Looking Into The Future

By Barigye Doreen There is no doubt you got all the necessary credentials for the job of your dreams. Or rather you are employed and aspire to package yourself till it best suits you. I will dedicate this article especially to you. I mean to you, who has a work placement that you don’t take for granted, you who sees your dreams moving in the right direction and to you who finds it hard, but you have the desire to make things work. I mean the person who cares and values their work.  Usually, it’s known that to excel in any given activity or sport, you will need skills, natural talents, and lots of practice. No wonder people train and practice hard to get better at any given activity. What people often disregard, however, is how important the mental, emotional attitude and lifestyle can affect performance. To cut the long story short, excellent skills need a soft ingredient, which I will call “innate stance”.  This makes much more sense when you consider how some of the better s...

By  Barigye Doreen     Let's talk about how to plunge into the career of your dreams.  According to the Career Development Institute (CDI), a career refers primarily to the sequence and variety of work roles, paid or unpaid, that individuals undertake throughout their lives. It is also the theory which allows one to make meaning of the work opportunities and how their work roles relate to their wider life roles. Whereas a job is simply a position or role that is paid whether on a regular or contract basis. From the above definitions, I need you to realize that you can assume multiple jobs within one career in your life time. This makes the career building process a life-long one that involves forming and transforming oneself to full potential.  So, at this point, let's pause and ask this question, 'What level are you at building the career of your dreams?’ Did you in the first place have a career of your dreams? If so, I am glad about your decisiveness because...

By Barigye Doreen   Technology and globalization have become an undeniable force affecting work in the modern world. Jobseekers must therefore devise new cutting-edge techniques to match the dynamic job environment. Workplace developments are a sure deal but remember they don't happen in isolation. They are inspired and engineered by humans with the help of technology which makes them very predictable. What then does one need to do to prepare for these predictable workplace developments?  With the changing job market place, you must both anticipate these changes as well as prepare for them in an organized yet flexible manner.  I wish to quote my friend who contributed a wonderful commentary to this article which I believe would be useful for you. He said and I quote, "The only thing that is constant is change. When change is coming, we have two options, get on board or get off the tracks. We must never be comfortable where we are planted, we have to keep growing, ke...