THE EMPLOYABILITY OF A JOB SEEKER. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

Transferrable skill is a two-word phrase often heard by most job seekers, but not many of us know the meaning. They are generally skills we ought to develop while seeking to be employed. Throughout one’s career, it is important to know what these skills are, and set targets to improve them. Transferrable skills are referred to […]

PRODUCTIVITY ENGINE. THE 4 D’s OF TIME MANAGEMENT

Productivity is the goal of every individual whether in the work, home or personal setting. With limited time of 24hours a day (from which we spend atleast 5hours on rest), and so much to do, time management can be quite difficult. The 4 D’s of Time Management DELETE, DELEGATE, DEFER. DO The book “Power of […]

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101: Entrepreneurial Skills

An entrepreneur is a person who identifies opportunities, assembles the resources required to pursue the opportunity, creates a business around the opportunity; and nurse it to growth. To start a business, it is essential to learn specific skills that underpin the qualities of an entrepreneur. Let’s look at some of these skills. Entrepreneurial Skills are […]

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS. RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

Every business needs competition to succeed, and for continued existence. Ironic right? In the face of competition, it keeps businesses and business owners on their feet, in search of ways to keep up with trend and be ahead. This subconsciously leads to a general growth. However, competition gives either of two possible results; it makes […]

2020 MCW Global Young Leaders Access Program

Deadline: January 5, 2020 The MCW Global’s year-long flagship program is for participants between the ages of 18 to 26, who are prepared to become leaders of positive change in their communities by obtaining tools and skills needed to transform passion into action. MCW is a non-profit organization that addresses communities’ needs by empowering current […]

2020 Global Change Leadership Program

Deadline: November 22, 2019 Applications are now open for the 2020 Global Change Scholarship Program run by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership in Novat Scotia, Canada. Established in 2011, the Global Change Leaders Program is a seven-week education program offered by Coady Institutes’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. Worth The Global Change Leaders […]

Global Fund for Women Call for Application: Adolescent Girls Advisory Council

Deadline: November 25, 2019 Global Fund for Women is a global feminist fund that envisions a world where every woman and girl is strong safe, powerful, and heard. No exceptions. We are a global champion for the rights of women and girls, using grant making and advocacy to propel global movements for girls’ and women’s rights. The Adolescent Girl Advisory Council will play […]

2020 SDSN Youth Local Pathways Fellowship Program for young urban leaders

Deadline: December 15, 2019 The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth) announced the launch of the call for applications for the 2020 cohort of its Local Pathways Fellowship program. The Fellowship is one of the world’s leading training and research programs on SDG11 for young urban leaders. It offers the knowledge, resources, and platform […]

Business Networking: The Whys and The Hows

Networking is defined by businessdictionary.com as creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active through regular communication for mutual benefit. And by wikipedia.org as a socioeconomic business activity by which business people and entrepreneurs meet to form business relationships and to recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities, share information, and seek […]