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Find Your Dream Job in West Africa

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Once-upon-a-time, sleuthing out new employment in distant lands called for the fortitude of a lion, the dogged commitment of a lioness and the tenacity of a mother elephant. Enter the age of cyberspace and all bets are off. If you want to find a job in the West African region these days, all it takes are a solid resume, good navigational skills on the Internet and an eagle eye for the industry in which your expertise is grounded.
Interested in transferring your knowledge of the tourism arena? You’ll find it. Think your information technology talent transcends borders? West Africa welcomes you. Want to refine your diplomatic, language or management skills? No worries. From education to nonprofit work – and from West African-based employers to those representing multi-national interests – there’s something of interest for all skill levels, particularly in Nigeria, Ghana and West Africa proper.
To test the waters, we’ve sampled some of the best resources on the continent to help you find your place in the (salaried or pro bono) sun. We found paid and unpaid jobs – for profit and charitable entities and positions requiring more brawn than brain (as well as the reverse). Here’s a taste of opportunities currently available. Find one you like? Go get it.
American Refugee Committee. If your skills fall into the categories of development, sociology, anthropology, social work, health, mental health, management or technical fields, ARC might be your ticket to doing meaningful work helping to rebuild lives and give purpose to at-risk, displaced and other disadvantaged West Africans. Having prior overseas experience is a real plus – as are advanced degrees.
EscapeArtist. While focused on teaching and education positions, EscapeArtist also helps job seekers make a home – whether for the short or long haul. EA’s information bank offers all types of assistance from how to find a house to how make it a home.
JobSpot.WildnetAfrica. Tourism, leisure and volunteer opportunities abound, so if the call of the wild is literally your calling, this is your site. Please note: you’ll pay a registration fee if you sign on, so if you’re not quite ready to make the investment, try the Society for Environmental Exploration, Global Vision International or IDA Africa.
MHI Aviation. Headquartered in South Africa, MHI fills aviation-related jobs across the continent. Whether your passion is flying the plane, joining the ground crew, being an air traffic controller or a cabin attendant, this is your home in the sky. If your wings haven’t yet been clipped and you want short-term assignments, this is also your place to search.
Volunteers for Prosperity. Do your skills fall within these categories: finance, investment, agriculture, health or engineering? Prosperity calls. An offshoot of the USA Freedom Corps, VFP helps combat global poverty and boasts the sponsorship of President George Bush, who launched this initiative in 2003.
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation. You likely recognize the name of the woman who single-handedly declared war on pediatric AIDS despite losing both her own child and life to this catastrophic disease. Counseling, testing and interventions require staffers skilled at every level of social and mental health training and helping to get out the word using one’s public relations, marketing and promotional experience to aid the cause is another area of service to which one may aspire.
Expertist.net. Let’s say you’re a Renaissance person with a diversity of skills that includes everything from mining and construction to arts and entertainment. We’ve got your mother lode! Expertist covers all market segments in West Africa, acting as a short or long-term bank to which you may contribute. Traveling Nigeria with a theatrical troop? Fluent in nine languages? Perhaps your community organizing skills are so profound, you could take on an entire city! Whatever your talent, bank it here and earn money for the brainiac you’ve already become.
In a region as huge and diverse as West Africa, we could easily fill an entire textbook on where to find jobs within this corner of the continent, but space precludes us from traveling that road. Instead, we suggest making a list of your talents and skills, and then try to find a match at any of the agencies mentioned in this article. Also, check out the websites listed below. Like all adventures in discovery, you might have to drill down a bit to find exactly what you’re looking for, but with a prize this big, you really won’t mind the time and trouble you invest!

Where to Find a Job in a Struggling Economy

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:59:40 +0000

August 2008-The U.S. unemployment rate rose to the highest level in more than four years as employers cut jobs again in July, increasing the threat of a deeper economic slowdown.

Payrolls fell by 51,000, less than forecast, the Labor Department said today in Washington. The jobless rate rose to 5.7 percent, from 5.5 percent the prior month.

The last time unemployment climbed so much in three months was at the end of the last U.S. recession in 2001. Payroll cuts combined with decreasing property values, stricter lending rules and near-record energy prices to send consumer confidence levels close to the weakest in 16 years in July.

September 2008-Tens of thousands Wall Street brokers loose their jobs as the US mortgage and lending institutions collapse under the weight of billions of dollars of under performing mortgage securities or assets.

October 2008-The US Senate votes to pass a 700 Billion dollar bailout of the US credit or floundering mortgage markets. This is the largest bailout out of US financial companies and the entire banking system.

November 2008-What or who is next is the big question facing not only US residents, but people from across the globe are bracing for a global recession. Will you be ready? What is your exist strategy if you suddenly lost or was laid off from your job as a result of the global recession?

Well, look no further than your computer. I am talking about the home based business opportunity. There are literally thousands of home based business opportunities, from data processing, billing, sales, and freelancing, direst selling opportunities to consulting.

With a home based business, you are sure to find an opportunity that suits your background, knowledge and expertise.

Home based business is a 427 billion dollar a year industry. That is more than the pharmaceutical industry, food industry and consumer goods industry combined. Why? Because the sheer number of people in business working for themselves. The extremely low start up costs, flexible hours and the internet are fueling the growth for home based businesses. About 170 million people in the USA alone, enjoy the benefits and flexibility of working from home.

The fastest growing segment of the home based business is the direct selling approach. In direct selling or direct sales, the middle man or wholesaler is eliminated and those savings are passed on to the consumer.

Direct Selling is the sale of a consumer product or service, person-to-person, away from a fixed retail location. These products and services are marketed to customers by independent salespeople. Depending on the company, the salespeople may be called distributors, representatives, consultants or various other titles. Products are sold primarily through in-home product demonstrations, parties and one-on-one selling.

Direct selling has had a bad name and is not widely accept yet in the US as it is in many foreign countries. We all knew someone at one time or another tried to sell us some vitamins, lotions, potions and pills over the years.

Many non reputable companies over the years have resorted to high pressure sales tactics, fraudulent product, over priced merchandise or income potential by purchasing and stocking one’s garage full un-saleable or worthless products in hopes of becoming rich quick, sometimes over night.

Well, unfortunately, some of these businesses still exist, or try to exist before the federal government shuts them down as illegal pyramid schemes. Anyone considering a direct selling business should do their home work carefully, before shelling out a single dollar to a direct selling company.

There are also many great direct selling companies that offer great name brand products, new or unique products and legitimate home based business opportunities. Many offer products that we currently use in our own households or businesses, such as home and business phone service, internet services, home security, health and beauty items and the list goes on, almost forever.

There are 5 important items to look for in a good direct selling company or any home based business opportunity:

1. Training and support

To succed in any direct selling business, you must have the proper training and support.You need to constantly feed your mind with company sponsored training through conference calls, supplied training courses and videos.

2. Duplicatable system

Some direct selling businesses will teach you a recruiting system that is not duplicatable, for one reason or another. For example, their recruiting methods may be too expensive. They may involve marketing skills like selling on the phone, which is not easy for most people. If a system is not duplicatable, you won’t be able to grow your downline quickly.

3. Valuable product

Look for a direct selling company that provides a product with value. Find a product that people would buy regardless of the business opportunity. Customers will continually buy a product if it provides them with value.

4. Reliability and stability

It is important to find a direct selling business that is reliable and stable. Companies that have been around for a while are more likely to stay for even longer. Working with an established direct selling company can build you a solid long-term income.

5. Excellent compensation

The compensation plan of the direct selling company should enable you to reach your income goals. If the payout plan is on the low end, you cannot expect to build a huge residual income in a reasonable period of time. Make sure you can understand the compensation plan, so that you can explain it to others who inquire about it.

Anyone can do it.There are no required levels of education, experience, financial resources or physical condition.

People of all ages and from all backgrounds have succeeded in direct selling.

Direct sellers are independent contractors. You’re your own boss, which means you can:

People like to shop through direct selling.According to recent surveys, 74 percent of Americans have purchased goods or services through direct sales. That’s more than the number who have purchased through television shopping and on-line computer services combined. People value the products available through direct selling and 45 percent of Americans want to buy from direct sellers.

Direct selling is a growing industry.Sales in the U.S. have more than doubled in the last decade to more than $30 billion and are now more than $100 billion worldwide.

People from literally all walks of life, of all ages, are successful in direct sales. About 75 percent of those working in direct sales are women, 10 percent are African American, six percent are Latino and three percent are Asian, Native American or other. Many people start part-time, and later leave their other careers when direct selling becomes more lucrative.

If you have already lost your job or want to secure your OWN financial freedom before you are a victim of the global recession, look no further than your computer for a great job or business opportunity through direct selling.

I have been involved in direct selling for years, and after doing my home work, I found my fortune with a company called Fortune High Tech Marketing. View my direct selling opportunity at Fortune Hi Tech Marketing at http://www.time4fortune.com or our blog at http://time4fortune.blogspot.com

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND TRAINING, PUNJAB

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:32:21 +0000

It is to understand nomenclature has changes not the ACT of 1959
Employment Department, Punjab has changed its name from Department of Employment Punjab to Department of Employment Generation and Training, Punjab.

After the 2nd world war in 1945, for orderly absorption of the released service personnel and other war workers; the need for an organisation to handle this complex problem in a uniform manner was felt and in July, 1945 “Directorate General of Resettlement and Employment ” was set up

In 1947, after partition of the Country this Directorate was entrusted the job of resettlement of a large number of displaced persons (refugees).

In early 1948, the Employment Exchanges were thrown open to all categories of applicants which required transition of Employment Service from a resettlement agency to an all India placement organisation.

On 1-11-1956 the day to day administration of the Employment services was handed over to the state governments. So now the Employment service is the joint concern of the Central and State Governments where the Central Government formulates national policies, standards and procedure to be followed by the Employment Exchanges in the states; coordinates the work of the Employment Exchanges in the states; plans and formulates programmes for expansion and development of the services; conducts training programmes for employment officers and other such works which are required for the betterment of these services whereas State Governments fully control the Employment Exchanges in their respective states.

In 1959 The Employment Exchanges Compulsory Notification of vacancies Act was enacted by the Parliament and after notification of its rules, it came into force from 1-5-1960. Under the provisions of the Act all the establishments in the public sector and all the establishments in the private sector normally employing 25 or more workers are required to notify their vacancies and also render quarterly and biennial returns to the Employment Exchange of their area.

Creation of new Department of Employment Generation A new Department of Employment Generation and Training has been carved out of the Department of Labour and Employment vide Govt Notification No. 18/16/2007-GC(2)/7219 Dated 11-04-2007 and 31-07-2007 with the following main objectives:

Present Functions of the Employment Department: 1. Registration of job seekers for placement against notified vacancies. 2. (a) Providing education and vocational information to students, applicants and parents. (b) Collects compiles and disseminates information about various self employment schemes being offered by various departments of the state. The Employment Officer identifies and motivates candidates from the Live Register for adopting self employment as a way of life. (c) Prepares and distributes career literature free of cost to schools, colleges and libraries. Available career literature in English language is also translated into regional language for its better understanding at the grass root level. 3. Under the Employment Market Information programme information of the manpower market is collected and compiled for state and national level planning. 4. The department works for the implementation of various sections of The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959. 5. Disburses unemployment allowance to Educated Unemployed applicants registered with the employment exchanges with specified terms & conditions as per “The Punjab Payment of Unemployment Allowance to Educated Unemployed Persons Rules – 1978”. 6. Provides employment assistance and guidance to persons desirous of going abroad through its Overseas Employment Cell. 7. A special employment exchange provides employment services to disabled persons by approaching employers and motivating them to employ physically challenged but otherwise eligible applicants. 8. Implements employment related sections of “Persons With Disabilities Act 1995″. New functions and roles of the Department In addition to the present functions, the Department will be performing following new functions:
i) Enhance the employability of Punjab Youth by improving their Vocational and soft skills
ii) Vocationalisation of education system at school and college level and to facilitate Vocational training for school drop-outs and informal sector
iii) Promote Entrepreneurship and self-employment
iv) Prepare Punjab Youth, through rigorous trainings, for employment in Defence services and other jobs based on competitive examinations.
v) Fully prepare Punjab youth for overseas opportunities through enhancement of vocational skills and foreign language skills and by providing emigration assistance.
vi) Upgrade Existing Employment Exchanges to Electronic Employment & Training Bureaus
vii) To make available some of the employment services through Suwidha Centres at District/Subdivision level and Kiosks at village/ town level.
viii) Every University, deemed university and selected institutions to be notified as an e-employment exchange in their respective areas to make their services easily accessible.
ix) Conduct Manpower Survey and Job Survey to assess skill and competency gaps.
x) Vocational Awareness, Counseling and Guidance to Punjab Youth, administering profiling tests.
xi) Identification, Fine Tuning and Design of Training programmes.
xii) Apprenticeship training to be effectively administered and monitored
xiii) Active involvement of C-PYTE in every district for training of youth is important.
xiv) Make it compulsory for all the institutions and selected schools to establish at least 20% to 30% seats on Vocational Education by addition/ conversion
xv) Examination and certification of training and skills
xvi) Liaison for placement of Youth with corporate, recruitment agencies
xvii) Organise Job festivals, job melas, seminars, conferences etc. for job placements
xviii) Foreign Training and Employment Bureau for providing employment assistance, guidance, and training to the Punjab Youth desirous of going abroad for employment and business opportunities in the foreign countries like Canada, USA, Europe, Australia, Middle East etc.
xix) Liaison with foreign manpower ministries and employers
xx) Check on the activities of unregistered agents.
xxi) Pre-Departure cum orientation programme.

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admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:19:43 +0000

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