5 Ways Your CV Is Underselling You
BY TERESA MULOMI If you are looking for a job, I have bad news and good news. Bad news! Your CV is underselling you! If you are relentlessly writing your CV, dropping your CV and sending your CV but you…
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Does Your CV Pass The One Minute Rule?
What can you get done in one minute? Very few tasks can be fully accomplished in less than a minute. Fewer even, that would have a significant impact on your life. Reading a page of your favourite book may take…
4 Reasons Why You’re Still Unemployed (And How To Fix That)
By Perminus Wainaina What is your dream job, and what is keeping you from getting it? The Kenyan job market is full of professionals either trying to get a job, or looking to advance in their careers. While multiple positions…
3 Reasons Why Personal Branding Will Get You That Job
By Perminus Wainaina On Saturday, I had been invited to a career development workshop. The workshop hosted professionals and job seekers from various backgrounds. The organizing party had requested I talk about career growth and practical skills to help you…
How I Succeeded In My Career Without A University Degree
By Perminus Wainaina The dream for most of us is to go to school, pass the national examinations, get into a good university, join the job market and be successful. Many of us follow this route. But is it the…
How To Connect With Your Boss
By Perminus Wainaina What kind of relationship do you have with your boss? Is having a good relationship with your managers important? Two years ago, I was interviewing Kelvin for a supervisor position at a manufacturing company. During the interview,…
How Does One Get A High Paying Job?
By Perminus Wainaina What is your ideal salary? Do you feel as though your employer pays you enough? When looking for a job, do you think the salary range given is too low? As a professional, you should be remunerated…
Job Connections. Sometimes It’s WHO You Know
By Perminus Wainaina How certain are you that you’ll get the job after you’ve applied? Does knowing someone in an organization help your job search process? Earlier this week, I received a message on LinkedIn. The message was from Lucy,…
What Is Important, Job Satisfaction Or The Pay?
By Perminus Wainaina What is more important, being in a job you’re satisfied with, or one that pays you well? Would you rather go for the money or satisfaction? These are some of the questions Sharon was battling with when…
Why Some People Fail While Others Succeed In Their Careers
By Perminus Wainaina One young lady once told me that her career life and her bank account both had something in common. She could only get as much as what she put in. Nothing extra! Now, have you ever wondered…
Hidden Truths On 5 Mistakes Kenyan Job Seekers Make
By Perminus Wainaina The Kenyan job market has for some time now been experiencing a crisis. It is estimated that over 50,000 graduates are being released into the Kenya job market every year with the market appearing unable to provide enough jobs for…
Revealed: 8 Common Career Mistakes Kenyan Professionals Make
By Perminus Wainaina Become comfortable in your career There comes a time in one’s career when you may feel things are moving at a constant. Your career has taken off, systems are working and life is business as usual. This…
Why You Should Never Quit Your Job Before Finding A New One
By Perminus Wainaina Are you thinking about quitting your job without another one lined up? Having practiced HR for over eight years, I can comfortably tell you that most of the time quitting your job without another in the picture…
How To Get A Job Through CSS – A Step-by-Step Guide
Have you been applying for jobs through Corporate Staffing and are wondering what our process is? Is this your first time applying for jobs through us? In order to get a job through Corporate Staffing Services (CSS), the first and…
A Cheat Sheet to Get Your CV Noticed Without Annoying Recruiters
In order to get invited for a job interview with recruiters or potential employers, your CV must meet the requirements of the position you are applying. The CV may not have to match all listed requirements, but it should at…
5 Things You Should Never Include on a CV
A Curriculum Vitae is a very important document when it comes to job search; it’s the document that gets you the interviews. Some CV though, have so many unnecessary details that are a turn off to the recruiters. So what…
Are You Applying For Jobs Without Feedback? Here’s Why!
Understand why you are applying for jobs without feedback By Selipha Kihagi Do you find yourself applying for jobs without feedback? If you do, you are not alone. Following a previous post on 3 major ways recruiters find candidates to hire, most…
When Is The Best Time To Pursue An MBA?
By Perminus Wainaina My article last week on reasons why you should not pursue an MBA elicited a lot of response with many of you wanting to know the best or right time to pursue an MBA. As a recruiter…
Top Signs You Are Applying to the Wrong Jobs
Signs you keep applying to wrong jobs By Selipha Kihagi As a recent graduate or an experienced professional looking to get hired but having a hard time landing interviews, the biggest battle you may have is wondering why. Why am…
Top Reasons You Should Apply for That Job You’re Under-qualified For
By Pat Have do you come across a job that you feel you are under qualified for? I am sure you had thought of applying for it but then something changed your mind. Most people never apply for something for which…
Top Mistakes Kenyans Make When Applying For Jobs
By Perminus Wainaina What does it take to be shortlisted for a job? This is a common question with Kenyan job seekers. Reason being, many apply for jobs and they don’t get to hear from potential employers. With the frustration,…
How To Prepare Yourself For Your Next Better Job
By Perminus Wainaina Job searching need not be a depressing time in your career, especially if you plan well. Unfortunately, many of us don’t prepare. We wait for external events to happen like being retrenched or declared redundant and only…
How To Write A Great CV
According to Google, how to write a CV was one of the top searches performed by Kenyans in January. One of the reasons behind Kenyans wanting to know how to write a good CV, is because those who graduated last…
5 Daily Habits of Successful Job Seekers
By Perminus Wainaina There’s a common Swahili saying that goes ‘kutafuta kazi ni kazi,’ which in translation means, looking for a job is a full-time affair. Whether you are employed and looking for a better opportunity or you are out in the…
Are You Giving Signs You Are A Desperate Job Seeker?
By Perminus Wainaina How is your job search so far this year? If you are not yet successful at getting employed, it could be because you are coming out as a desperate job-seeker. I see it a lot with candidates…
What Do Employers Look For In A CV?
By Perminus Wainaina In any given day I normally review a minimum of 200 CVs. This happens in two ways; in the first instance I have to go through your job application to decide whether you meet the requirements as…
Advice On How To Earn A Higher Salary
By Perminus Wainaina Would you like to earn more money this year? Do you think you are fairly compensated for your output? We are always looking to earn more, so the answer is probably a big yes. In this article,…
This Is The First Thing Employers Look At On Your CV
By Selipha Kihagi Sending applications for consideration in various open jobs has never been easier. All you are required to do is send a CV and Cover Letter through an email address provided or upload the documents on the company…
Want To Pursue An MBA? First Consider This
By Perminus Wainaina One of the popular advanced degrees in Kenya is the Masters of Business Administration, commonly referred to as MBA. It is in such a high demand that fresh graduates are pursuing the course a few months after…
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