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We started 81cents because we know first-hand how intimidating and uncomfortable talking about compensation, much less advocating for more, can be. In summer 2018 we started 81cents with the goal of changing the way things work, providing affordable, accessible, virtual negotiation support (and data!) for women and other underrepresented minorities. We’ve worked with more than 550 individuals, helping them find more than $3,500,000 in additional compensation. But, we’re just getting started. Women still earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn on average, and the statistics look even more dismal when you consider race and underrepresented gender identities. We know we can do more. Jordan started 81cents to help more individuals advocate for themselves, whether it’s negotiating a new offer, or pushing for a raise. Prior to starting 81cents, Jordan was the Director of Marketing at Fundrise, a real estate technology startup based in Washington, D.C. Jordan holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

 Listings /  North America

Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I am a 22-year-old who could be described as ambitious, hardworking, and a perfectionist. I enjoy being challenged with new tasks, as I believe discomfort allows one to grow and learn. I enjoy teamwork, but I am also capable of working on my own. I believe that communication is an important aspect of any relationship, especially professional ones, as it doesn’t leave any room for errors or misunderstandings. Therefore, I pride myself on being a skilled communicator. I am organised, goal-driven, and I find it very hard to set a task down once I have started. I may not have the most extroverted personality, but I do enjoy socialising with others in any setting. I recently graduated with a BA in English and Communication Science. While completing my degree, I worked as an editorial intern at Highbury Media, where I gained first-hand experience in editing, publishing, and social media management. I was also able to sharpen my writing skills, which came in handy as I went on to work as a freelance writer for ClubX Magazine for over a year. Even though I do not have years of experience behind me, I am, however, eager to learn. And a fresh mind is always a benefit. When it comes to my free time, I enjoy reading, writing, and painting. I am also currently learning Italian and intend on tackling many other foreign languages.

 Listings /  Africa

I am a God fearing individual, and I’m also a father to two beautiful kids, a boy and a girl. I worked for Tekkie Town as a Sales Assistant and I was chosen as the best Sales person for the entire Mpumalanga province. I also worked for the Department of agriculture as a Data capture. I have a passion for sports, football is one of my favourites and one day I wish I can own a soccer team. While I was in high school, I always wanted to be a lawyer but due to financial constraints I could not become one. My interest in the justice system came when I realised that the late former president Mr Nelson Mandela was also a lawyer representing his people. I wish one day I could give back to my community and its people because my community gave us the likes of the late Steve Bantu Biko, one of the BCM Members who fought for the people of South Africa. My community is one of the underdeveloped communities of this country, but I know that one day all of this will change because I know that with education anything is possible. When a child is educated communities will change for the better and if one community changes, then our country will change for the better as well and poverty will be no more. Education topped with one’s perseverance is the key to a bright future for all. With this pandemic people have lost their jobs and in some households you find that no one is working and people resort to drugs and alcohol, some get depressed to a point of taking their own lives. If we can start developing jobs for people, our continent would become a better place for us all. Being part of an initiative that supports the empowerment of those less privileged is one of my greatest wishes. I will be glad if all my wishes do come through because nothing is as important as education and hard work, and an educated country means a better world for us all.

 Listings /  Africa

I am Alonzo Van Aarde, born on 9th July 2002. I was raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I am the oldest son out of 6 children, Recently (last year 2020) I have matriculated in my hometown, Mitchell’s plain. I never quite had a fixed job but I have had my fair share of holiday jobs in a shoe store it was called first stop shoes in a shopping complex close to home. In my free time, I would work private jobs with my father and doing shop fitting and house renovations all over Cape Town. I loved helping my father out. It was also a way for me to have extra pocket money. I also worked at a Taylor blinds company, whereby the production of blinds called Taylor blinds in Montague gardens. I took part in various programs whilst at school, namely, in leadership development skills with a NPO called M.O.V.E and another called J.A.M, where I was taught to run my own business. This was done during my schooling, I have obtained certificates for these courses. These two courses were done over a period of 12 months, I was also an RCL members as well as a Prefect at my school. I am also part of a group called M.O.C (mission of Christ), where I furthered my leadership skills but in a more spiritual sense in doing so we take part in outreach programs and preach the gospel. I speak fluently English and Afrikaans. I am currently studying Japanese, because I am intrigued by it. I am computer literate, Microsoft enabled as well as Linux. I am also a musician. In my spare time, I teach people to play an instrument and also to read music. I also write my own music as well as produce music. I use this skill to help many young and upcoming artists I work with an Organization called My Child Is Your Child, Creating a platform where young people can showcase their talents and make something out of themselves. I live in a rough community where children are killing children and I’ve joined this organization to make a change in a community through various forms of art. My hobbies are, playing different sporting activities, going to the gym, writing music and drawing portraits.

 Listings /  Africa

I board people’s family pets for prolonged stays, preferably to ease the stress of worrying about their pets in cages. I have been doing the boarding for almost a year now and have a repeat doggo whom I love very much and his month stay is always a blessing. I fostered puppies and cats for shelters and they’ve all been adopted, I rescued a Staffordshire terrier from an outreach with a friend and healed him from the horrible mange he had and he got adopted by someone who flew from JHB and drove back up and now he lives the king life he deserves.

 Listings /  Africa

I am a Zambian born, comes from a family of 8 and the youngest of the Mwila’s. My siblings always thought I was spoilt because I was the youngest, but I don’t think so! I was born in a town called Mufulira on the Copper belt side of Zambia in 1981,the Copper belt province is rich with mineral finds and Mines, hence the name. I am Married to Eric and we have a beautiful daughter called Chanda, she is 15 years. I completed my matric in 1999 and my mother advised me to study food production since I loved cooking, I did it for her though it was a course that I never dreamt of studying. I graduated successfully and worked for 2 years as a chef, got tired of cooking, I dodged that career and went into studying computers, worked as a receptionist and studied Human resources at the same time and obtained a diploma. I worked for a courier company as a Human Resources assistant. In 2012, I moved to South Africa, Cape Town when I got married, joined a Mobile Money company called Zoona with operations in Zambia, and I worked there for 5 years as a support agent. Zoona is an African Fintech company founded in 2009 with the vision of helping communities thrive. Since launching, it created over 2,500 jobs in Zambia and Malawi, empowered over 1,000 entrepreneurs to start their own business and allowed them to reach earnings of over $10 million. I enjoyed working for this company because we really helped girl child prevail. Apart from the above, I am a lover of interior designing, and my wish is to have one of the most successful Interior business one day, through my passion for interior, I designed my sister’s Kitchen area, how amazing!!! I love cooking and baking (especially Cake pops), they are my favorites!!! I love adventure, gardening and working out too, I am a gym freak. Most importantly, I love spending time with my loved ones. I reflect a varied personality, including ambition, and the qualities of generosity and thoughtfulness. I am also a well determined and vigorous individual, and yet calm. I encourage fighting for what you desire and believe in and doing it through God because nothing great comes easy. I believe mindfulness in the workplace is key to success. Having worked in Customer care I have gained extensive experience in; Empathy, Adaptability, Ability to Use Positive Language, Clear Communication Skills, Self-Control, Taking Responsibility and Patience.

 Listings /  Africa

Well over a decade ago, Authentic Jobs was born as a labor of love in the sidebar of a personal website. Just a year later, we became a full-fledged service with a site of our own. From those humble beginnings, Authentic Jobs has grown to its current status as a leading employment and hiring service with a long list of deeply impressive clients. For over twelve years, we've been connecting qualified applicants in search of their dream jobs with the forward-thinking companies who were looking for them. Our clients have included giants in many of today's most coveted and high-growth industries, such as: Technology: Apple, Electronic Arts. Media: The New York Times, NPR. Social media: Twitter, Facebook. Whether you're in search of that perfect job to advance your career, or that perfect candidate to fill the crucial gap in your organization, Authentic Jobs is here to help you achieve your goals. It's all we've done for over twelve years. In that time, we've matched hundreds of dynamic, high-growth companies to thousands of design, technology, and web professionals all over the world. And if you represent a nonprofit organization or an educational institution, we'd be happy to offer you a discount off our services. We love helping those who do good in their communities. Contact us to discuss what Authentic Jobs can do to help you find your ideal candidate at a fee that won't break your nonprofit's budget.

 Listings /  North America

Barcelona Activa es la agencia de desarrollo económico local de Barcelona. Como agencia de desarrollo local, su misión es contribuir con la mejora de la calidad de vida de las personas, promoviendo la competitividad económica de la ciudad y el reequilibrio de los territorios mediante el fomento del empleo, el impulso a nuevos emprendedores y el apoyo a un tejido empresarial plural, diverso y sostenible, desde una perspectiva económica, social y ambiental. Su visión es convertir a Barcelona en una ciudad de referencia internacional para trabajar, emprender y vivir con valores sociales y ambientales Gracias a que la actividad económica y productiva de Barcelona diversifica su oferta en sectores de actividad estratégicos, tanto emergentes como consolidados, que actúan como verdaderos motores económicos, de innovación y generadores de empleo, estableciendo a Barcelona como referente internacional. Es por ello que Barcelona Activa pone el foco en impulsar los siguientes sectores considerados estratégicos: Economía digital, Industrias creativas y culturales, Salud y bio, Deporte (sportstech) y Alimentación (foodtech), Industria 4.0, Economía azul y Economía verde, Economía de proximidad, Economía del visitante y Comercio y restauración. Para lograr sus objetivos, Barcelona Activa ofrece los siguientes servicios: asesoramiento personalizado para ayudar a los trabajadores, autónomos, emprendedores y empresas con alternativas que se adapten a sus necesidades; una amplia oferta formativa tanto presencial como en línea; acompañamiento a lo largo de toda la trayectoria profesional y empresarial con actividades y programas intensivos que se adecuen a las necesidades, perfil o sector en cada caso; facilitar el acceso a empresas, personas y entidades que puedan ser de ayuda para el crecimiento de los proyectos, poniendo a disposición un espacio de networking en el que conectan a las empresas con el talento y a las start-ups con el ecosistema emprendedor; finalmente, también ofrecen apoyo específico para organizaciones y proyectos de la economía social y solidaria (ESS).

 Listings /  Greater Europe

CakeResume was established in 2016, with the intention of helping jobseekers to fully display their value. We create an accessible free resume/CV builder, for users to build highly-customized resumes. By freely drag and edit sections of images, videos and slides, CakeResume enables users to create unique & eye-catching resumes. Apart from 50+ professional templates and 500+ real resume examples from diverse industries, CakeResume also supports cross-platform sharing and resume PDF free download. Having a compelling resume is just like a piece of cake! To continuously assist jobseekers in pursuing their ideal career, CakeResume provides latest and quality jobs from renowned startups and enterprises. No matter you are looking for internships, opportunities of career change, part-time jobs or full-time jobs, you can find them all here! On CakeResume, we insist on revealing transparent salary information, and jobseekers can utilize various filters, including salary range, location, to find the most suitable jobs vacancies for them. CakeResume is committed to providing talents better career growths and opportunities! CakeResume not only tries to provide the best service to jobseekers, but also devotes to helping companies hire the right talent. With more than 500,000 resumes/CV in talent pool of various fields, including software engineers, designers, marketing talents, etc., CakeResume provides free job-posting service, recruitment of senior engineers (JobEspresso), and professional headhunting consultations. CakeResume is proud to help companies recruit quality talents in the most efficient and effective way!

 Listings /  Asia

The basic idea of Careersaas was to solve one simple question: why is finding a new job so much hard work? It’s inefficient, and technology has so far only made it more complicated. When our Founding team came together to solve this problem, they took the most vital ingredients of a career search and put them all in one place. Combining a personalised experience for the jobseeker with an intuitive UI, a sprinkle of artificial intelligence and throwing in relevant data to the mix, you can let Careersaas do all the hard work for you. Reach out to internal recruiters, understand new trends in the sector for which you want to apply, explore companies that you didn’t know were hiring. The Careersaas Career Platform helps you: Find career tracks using one-to-many relationships. Identify salary trends for the career globally. See if a career is trending, and if more people are taking these types of jobs. Understand whether this career is right from you, using your personality preferences, and see which companies are hiring in this area.

 Listings /  United Kingdom

Born and bred in beautiful Cape Town, mom to a long-awaited, witty, (inherited from me of course!), amazing, lively little 5-year-old girl, 2 dogs and 2 cats, 'my rescue children'. Married to Tomy, a senior digital content producer hailing from Tennenbronn, Germany. He is as introvert as I am extrovert – the scale balances beautifully. In my spare time (which is limited!) I sketch, paint, and try my hand at baking, while completing a mini-thesis in psychology. University after high school was not an option. I am also a seasoned HR professional, with a passion for people and process, building and maintaining great relationships form the foundation of both who I am, and what I do. And it’s a solid foundation. Hailing from the Pharmaceutical industry, I entered the world of investments about 14 years ago, where after joining as Office Manager, I moved into HR and have been in the HR sphere since. My journey has taken me on many a bumpy road, however, being a glass-half-full type, seasoned by an interesting childhood, and a solid determination to rise above, I march smilingly on. I have a passion for order, automation and software which could aid in optimization, easing transitions and processes. I am resilient with great sense of humour, always welcoming a challenge. I have a firm belief that building and nurturing relationships are paramount to success. I love meeting people and building relationships come naturally to me. I believe it’s the level of connection that counts. I am passionate about my work, I love what I do, and I do it well. I believe that doing what you love is a privilege. Yet, I still long for something more philanthropic in life. To give back, be it ever so small. Being an eternal optimist and peppered with life’s-experiences, I have been shaped into the person I am today. Pragmatic, passionate, and humble. An enormous amount of grit coupled a with good dose of grace! I am not done growing yet, not by a long shot, there are too many interesting, inspiring people to meet along the way, and there is always something to learn and something to contribute in life. It’s the journey that counts and I enjoy every step.

 Listings /  Africa

I am a 28-year-old woman who is passionate about youth work in communities across South Africa. I have volunteered my time with NGO’s specifically tailored for the youth in Cape Town, Port Shepstone and East London. I believe that the youth are capable of great things in our country and the entire world, I take great pride in mentoring young girls to believe the above-mentioned statement and to push themselves to get to their goals. The concept of hard work is simply lost in the generation of instant gratification and I believe that every person needs to learn this, starting from a young age. I have dedicated my time to schools as a sports coach, tutor and during Holiday Clubs that teach children ages 12-18 about life skills and the potential that they have. I am family oriented and believe in working hard in all areas of my life. I think of myself as an intelligent and super energetic being, I love all things that make me laugh and I am a super fun person. I am a wife and mom who is devoted and loves her family very much. I am in my final year of a Bachelor of Theology and look forward to working towards a Master’s specializing in Pastoral Care/Social work. My skills range from retail, online teaching and proofreading and editing, and I put my all in what I do. I do not believe in taking shortcuts and giving up when the going gets tough, trying and trying again is an attitude that I have taken a liking to and I pour my all in every project that I am involved in. I am a firm believer in serving others and I do that with no motives, other than to be a memory in their lives that brought hope and a new determination. That is who I am and what I stand for, to be a part of something that makes others lives better and gives them the ability to believe in themselves.

 Listings /  Africa

Rome wasn't built in a day. I’m of a very friendly nature and love to be with people who aren’t selfish. I am ambitious and will do anything to achieve my aim - "The Universe applauds action not thought"  I’m of a very adventurous nature and love to find good in everything I see. There are many things that make us depressed or upset, but that doesn’t mean that we stop living. You dust yourself off, honor the difficult times for the lesson it taught you, and walk away stronger and wiser. Independence and confidence were key in my life from a young age with venturing to the UK straight after school, and eventually ending up in Cape Town as my dream destination to live a happy balanced life where beautiful sunsets are part of your everyday life, and reminds you that dreams do come true. My professional life started as a labourer painting parks in the dire UK winter weather to Insurance consultant for a huge corporate company. Getting to know me over time, it became clear that I adapt quickly and take pride in everything I do, as I strive to leave everything and everyone better than you found them. Covid-19 and the drastic changes that came with it has been the most challenging and rewarding time of my life. With a system that failed us all in so many ways, living a financially stable life is nearly impossible but forced me to get grounded with nature and realize that the best things in life are truly free. My senses for nature, animals, and my overall humility enhanced drastically. We are all just reminded once again that nothing ever goes as planned and that losing everything including your mind might be necessary to make you realize what a strong, resilient, and galactic species we truly are. Realizing this, I am now more than ever ready to spread love and kindness whilst challenging myself with new adventures that push me out of my comfort zone. There is no other time than the present that truly matters. And in this moment, I am excited to change my reality and the lives of those around me.

 Listings /  Africa

I would consider myself a mix of both introverted and extroverted. I love being around and working with people, but I also enjoy my own company. I’m also very family orientated. Family is everything to me! My passions are a mix between working with/building fruitful relationships with people whether it be in the workplace or day to day life, I love helping people and bringing out the best of those around me. Outside of that, I also love doing anything to do with being outdoors. I’m always up for an adventure such as hiking, camping or even just a walk along the beach. I’m also passionate about and absolutely love animals. I’ve done horse-riding practically my entire life and it’s so therapeutic for me, to just get out into the country and get my mind off everything going on. I was born in Johannesburg, but lived the majority of my life in the beautiful mother city known as Cape Town. I’ve never got the chance to travel outside of South Africa, however it is something I have always wanted to do and I know I will accomplish in the future. In the meantime, there’s actually so many parts of my own country that I haven’t even experienced yet, so I’d love to start there. My work life has involved various industries, starting off with retail and moving on to the sales environment, both internal and external. I could say I had a certain plan for my life and career, but that all changed when I unexpectedly fell pregnant with my son. I then went from being an independent, carefree person to spending the last few months staying at home with my child. Which has honestly been life changing and I wouldn’t change a thing! However, it’s now time to get back into the working world and do everything in my power to give my son the life he deserves and one I wish I had growing up.

 Listings /  Africa

En Cloudworks, ofrecen centros de coworking para las empresas o los freelancers que buscan un espacio flexible para trabajar. Sus ubicaciones cuentan con áreas comunes y terrazas espectaculares, ideales para potenciar tu proyecto en las mejores zonas de Barcelona y Madrid. Organizan eventos para facilitar conexiones y fomentar la formación continua. En Cloudworks cuentan con una gran red de contactos para impulsar sinergias y networking. Además, incluyen todos los servicios disponibles para facilitar tu día a día y que trabajes cómodamente, tales como internet de alta velocidad, sala de reuniones y muchas más alternativas personalizables para que tu equipo se sienta cómodo. Se encargan de adaptar cada detalle para ofrecer un lugar de trabajo eficiente y versátil gracias a su variedad de áreas comunes. En ellas podrás trabajar, reunirte con coworkers y colegas, o simplemente tomarte un café. En Cloudworks, creen que el espacio es tan importante como la propia idea, por eso siempre buscan superar tus expectativas. En Cloudworks, sus valores se fundamentan en la colaboración, la innovación y las sinergias entre profesionales. Por ello, sus espacios están concebidos para facilitar conexiones y cuentan con un equipo especializado en comunidades para acompañarte. En Cloudworks entienden que las formas de trabajar han cambiado. Por ello, se esfuerzan por alcanzar las exigencias actuales del entorno de empresas y startups, garantizando la máxima flexibilidad. En Cloudworks encontrarás un servicio integral para impulsar tu productividad y el confort de tu equipo.

 Listings /  Greater Europe

Dcollab es un espacio de co-working en Madrid que se encuentra operativo desde el 2010. Gracias a que sus espacios pueden ser utilizados 24/7 y a que cuenta con una ubicación muy céntrica, las instalaciones de Dcollab se han convertido en una alternativa para autónomos y empresas que buscan un espacio cómodo y flexible para trabajar. En el interior de sus instalaciones se pueden encontrar dos ambientes: el Workspace, diseñado para ofrecer un ambiente cómodo para trabajar y, el Eventspace, que cuenta con salones abiertos para celebrar distintos tipos de eventos, tales como reuniones corporativas, presentaciones de marcas, eventos híbridos, experiencias gastronómicas o caterings. El uso del área de trabajo, Workspace, se puede hacer bajo la modalidad de puesto fijo de co-working o la modalidad de despachos privados, que tienen una capacidad de 2 a 5 personas. En ambas opciones, los miembros podrán disfrutar de una cantidad de horas por persona en las salas de reuniones, hacer uso de las cabinas individuales en las que se pueden llevar a cabo llamadas privadas por tiempo ilimitado y sin necesidad de hacer reservación previamente, disfrutar del servicio de Internet de alta velocidad y hacer uso de los equipos disponibles en la workstation, tales como scanner e impresora. Otro de los beneficios que se pueden aprovechar al utilizar las instalaciones de Dcollab como espacio de trabajo, es la domiciliación, recepción, avisos de visitas y paquetería. Con el fin de ofrecer un ambiente cómodo, en el que el trabajo sea algo ameno, también ponen a disposición espacios de esparcimiento como cocina, terraza y clases de yoga online que ayuden a aumentar la productividad laboral de cada uno de sus miembros. Las reservaciones de los espacios pueden hacerse a través de su app móvil y las tarifas se pueden consultar directamente en su página web. Los profesionales que más frecuentas las instalaciones de Dcollab son aquellos que están relacionados con el área creativa como diseñadores gráficos, editores, consultores de marketing, creativos, entre otros.

 Listings /  Greater Europe

Hello, I’m Deborah! I was born in Congo RDC and came to Cape Town, South Africa in October 2012 to study at university. I have a National diploma in Financial accounting and a diploma in Financial information system. I am an ambitious young lady and I love to be surrounded by positive people. I’m a dedicated and conscientious team player with the ability to provide support and advice to people, customers, or co-workers and make a difference. I am organized, responsible, very loyal, focused and I can have the work done on time and meet deadlines. While doing my National diploma, I was also working as a part-time customer service sales representative. I became a full time agent right after I graduated from university. I am a customer relation professional with more than six years of experience in customer service work, inbound and outbound calls, emails and social media. I have excellent verbal skills with the ability to communicate my thoughts and information in a clear and easy to understand manner. I am confident that the experience, the capabilities I have, make me ready for any opportunity. I speak French, English, Swahili, and Lingala I love singing and dancing, reading, and my favorites animals are dogs and cats. Looking forward to be part of Zagenie family! Thank you!

 Listings /  Africa

I have four passions in life. My sport, family, work and God. Each I pursue with dogged determination to be better and to excel. The greatest blessing and experience in life is the privilege of life is having a loving and supporting wife and incredible children. My relationship with each of them is treasured above all. I am blessed in that I am healthy, enjoy the blessing of life and am extremely active. I am thrilled to be able to compete on the international stage for home and country. Success therein is just a cherry on top. Career and work has been an incredible experience. Knowing what I wanted to be early in high school and achieving such has brought about economic emancipation and a lifestyle I could only dream about as a little boy. I bask in the success and abilities given to me and the blessing poured out in great abundance.

 Listings /  Africa

Established in 1999, we have grown by making sure we deliver on our promise – “quod dixi dixi, dei gratis grata” - “what I have said, I have said, the grace of God.” Hence our promise to you, “what we say, we do!” Quality and integrity is key - there is no compromise! Our vision is to be the “top of mind” Management Talent Specialists in KwaZulu Natal. Our model is one of high quality – low volume. We work on an optimal number of projects in order to deliver superior service to both our clients and candidates. Our mission is to provide our clients with the best intellectual capital available in our rapidly evolving and a “scarce skills” market. To be instrumental in the acceleration and success of our candidates’ careers. Confidentiality is key. We “connect talent with opportunity” in a manner that is responsible, ethical and deadline driven. Dixie Recruitment is an established Management Recruitment player in KZN, specialising in the Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Engineering, Marketing and HR disciplines. Our team has 120 years recruitment experience – 120 years of passion for people! Irrespective of whether you are a CFO or you are in the early stages of your career, Dixie Recruitment will partner you throughout your career. Most of our talent networks are passive jobseekers or recommendations – the top achievers – the people you want! We are committed to providing lasting talent solutions to both our candidates and our clients. We are a member of APSO and are meticulous in adhering to their Code of Ethics.

 Listings /  Africa

Greetings to one and all. My name is Edith, I am a child of the universe and I want to share that every day is a beautiful day. True, our emotions fluctuate but at some point during each day we will recognise that the day is a gift we have received and if we be true to ourselves this will bring a smile and with it feel good energy. We should take this feel good energy and build on it so that each day it comes easier and earlier and like a muscle it will grow, become more evident and gather momentum and we will feel better for it. I believe in kindness and forgiveness towards others and myself. In a couple of months, I will begin the first year of my sixth decade on planet Earth. Twenty years ago I was facing a life-threatening illness and not doing too well, I am a miracle. I believe we are all miracles. Some would differ it can be a topic for discussion. I am a widow and live with and take care of my 87-year-old mother and 7-year-old granddaughter to whom I am foster mother. Thankfully, both are well. We live in a truly beautiful spot, the Deep South, Cape Peninsula, CT, South Africa, blessed in many ways I have much wonder and appreciation for this. I was born in Cape Town, grew up and completed my education in the best place in the world to have grown up at that time, yes! Zambia in the sun. I have very fond memories of my formative years in Zambia and still consider myself Zambian. It is the national anthem I sang as a child and I loved the then president, KK, Kenneth Kaunda. I returned to South Africa in 1980 to attend college and begin my independent years and in 1982 I moved to the newly independent Zimbabwe where I spent the next 21 years before returning to my roots in 2003. I have extensive administrative experience - getting things organised, getting things done. With a stable track record, I am able to diversify within different industries. As part of a team, I have a strong focus to resolve challenges and enjoy leaving any tasks I am busy with in a user-friendly state (do unto others). I pride myself on my attention to detail & due diligence, going the extra mile in terms of improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness. I did a one-year secretarial course in 1980 and my working life began from there. Living and learning life then became what I did, marriage, babies, etc. I guess I was lazy to further my qualifications, in hindsight I think I would have made a damn good surgeon LOL. Seriously, I have good eye, hand coordination, a good touch, and, consciously, I have become better at threading the needle. I believe strongly in being true to and honest with myself and I think I was then because family means more to me than a career. And now, I am ready to start that next chapter in my career. I am blessed. I have over the years done various short courses including a deep tissue massage course, so I am a certified masseuse however I only massage family and friends as I am no longer physically (strength and stamina) up to doing a job I am comfortable to charge for. Thought that was worth mentioning, as it brings me pleasure to help others breathe and take time out. I have always worked in administrative support positions from Girl Friday to Executive PA and everything in between and in many different industries. My last couple of jobs have been from home (virtual) and in a new field, namely customer service. This shift was challenging and I am proud to say I managed it pretty well. Working from home is what is necessary at this time given my current living circumstances. This change and the challenge that came with it reminded me that I have strong determination, which is a very good thing. I am concerned for my granddaughter’s generation and what life will be like for them as adults, especially the environment they will find themselves in physically, mentally, emotionally. I would love to become more knowledgeable and active in the conservation of water, a precious natural resource that as long as it comes out of the tap when we open the tap many do not really appreciate just how precious it is and therefore the need to respect and conserve it. And, I would love to see the curricula in our educational systems adapting to educating our children to be more self-aware, mindful and able to guide their minds when it comes to EQ. Easy does it.

 Listings /  Africa

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