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Broader exposure to agriculture and a learning curve
It is good to be in the company because you get to be exposed to different agricultural fields. The main objective of the company is research. My main job is glasshouse work of which i do the following: Manage and maintain a Glasshouse (Maintenance, soil preparations, Seed processing,planting, treatments, harvesting, and storing), Assist in projects of fellow colleagues,Manage and maintain all equipment’s used in a glasshouse, Emasculation and Pollination, lastly, field work. I enjoy team work and getting the results and always ready to take and work on new projects.
Pros: Good platform to expose yourself to agriculture
Cons: Less benefits
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Great experience and valuable learning experience
Work start at 7:30 am and ends at 16:00 Monday to Friday. Every week I get a new task and have to compile a report at the end if every week. I work alone in my tasks and sometimes we. Work in groups. I have learned so much in this period of my internship. I've been exposed and well equipped in plant pathology specifically plant disease inoculation and breeding. I work well with all my colleagues and my supervisors. The post challenging aspect is disease inoculations but I enjoy breeding very well.
Pros: Growth in the research environment
Cons: Standing for long hours
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Excellent learning environment, networking with various researchers from diverse companies
Ability to study and incorporate work with studies not office bound, be able to work in the field and in the office site visits to different locations nationally able to present studies in conferences, seminars or workshops challenges are stressful during peak times eg planting, harvesting and trial management especially for trials outside the research station
Pros: great area for learning
Cons: trial management
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Talent Acquisition Specialist
I am a go-getter, enthusiastic, organised and assertive candidate who has passion in end to end recruitment and selection process. I have an extensive experience in providing quality and efficient recruitment, selection and placement services to clients in different working environment (Banking, Logistics, Educational Institution, Telecommunication, IT and Public Sector).
Pros: Growth opportunities
Cons: Distance from home
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Growth in independence.
We are always researching on the latest database of a region, well equipped with Microsoft,Excel and PowerPoint. I have a great working relationship with my employers and employees. I have learnt to be independent, to rely entirely on my work ethic and focus on reaching goals. The most frustrating thing is being alone and having to think independently without mentorship and guidance.
Pros: Being exposed to better opportunities.
Cons: No monitoring and evaluation.
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Happy to work and like the environment
Its a very good research company with friendly faces and welcoming people. The company balances work and life style. Academic development well structured. The nature of the job is mostly office work. As the only buyer for the institute, I spend most of the day acquiring quotes and buying research equipment, research consumables and maintenance of the institute. . The company has given me the opportunity to grow as an individual. Mostly it working closely with suppliers which has helped me improve communication and presentation skills.
Pros: great for furthering your studies
Cons: No promotions, lack of transport to the institute, no benefits, not enough challenges
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Manufacturing processes
Quality Monitoring of product's Excellent communication Daily quality training Manufacturing processes The most challenging aspects of the job is to teach the employee to change the way of thinking as far as Quality is concerned
Pros: Opportunity to understand manufacturing processes
Cons: Long working hours
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Exellent experience
Attitude towards the career, adaptability and ability to fit in Her attidude is very positive and she is wiiling to assist in all aspects that one needs help. She is earge to learn amd always willing to assist,she can handle herself verywell . she don’t mind to work with different gender in a team , she can organise people , handle conflict and has respect for others. She was involved in a garden project which is a bit out of her field, she had managed and dish work out to ten young men,acting as facilitator and manged them. She can adapt and manage to fit in the team.
Pros: Salome was exposed to all the aspects of vegetable production in a community project , from soil sampling, soil preparation, demarcations of plots, fertiliser application , irrigation installation , seedling production, transplanting and direct sowing of spinach, carrots, beetroots and cabbage, maintenance of the crop, chemical control of pest and diseases.
Cons: She got involved in open field production of vegetable in a community project in winter veldt, Hydroponics production of tomatoes in the same projects. She commended on the different activities as the project progressed from tunnel production: preparation of bag, transplanting of seedling, installation of irrigation system mixing of fertilizer.
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Center of excellence
So far, I have managed to achieve objectives and goals that I have drafted after Undergraduate studies.After the employment of National Research Foundation and Agricultural research council , I have developed love in traveling and working in the field researching with the farmers.I felt inlove with small scale farmers during farmers day at Mpumalanga when were demonstrating how farming works and encourage them to use chemicals and fertilizers to enhance their plant production. The challenges, that I have encountered is when, I was having a deadline which caused me to have sleepless night for several days.Moreover, I love soil classification and survey so that I can recommend for site specific management and land use planning for some specific fields. I have gained 12 months experience 01/04/2016-31/03/2017 with National research foundation where I was placed at University of Venda. At Agricultural research council I have gained 20 months experience from 01/04/2017-till to date
Pros: Marvelous opportunity
Cons: 8 hours a day
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My work experience
A typical work day involves planning and doing quality management duties according to schedule. Ensuring that co-workers abide to schedule. Ensuring that documents are issued and revised. Training on quality management. I interact with colleagues on a day to day basis regarding their specific needs per laboratory..eg. Root Cause Analysis, Customer communications, document review and issue..etc I have learnt how to work with different types and characters of people. I enjoy training of colleagues on QMS and doing Root Cause Analysis because that is the only time I have to hear the views of colleagues towards quality and ideas to help solve the problem at hand. Challenges includes when people do not understand your training or do not want to comply to the QMS requirements.
Pros: Great opportunity for studying
Cons: No growth in current position
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