As we look back over the last decade, we’ve been considering how the hiring needs of some of our clients have changed. We spoke to International Recruitment Consultant, Nneka Ochonogor, to find out how the accounts for Diageo and Exim Bank have evolved over the years.

Our International Recruiters and South African nationals, Nomagugu Nthimkulu and Gerhard van Niekerk, attended the South African Business Club event last week.

The networking and cocktail reception was attended by Dr Zola Skweyiya (pictured), the South African High commissioner in London, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – Former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa. She gave a talk on the topic of ‘How can we improve the Quality of Education delivered in South African Schools?’

We hosted the launch event for the South African Youth Professionals organisation last Friday! The event was partly organised by International Talent Acquisition Executive Noma Mthimkulu. Attendees from the South African business community joined representatives from the Careers in Africa Team to talk about life in the UK, business opportunities in the UK and how South Africa can develop in the future.

We’ve kicked off our tenth anniversary celebrations with a special commemorative logo!

It’s been almost a decade since we first launched the Careers in Africa initiative. Since then, more than 6,500 people have found jobs through us back in Africa. Our London Summit, 18 - 20 May will feature special celebrations to mark the occasion, for which we are still taking applications at www.careersinafrica.com/london.

We always love to hear of success stories as a result of Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits. Whilst in Luanda last week, International Recruitment Consultant, Ana Quinas, visited the headquarters of Multichoice Angola. There, she caught up with Marketing Manager, Maria Abreu. Maria attended a Careers in Africa Summit in Lisbon in 2008, and then was headhunted last year to take a position with Multichoice. We asked her about her experience.

Our Recruitment Manager, Sana Chakir, attended the Opportunity Africa conference held at the Ismaili Centre, London in November last year. Hundreds of investors and delegates attended, including the Vice President of Kenya.

Sana is quoted on the event website from a panel discussion on employment opportunities that she participated in:

The Careers in Africa team was recently invited to attend the 14^th Annual Euro-African Trade & Investment Workshop.

The conference covered a variety of topics centred around the growth of the African markets. Speakers from all over Africa and Europe came together to share their insight on the African economic story.

John Avberhota was recruited by G4S at the Careers in Africa London Recruitment Summit in May 2010. We caught up with him to find out how his life is going back in Nigeria.

Nationality: Nigerian/British

Background: MRes degree in International Human Resource Management, Metropolitan University; MA degree in International Human Resource Management, University of North London; BSc degree in Biochemistry, University of North London

The Careers in Africa London Recruitment Summit was a fantastic success! We would like to extend our warm thanks to all that attended. More than 400 candidates came through the venue doors to network with approximately 40 delegates from 10 multinational companies.

One of our candidates, Mntuwabantu Nduvane, was recently interviewed for The South African newspaper. He is a South African engineer who has been invited to both the London and Johannesburg Recruitment Summits.

Born: Johannesburg

Background: MBA at Cardiff University, Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Policy & Administration with Petrad International, Norway. Worked for Total as a Managing Director, Namibia.

Gerrie Kapfidze was successfully recruited by Careers in Africa at the London Recruitment Summit in May 2011.

He is now back working in South Africa in the prestigious role of Country Manager for Unilever. We caught up with him several months after the Summit to find out how his experience has been since then.

We want to extend a huge thank you to all of you who came to our Angolan networking event on Thursday 29^th September. More than 70 Angolans came to our London offices to network with their peers.

One of our Recruitment Team has been interviewed for The South African newspaper:

Nomagugu Nthimkulu, Recruitment Resourcer

“The sky is the beginning not the limit. No hard work is ever in vain”

As a BA Hons graduate in Business Studies at Coventry University, Rupert interned at Eastman Kodak in their marketing department, starting his career in recruitment at EMDS Consulting in 1996. During his seven years at EMDS, he designed international recruitment programmes for multinational companies, launched the AfricaManagers and AsiaManagers recruiting initiatives, which became globally recognised brands, helped open and manage EMDS offices across both Africa and Asia Pacific and develop international operations outside Europe.

Rupert left his position as Managing Director in 2002 to create  Global Career Company, an international recruitment consultancy which has been at the forefront of African recruitment since then.

Rupert, father of three young children and a keen sportsman in his spare time, has a passion for international recruitment, loves travel, exploring markets and cultures new to him and his family, and enjoys the many challenges that he has faced since Global Career Company was formed. His objective is to develop a truly international recruitment company and develop Global Career Company as a global brand.

Global Career Company is a leading London–based international recruitment consultancy and best known for the Careers in Africa initiative which specialises in recruiting high-calibre internationally-oriented candidates for leading employers across Africa. Founded in 2002, Global Career Company have placed over 6500 African graduates and professionals into rewarding and challenging careers across the continent.

Global Career Company began life with a core focus on South Africa by helping its companies and industries recruit the best South African talent returning home. Careers in Africa has been at the forefront of recruiting South African professionals since its inception in 2002.

Global giants including Barclays, Chevron, Gauteng Shared Service Centre, MTN, Standard Bank, Tigo, Vodafone and Zain congregated in London to secure talented professionals for their operations across Africa at the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit from May 22 - 24.