[WARNING – This is an 8 minutes fast read OR a 25 minutes slow read] My name is Ennie Chipembere Chikwema. I am a Career Coach, a Learning Expert, a holistic Life Wellness Coach and a Global Development Worker. I exist to influence individuals and organisations to utilise a learning approach, for individuals to reach … Continue reading Career Story – How I became a Career Coach focused on Life Wellness, a Learning Expert and a Global Development Worker
Throughout my life and career journey, I’ve often had to answer questions like: Who are you? What do you do? What makes you the best candidate for this job? How does this opportunity align with your life or career goals? What are your long-term aspirations? What legacy do you hope to leave behind? What advice … Continue reading Career Story ~ What is it? Why you need one and How to write it and Use it
There are 5 generations on earth and in any workplace, and there are likely to be 3 or 4 working together. This is a huge potential for intergenerational learning but could also be a source of much friction and misunderstanding. I have never paid attention, as closely as I do now, to issues of diversity … Continue reading 4 Generations in The Workplace and The Potential of Intergenerational Learning
Finding or Creating your own job or work is a full-time project that requires you to be strategic for you to be successful. This Tip Sheet provides 6 detailed tips and resources to support you with organizing your self during a job search as well as a checklist of 4 sources of jobs/work offline, online, … Continue reading Tip Sheet ~ How to Map 25 Sources of Jobs and Plan Your Job Search
Young people between 0-24 years are expected to be 50% of the population in Africa by in Africa by 2050. The cureent and emerging future of work trends that they need to navigate as they transition from school to work are immense. ILO in its 2019 Report, Work For A Brighter Future by the Global … Continue reading Youth and Future of Work Trends – Exploring Transition from School to Work Career Issues
Learn with the Career Coach Journal is something I am trying out to help me reflect on my learning journey, be intentional with my lifelong learning actions and also to inspire others to practice lifelong learning. Guided by a Personal Learning Ecosystem approach, today I learnt in various ways as part of my #300DaysOfLearning Challenge … Continue reading Learn with the Career Coach Journal – Personal Learning Ecosystem Approach Day
The ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work was set up in 2017 and their report, released in March 2019 is a veritable feast for anyone concerned with global trends related to learning, work, careers and labour. The Commission gives ten Recommendations for a “human-centered agenda for the future of work” that aims to … Continue reading 6 Career Trends in the 2019 ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work Report
For an effective job search or if seeking career progression, you need to have a good Curriculum Vitae (CV). This tip sheet is produced to assist you in developing a strong CV, to market your academic qualifications, work experience and accomplishments. Tip 1 – Target your CV to each role and company you are applying … Continue reading CVs – Career Coach Top 10 Tips ~ Applied at any Career Stage
[SOURCE: https://www.smartsheet.com/remote-workers ] In this blog, we start exploring the trends related to alternative work and career arrangements. These include the shift from traditional work to the gig economy in developed economies, informality and self-employment or freelance work in developing economies and we define the difference with side hustles. Career Tips are also shared … Continue reading Alternative Work and Career Arrangements Trends – the Gig Economy, Side Hustles and 5 Tips for You
For proactive career management, and effective job search or if seeking career progression, you need to research labour market information, organisations and career information. This Tip Sheet was produced to provide some pointers on how to do that. Career information can come from people, or systems. Most of the information a system provides, you can … Continue reading TIP SHEET– How to Conduct Career Research – 5 Tips and 5 Resources
To Plan your Career effectively – Know Your Market This article focuses on one aspect of career planning, knowing your market, both local, and global. This is done by gathering career information, which can be information about occupations, professions, salary, working conditions, qualification and experience required for a career path – read more here. The … Continue reading Labour Market Information and Career Planning – CASE STUDY – Stats South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey Results – 2019 Quarter 1
In this blog I introduce and explore four concepts and practices, which are part of the global trends we are currently experiencing, and identified as important for the Future of Work. These are learning, active learning, experiential learning and lifelong learning. Why focus on Learning and Lifelong Learning Trend? In several trends reports on the … Continue reading Learning and Lifelong Learning – Exploring 2 Key Future of Work Trends
In the book, Time to Explore, Roberta Neault in 2012 highlighted one trend that most people pay limited attention to, “soft skills”, or “essential skills” as some call them, compared to technical skills relevant to any job. Yet several work place trends forecasting research institutes, organisations and individuals continue to produce evidence in support of … Continue reading Soft Skills – a Workplace Trend to Embrace and be Fit for the Future of Work
Soft skills are a critical ability to have and utilize in life and work. They make a huge difference to how people “experience” you and your ability to fulfill any task or role you have as at their core they are about human interaction. Before getting into the 10 Tips of How to Develop Soft … Continue reading Soft Skills and Transferable Skills – What are they and 10 Tips on How to Develop them
🌟 Introduction to Career Development and locating the Career Planning Process A career is not just your job, it is defined as the sum of all the work you do in the family, community, self and at work. To live a purpose-driven life and do meaningful work, practising lifelong career development and management helps you … Continue reading Career Planning Starting Point ~ Know Yourself ~ 7 Self-Assessment Tasks
🌟 Fletcher High School 2019 Career Day I learnt at Fletcher High School in Gweru, Zimbabwe. On their Career Day, 23rd March 2019, I was given the honor as a member of the Fletcher Old Student's Association (FOSA) Executive Committee, to share with the students life lessons that could guide their future and career … Continue reading 5 Life Lessons that Could Shape Your Career ~ Looking Back to Move Forward
📣📣📣 DAY 19 of #300DaysofLearningChallenge 25 RESOURCES to help you update your CV or Resume ~ a Career Management Essential Task One of the key Job search or career progession documents that everyone has or should have is a Resume (1 page summary of your qualifications and work experience)...or the slightly longer CurruculumVitae /CV (2-3 … Continue reading 25 RESOURCES to help you update your CV or Resume ~ a Career Management Essential Task
WE ARE IN WEEK 2 OF COURSE 1 of 5 - KNOW YOURSELF…YAY!!! Welcome to MARCH Month 1, Week 2 and COURSE 1 of 5 for the Free Career Planning Program After launching this program on the 28th of February via the blog link below, I am excited for us to MOVE to WEEK 2. … Continue reading Career Planning STEP 1: Know Yourself 2 – Exploring Meaning in Careers ~ SELF-COACHING GUIDE ~ and March Week 2 TASKS
🌟 SELF-COACHING GUIDE ~ PRISE Check-In and Check-Out 😊 Hullo Self-Coaching Champions - below is a tool you can use to develop your self-awareness muscle. As part of developing your self-coaching muscle and to strengthen reflection and learning practice, you should have a daily practice for checking in with yourself (morning) and checking out of … Continue reading How to Develop Self-Awareness through Daily PRISE Check-in ~ Do it and Show up Strong!
Mullet CV or Mullet Resume ~ A new way to Present Your Bio or Personal Profile ~ Career Management Essentials ~ Day 7 of #300DaysofLearning Challenge Mullet CV or Mullet Resume is a Personal Statement or Profile that is a new way of presenting yourself as a holistic being who has professional and academic achievements, … Continue reading Mullet CV or Mullet Resume ~ A new way to Present Your Bio or Personal Profile ~ Career Management Essentials ~ Day 7 of #300DaysofLearning Challenge
