Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Meetings, meetings

Our project is now gathering momentum. In order to advise candidates how to best prepare for applying for jobs we have started off by meeting employers. This is to understand the recruitment process here in Rwanda and find out what is expected of applicants. So far we have met The Public Service Commission, The Rwanda Development Bank and The Rwanda Development Board from the public sector and RwandAir and MTN, an extremely progressive mobile phone company from the private sector. The next stage is to meet up with students to get their perspective on the process before pulling our ideas together and prepare a prersentation and handout. Key to our thinking is to leave behind a process by which candidates from the survivor community have an improved chance when they apply for their first position in work.