Leaving one job to another can be
challenging. In order not to give a bad impression about yourself or
your previous job, here are six questions you should look out for and
how to answer them.
1.How much do you want to be paid?
Find
out the appropriate wage range for your job. Then give a number a little
higher than that range to give you room for negotiation.
2.What did you make at your last job?
This
question is quite uncomfortable. But you can easily say your previous
company asked you not to disclose that figure when you were hired.
Better still, you can give a range. Remember to be truthful because the
employers can always check.
3.What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Don't
pull the strength as your weakness card. They won't fall for it.
Instead, talk about something that is actually a weakness and how you
are trying to fix it. Try something like, "I used to get nervous about
calling up clients, but then I realized that the more I did it, the
easier it became." Putting your weakness in the past (and showing that
you took care of it) demonstrates that you're willing to change and
grow.
4.Did you get along with your old boss?
Let us say your
old boss was really horrible, painting a true picture of your “horrible
boss” might get your interviewer freaked out and will think you can do
the same to him or her when you are hired. So when asked the question,
just say yes and move on.
5.Why are you leaving your job?
Never
complain or criticize something that happened in the past at your job.
Try saying something like, "It's not a good fit and I want a new
challenge." Then drop it.
6.How did you overcome a challenge at work?
Don't
be vague. Give a concrete example like, "I was given a giant project at
the last minute." Then describe how you tackled it (pulled a few
late-nights, recruited help from fellow employees, etc.) and what the
outcome was.
Watch out for these six questions and make sure you have your facts right!
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Saturday, 27 July 2013
Glo cautions job-seekers, public against fraudsters -gsmbizmen
The management of Glo Mobile Ghana is
cautioning the general public against fraudsters purporting to be
recruiting workers on behalf of Glo by posting fictitious adverts on the
internet and elsewhere to attract and extort money from unsuspecting
job-seekers.
A statement from Glo said it has discovered a number of such adverts with the address “JOBS.GLOGHANA@qualityservice.com” on the internet and other places, where the fraudsters behind the advert demand GHC100 payable via rapid transfer into an Ecobank Account.
Glo stated categorically that it has no such email address inviting job-seekers and is not charging any moneys from job-seekers.
Below is the full statement of caution from Glo Mobile Ghana.
It has come to the attention of the Management of Glo Mobile Ghana that certain individuals or group of persons, purporting to be staff of Glo, have posted fictitious adverts on the internet and elsewhere, targeting unsuspecting job-seekers with promises of employment at Glo Mobile Ghana.
The said adverts demand a fee of GHC100, paid via rapid transfer from applicants into an Ecobank Account, supposedly to facilitate documentation for a so called three-month training program in London and also to cover the cost of courier charges for a free ‘Tablet Computer’.
The Management of Glo Mobile Ghana hereby strongly advices job-seekers and the general public to desist from dealing with such faceless individuals since their activities are unauthorized, unlawful and criminal.
Glo Mobile Ghana has no such E-mail address as ‘JOBS.GLOGHANA@qualityservice.com’ and neither does the companyhave a Dr. or Mr. David Coker in its HR Department or its entire staff list, as the fraudsters claim. The Management of Glo HAS NOT authorized any individual, group of individuals or any agency to recruit new staff on its behalf.
Indeed, on Friday, July 12 and thereafter, Glo Mobile Ghana put out an official advertisement in the newspapers, announcing new job openings in our business. A full-page advert was published which elaborately outlined specific vacancies currently available and which also directed that all prospective applicants must address their applications and inquiries to jobs4u@glomobileghana.com .
In the best interest of the public, our Security Unit is working closely with the security agencies to bring the perpetrators of this vile scam to book. Much in the same light, we urge all those who have had contact or dealings with the fraudsters not to hesitate to report their experience to the nearest police station.
Management uses this opportunity to stress that Glo Mobile Ghana is determined to build a robust and indigenous African telecommunications network and will not permit such miscreant and distractive activities to obliterate its focus on that mission.
A statement from Glo said it has discovered a number of such adverts with the address “JOBS.GLOGHANA@qualityservice.com” on the internet and other places, where the fraudsters behind the advert demand GHC100 payable via rapid transfer into an Ecobank Account.
Glo stated categorically that it has no such email address inviting job-seekers and is not charging any moneys from job-seekers.
Below is the full statement of caution from Glo Mobile Ghana.
It has come to the attention of the Management of Glo Mobile Ghana that certain individuals or group of persons, purporting to be staff of Glo, have posted fictitious adverts on the internet and elsewhere, targeting unsuspecting job-seekers with promises of employment at Glo Mobile Ghana.
The said adverts demand a fee of GHC100, paid via rapid transfer from applicants into an Ecobank Account, supposedly to facilitate documentation for a so called three-month training program in London and also to cover the cost of courier charges for a free ‘Tablet Computer’.
The Management of Glo Mobile Ghana hereby strongly advices job-seekers and the general public to desist from dealing with such faceless individuals since their activities are unauthorized, unlawful and criminal.
Glo Mobile Ghana has no such E-mail address as ‘JOBS.GLOGHANA@qualityservice.com’ and neither does the companyhave a Dr. or Mr. David Coker in its HR Department or its entire staff list, as the fraudsters claim. The Management of Glo HAS NOT authorized any individual, group of individuals or any agency to recruit new staff on its behalf.
Indeed, on Friday, July 12 and thereafter, Glo Mobile Ghana put out an official advertisement in the newspapers, announcing new job openings in our business. A full-page advert was published which elaborately outlined specific vacancies currently available and which also directed that all prospective applicants must address their applications and inquiries to jobs4u@glomobileghana.com .
In the best interest of the public, our Security Unit is working closely with the security agencies to bring the perpetrators of this vile scam to book. Much in the same light, we urge all those who have had contact or dealings with the fraudsters not to hesitate to report their experience to the nearest police station.
Management uses this opportunity to stress that Glo Mobile Ghana is determined to build a robust and indigenous African telecommunications network and will not permit such miscreant and distractive activities to obliterate its focus on that mission.
Create right environment for private sector
President John Dramani Mahama has urged African governments to create
the right environment for the private sector to play a significant role
in their respective economies.
He again called on his colleague African leaders to promote value-addition to the natural resources in their countries.
President Mahama, who made the call in his address at the Forbes Afrique forum in the Congo last Tuesday, said those measures were crucial because African countries needed to reorient their economies away from what was prescribed to them by their colonial masters and the international financial institutions.
He said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank had one prescription for all the economic maladies in African countries, a situation which worsened poverty in Africa.
Hosted by the Congolese President, Dennis Sassou N’guesso, the forum focused on the emerging middle class in Africa and what the continent needed to do to reduce or eradicate poverty.
A former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, a number of African leaders, as well as high-level business executives in Africa, took part in the forum.
President Mahama was in Congo for a two-day working visit at the invitation of President N’guesso.
The two leaders had earlier held a meeting and pledged their commitment to deepen trade, diplomatic and cultural relations between Ghana and the Congo.
President Mahama’s address at the forum touched on the chequered political history of Africa from the late 1960s and the various structural adjustment programmes, and considered the human and natural potential of Africa and prospects for the continent.
Private sector/value addition
The President recalled that when he was a Minister of Communications 15 years ago, at a time efforts were being made to deregulate the telecommunications sector, many people said if the private sector came in it could threaten the security of the state.
“Today, I look back and see how far not only Ghana but also the whole of Africa has come in respect of the telecom sector,” he said.
President Mahama said what was achieved in the telecom sector could be replicated in other sectors, particularly energy and transport.
“Let us deregulate the energy sector and let the private sector invest and produce energy to feed industry and for domestic consumption. Let the private sector invest in transport and be able to move our people across the continent,” he said.
Touching on value-addition, he said the Ghana government intended to build an integrated aluminium project by fitting in the missing link to mine bauxite, produce alumina and feed the alumina to the VALCO aluminium smelter to either export or use it locally.
In addition, he said, the government would build a gold refinery in Ghana to refine gold and build a jewellery industry to be able to export world-class jewellery.
Political development
Most African countries, including Ghana, President Mahama said, made some progress after independence.
He noted, however, that eventually coups d’etat started to take place, with the governance of many countries alternating between military and civilian leaders.
“From the late 1960s until the early 1990s, we existed in a state of instability. And, of course, you cannot have any progress where you have instability and conflict,” he said.
Structural adjustment
The President said aside from the instability that Africa inflicted on itself, the continent was misled by international financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank.
For instance, he said, the structural adjustment programme, which called for the removal of all subsidies in the 1970s, worsened poverty in Africa.
“There were no safety nets put in place to cushion the poor and the vulnerable while we were readjusting the economy and so agriculture suffered,’’ he said.
President Mahama said today, the world had recognised that it was necessary for society to progress as one, since no country could achieve the kind of progress it desired if one section of society lived in absolute wealth while the majority wallowed in poverty.
Therefore, he said, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had been developed, with a resolution by countries to cut to half, poverty, achieve universal primary education, eradicate HIV/AIDS, reduce by half maternal mortality and ensure access to clean drinking water by 2015.
“What this shows is that typical capitalist concepts of economics to fix economies will not work on a continent like Africa. You need to advance the nations of this continent in unison and not in segments,” he said.
He again called on his colleague African leaders to promote value-addition to the natural resources in their countries.
President Mahama, who made the call in his address at the Forbes Afrique forum in the Congo last Tuesday, said those measures were crucial because African countries needed to reorient their economies away from what was prescribed to them by their colonial masters and the international financial institutions.
He said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank had one prescription for all the economic maladies in African countries, a situation which worsened poverty in Africa.
Hosted by the Congolese President, Dennis Sassou N’guesso, the forum focused on the emerging middle class in Africa and what the continent needed to do to reduce or eradicate poverty.
A former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, a number of African leaders, as well as high-level business executives in Africa, took part in the forum.
President Mahama was in Congo for a two-day working visit at the invitation of President N’guesso.
The two leaders had earlier held a meeting and pledged their commitment to deepen trade, diplomatic and cultural relations between Ghana and the Congo.
President Mahama’s address at the forum touched on the chequered political history of Africa from the late 1960s and the various structural adjustment programmes, and considered the human and natural potential of Africa and prospects for the continent.
Private sector/value addition
The President recalled that when he was a Minister of Communications 15 years ago, at a time efforts were being made to deregulate the telecommunications sector, many people said if the private sector came in it could threaten the security of the state.
“Today, I look back and see how far not only Ghana but also the whole of Africa has come in respect of the telecom sector,” he said.
President Mahama said what was achieved in the telecom sector could be replicated in other sectors, particularly energy and transport.
“Let us deregulate the energy sector and let the private sector invest and produce energy to feed industry and for domestic consumption. Let the private sector invest in transport and be able to move our people across the continent,” he said.
Touching on value-addition, he said the Ghana government intended to build an integrated aluminium project by fitting in the missing link to mine bauxite, produce alumina and feed the alumina to the VALCO aluminium smelter to either export or use it locally.
In addition, he said, the government would build a gold refinery in Ghana to refine gold and build a jewellery industry to be able to export world-class jewellery.
Political development
Most African countries, including Ghana, President Mahama said, made some progress after independence.
He noted, however, that eventually coups d’etat started to take place, with the governance of many countries alternating between military and civilian leaders.
“From the late 1960s until the early 1990s, we existed in a state of instability. And, of course, you cannot have any progress where you have instability and conflict,” he said.
Structural adjustment
The President said aside from the instability that Africa inflicted on itself, the continent was misled by international financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank.
For instance, he said, the structural adjustment programme, which called for the removal of all subsidies in the 1970s, worsened poverty in Africa.
“There were no safety nets put in place to cushion the poor and the vulnerable while we were readjusting the economy and so agriculture suffered,’’ he said.
President Mahama said today, the world had recognised that it was necessary for society to progress as one, since no country could achieve the kind of progress it desired if one section of society lived in absolute wealth while the majority wallowed in poverty.
Therefore, he said, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had been developed, with a resolution by countries to cut to half, poverty, achieve universal primary education, eradicate HIV/AIDS, reduce by half maternal mortality and ensure access to clean drinking water by 2015.
“What this shows is that typical capitalist concepts of economics to fix economies will not work on a continent like Africa. You need to advance the nations of this continent in unison and not in segments,” he said.
euro bond over subscrition shows strength
Mr Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media
Relations, on Friday said the over subscription of Ghana’s floated one
billion Eurobond was a demonstration of the Investor community
confidence in Ghana.
He said the floatation, which was oversubscribed by 1.2 billion dollars, would help Government to undertake a number of development projects throughout the country.
Mr Kwakye-Ofosu, who stated this during the daily media briefings at the Flagstaff House, Kanda, said the Eurobond would also make available significant resources for counterpart funding for development projects.
Parliament on June 25, 2013, approved a request by the Government to issue its second Eurobond to raise one billion US dollars from the international capital market.
Proceeds from the bond would be used to finance infrastructure projects and restructure maturing debts and interest payments.
The deputy minister said 103 million dollars out of the amount would be used as counterpart funding for all the approved projects throughout the country while 284 million dollars would be used in the financing of approved projects.
Mr Kwakye-Ofosu said 157 roads would be rehabilitated with funding from the facility.
They include Apam-Akam road in the Central Region, Goaso- Kukuom in the Brong Ahafo Region, Fian-Wahabu road in the Upper West Region and the Berekum town roads.
He said 37 health projects would also be financed through the facility while Agricultural Mechanization centres for the 46 newly created districts would also be constructed to serve the aspirations of government in the coming years.
The first bond of $750 million was raised in 2007 with a coupon rate of 8.5 percent and maturity period of 10 years.
He said the floatation, which was oversubscribed by 1.2 billion dollars, would help Government to undertake a number of development projects throughout the country.
Mr Kwakye-Ofosu, who stated this during the daily media briefings at the Flagstaff House, Kanda, said the Eurobond would also make available significant resources for counterpart funding for development projects.
Parliament on June 25, 2013, approved a request by the Government to issue its second Eurobond to raise one billion US dollars from the international capital market.
Proceeds from the bond would be used to finance infrastructure projects and restructure maturing debts and interest payments.
The deputy minister said 103 million dollars out of the amount would be used as counterpart funding for all the approved projects throughout the country while 284 million dollars would be used in the financing of approved projects.
Mr Kwakye-Ofosu said 157 roads would be rehabilitated with funding from the facility.
They include Apam-Akam road in the Central Region, Goaso- Kukuom in the Brong Ahafo Region, Fian-Wahabu road in the Upper West Region and the Berekum town roads.
He said 37 health projects would also be financed through the facility while Agricultural Mechanization centres for the 46 newly created districts would also be constructed to serve the aspirations of government in the coming years.
The first bond of $750 million was raised in 2007 with a coupon rate of 8.5 percent and maturity period of 10 years.
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