When I finished school, I realized something important: our education system didn’t really prepare us for the job market. Everything I’ve learned that truly mattered — I learned the hard way, by doing, failing, and showing up again. Years later, after mentoring interns and onboarding new employees, I’ve noticed… not much has changed. Many graduates still step into the ICT job market with energy, but little clarity about what roles actually exist — or what skills employers expect. So today, I’m breaking it down — real talk about the ICT sector — so you can prepare better, position yourself earlier, and compete confidently. ๐ก First, Know This: This post focuses on the infrastructure side of ICT — not the app or software development world. That is a whole set of different world and we may discuss it separately, another time. Think of ICT like a big ecosystem — from sales and product management to service delivery and customer support. Each piece connects to make technology...
Out of the total proposed ETB561.67 billion annual budget (2021/2022), Ethiopia allocated ETB183.5 billion, 33% , for capital expenditure alone which is largely dispersed through projects. Given the huge and ongoing infrastructure development, it would be fair enough to claim that project management is and will continue to be the key component of the economy for years to come in the country. Of course, project management is the most viable and effective means to manage risks, issues, change, quality, cost and add value to the project economy across the globe and it is here to stay for long. Despite a clear potential of being an important tool to the economy, the level of attention given to project management in the Ethiopian economy is so minimal, and if any traditional. For example, it is not fully considered as a career choice, and in fact, and as far as my knowledge is concerned, there is no any project management accreditation institution ( ...