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Jan 31, 20161 min read

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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Business etiquette: tips for managing time at your event

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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Bad office etiquette is bad for business

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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Five emerging career options for job seekers

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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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How to get employees to want to do the right thing

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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My diary: IFC Business Edge/New Brookfields Hotel

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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Employee recognition - what to do and why

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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'Employee of Choice' training - Evaluation report

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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Social media to the rescue of all job seekers: the right way to go about it

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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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Skills development in Sierra Leone Police

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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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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Sierra Leone's minimum wage increase: an employer's perspective

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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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Banking in Sierra Leone - a service or a favour? by Edleen B. Elba

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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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A message to girls: How you can make good use of your extra free time

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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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SKILLS REGISTER: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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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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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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Database of Sierra Leonean Health Professionals

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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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To close Sierra Leone’s skills gap, we have to accept that our people are our greatest asset by John

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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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Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Sierra Leone

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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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