Annual Report 2014 | Page 10

2014 Annual Report o Two career exploration sessions led by Ivana Dojcinovska-Stojanovic, Wabtec MZT, Inc. Skopje and Julika Sundovska, Humanopolis; o A session on choosing a profession and presented his career path with Harizan Mitrev, Plant Manager, Alliance One Macedonia, Inc. Kavadarci; o A session on financial literacy with Biljana Jankulovska, Project Specialist and Kalina Sejfula, Marketing Specialist from Habitat from Humanity Macedonia; o A session on public speaking & presentation skills held by Dejan Stojanovic, Territory Business Manager for Macedonia and Kosovo, Cisco Systems Macedonia, Ltd. Skopje; o A session on job interview preparations with Angela Kostova – Trpeska, HR Specialist for Training and Education, Makedonski Telekom, Inc.-Skopje; Workforce Development Committee In 2014, committee members provided key input into the design of the Comments on Labor Law and Visa and Work permits for Foreign Nationals identifying the common pain points felt by the human resources departments in large, international AmCham member companies. In cooperation with this committee, AmCham signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State University “Saints Cyril and Methodius” Faculty of Economics to begin recruiting experienced professionals to serve as guest lecturers for career development-related sessions hosted by their Career Center. Guest lecturers began in October 2014 to offer advice on topics such as: effective search strategies to attain jobs and internships; CV writing/interviewing skills; and public speaking/presentation skills. In 2014, 3 sessions were held in 2014 involving a total of 45 students. Communications AmCham Macedonia communicates with its members and the world via 4 primary communication media: Facebook, its website, Emerging Macedonia magazine and its weekly e-newsletter. During 2014, all of these communications were consistently and professionally delivered on time, maintaining a key membership value. 10