After months of planning and production, we are pleased to unveil our all new Careers in Africa website. http://www.careersinafrica.com.

Strong in design and with added functionality, searching for your next career move has never been easier. The website has simplified navigation to enable you to find information on our Recruitment Summits and other career opportunities. The Careers in Africa News section is an exciting new feature which will keep you up to date on news related to finding your next career move.

Your login details remain the same, so you can continue to login using the ‘Candidate Login’ button on the top right of the page to update your contact information and your Summit preferences. Update your details now at: http://www.careersinafrica.com/login-register

We hope you enjoy visiting our new Careers in Africa website, and we look forward to receiving your feedback. Please send your comments to marketing@globalcc.net
 

As South Africa’s successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup now passes into recent memory, what are the eyes of the world still seeing in South Africa? The answer is talent!

Global Career Company hosted the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit in Johannesburg, the commercial capital of South Africa on September 17 to 19, 2010. The event was a huge success which drew over 15 companies including Afre Corporation, Airtel Africa, Bateman Engineering, Dupont, East African Breweries Limited, ENSA, EXIM Bank, FNB, GE, JTI, South Africa Post Office, Rio Tinto and Vale.

A presentation on Airtel Africa’s ambitious growth plans by Tina Muparadzi their Head of Learning and Development was certainly a highlight of the event. Over 300 African professionals residing across South Africa were in attendance to meet and interviewing with the participating companies as well as networking with like-minded professionals.

All eyes are now focusing on the next Careers in Africa Summit which will be hosted in London on October 29 to 31, 2010. With over 20 companies confirmed and more to come, this promises to be an event which ends 2010 with a bang and is definitely not to be missed.
 

Transforming Africa

We are sub-Saharan Africa’s leading integrated energy group providing audacious and imaginative solutions to the region’s energy challenges.

As a “Proudly African” company, that provides world class service delivery, we are well on our way to become Africa’s major energy group.

Oando PLC is a company with primary listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It is the first African company to achieve a dual inward listing in separate Stock Exchanges.

With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP), the Oando Group comprises six companies who are leaders in their market niche viz:

• Oando Marketing
• Oando Supply & Trading
• Oando Gas & Power
• Oando Energy Services
• Oando Exploration and Production
• Oando Refining and Terminaling

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Onabor Princewill was hired at the Shell Careers in Africa Recruitment Day in Calgary November 2007. He is still with Shell and has progressed through the organisation. He continues to be happy with his decision to move back to Africa and pursue his career with Shell.

What first motivated you to move back to Nigeria & were your expectations met when you moved back home?
The need to use my education and skills to contribute to Nigeria's national development propelled me to accept to move back. Were my expectations met? Of course yes.

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Engaging your Interviewer in a Face to Face Interview

A job interview is a process in which a potential employee is evaluated by an employer for prospective employment in their company, organisation, or firm. It involves a conversation between two or more people – the interviewer(s) and the interviewee, where questions are asked by the interviewer(s) to obtain information from the interviewee. During this process, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the job.

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