Tips and advice for finding a job

Benoît Martin, co-founder of Talent2Africa; Sandy Desfontaines, work-study student in Human Resources; Ralf Touomi, Pôle emploi advisor. RFI / Beverly Santu

By: Diara Ndiaye Follow

Unemployment is undermining our continent in Africa. According to the World Bank, young people represent 60% of all unemployed people.

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When I meet these young people or when I meet the speakers of our program, I nevertheless see an inventive, resourceful, resilient youth, but this does not prevent, 12 million young Africans enter the labor market each year, while only 3 million jobs are available. If you are looking for a job, you will not escape this formality: apply.

How to put all the chances on his side? We've all been there: going through job offers (when there are any), asking relatives for a recommendation, walking, running, managing, in any case, to go door to door in each company for Submit your CV there. We must not lie to each other, every day it's the same story, the same information, the same defeats. So how do you find a job when you lack meaningful experience? What are the mistakes to avoid during the first job interview?

► To go further:  The Talent2Africa site  .

(Replay of 2/29/2020)

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