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  • 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.

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'.

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.

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.

Last week, University of Rwanda held its 4th graduation ceremony which saw a total of 8,366 students conferred with degrees in different programmes. However, despite having a degree, it’s not a guarantee that every graduate will land a job. For this reason, experts advise that graduates should learn how to make themselves more useful and employable. Again, they as well say, for those who are lucky enough to land a job right away, they should use that opportunity to grow professionally and get experience.

At least 100 young leaders and innovators from sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Canada are gathered  at a young innovators meeting in Bugesera District to share experience, best practices  and accomplishments  by showcasing their  social transforming innovations.

The three-day event brings together youth between the ages of 18 and 29 who have established businesses that solve a social problem in their community.

“Consider the reality of today’s job market. We have a massive skills gap. Even with record unemployment, millions of skilled jobs are unfilled because no one is trained or willing to do them. Meanwhile unemployment among college graduates is at an all-time high, and the majority of those graduates with jobs are not even working in their field of study. Plus, they owe a trillion dollars in student loans. A trillion! And still, we push a four-year college degree as the best way for the most people to find a successful career?” -Mike Rowe

A 27-year-old woman based in Rubavu District, Western Province, is giving local wine production a new face. Assoumpta Uwamariya is making tasty and affordable wine locally from beetroot.

Rwanda is set host to four new regional centres of excellence to provide post-graduate education relevant to the labour market as well as enable the country and the region to embrace latest trends across various sectors.

The regional centres of excellence are under the World Bank-funded African Centres of Excellence.

The centres of excellence are in the areas of Energy for Sustainable Development, Internet of Things, Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science, and Data Science.

Mu gihe mu Rwanda hariho gahunda yo gukangurira abantu batandukanye kwihangira imirimo mu rwego rwo guhangana n’ibura ry’akazi nk’uko bikunze gushyirwa mu majwi, icyiciro cy’abanyeshuri cyane cyane abize za kaminuza n’amashuri makuru bakunze gutungwa agatoki ko bagenda biguruntege muri iyi gahunda, nabo bakagaruka ku kuba amikoro aba ari intica ntikize, ku ruhande rw’abagize kampani REPC, bamwe mu bahoze biga mu cyahoze ari KIST, bemeza ko gushaka ari ugushobora.