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Larissa Uwase is a co-founder of Carl Group, an agricultural-based organisation that aims at adding value to different agricultural products. The firm hopes to produce and introduce many nutritious products made from local crops on the market in a bid to improve the health of Rwandans. Uwase spoke to Donah Mbabazi about the inspiration behind this initiative, and plans for the future.

As co-founder of Carl Group, what was behind the inspiration to start an agriculture-focused firm?

Bamwe mu bigiye imyuga muri gahunda ya NEP Kora Wigire bo muri Kamonyi, barashima ko yabahaye icyerekezo gituma batazigera Babura umurimo.

Babivuze ubwo basurwaga n’abayobozi batandukanye mu nzego za Leta, zirimo n’Ikigo cy’igihugu cyita ku myuga n’ubumenyingiro (WDA) ari na cyo gikuriye iyi gahunda, kuri uyu wa 26 Ukwakira 2016.

Hasuwe uruganda rwa NPD Ltd rutunganya amabuye agezweho akoreshwa mu kubaka imihanda.

Job in Rwanda (JiR Ltd) conducted his annual survey in January 2018 on jobseekers. The total of our survey participants is 1,245. The survey results are analyzed in this report, and will be compared with results from the survey carried out in 2012.

Frequently, I'll have candidates tell me that they're going to send me their cover letter and resume and that I should use that as a starting point. I tell them not to bother because I won't use it anyway. Usually they look angry at my comment, and I need to clarify. I ask them what does their cover letter say. Usually something along lines of 'Well, it describes my resume'.

  • Lee Biggins, founder of CV-Library, has carried out extensive research
  • He has determined common mistakes that will put a recruiter off you
  • Includes unrelated skills and a CV longer than two pages

If you've been endlessly applying for jobs with no luck, it could be down to some very crucial mistakes you're making.

You're about to have a job interview. Perhaps it's not your dream job, but it's still an opportunity you're excited about. Determined to win this competition, you prepare relentlessly. Or so you think.

There has been boundless sensitisation and effort to strengthen gender equality across the country. One would think that aspects such as stereotypes, misconceptions, and tradition, or anything else that has held women back over the years, are now on a low, however, this is not the case. And this can be seen in areas, for example, like the workforce, where very many women are still unemployed.

Getting a job is not a walk in the park. In fact, some people graduate with top grades but take years to find employment. 

But this fear has not held back those with jobs from venturing out into the murky waters of self employment.

That is the story of 25-year-old Laurène Rwema Umutoni, and 22-year-old Natalie Mukahigiro. The two realised that after years of being just another employee, it was time to be self-employed.

Everyday I sit in a television studio and pepper people with questions about a variety of topics related to business. It's about the most unnatural way to talk to a person but somehow, it works onscreen.

Social media helps your job search in many ways, from profiling your expertise to finding out about new opportunities, but if you’re not careful it can also hinder your chance of securing your ideal job.