What type of job are you looking for?
Agricultural Science teacher
What nationality are you?
Zimbabwean
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English, ndebele, Zulu All at best level
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
Botswana
What countries have you worked in?
Zimbabwe
What field do you currently work in?
Agriculture
What qualifications do you hold?
A National Diploma in Agriculture with distinctions
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
Both.I believe in pragmatism because agriculture is practical field which needs practical approach.Formal education should be complimented by an equal skills.
Describe the benefits of working with others
Team work cultivate team spirit, a pre-requisite in enhancing and laying up a strong working atmosphere. All participating members feel fully involved and accountable in a given project and they will fill its their mandate to squeeze the best out of themselves to make the particular project a success.
Moreover team work means different constructive ideas are likely to be developed and implemented when working harmoniously than working as a individual implying that decision making does not revolve around one person
Describe the benefits of working alone
The person is likely to implement best ideas as he is fully aware that failure of the project will have all fingers pointing at him, simultaneously having all credit given to him when the project is successful.
There are no nagging and monotonous decision making processes unlike in team work where consultation has to be done to all members which prolong time.In urgent situations you can easily make decision than waiting for a meeting in the case of team work.
What was your worst working experience?
When I was a farm manager were the employer did not want to invest on his farm by equiping it with infrastracture and at the same time expected it peform competitively with modernised farms who are adequately mechanized.The perfomance of the farm should be complimented by both expertise and mechanisation because output is determined by inputs.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
Experience is the best teacher and that what you do today determines your future.This has taught me to have a broader scope of perceiving things.Also l have come to know that no one knows nothing and no one knows everything.
What unique skills do you have?
Ability to work under pressure without supervision. Ability to work with people of diverse social, economic, cultural, racial and proffessional backgrounds Ability to work in accordance to laid down procedures coupled with ability to maintain dialogue with different stakeholders
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
The one which is adventurous and full of challenges because I always want to extend my horizon, something which at disposal with of agriculture jobs.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
Agriculture deals with what we see everyday and sky is the limit in this field.The fact that it deals with leaving organisms which needs greater care and attention also flatters me, for example this rule of thumb in poultry, " Provide chick hens water which you are in position to drink yourself".
Wjat are the least interesting aspects of your field?
The fact that you are dealing with leaving organisms which need high degree of accuracy and high level of alertness with an alpha error of 5%.Also the fact that agricultural outputs are also dependent on factors beyond our control like weather
Why did you pursue agriculture as a proffession
The fact that l grew up in a farming community brought me closer to this field such that l feel and believe l would be lost to lend into another industry.In fact I believe I am in this industry by nature because thats exactly were my passion and interest are.
How can potential employers contact you?
Can kindly use this email Address: zwelanisibanda@yahoo.com OR call me in this number +27747400920
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