Career Talk – SalesCon 360 & Tech Expo

If you’re looking to learn about the latest digital strategies to boost your sales and digital marketing presence, then you should consider attending the SalesCON360 Conference and Tech Expo June 14 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. SalesCON360 is one of the world’s largest sales and digital marketing conferences created to help sales and marketing enthusiasts explore new sales and digital marketing strategies to help grow their businesses.

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Career Talk – Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education

Artificial Intelligence – A Blessing or Curse for Higher Education? That was the question posed to panel members at the recent virtual UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Forum held on May 9. The forum sought to explore the concern expressed by many that the rise in AI platforms will see more students cheating on their assignments, and negatively impact the quality of graduates from tertiary institutions.

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Career Talk – Artificial Intelligence a Threat to Journalism?

On World Press Freedom Day May 3 the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) hosted a forum for journalists and informational technology experts discussing the topic “Artificial Intelligence: A threat to Journalism”. The forum’s panel of experts included Head of the Computing Department at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, AI expert and founder of Star Apple AI, Adrian Dunkley, Chief Executive Officer of OUR Today Al Edwards and senior staff reporter at The Gleaner Jovan Johnson.

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Career Talk – The Mico University 250 STEM scholarships

President of Mico, Dr Asburn Pinnock, describes the university as the lead institution in teacher education and training for STEM and STEM education in Jamaica. He commended the Government for the scholarship initiative, noting that developing a STEM culture in Jamaica must begin with an investment in education.

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Career Talk – GenZ in the Workplace

You are considered to be a member of generation Z, often known as GenZ, if you were born between 1997 and 2010. Many classify GenZ as the generation that has been raised on the internet, mobile devices, and social media.  In addition, a global study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found that Gen Z and millennials presently make up around 38% of the workforce globally, with a projected increase to about 58% by 2030.

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Career Talk – IT Support Technician

IT support technicians are experts who offer computer users technical support and assistance. They are responsible for troubleshooting, as well as identifying and fixing network, hardware, and software issues that users may encounter. Christopher Moodie has been in tech for the past 20 years and has gained a wealth of experience in information technology.

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Career Talk – MOEY STEM-Novation Village 2023

The Ministry of Education and Youth observed National Mathematics Week March 26 to March 31, 2023, under the theme ‘Reigniting the Math Flame: Light up your world!’  To culminate the week’s activities the ministry hosted a National STEM-Novation Village at the University of the West Indies where teachers, students, and other stakeholders had the opportunity to engage with STEM industry professionals, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Researcher Matthew Stone and Data Analyst Danielle Nichols.

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Career Talk – Freelancing

Abigail Morgan, a freelance information technology (IT) expert, describes a freelancer as someone who pursues a career without making a long-term commitment to one employer or someone who acts independently without being affiliated with or endorsed by an organization. She explained that as a young IT freelancer, to be efficient in the field, one must consider things such as who or what is your niche, as well as what skill or service you will be focusing on and offering to clients.

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Career Talk – Procurement Management

Procurement is defined as the act of acquiring or paying for goods or services, usually for commercial reasons.  It is most frequently associated with businesses, due to their need to obtain services or make purchases of goods on a relatively large scale.  Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Assistant Officer, Okeno Nelson, says he first learnt of procurement while pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in supply chain management at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU).

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Career Talk – Web Developer

Joel Brown, a mobile web developer, says web development is a blanket term used to incorporate everything that is needed for the creation and upkeep for web applications that may or may not be hosted over the internet. A web developer, however, is the professional responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the websites and other web applications.

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Career Talk – Government Initiatives to Boost Access to Tertiary Education

A major concern for most students pursuing a tertiary level education, is not being able to complete their studies due to lack of finances. To help mitigate this concern among local students, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke recently announced that the Government will be providing 250 full tuition scholarships for new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers each year for the next five years.

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Career Talk – Doctor of Medical Dentistry Undergrad Student

After being indecisive for years about what route she wanted to take in medicine, Kimone Thomas was presented with the idea of becoming a dental hygienist by her mother.  This suggestion would become career defining as it led Kimone to develop a love and passion for oral health and hygiene.

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Career Talk – Jamaica Creative Career Expo 2023 Pt2.

What’s not on your Resume? That was the focus of the keynote address given by Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the America Ballet Theatre, Janet Rollé at the Jamaica Creative Career Expo, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre earlier this month.  The goal of the event was to provide career and professional development tips for Jamaican creatives as they navigate the field.

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Career Talk – Jamaica Creative Career Expo 2023

‘Bit by Bit, Putting it Together’ was the theme of this year’s Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston earlier this month. Tertiary and secondary students with an interest in the Cultural and Creative Industries had the opportunity to hear tips and best practices from local and international industry players.

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Career Talk – Millennials in the workplace

If you were born between the 1980s and 2000s you are be classified as a millennial. Many have classified millennials have been described as lazy, narcissistic, and entitled, but regardless of how you feel about them, they are becoming a large part of the labor force. And in order to be successful, companies will need to create work environments which can help this group of employees maintain and increase productivity.

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Career Talk – Journalism

Maia Chung has been working in media as a journalist for over 25 years, beginning her career at the age of 17 years old as a junior business writer for the Jamaica Herald. Being unable to matriculate to sixth form at Campion College High School due to a lack of finances, Chung said her family encouraged her to enter the working world.

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Career Talk – HEART NSTA and STEM

The Ministry of Education and Youth in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security’s Citizen Security Secretariat through its 25/34 Inter-ministerial school strategy, recently engaged students from nine high schools within Zones of Special Operations in a Kids in Tech – STEM Forum at the Denham Town High School earlier this month.  At the event students got the chance to interact with industry professionals who talked about their experiences in the field and outlined some of the benefits of being involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

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Career Talk – Embracing Technology and STEM Careers

How many times have you imagined the near or far future being dominated by robots and other elements of artificial intelligence? Or thought that maybe one day the job we now do will be obsolete because of some new technological development.

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Career Talk – Jamaica National Service Corp

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) began the Jamaica National Service Corp (the JNSC) in 2017 with the aim of engaging the country’s youth in positive character-development activities that will allow them to contribute to nation building.

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