As part efforts to empower the young women to aspire to greater heights, the Standard Chartered Bank organised a mentoring session for girls at the St. Mary’s Senior High School in Accra.
The event was to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day which was on the theme: “Balance for Better”.
The aim of the event is to impact the lives of young Ghanaian women by providing guidance on developing key skills in a variety of relevant areas.
Speaking to the students, the Senior Human Resources Manager at the Standard Chartered Bank, Mrs Madinatu Duncan urged the young grils not to settle for less.
She urged them to be confident in every endeavour they found themselves because having confident in themselves could lead them to higher places.
She said: “You have to believe in yourself first before someone else will believe in you and do not look down on yourself, no one can look down on you”.
Mrs Duncan took the form three students were taken through sessions including preparing for the job market, preparing an outstanding Curriculum Vitae (CV), preparation for interview as well as the conducts before and after job search.
She underscored the need for the youth to be concise with their CVs and also communicate well, ensuring that they keep them complete and up-to-date.
Mrs Duncan said there was the need for the students to incorporate good time management and integrity into their daily lives to enable excel higher in life because these were critical component in the corporate world.
Mrs Afua Sarpong, the Head of Client Service at the Bank urged the girls to take keen interest in reading to enrich their vocabulary, adding that, there was the need for them to shun the use of shorthand in any form of writing.
She urged the students to be decent in their dressing and ensure that they were well groomed for the corporate world.
Those in attendance had the opportunity to observe an engaging panel session and pose questions to the Vlisco Ambassadors.
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year and it is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights.
After the Socialist Party of America had organized a Women’s Day on February 28, 1909, in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference suggested a Women’s Day be held annually.
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