Making a lasting contribution
Interview Sessions Following the Career Development Workshop, each participant was interviewed and given feedback to enhance performance in future interviews. The interviews were conducted by Ms Simmons and other members of the Human Resources Association of Barbados, all alumni of The UWI: • Ms Atoya Hinds, Administrator, Barbados Bottling Co. Ltd, and HR Consultant • Mrs Pamela Small-Cave, Human Resources Manager, Lifetime Credit Union • Mrs Debra Wilkinson, Programme Administrator, Regional Security System The top male performer in the interviews was Kristian Patrick and the top female was Tsian Wiggins. Alumni Engagement Discussions The Alumni and Student Relations Coordinator partnered with the alumni offices under the umbrella of the University Office of Institutional Advancement, in hosting a number of personal and professional development webinars for alumni and the Soft and Life Skills Conference 2021 which was held under the theme Navigating Life’s Journeys: Leaders’ Life’s Lessons on their Path to Present Day . Topics presented during the conference included: • The Journey often unfinished: Managing Anxiety to Success • A Morning that sets the Stage for Success • From Brazil to the World: One Woman’s Journey crossing borders, breaking norms and climbing to the top • Using Identity, Interpretation and Relationships on your Journey to Success • From Jamaica to the World: One Man’s Journey out of the past into the Future • Your Pen, Your Purpose! How to write your own story and create your own purpose regardless of what has been perceived about you.
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Ms Simmons interviews Bobby Smith
Graduate Placement/Internships Internships are an important extension of the Career Development Workshop. During the year under review, these were significantly curtailed as many companies were still operating remotely or in a hybrid capacity. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank , the primary sponsor of this important developmental programme, and normally a major provider of intern- ship opportunities, was only in a position to accom- modate a small number of interns, all in the area of Computer Science/IT. The top male in the interview component was offered an internship at Cidel Bank and Trust which came on board for the first time. A representative of this bank has indicated the organi- sation’s willingness to be part of the programme going forward and has suggested that the topic of personal financing be added to the workshop.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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