How to Build a High-Speed Talent Pipeline in Competitive Markets
“Building a high-speed talent pipeline in competitive markets is essential for businesses that want to stay ahead. If you’ve ever posted a job for a senior developer and watched as your top candidates get snapped up by competitors, you know the challenge. In this post, you’ll learn practical strategies to create a fast, efficient talent […]
10 Tools for Managing Remote African Employees
Managing remote African employees effectively requires the right combination of tools designed to overcome unique challenges across the continent. If you’re toggling between multiple apps just to track hours, communicate, and process payroll, you’re not alone. Whether your team started with one remote worker in Lagos or has grown to fifteen spread across six African […]
How to Manage Remote Employees
Your best developer lives in Nairobi. Your designer works from Cape Town. Your project manager is based in Lagos. You’re juggling calls across time zones and trying to figure out how to manage remote employees without your team’s focus. If you’ve been wondering how to manage remote employees effectively across cities, time zones, and cultures, […]
AI Recruiting in Africa: How Jabari is Changing Talent Acquisition
AI recruiting in Africa is solving a real problem every HR team faces: Your team spent three weeks sorting through 400 resumes for a single software developer role. After all that work, the top candidate accepted another offer before you could schedule a second interview. Meanwhile, two other open positions sit empty because nobody has […]
Remote Payroll in Africa: Complete Guide for 2025
Remote payroll in Africa presents unique challenges for startups and established companies alike. When a Lagos-based startup hires developers in Nairobi and customer support reps in Accra, ensuring timely and compliant payroll across borders becomes a priority. The accountant is buried in spreadsheets, trying to figure out Kenya’s NSSF rates, Nigeria’s pension contributions, and Ghana’s social […]
AI Recruitment: Faster Hiring Without Losing Human Touch
AI recruitment is changing how fast you can hire, but speed isn’t your only problem. Every day a position stays open costs you money and momentum. The best candidates are off the market in 10 days, while your hiring process takes 44 days on average. So you think about using AI to speed things up. […]
5 HR Metrics to Track
Every week, someone on your leadership team asks a version of the same question: “Why is hiring taking so long?” or “What’s our real turnover rate?” or “Are we getting value from our recruitment spend?” The 5 HR metrics to track that answer these questions fast are time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, turnover rate, productivity, and engagement. Yet […]
Skills-Based Hiring in Africa: Better Than Degrees
Skills-based hiring in Africa is rewriting what it means to be qualified for a job. A developer in Lagos was recently rejected because his degree came from a polytechnic instead of a university. Another candidate in Nairobi, with a computer science degree from a top school, can’t write functional code. Meanwhile, a self-taught programmer in […]
Scalable HR Systems for Startups: Step-by-Step Guide
Starting a company is exciting, but as you grow from 5 to 50 employees, you’ll quickly discover that spreadsheets and email threads won’t cut it. Building scalable HR systems for startups doesn’t have to be complicated; you just need the right approach from day one. Here’s what happens when you don’t. You hire your tenth […]
How to Stand Out in a Competitive Job Market Without Experience
You send applications back-to-back, yet you hear nothing. No reply, no interview, just the same outcome. This is what many fresh graduates and entry-level professionals face in a competitive job market. Employers want candidates with years of experience, leaving those just starting out feeling invisible. It can be discouraging, especially when you know you have […]