From My Desk

In a nation where graduate unemployment levels are continually on the ascendancy and where there is intense competition for the relatively few jobs on the job market, many are tempted to pursue and accept virtually any job offer. Many scramble for all kinds of jobs without giving thought to the potential hazards associated with such jobs and many other relevant factors. My education and experience, coupled with observation has taught me some valuable lessons which I will attempt to distill for the benefit of many unemployed graduates and by extension, employees who on ‘the wrong job.’ Jobs which are evidently hazardous to your health But for money, many employees and potential employees throw caution to the wind in their job search. You should never place your job or career over and above your health. If your job is proving hazardous to your health, you should quickly devise an exit plan. I had to quit my job as a Data Entry Specialist with a prestigious telecommunication ...

          You have landed a new job, have been assigned a new role or have been promoted within a given establishment but just don`t seem to fit? Having a rough ride settling down to your new role? Are you giving your new assignment the best short but still quite unable to meet targets and achieve as much as your work colleagues? Well, if your answer to any of the afore-posed questions is in the affirmative, just keep calm; such a seemingly awkward experience is not unique to you. It is the lot of many and please don`t be too quick to consign yourself to the belief that you are ‘a square peg in a round hole.’ It is quite a natural phenomenon to experience difficulties in a new role or job, especially over the course of the first few weeks.           Also worth-noting is the fact that there are simple, yet potent measures you can take that will make the ride much smoother, perhaps shortening your rough ride season –adjusting to you...

“We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.” - Margaret Mead             Ghana, the West African nation is rich in mineral resources, such as gold, ivory, diamond, manganese and many more. Consequently, mining operations are constantly being carried out communities, usually in remote areas that have these rich deposits. Gold operations (and by extension other forms of mining such as the mining of diamond) in Ghana are in two sectors, the large scale sector and the small scale sector. Generally, any mining operation with concession up to 25 acres is considered a small-scale mine.              Admittedly, Ghana is confronted with a number of serious environmental challenges. These include land degradation, coastal erosion, pollution of rivers and lagoons, deforestation, desertification and waste management. This article seeks to explore the illegal sm...

The nation`s universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions annually churn out a large pool of human resource (graduates) and that is essentially a good thing but the harsh reality is that, the job market in our beloved country is relatively small and is not expanding at a faster rate to absorb the large pool of graduates. Mr. Franklin Owusu-Karikari, CEO of Africa Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE) is on record to have made the following observations barely a few months ago: It is estimated that 250, 000 people including 68,000 fresh graduates from tertiary institutions seek employment in Ghana every year, out of which only 5,000 people, representing two percent of the total number, are employed by the formal sector. This suggests that annually, an estimated 98 percent of graduates are unable to secure jobs in the formal sector. This is obviously a gloomy picture but there certainly is hope. The adage, “where there is a will, there is a way” rings true.   ...