Caribbean Job News
The Importance of Hard Skills in the Modern Workplace
Hard skills allow you to perform the job. If you are an engineer, for example, your set of hard skills includes performing mathematical calculations, equations, and testing. Also, there are not confined to heavily technological positions though.
Critical Teamwork Skills You Need To Successfully Work Together
Very few companies, if any, allow you to work in isolation all the time. You may have a balance of independent work and teamwork, which you must be equipped to handle.
Time Management Skills to Maximise & Organise your Work and Life
We’ve all heard the saying, “Time is money”!You waste time, means you’re wasting money for the organisation….
Applying for Maternity Leave in Trinidad & Tobago
As a working woman, you need to be clear about the details of your maternity leave and what benefits you are entitled to. The Maternity Protection Act governs all the particulars when it comes to how maternity leave is treated by both employers and employees.
Your Guide and Answer to, “Why Should We Hire You”?
To answer Why should we hire you? effectively, you must keep it relevant to the job. Before the interview, study the job description and examine the tasks and responsibilities. Only then, can you formulate an answer.
Providing an Effective Letter of Reference
A reference letter is a business document to a future employer, landlord, client or organisation, attesting to an applicant’s skills, trustworthiness and capabilities.
How to Tell an Interviewer about Yourself
An important tip when answering “Tell me about yourself”, is to always keep it relevant to the job you’re applying for. That is the whole purpose why you’re in the interview – to talk about the job and your suitability.
Tips for Recommendation Letters
A recommendation letter is a tool that validates your interview performance. It also is used by recruiters to distinguish who is the right candidate for the job based on the first-hand reviews by former employers.
So, You Think You Can Lead. What’s Your Leadership Style?
Leadership comes in various forms, circumstances and styles. As people are diverse, so too are the multiple styles of leadership. Whether you’re working in Barbados’ thriving tourism, financial, technological or corporate sector, you will be almost certain of encountering these leadership styles.
The Power of Developing Effective Problem-Solving Skills
Effective problem-solving in the workplace demands a strategic and effective step-by-step approach. Solving a problem requires goals. Goals will guide the team towards the outcome they have to achieve and will illustrate distinctly to everyone involved what solution we are working towards and why
Top Careers & Growing Job Opportunities in Barbados
Opportunities in Barbados lie in Agribusiness, Tourism, Manufacturing, Telecomunications, international bank and entrepreneurship
Exciting Career Opportunities in ‘Sweet T&T’
What are your favourite phrases used to describe Trinidad & Tobago? Is it ‘Sweet, sweet T&T’? While…
Career Opportunities in Education in Barbados
Educators, like many professions, are required to provide results. Through building periodic assessment exams, educators are responsible for gauging how their information was received by students
Noteworthy Reads for Caribbean Business-Minds
Business in Trinidad and Tobago is definitely buzzing with lots of activity and sometimes it’s hard to…
Smile! You’re in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry
The hospitality and tourism industry refer to those activities centred around providing a service to individuals for the purposes of entertainment, comfort or enjoyment.
Opportunities, Insights & Skills for a Career in Finance
There are a number of careers to be considered in the financial sector, depending of course on an individual’s choice, skills and interest.
A Guide to Surviving Business Travel
The more we conduct business across borders and diversify as a region, it causes us to spend…