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CEO Calls For More Soft Skills Exposure, Training Programmes
If employment figures are to continue to improve in the Caribbean region, more of an effort must be made to equip residents with soft skills, says Joseph Boll, Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO. His firm, Caribbean Employment, is a market-leading digital talent acquisition service based in Barbados but operational throughout the Caribbean. It aims to […]
Caribbean Employment CEO lauds Jamaica-based resume-writing service The Career Doc.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The CEO of a regional recruitment firm is lauding the work being done by The Career Doc., a Jamaica-based resume-writing and career consultation service, citing it as a necessary resource for jobseekers. “In the Caribbean market, you see it all the time where jobseekers are dejected and discouraged, saying they keep sending […]
Recruitment firm CEO hopes to see more accelerators, internship programmes
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — The CEO of a regional recruitment service is hoping to see more youth accelerators and internship programmes that will help boost employability and help more young Caribbean people with job placement prospects in the future. Joseph Boll is the head executive of Caribbean Employment Services Inc., a market-leading digital talent acquisition service […]
CEO urges employers to prepare for CSME implementation
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — On the heels of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett stating that full implementation of the Single Market and Economy (CSME) is slated for March of this year, the chief executive of a leading recruitment firm is urging employers to start making sure they’re prepared now. “If you’re looking to hire and want […]
ILO: Despite a lower unemployment rate in 2023, recovery of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean is still insufficient
LIMA (ILO News).- The labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, almost four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, show a full recovery in their employment rates. However, these are still characterized by the persistence of gender gaps, youth unemployment, informality, and loss of purchasing power of wages, the ILO Regional Office said […]