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Recruitment

and our one-to-one coaching,
approach of providing
career company also owes
I don’ t think she would have
recruitment events, designed
its success to its uniquely
applied. But she did, and her
to bring national and
balanced diverse workforce
application was brilliant. So,
international companies
which is staffed by nationals
the client told us, was her
in Africa together with
of South Africa, Zimbabwe,
performance at interview and
African graduates and
Kenya, Uganda, Angola,
assessment centre. When
professionals living outside
Mozambique, China, Nigeria,
she called me to say she had
the continent. These events
Liberia, Ethiopia, Russia
got the job, I can honestly
attract multinationals and large
and the UK.
say that was one of the best
African companies such as
moments of my life”.
Diageo, Shell, KPMG, Standard
“ When you operate on a
Chartered Bank, Oracle and
global basis, a workforce that
More information on
Celtel, who place great value
understands and reflects your
Rare is available at www.
in being able to access highly
Rupert Adcock, Managing
customer base becomes vital
rarerecruitment. co. uk
educated and skilled African
Director and founder of Global
in terms of networks that are
graduates in one place.
Career Company and Careers
required, and the‘ local’ know-
RecRuItIng excellence foR AfRIcA global career company is
Currently, they help over 100 companies recruit the future business leaders across Africa.
Their last event took place
in Africa commented.“ Our unique recruitment events have grown at a tremendous pace. We started using this approach five years ago, with
how of doing business in each market says Rupert.
To be considered for any of the Careers in Africa initiatives,
another example of a niche
at the Hilton, Canary Wharf,
the buy-in of 11 companies
successful candidates must
recruitment business whose
in May 2007. 55 of the
looking strategically at their
have an excellent academic
Careers in Africa recruitment
largest companies in Africa
resourcing capabilities.
track record( to at least
service focuses on sourcing
participated and were
Today we have over 100 of
undergraduate degree level),
and recruiting high calibre
exposed to over 1,000 top
these Corporates wishing to
fluency in English, French
African graduates and
African graduates, mainly
participate in our recruitment
or Portuguese, outstanding
professionals for the large
from the uK and europe with
summits and our problems
intellectual and interpersonal
companies that are based
some representation from
are now more about finding
skills and work authorisation
in Africa. This company has
the uSA. These were hand-
a suitable and large enough
for at least one African
built its success via a new and
selected from an applicant
venue to accommodate events
country.
increasingly successful
base of over 11,000.
of this magnitude.” Global
to date, global career
company has placed
3,000 professionals into
Africa. An unbelievable
achievement and one they
are very proud of.
More information
on Global Career
Company is
available at www.
careersinafrica. com
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