One of the mistakes a top manager made early in my career was praising me before my seniors. When I worked on my first job as a temporary staff I was assigned to scan manual clients’ account opening forms into digital format as the institution was migrating from a manual to an automated system. The manual forms had accumulated to a huge backlog. Thanks to my IT skills, I was able to adjust the scanner settings from default to user preference. Within a short period, the backlog was no more. This earned me a spot award prize. At the award,…
Here is how to get your CV past the gatekeepers all the time
Unless you have been headhunted, chances are your curriculum vitae (CV) will go through several ‘shortlisting’ stages before the real recruiter looks at it before you land that dream job. These days, any job advert will attract several applicants. Due to the mundane nature of the recruitment process, several companies have outsourced the function. Your CV risks being buried deep in a pile if you don’t take effort to make it stand out. Be creative ways to make it easy to spot. Consider printing it on a colored hard paper, binding it and orsend your application by priority mail to…
Is your business a grammar class or ideas class?
Many people are afraid of taking that critical first step to their business success for fear of making mistakes. They are afraid of speaking out their mind for fear of making grammatical mistakes. It is said that the fear of public speaking is one of the top two things in addition to death most people are afraid of. Such people have inner little voice that keeps telling them “you will make mistakes”, “your grammar is not good”, “you stammer”, “there are better educated people in the audience”, “you cannot do this”, “you are poor speaker”, etc. Do you have such…
News briefs 7/15/14 Increasing Foreign Exchange earnings: UWA introduces card method of payment
In an effort to crack down fraud and embezzlement of funds, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched card payment to all tourists accessing game parks. This method has replaced the receipting system where payments were made in cash. The Wildlife card system also allows UWA to capture details of all activities a tourist intends to carry out in the park after payment. Mr. Jossy Muhangi, the UWA spokesperson said the card system will help weed out extra charges to tourists. However, some players in the travel companies say this system has kicked them out of business since it is mandatory…
7/10/14.News briefs. Ban importation of second-hand vehicles, NEMA advises Government
Following a similar ban on the importation of old vehicles into Kenya, the Ugandan government is under plans to stop importation of such second hand old vehicles into the country. Vehicles that are eight years old and above will not be imported into Uganda come 2015. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) executive director, Dr. Tom Okurut told Members of Parliament that come 2015, car traders will not be allowed import second hand vehicles into the country. “These are old vehicles manufactured in the 1990s and emit a lot of dangerous gasses to the environment,” cited Dr. Tom. “We can…
News briefs.1/7/2014: Makerere University hikes tuition for the 2014/15 academic year
Following the increase in the cost of living and providing services at the university, Makerere has made a 10% increment with effective from 2014/15 academic year. This will affect both local and international students who intend to join the institution on private sponsorship. Since 2006, Makerere University had not hiked tuition despite the increasing costs of operation,” cited the Makerere University senior publicist, Ms Ritah Namisango. The University supreme decision-making council had earlier approved the increment despite resistance from Makerere University staff. However, Dr. Muhammad Kiggundu, the chairman of Makerere University Academic Staff Association disagreed with the conclusion. He argued…
