Investing in Human Capital in Sierra Leone
As part of its Resilient Business Development Support (RBDS) program, Cordaid has developed a seminar series titled 'Doing Business...
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Edleen B. Elba
Jan 20, 20163 min read
Business etiquette: tips for managing time at your event
Over the holidays I attended a professional event which I arrived on time for. It wasn’t until over an hour later before we were...
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Edleen B. Elba
Dec 20, 20152 min read
Ten Things I Learned In 2015
13 years ago today I moved back to Sierra Leone after seven and a half years in London. I remember it like it was yesterday, arriving at...
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Edleen B. Elba
Dec 4, 20151 min read
Bad office etiquette is bad for business
A prospective investor visited Sierra Leone intent on building a partnership with a company with whom he had liaised online and on hte...
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JobSearch
Sep 25, 20153 min read
Five emerging career options for job seekers
A career or a vocation is something that not only provides financial sustenance but also gives one a sense of identity. Normally, one of...
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Edleen B. Elba
Jun 23, 20152 min read
How to get employees to want to do the right thing
In my last blog, I wrote "That got me thinking – training is not the answer because she knew what to do. How do you get someone to do...
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Edleen B. Elba
May 30, 20154 min read
My diary: IFC Business Edge/New Brookfields Hotel
Saturday 23rd May – IFC’s Business Edge Training of Trainers starts on Monday at New Brookfields Hotel (NBH). Due to the works on...
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Edleen B. Elba
Apr 29, 20152 min read
Employee recognition - what to do and why
A lot of us are guilty of not recognising our subordinates for a job well done. The general thinking is that they are doing the job they...
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Edleen B. Elba
Apr 12, 20151 min read
'Employee of Choice' training - Evaluation report
One of the reasons why it was important for me to manage JobSearch full time was so I could spend more time with job seekers and students....
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JobSearch
Mar 16, 20154 min read
Social media to the rescue of all job seekers: the right way to go about it
Right from updating your Facebook status to tweeting on a regular basis, yes you’ve been a pro-active social media user. But, have you...
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Edleen B. Elba
Mar 11, 20151 min read
Skills development in Sierra Leone Police
One of the most popular discussions I have had with my peers has been about the indiscipline in Sierra Leone. A common conclusion is...
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JobSearch
Jan 4, 20153 min read
How reading can make your life better
A year ago, I posted a blog on this website called '10 tips for making yourself employable in Sierra Leone'. The feedback we received...
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JobSearch
Dec 13, 20142 min read
Sierra Leone's minimum wage increase: an employer's perspective
"Statutory Instrument No.6 of 2014, which has been created out of the 1997 Minimum Wage Act, has brought with it a Presidential order...
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JobSearch
Dec 7, 20145 min read
Banking in Sierra Leone - a service or a favour? by Edleen B. Elba
On the 20th of this month, I would have lived in Sierra Leone for 12 years. I was only 17 when I left Sierra Leone to study in the UK and...
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JobSearch
Oct 11, 20142 min read
A message to girls: How you can make good use of your extra free time
Today, 11 October is International Day of the Girl Child. Last year, JobSearch organised and sponsored a mentoring breakfast in...
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JobSearch
Oct 7, 20141 min read
SKILLS REGISTER: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Qualified health practitioners and individuals with skills in logistics, administration, water, sanitation, hygiene, communications etc....
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JobSearch
Sep 30, 20141 min read
UK Ebola Recruit
If you are a Sierra Leonean, resident in the UK, and you have medical and technical expertise to help combat Ebola, Sierra Leone needs...
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JobSearch
Sep 17, 20141 min read
Database of Sierra Leonean Health Professionals
JobSearch is building a database of Sierra Leonean Health Professionals (medicine, midwifery, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, occupational...
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JobSearch
Sep 4, 20141 min read
To close Sierra Leone’s skills gap, we have to accept that our people are our greatest asset by John
"Improving the skills of our employees, creating career opportunities for young people, investing in the skills we need for the future of...
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JobSearch
Aug 18, 20142 min read
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Sierra Leone
TVET is defined by UNESCO as “those aspects of the educational process involving, in addition to general education, the study of...
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