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Learning is Good
I have an excellent knowledge of working with tenders and suppliers and I always try to build a good relationship with my co-workers as a result we always help each other when ever there is a need. I have learnt so may things from this job like on how to deal with difficult suppliers or clients, how handle work load and how to resolve conflict between co-workers. Although sometimes difficult to work with people but I enjoy working suppliers like to handle their complaints and to inform them about any changes in the procurement process. The most challenging aspect of my job it's when there are changes in the work its self and there is no proper communication about the new changes or there is no training given and even our regional office clear on what to do. Another challenge is when the opportunity for training is given to certain individuals those who are favoured by the superiors.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: long working hours
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Im a hard worker my 10 years as a supervisor enlarge my territory.My 2 years of being a arbitrator and mediator grew me as a fair and effective manager. 1
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion and exposure
Cons: Long hours work.Im still singe and dont have an issue to work long hours
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Excellent learning curve
Im a hard worker my 10 years as a supervisor enlarge my territory.My 2 years of being a arbitrator and mediator grew me as a fair and effective manager.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion and exposure
Cons: Long hours work.Im still singe and dont have an issue to work long hours
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Excellent learning curve
Im a hard worker my 10 years as a supervisor enlarge my territory.My 2 years of being a arbitrator and mediator grew me as a fair and effective manager.
Pros: Great opportunity for promotion and exposure
Cons: Long hours work.Im still singe and dont have an issue to work long hours
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Learning daily
Challenging work that needs teamwork. Learn new things daily if willing to. It can be hectic sometimes when it comes to service terminations because all cases are unique. Need to be always sober minded and vigilant when checking or controlling service termination cases since they involve money due to or by an official. Quite interesting sometimes since I also deal with family members in some cases. I love my work since it keeps me on my toes and abreast with HR policies and procedures. I have learnt that in every challenge there is a solution and the fact that experience is the best teacher. What I enjoy is when a challenging job has been successfully done and when someone comes back and say thank you, I feel on top of the game. In the work environment you practice what you preach. I enjoy coaching and inspiring my co-workers to see them developing and becoming more productive
Pros: Vast experience and exposure
Cons: Minimal chances to climb the corporate ladder
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Great foundation to start my carrier
working at Correctional requires you to be streetwise and book smart as at times you interact and work with various community poeple and offenders. you must emotional stable as you offer indirect rehabilitation to offenders. Correctional Services is a environment consisting with graduates of virous fields which will enable one to learn and develop on a daily basis. i have a sound and proffesional relationship whith my colegues and we share respect to each other. i enjoy working there but i fil its now time to learn and de develop myself further through experiencing a new environment
Pros: supervising the warehouses
Cons: working with offenders
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Great learning curve
It was a greater learning curve. Learned to come under pressure in an aggressive and tense environment. Had a good relationship with my fellow colleagues.
Pros: Confidence at addressing, controlling and managing large groups.
Cons: Long working hours
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Extensive Security, Health and Safety Investigation experience
Form part of a excellent team that facilitates, coordinates the implementation of Security, Health and Safety policy, procedures. Investigate incident-losses-misconduct and advise management on decision making.
Pros: Opportunity to explore in the Corporate sector
Cons: none
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Excellent learning skills
As I was doing my in service training in the Department of correctional services I worked well with them they were giving me the duties that are on my level they're fair to any thing they were doing my mentor was excellent person when it comes to training young people for work aslo the stuff of DCS they're supportive I really enjoyed to work with them . The problem we had it's just they not paying us for the in service it was for free but they helping us when we are in need, so it wasn't that difficult to work with the department all I had was a great time with them I've learned a lot from the department now I have a little knowledge how is it to be in an industry and I have developed some skills.
Pros: Great opportunity for learning
Cons: Fair hourly working
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Exprience is the best teacher
I market the good job the department is doing and also developing communication strategy, I build a good relationship with the stakeholders, planning events of the department and also branding, maintaining good relationship with media houses, supporting programmes of the department, media Monitoring and analysis, managing resource, writing stories for the department and send them to head office. doing media clippings, contributing for magazine of the department.
Pros: growing in the field you are working at is a priority
Cons: working with people who does not appritiate
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