By Joshua FranklinFIFA has approved five candidates for its February presidential election amid the worst crisis in its history, after barring Liberia’s Musa Bility on integrity grounds and leaving out UEFA chief Michel Platini while he remains under suspension.Platini, the original favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter as head of global football’s governing body, was not admitted because he has been suspended for 90 days pending a full Ethics Committee investigation.FIFA had already announced that it would not process former French international football star while he was suspended, but could review its position if he wins an appeal against the ban.Buffeted by a series of scandals over the last few years, FIFA was thrown into turmoil in May by the US indictments of 14 football officials, including two FIFA vice-presidents, and sports marketing executives for alleged corruption.Blatter, also suspended for 90 days, is facing criminal investigation in Switzerland over a two million Swiss franc payment from FIFA to Platini. Both men have denied wrongdoing.FIFA’s electoral committee said on Thursday the five approved presidential candidates were Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, former FIFA official Jerome Champagne of France, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino of Switzerland and South Africa businessman Tokyo Sexwale.“The integrity check included a review of corporate records, litigation cases, bankruptcy proceedings, potential regulatory actions taken against the candidate and a review of media reports concerning potential red flags (fraudulent behaviour, match manipulation, human rights violations, etc.),” the committee said in a statement.Bility was not admitted “in view of the content of the integrity check report relating to him”, it said.“For reasons of protection of personality rights, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee – while it has explained its considerations in detail to Musa Hassan Bility – will not comment publicly on the specifics of its decision.”Salman has dismissed as “false, nasty lies” allegations that he was involved in human rights abuses against pro-democracy activists during a 2011 uprising in Bahrain when he was head of the Gulf Arab country’s football association.The electoral committee said it had “assessed any allegations against the candidates carefully, including those against Sheikh Salman concerning his alleged involvement into the events in Bahrain in 2011”.It said no evidence of “any personal and direct involvement” by Salman in rights abuses had been found, so the committee had upheld his candidacy.There are no clear favourites to win the election, in which each of the 209 national associations (FAs) who are affiliated with FIFA hold one vote.Critics say they are heavily influenced by the continental confederations, such as Europe’s UEFA or Africa’s CAF, which sometimes ask their members to vote as a bloc for one candidate. But as voting is secret, FAs can easily disobey their confederations without being detected, which makes voting unpredictable.Infantino announced his intention to stand only one day before the registration deadline in October, and is expected to withdraw if Platini is allowed back into the race.Last month, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, one of the top powerbrokers in global sport and a member of FIFA’s executive committee, said he hoped there would be “coordination” between Infantino and Sheikh Salman if Platini was unable to run.Champagne has alleged that already in this election “there is a pre-campaign of arrangements in five-star hotels behind closed doors”. He was alluding to alleged back-room deals in which certain candidates do not run against each other and one then drops out to clear the way for the other to win.
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PM’s 13 given ‘Test’ status
(File picture) To be now known as the, Prime Ministers 13 Test, it will allow both teams to field their best players.The Rugby League International Federation sanctioned the Test status for the first time since the inception of the PM’s 13 concept in 2006.Unlike previous years, the match will be played on the weekend after the Australian National Rugby League grand final.The PM’s 13 Test match will take place on October 6th 2018.Meantime, the curtain raiser to the Test will be the Oil Search PNG Orchids against the Australian Jillaroos.
Classy Pogba steers Man United to win at Young Boys
Captain Paul Pogba produced an outstanding performance garnished by two goals to help Manchester United to a resounding 3-0 win at Swiss debutants Young Boys Bern in their Champions League Group H opener on Wednesday.Pogba bossed midfield on the artificial pitch and fired United ahead in the 35th minute with a goal of the highest quality, drilling a left-foot shot into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area after side-stepping his marker.The France World Cup winner made it 2-0 with a contentious 44th-minute penalty, harshly awarded by German referee Deniz Aytekin after Luke Shaw’s cross struck Kevin Mbabu’s arm as the defender tried to avoid contact.A darting run by Pogba midway through the second half released Anthony Martial and the forward scored with a clinical finish from eight metres after his compatriot’s good work left him with time and space to find the back of the net.Roared on by a vocal home crowd, Young Boys charged at United in the opening 30 minutes, forcing two saves by David De Gea as the Spain goalkeeper kept out long-range efforts from Mohamed Ali Camara and Christian Fassnacht.United’s defence looked vulnerable on either flank to the home team’s breakaways, although 19-year-old Portuguese right back Diogo Dalot showed pace going forward on his debut for the Premier League side.After Marcus Rashford clipped the outside of the post with a flicked shot in the 22nd minute, United’s nerves were settled when Pogba broke the deadlock out of nothing thanks to a piece of sublime individual skill.Young Boys’ hopes of a comeback evaporated after Pogba confidently converted the penalty and Martial, enjoying a rare start up front, made no mistake at the near post as United maintained cruise control in the second half.
Merabu’s efforts to keep the carbon in its trees
Article published by mongabayauthor Merabu residents harvest a variety of non-timber forest products.“The forest is our storehouse,” one resident explains. “We have a village forest and a backup forest.”One observer says the village could dispose of its plastic better. MERABU, Indonesia — The district of Berau on Borneo island is one of the world’s largest sources of coal for power generation (it gained notoriety in 2010 in the Bakrie-Rothschild coal deal). Berau is also a national leader in Indonesia’s palm oil and pulp and paper sectors.Less famous are its manta rays, its stingless jellyfish, its karst forests and orangutans. Five hours inland from the provincial airport sits the dazzling ecovillage of Merabu. Perched on the edge of a quarter-mile-wide, 50-meter-deep turquoise lake, Merabu is home to 200 Dayak Lebo people. The quarter-acre Lake Nyadeng drains the waters of the surrounding karst mountains. Village officials and members of the Kerima Puri community development group hope Nyadeng’s waters might be a source of income for the local economy, if they can bottle and sell it. “The water discharge rate is very high,” Kerima Puri head Asrani, who like many Indonesians goes by one name said delightedly.Water isn’t the first non-timber forest product Merabu residents have succeeded in selling either. They already sell ecotourism packages and wild forest honey. “Our ancestors taught us how to prepare honey so it doesn’t spoil,” explains Mayjayanti, a Merabu-based schoolteacher and one of the leaders of Kerima Puri. “You have to be careful not to touch it directly with your hands. Instead you slice the honeycomb. Then you let it drain instead of pressing it.”“The forest is our storehouse,” Asrani explained. A storehouse filled with the needs of the people: house-building materials, rattan, fruit, medicinal plants and materials for community rituals. “ We have a village forest and a backup forest.”A sign welcomes visitors to Merabu. Photo by stefanus.aryawan via Flickr.According to Asrani, Merabu is the first village in Berau to get a village forest legally recognized and identified on maps by the national government. This happened in 2014. The forest spans 8,245 hectares. Merabu sits in Kelay District of Berau Regency. It has an area of 22,000 hectares. Honey harvest happens when the forest flowers bloom. The village can gather up to 3000 liters of honey at a time. What’s gathered is sold immediately.Then in the honey offseason, Merabu is filled with visitors. It’s a village whose abbreviated slogan is ASYIK, which is Indonesian for fun. ASYIK stands for Aman, Sehat, Indah, Kreatif – Safe, Healthy, Beautiful and Creative. On a recent cool morning, tourists lined the village’s paths. Each had a fishing rod in hand. They are on the way to meet Marjayanti, or Mar as he is locally called, has prepared three boats to take the visiting fishermen to the mouth of the Lesan River. Whenever tourists come, Mar is busy. He doesn’t just supply them with boats. He has to deal with their accommodation too.Marwan from the Berau REDD working group thinks that Merabu is doing exemplar work building itself up as a “climate village” that protects its surrounding forest. But “they still need to control the amount of plastic they burn,” he said. “There are local efforts to make crafts with the plastic but what is not used is just burned.” Banner image: A Merabu resident carries a wild boar on his back. Photo by Yustinus S. Hardjanto for Mongabay.This story is part of Mongabay-Indonesia’s ongoing series on community forestry in the country. It was first published on our Indonesian site on Aug. 10, 2016.FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post. If you want to post a public comment, you can do that at the bottom of the page. Community-based Conservation, Conservation, Ecotourism, Environment, Forestry, Forests, Indigenous Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, Lakes, Protected Areas, Rainforests, Saving Rainforests, Tropical Forests 
Popular in the CommunitySponsoredSponsoredOrangutan found tortured and decapitated prompts Indonesia probeEMGIES17 Jan, 2018We will never know the full extent of what this poor Orangutan went through before he died, the same must be done to this evil perpetrator(s) they don’t deserve the air that they breathe this has truly upset me and I wonder for the future for these wonderful creatures. So called ‘Mankind’ has a lot to answer for we are the only ones ruining this world I prefer animals to humans any day of the week.What makes community ecotourism succeed? In Madagascar, location, location, locationScissors1dOther countries should also learn and try to incorporateWhy you should care about the current wave of mass extinctions (commentary)Processor1 DecAfter all, there is no infinite anything in the whole galaxy!Infinite stupidity, right here on earth.The wildlife trade threatens people and animals alike (commentary)Anchor3dUnfortunately I feel The Chinese have no compassion for any living animal. They are a cruel country that as we knowneatbeverything that moves and do not humanily kill these poor animals and insects. They have no health and safety on their markets and they then contract these diseases. Maybe its karma maybe they should look at the way they live and stop using animals for all there so called remedies. DisgustingConservationists welcome China’s wildlife trade banThobolo27 JanChina has consistently been the worlds worst, “ Face of Evil “ in regards our planets flora and fauna survival. In some ways, this is nature trying to fight back. This ban is great, but the rest of the world just cannot allow it to be temporary, because history has demonstrated that once this coronavirus passes, they will in all likelihood, simply revert to been the planets worst Ecco Terrorists. Let’s simply not allow this to happen! How and why they have been able to degrade this planets iconic species, rape the planets rivers, oceans and forests, with apparent impunity, is just mind boggling! Please no more.Probing rural poachers in Africa: Why do they poach?Carrot3dOne day I feel like animals will be more scarce, and I agree with one of my friends, they said that poaching will take over the world, but I also hope notUpset about Amazon fires last year? Focus on deforestation this year (commentary)Bullhorn4dLies and more leisSponsoredSponsoredCoke is again the biggest culprit behind plastic waste in the PhilippinesGrapes7 NovOnce again the article blames companies for the actions of individuals. It is individuals that buy these products, it is individuals that dispose of them improperly. If we want to change it, we have to change, not just create bad guys to blame.Brazilian response to Bolsonaro policies and Amazon fires growsCar4 SepThank you for this excellent report. I feel overwhelmed by the ecocidal intent of the Bolsonaro government in the name of ‘developing’ their ‘God-given’ resources.U.S. allocates first of $30M in grants for forest conservation in SumatraPlanet4dcarrot hella thick ;)Melting Arctic sea ice may be altering winds, weather at equator: studyleftylarry30 JanThe Arctic sea ice seems to be recovering this winter as per the last 10-12 years, good news.Malaysia has the world’s highest deforestation rate, reveals Google forest mapBone27 Sep, 2018Who you’re trying to fool with selective data revelation?You can’t hide the truth if you show historical deforestation for all countries, especially in Europe from 1800s to this day. WorldBank has a good wholesome data on this.Mass tree planting along India’s Cauvery River has scientists worriedSurendra Nekkanti23 JanHi Mongabay. Good effort trying to be objective in this article. I would like to give a constructive feedback which could help in clearing things up.1. It is mentioned that planting trees in village common lands will have negative affects socially and ecologically. There is no need to even have to agree or disagree with it, because, you also mentioned the fact that Cauvery Calling aims to plant trees only in the private lands of the farmers. So, plantation in the common lands doesn’t come into the picture.2.I don’t see that the ecologists are totally against this project, but just they they have some concerns, mainly in terms of what species of trees will be planted. And because there was no direct communication between the ecologists and Isha Foundation, it was not possible for them to address the concerns. As you seem to have spoken with an Isha spokesperson, if you could connect the concerned parties, it would be great, because I see that the ecologists are genuinely interested in making sure things are done the right way.May we all come together and make things happen.Rare Amazon bush dogs caught on camera in BoliviaCarrot1 Feba very good iniciative to be fallowed by the ranchers all overSponsored
Wimbledon champ Halep up to No. 4 WTA rankings, Serena No. 9
MRT-3 files raps vs engineer who brought ammunition to station View comments Duterte lambasts Catholic Church anew in curse-laden speech before Filipino Baptists LOOK: LJ Reyes, Paolo Contis celebrate 1st birthday of baby Summer Coco Gauff’s magical run from a wild-card entry in qualifying all the way to the fourth round at the All England Club allowed her to move into the WTA’s top 150 for the first time.The 15-year-old American rose 172 places to No. 141 from No. 313 before the tournament. Gauff was the youngest player to ever qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon, then beat five-time champion Venus Williams on the way to reaching the fourth round. That is when Gauff lost to eventual champion Halep.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGolden State Warriors sign Lee to multiyear contract, bring back ChrissSPORTSCoronation night?SPORTSThirdy Ravena gets offers from Asia, Australian ball clubsTwo other big jumps came from Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic and Lauren Davis of the U.S.The 33-year-old Strycova became the oldest first-time Grand Slam semifinalist in the professional era before losing to Williams, allowing her to move up 22 places to No. 32. Strycova also took over at No. 1 in the doubles rankings on Monday by winning that title at Wimbledon. Daniil Medvedev’s third-round showing let him crack the top 10 for the first time at No. 10; he was ranked 13th before Wimbledon. Sam Querrey, beaten by Nadal in the quarterfinals, lifted his ranking by 26 spots to No. 39.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next LATEST STORIES After losing in qualifying, Davis made it into the main draw when someone else withdrew. She then eliminated Angelique Kerber in the second round to become the first “lucky loser” to beat a defending champion at a major in the professional era and went up 13 spots to 75th.Kerber dropped from No. 5 to 13th.French Open champion Ash Barty remains at No. 1 in singles, followed by two-time major champion Naomi Osaka and Karolina Pliskova.Wimbledon men’s champ Novak Djokovic stayed atop the ATP rankings after his 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) victory over Roger Federer on Sunday in the longest final in tournament history. Rafael Nadal is No. 2 and Federer is No. 3.Roberto Bautista Agut, who lost to Djokovic in the semifinals, went from No. 22 to No. 13, equaling his career high.ADVERTISEMENT Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite PLAY LIST 02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award03:05Malakanyang bilib sa Phivolcs | Chona Yu01:26Homes destroyed after Taal Volcano eruption02:48ABS-CBN franchise has ‘natural deadline,’ no need for quo warranto — Gatchalian
Steaming fissures on Taal Volcano Island spotted MOST READ Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? Cavs waive shooting guard JR Smith after eventful tenure Benefits of township living ‘Marawi hero’ is new commander of Army’s 1st Infantry Division Sons Of Apollo releases new studio album ‘MMXX’ Romania’s Simona Halep, winner of the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, poses holding a replica of the tournament trophy, at the Henri Coanda airport, in Otopeni, Romania, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)WIMBLEDON, England — Simona Halep’s Wimbledon championship lifted her from No. 7 to No. 4 in the WTA rankings on Monday, while runner-up Serena Williams moved up one spot to No. 9, her best placing since returning to the tour last season after having a baby.Halep beat Williams in Saturday’s final with surprising ease, 6-2, 6-2.ADVERTISEMENT
Bo Perasol rues UP’s failure to get stops in pivotal loss to UST
For the complete collegiate sports coverage including scores, schedules and stories, visit Inquirer Varsity. MOST READ The return, though, didn’t end up to Perasol’s expectations after UST went 16-of-42 from three-point distance.Although UP managed to hold the Growling Tigers to just one three-pointer in the third quarter, Paraiso and Subido found their stroke in the final minute.Kobe Paras hit his own three-pointer to give UP a two-possession lead, 78-74, with 1:40 left but that was the Fighting Maroons’ last hoorah after UST closed the game out on a 10-0 run.“We all know what UST can do as far as the outside shooting is concerned, the pace is concerned,” said Perasol. “We were able to keep pace with that and also we were able to get into our own pace.”ADVERTISEMENT Taal Volcano eruption: House to develop rehab plan for Batangas, Cavite, Laguna Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Andray Blatche has high praise for teammate Kai Sotto Negros Occidental gov’t, church call for prayers for safety of Taal evacuees LOOK: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3 takes you straight to hell with a Music Video and First Look-Images Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles01:02Fans fill up Philippine Arena for SEA Games opening03:22SEA Games 2019: Charly Suarez stops Burmese foe, advances to boxing semi01:04Daybreak as smoke, ash billows from Taal volcano01:05Poor visibility, nakaapekto sa maraming lugar sa Batangas03:028,000 pulis sa Region 4-A, tuloy ang trabaho03:57Phivolcs, nahihirapan sa komunikasyon sa Taal01:04Sold-out: Stores run out of face masks after Taal spews ash01:45Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown LOOK: Taal Volcano island 2 days after eruption Francis Kong, Jason Magbanua headline ‘The School for the Passionate, New Bold U 2020’ LATEST STORIES Perasol said his team failed to come up with stops when it needed it the most, allowing UST to drill two huge three-pointers in the final minute, first from Brent Paraiso and the second being Renzo Subido’s dagger with 26.7 seconds left for the Tigers’ 82-78 lead.“The unfortunate thing there for us is that we were not able to get stops when it mattered,” said Perasol Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. “Although we were trying to stop their three-point shooting, they were able to take the three again and we were not able to score also.”FEATURED STORIESSPORTSAndray Blatche has high praise for teammate Kai SottoSPORTSBig differenceSPORTSAlmazan status stays uncertain ahead of Game 4“There’s really no sense of really pounding it hard to our team right now because I really think it could’ve gone either way.”Perasol was initially handed a three-game suspension after his outburst during UP’s 89-63 loss to defending champion Ateneo at the end of the first round but that sanction was cut to two matches after an appeal. No need to wear face masks in Metro Manila, says scientist Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Longest SEA Games preparation yet for marathon queen Tabal View comments Head coach Bo Perasol returns for UP after a two-game suspension. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.netMANILA, Philippines—Head coach Bo Perasol had a rude welcome in his first game back for University of the Philippines in UAAP Season 82 men’s basketball tournament Wednesday.The Fighting Maroons suffered a disappointing 84-78 loss to University of Santo Tomas that also put their overall record in jeopardy as they are now just half a game ahead of the Growling Tigers. UP dropped to 6-4 at second place as the Tigers improved to 6-5.ADVERTISEMENT Taal Volcano’s lava fountain weakens, but Phivolcs says it’s not sign of slowing down
Lawmakers block efforts to help kids
No serious researcher would embrace “Option VI,” the latest Orwellian effort to segregate Latino students and water down standards. The “books and materials” were accurately described by the Los Angeles Times as having “more pictures and simple vocabulary.”Dumbed-down. Separate.Arnold, who has temporarily funded the Board of Education from funds he controls, will likely veto SB 1769. When I had lunch with him several weeks ago, we didn’t discuss it specifically, but he firmly opposed simpler books and separate materials. “We don’t want separate, we want together.”Even so, this will not be the last we’ve heard from Sacramento “progressives.”So what’s really going on? For starters, immigrant children are so quickly becoming literate in English compared with a decade ago that many California schools now refuse to identify them as fluent.Why? Because California rewards schools for having “English learners.” Schools who admit a student has become “proficient” lose that money. That money, in turn, feeds a politicized adult lobby inside the schools whose jobs and power rely on keeping students in the “English learner” category.One result: 170,000 children fluent in English are stuck in the “learner” category. And 522,000 immigrants, reclassified as proficient in English, scored higher on statewide tests than average California students. Their scores strongly suggest schools require “English learners” to learn the language better than average California students before they are classified proficient.A tortured analysis in Escutia’s bill claims that the “performance gap” between English-learners and other California students “has remained virtually constant in most subject(s)” since Proposition 227. How absurd. In truth, California’s “English-learner” population of about 1.6million swells weekly from illegal immigration. As fast as kids learn English, their numbers are replenished. That’s the so-called “gap.”Schwarzenegger will probably do the right thing. But as long as a fervently politicized mini-industry in our schools is rewarded, the progressives’ misbegotten war over English immersion, textbooks, curriculum and skills will persist.Jill Stewart is a print, radio and television commentator on California politics. Contact her via her Web site, www.jillstewart.net.160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREThe Christmas Truce of 1914 proved that peace is possibleThe bill arises from voters’ 1998 decision to ban “bilingual” education, which kept immigrants stuck in Spanish and stunted in English. But “progressive” and Latino elected leaders unanimously insisted that, under Proposition 227, Latinos would buckle from the pressure of having to perform academically while learning English.Remember that? Didn’t happen.Under Wilson, an emboldened state Board of Education had already begun to reform the schools. Proposition 227 was a useful tool. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1999, “In the past year alone, Wilson’s board reinstated phonics instruction, changed how math will be taught, installed a new state achievement test, established grade-by-grade academic standards and refused to consider school district requests to teach in languages other than English.”Davis’ Board of Education was just as gutsy, linking textbook content to the tougher standards — despite opposition. Tests scores are now steadily climbing. Our awful schools are doing something right.But last spring, the Legislature declared war on the Board of Education. “Progressive” legislators demanded that the board adopt a faddish idea, “Option VI,” to help “close the gap” between immigrant and nonimmigrant students. The board refused, so Democrats cut the board’s $1.5million annual funding. FOR now, the California Legislature’s unseemly war on the gutsy, no-nonsense state Board of Education is over, with our unpopular Legislature abandoning Sacramento for its long annual vacation back in the home districts.It would be nice if the public — left largely in the dark — could hurl probing questions at local “progressive” legislators as to why they are waging war on the state Board of Education, why they are trying to turn back the clock on Latino youths and segregate them again, and why they are fudging numbers to make it appear that Latinos are not improving when they’re improving faster than they have in decades.If you hate politicians, you will really despise them when you find out how low our Legislature went to serve the twisted purposes of adult special-interest groups at the expense of California’s poorest kids.The latest effort, Senate Bill 1769 by Democrats Martha Escutia, Judy Chu and Jackie Goldberg, is likely to be vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, just as it would have been by Gray Davis before him, and Pete Wilson before him, and … well, you get the idea.
Hawking Hola
9 September, 2004A beverage packaging company has come up with a unique way to market a new cheap soft drink to lower-income earners – and it’s partnering with a street hawkers body to do it.Beverage Packaging South Africa (SA), which packages wines and a range of hip energy and alcoholic drinks, has launched a carbonated soft drink, Hola, together with the African Chamber of Hawkers and Informal Business (Achib).Hola will retail for R2.99 for a 340ml can – some 64c cheaper than the supermarket price of a can of Coke. BPSA says it expects to compete for 3% of the non-alcoholic beverage market in its target market, in and around Soweto and in Johannesburg’s CBD.There are an estimated 15 000 spaza shops and 25 000 hawkers operating in the target area.The company has already signed up 5 000 hawkers to sell the product.BPSA says its partnership with Achib will allow wholesalers to make at least 20% profit from the sale of the drinks to street vendors. Distributors (or “runners’) to the vendors will be able to make R4 on a case and effectively R400 a load – considered better than other deals runners get for distributing soft drinks.Hawkers are expected to make a 20% mark up profit, selling the drink at just under three rand. They should make at least make R1 on every can sold.The company says while costs are usually added for the transit of the products from manufacturing to the wholesaler then to the retailer, Hola will come straight from manufacture to the hawkers.It says it expects to sell about 25 000 cases in the first month.SouthAfrica.info reporter
Glassdoor Recruiter Insights: 6 Things A Job Candidate Should Never Do
I’ve been in the recruiting business for a while now, and have seen almost everything in the realm of good and bad candidate behavior, but some common themes do emerge. Here is some bad behavior that I’ve run into in the recent past.Think about your job search experience; are you guilty of any of these? If so, put some thought into how you can clean up your act, and you’ll be much more successful in your search.1. Copy your cover letter from a previous application into a new application without changing the name of company, position, etc. Nothing shows lack of attention to detail more than not proofreading a cover letter to make sure it pertains to the job being applied to. If it says you’re very interested in the IT Manager position for Company X, and I’m looking at you for the Product Manager for Company Y, we’re not connecting.2. When contacted by the recruiter, be unsure about the position you applied for, and then ask for the job description. If you’ve applied for the position, the assumption is you know what you’re applying for, if not, you must not have been paying attention.3. Don’t do any research on the position, the company, the competition, the role, or the people you’re interviewing with. Bring no questions of your own to the interview. In short, don’t prepare, it’s a waste of time. Nothing will sink an interview quicker than perceived lack of interest and preparation. It will trump a perfect functional fit every time. If the team doesn’t think you want to be there, they will be happy to oblige. With the tools available today, 30 minutes of research can make you an expert.4. Don’t prepare any thoughts about why you might like to work for the company, why you’re interested in the position, why you might be a good fit and do a good job. (See #3).5. Talk poorly about previous companies, managers, etc. during your interview. After all, that’s why you left, isn’t it? Managers think that if you speak poorly of your last manager, you’ll speak poorly of them, among other things. 6. Treat Recruiters, Recruiting Coordinators, Receptionists, etc. like they are beneath you and unworthy of your courtesy and time. You may think the Hiring Manager is the only person you need to please, but these are the people that get things done, and can make or break your candidacy, assuming you haven’t taken care of that already.This blog post is authored by Glassdoor recruiter, Jeff Korec. Follow him on Twitter for more insights @JeffKorecWant an inside look at what life is like at Glassdoor, the world’s most transparent and fastest growing career website? Connect with us to see pics of our offices, talk to recruiters, and get real time job openings:http://facebook.com/insideglassdoorhttp://glassdoor.com/glassdoorhttp://twitter.com/insideglassdoorhttp://youtube.com/insideglassdoorhttp://instagram.com/insideglassdoor
How to Prepare For The “Tell Me About Yourself” Interview Question
We all know the question is coming: So tell me a little about yourself.Here’s the funny thing: even though we’re expecting it, most of us don’t feel fully prepared to respond. How can this question seem like a no-brainer, but then end up being so tricky? Well, for one, it’s easy to get mired down by all the possibilities of just how to answer it. The key is to approach the question strategically, making sure it has a clear story and distinct purpose. Here are 4 ways to help you prepare to ace the prompt: “Tell me about yourself.”Craft your storyThe biggest mistake people make when approaching this question is not having a well-crafted story. We’re not talking about your life story, but instead, a succinct handful of sentences that summarize who you are, where you’ve been, and where you want to go next. And remember, this is all in a professional context, so details about your childhood memories are not necessary.[Related: 8 Interview Lines That Make You Sound Like a Robot]Highlight specific points relevant to the job at handHow you answer the “Tell me about yourself” question is an important way for employers to evaluate whether they think you’re a good fit for the job. It’s important to remember that although the question is definitely about you, it’s also about why you’re a good fit for the position. Incorporate a few details about yourself that highlight certain attributes that show you’d be a positive addition to the team.[Related: Looking for what’s next? Check out Glassdoor Jobs]Have a natural starting and ending pointRehearse how you’re going to begin and end this question. A good way to prevent yourself from veering off point, or getting too consumed with unnecessary details, is to bookend your answer with two key points you’ll make sure you’ll want to hit. Not only will this help you stay on track, but it will help your interviewer keep track of your story.Keep it short and sweetA.k.a. no rambling. This is a topic you could be talking about for an hour, but that doesn’t mean should. Keep your answer to a couple minutes, maximum. The key here is quality of sentiment, not quantity of words.DISCOVER: The Ultimate Guide to Interview Prep