Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are increasingly part of the recruitment process. It is highly likely that your CV will be reviewed by AI before a human ever sees it. Here are tips for getting your CV past AI. Continue reading Getting your CV past Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Find here 6 clear and concise tips for acing your next application in international development from Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni, Mwape Chibuye Continue reading Tips for International Development Fellowship Applications
Three years ago, remote work was akin to mythical creatures like bigfoot or mermaids. Well, I exaggerate 😅🙈, but it was definitely something reserved for places like the tech industry or your TV screen.
Fast-forward to 2022 remote work is a part of everyone’s lexicon with numerous employees enganging in it. However, employee burnout has risen in tandem with it.
Find out how to effectively manage remote work burnout in my latest article on musondaspeaks.com. Continue reading Dealing with Remote Work Burnout
Did you know that practising HR in Zambia without ZIHRM registration makes you liable to imprisonment of up to 5 years?
Find out more in PART 2 of my article on the ZIHRM Act of 2022. Continue reading Part 2: The Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (ZIHRM) Act of 2022
What happens when you feel so sad at work that you want to cry, yet you don’t? Or you are verbally abused by a client, get angry but still smile and listen? Or you find something outrageously funny during a stakeholder meeting but stifle your laughter to maintain the expected decorum? It’s all emotional labour! Find out about this super power you possess in my latest article! Continue reading Emotional Labour: Managing your Emotions for a Wage
Over 2 months ago I embarked on an amazing journey of Employee Satisfaction in Zambia, find out where it lead me in this article. Continue reading I Can’t Get No SATISFACTION: A Tale of Employee Satisfaction in Zambia
‘Burnt out, overwhelmed and out of alignment.’ That, was my narrative when I approached the 5 amazing women featured in this article. Like the old adage goes ‘it takes a village’ and my goals & ambitions were my proverbial child. Thus I went to my ‘village’ and they did not disappoint, they never do. This is what I came back with. Continue reading We Speak HR: Glass Ceilings, The Impostor Syndrome & Everything in Between
Meet Mubanga, Mubanga has theoretical knowledge about sales and is excited to do her job, but she doesn’t know how to handle difficult clients. Also Meet Choolwe. Choolwe has theoretical knowledge about sales and he knows how to apply it, clients always feel comfortable around him unlike Mubanga. But Choolwe is perpetually late and sometimes takes naps in the break room. Should we be managing their performance in the same way? Continue reading The That, How & Why of Performance Management
Does the phrase ‘people skills’ in a job ad drive fear down spine, odds are you’re not the most extroverted of people. Find out how other introverts are navigating their extroverted worlds in this article. Continue reading For the Introverts Living in an Extroverted World
I’m assuming you have Facebook account and you have probably noticed the memories notifications, where Facebook feels the need to remind you about all the things you have posted on that date throughout the years. If you’re anything like me half of those posts make you cringe, laugh or wonder about your own state of mind. However, what is of concern is that recruiters are … Continue reading Social Media Screening for Recruitment: Yay or Nay?
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