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Career opportunities heated up recently during a Public Service summer job fair held for students of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).<\/p>\n
Students were given insight into the requirements, vetting process and benefits of joining the military branches including the Customs department, police and defence forces.\u00a0 Also present were representatives of the Department of Public Service and the only private sector participant, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).<\/p>\n
Coordinator of BTVI\u2019s Student Affairs, Raquel Bethel noted that with graduation around the corner and BTVI\u2019s students joining the throng of other school and college leavers, it was imperative to expose them to additional areas in which they can utilize their skills.<\/p>\n
During his presentation, Police Corporal, Leonardo Burrows noted that policing is multi-dimensional, but it calls for discipline and hard work.\u00a0 He underscored that the force is not for a person who simply wants a job.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a difference between a job and a career.\u00a0 We are looking for persons interested in making a lifelong commitment as opposed to people who show up, collect money, go home and bad-mouth the organization,\u201d said the officer of 15 years.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, representing BTC was Human Resources Manager, Elvado Turnquest, who urged the students to ensure their reputations are intact as the first impression is before the interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven the email address on your resume` should be professional. Also, some of the pictures and videos on the Internet are risqu\u00e9. I have some people who have interviewed well, but their public image was tarnished.\u00a0 I will search up on you,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n
Mr. Turnquest noted that the work standard at BTC is high.\u00a0 \u201cIf I hire you, you have to produce.\u00a0 We don\u2019t run behind you to complete your job.\u00a0 I encourage you once you get the job, work on keeping your job.\u00a0 What you\u2019re learning now at BTVI, let this be a foundation to propel you elsewhere,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, students were excited about the fair and availed themselves of the opportunity to meet with representatives of the organizations.\u00a0 Office Administration major, Hellisha Demeritte said her interest in the public sector has been further piqued following the information received.<\/p>\n
\u201cI now have additional options.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always been interested in the public service and this was good exposure to the various careers,\u201d said the student.<\/p>\n
Echoing her sentiments was Adam Burnside who stated that the career fair was worth his while.\u00a0 As he prepares to graduate from BTVI with a certificate in Office Assistant, Adam said he has a clearer idea of what some of the requirements are for entry into the public service.<\/p>\n
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Captions from top to bottom:<\/p>\n CAREER TALKS \u2013 BTC\u2019s Human Resources Manager, Elvado Turnquest sharing information with students about his company\u2019s standards.\u00a0 Looking on is Vanessa Arthur, Information Officer, the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Corporal Leonardo Burrows.<\/p>\n DISCUSSION \u2013 A BTVI student questions Trainee Customs Officer, Tishura Rigby about the profession.<\/p>\n JOB OPPORTUNITIES – First Assistant Secretary of Special Projects in the Department of Public Service, Bridgette Hepburn, sharing information with a BTVI student who is interested in the public sector.<\/p>\n Career opportunities heated up recently during a Public Service summer job fair held for students of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":68043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1782,2016,325,195,296],"class_list":["post-68041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-careers","tag-education-2","tag-jobs","tag-school","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"btvi-student-career-01\"](\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/btvi-student-career-01.jpg\")
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