part of our language, change has become the new norm.
With this change in mind, returning to work would not be the same as it once was.
Unemployment Benefits
Everyone needs some level of income to survive. In cases of unemployed individuals who have been displaced from their jobs, the State provides relief programs or initiatives to ease their financial burdens
A Guide to Understanding Furlough
With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, there must have been several words or phrases that you would have heard thrown about. However, there is one occurrence that has been quite common during this time, but a lot of people are unfamiliar with the name. – Furlough!
Managing Your Stress and Anxiety
The truth of the matter is, stress is a part of life. There are always going to be problems that we face and challenges that we have to overcome. However, a good approach would be to effectively manage the stress, so that it doesn’t affect your quality of life.
How to write a letter of recommendation for a student
Students need that network – people who can vouch for them, lend an encouraging word and put in a good recommendation. Students these days need more than glowing qualifications. They need a glowing recommendation.
The Importance of Technical Skills
Whether you’re applying for a position in Information Technology or for a people-oriented career in marketing or customer service, employers across various sectors will expect modern candidates to have some level of technical skills.
Building Your Financial Plan During a Global Pandemic
A financial plan also takes into account your present financial situation. It details what your current incoming revenues are – from your job, business or government assistance. The plan also highlights your expenses.
Crafting an effective Administrative Assistant’s CV
Your administrative assistant CV would immediately tell a hiring manager if you’re the candidate for the job because, a recruiter will be looking for a set of specialised skills that will determine if you would be able to handle and thrive in such an unpredictable work environment.
How to decline a job offer by phone or email?
Sometimes when sending out resumes, you may find yourself sending applications for positions you may be overqualified for, or really have no interest in pursuing. As such, when the offer comes your way, you may clearly decide that position may not align with your career goals and thus you decide to pass.
Answering the most common Sales Assistant interview questions
Sales assistants perform a variety of tasks, ranging from administration, selling, market research and customer support. Careers in sales, through lucrative and dynamic can also be largely unpredictable.
Staying productive while working remote jobs in Jamaica
Working from home is not essentially a new concept arising from this pandemic. However, it has become an integral part of the way we sustain business activity and productivity during these unprecedented times.