Izwe Loans holds ‘Job Recruitment Clinic’ at Accra Poly

A Job Recruitment Clinic (JRC) aimed at preparing and equipping Polytechnic students nationwide for the current competitive job market has commenced.

Izwe Loans Limited, one of the country’s largest non-banking financial institutions spearheading the project believes that equipping tertiary students adequately with the requisite knowledge about the dynamics in the present day requirement of the corporate sector is essential.

The JRC project which began with Accra Polytechnic saw about 100 students from various departments including Higher National Diploma (HND) Marketing, Accounting, Building and Construction, Engineering, Laboratory Technicians and  among others.

 Among other topics discussed included; preparing a winnable curriculum Vitae (C.V),   preparation for job interviews. The student also had the opportunity to interact with the engaged the students with the management of the company to deliberate the wayward after school.

Making a presentation at the event, a renowned Human Resource practitioner, Kojo Vaness, a lead consultant at the Central Consult explained that students must endeavor to prepare themselves adequately for the present day job market which comes with keen competition.

Mr. Vannes observed that C.V is a summary of the job seekers personality as it provides a window of opportunity for the prospective job seekers, and urged students to research about the background of their dream companies and organisations before attending any interview.

Robert Koomson, Call Centre Manager told B&FT that the objective of the programme is mainly to equip the students adequately for the present day competitive job market especially those in the public institutions like the Polytechnics.

He explained that as part of the Izwe’s corporate social responsibility the project is being expanded to all other Polytechnics nation-wide to ensure that students are sufficiently prepared to meet the challenges in the corporate sector.

“Our Job Recruitment Clinic programme for the Polytechnics has been structured to ensure that students can even secure job as sales agents and earn salaries whiles in school,” he confirmed.
Mr. Koomson explained that the programme forms part of the company’s broader strategy of deploying It corporate social responsibility strategy and also forms part of the company’s fifth anniversary celebration.

 Izwe Ghana is part of the Izwe Africa Group of Companies, a Pan-African financial services business with operations in Ghana, Zambia, Kenya and South Africa.

Mr. Raymond Kwakye Bismarck, Managing Director of Izwe Loans Limited said the company was strategically positioned to close the gap in the financial service by offering more proactive services to the lower and middle income market.

Touching on the strategies adopted by the company, he said “we run a well-designed and proven business model built around technologies which allow automated selection and credit vetting.
“We pride ourselves on our very strong collection systems and processes that make us one of the top performers in loan recoveries in Ghana”.

Mr Bismarck said the company has also designed client focused products adding “it is these principles that have underpinned our strength in the market place”.