Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions you will make in life.  It's about so much more than deciding what you will do to make a living. To start with, think about the amount of time we spend at work. We are on the job approximately 71% of every year. Over our lifetimes, this comes to roughly 31½ years out of the 45 years most of us spend working, from the beginning of our careers until retirement....... Read More

Know what you want and do not want to do and be self-confident to get the most suited job

Every new period is a great time to do a self-assessment. Try to know what you want as much as possible. This way you can avoid accepting the first job offer and realizing afterwards this is not a job for you. Sometimes, young graduates also do not understand why no one is answering their application: the reason may be because...... Read More

If you are good at maths and also love football then maybe you could choose a career combining your two passions.Below are some careers worth looking at

1. Accountant - helping your favourite club to succeed financially.

2. Web developer - every club needs an excellent website.

3. Engineer or architect - designing or checking the safety of a stadium.

4. Computer games designer - using maths and physics to develop the latest football game.

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When detectives arrive at the scene of a murder they are presented with lots of evidence, ranging from tiny unseen hairs or particles which could provide DNA, to bigger more noticeable clues such as potential murder weapons. Some of the most gruesome and obvious clues are usually bloodstains, and, by using mathematical analysis, these bloodstains can provide powerful evidence as to what happened.

It is important for detectives to try and find the exact location of an attack in order...... Read More

Rita Ninsiima is fresh out of university after attaining a bachelor’s in mass communication. Like most graduates, top on her agenda was getting a job. Application after application, she received a phone call for a written interview as an online editor at one of the local media houses. She was ecstatic; this would be her big break. An hour later she handed in her answer sheet."Excuse me,” the supervisor addressed her, “You have not indicated your byline.|Read More

Necessity is surely the mother of all innovation. The Story of eMusawo a telemedicine platform that seeks to redefine the role of technological innovations in improving the quality of health care in uganda as told by Denis Tumuhaise

About eMusawo

eMusawo National Telemedicine Platform and Portal is a registered innovative low cost Cloud based interactive Telemedicine System for fast tracking and improving health services to broader majority of Ugandans.

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Recently, together with my colleagues at Uganda Technology And Management University, I facilitated a career guidance seminar in a secondary school in eastern Uganda, where I interfaced with close to 700 students. I asked every students to write down at least one role model in whom they find inspiration.

More than 50 per cent of my respondents mentioned former South African president Nelson Mandela while 35 per cent had no answer to this question. The other 15 per cent mentioned...... Read More

Career guidance is critical if university students are to make the most of opportunities available for them.
Analysts argue that even with high unemployment statistics, it is not all gloom on the job market. Youth unemployment rates stand at 64 per cent. 
“There is a lot of unemployment on the market but as employers we are fighting for talent. So there is a mismatch between the employer and the graduate coming from university,” Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)’s head...... Read More

Selecting the best possible course for you is a key decision to make, and often a challenging one. The stress on Leaving Certificate students is compounded by intense pressure to choose the ‘right’  course before they even step onto a university campus.

There are thousands of courses that the various Tertairy Institutions...... Read More

Listening to People Who Tell You That You Should, or Should Not, Do Something: Many people think they should have a say in what career you choose—your parents, your friends, your significant other. They don't. In most cases your decision will have little impact on the other people in your life. You, however, will have to deal with your choice for years to come. Make sure the career you choose is something...... Read More