Working in recruitment has taught me many things, from mistakes to carelessness, you name it. Some mistakes are made by thousands of applicants in Kenya, this is to help you avoid them. A recruiter opens dozens of CVs for one…
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It was exactly 12 noon on a boring Saturday. Christine jumped up from her nap when she heard an email notification. Her laptop sat there all night exactly where she left it. A thousand tabs were open on different job…
Wanjiru Kamau sent 60 job applications in four months. She got two replies, and both said no. She did not lack skill. She lacked a CV that showed it and one that sold her. She knew she had the qualifications…
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The job search can be frustrating especially when your applications seem to be going into a black hole. An effective job search requires careful planning, perseverance, and a positive attitude because a job search without a plan leads to disappointments….
Most people imagine their CV being read. It is not being read. Not at first. It is being scanned by someone who has fourteen others open in the same window and a meeting starting in twenty minutes. In those first…
Zawadi spent six years in finance and quietly became the person her team relied on when things got complicated. She rebuilt a reporting system that had produced errors for two years before anyone traced the problem to its source. She…
Every career is a journey, and in every journey there is a story behind it. There are the jobs you started with, the difficult projects that tested you, the mistakes that taught you something, the achievements you are proud of,…
Max had been in sales for four years and had the numbers to prove it. He had grown his client base from eleven accounts to thirty-four in eighteen months. He had recovered a relationship with a client who had sent…
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There is a point in every job search where the effort stops matching the results. You have been applying consistently. You have tailored your applications, researched the companies, written cover letters you actually believe in. And yet the responses are…
Most professionals do not realize their CV is the problem until they have wasted months finding out. They blame the market. They apply to more roles. They tweak the formatting, change the font, and send it out again, hoping something…
AI CV writing is now common. But here is the big question, if many people use AI to write their CVs, how can yours get noticed? AI can help you write a CV very fast. It can make your words…
Ndanu found out she had not been shortlisted through a generic email. She had applied for a role she was genuinely excited about, spent two hours on the cover letter, researched the company thoroughly, and then received four lines telling…
Dennis Change built his career in communications. His focus was video production and photography He walked into Corporate Staffing Services with one goal. He wanted a stronger CV. One step changed his whole path. It opened doors he never expected….
Most people write their CV once, run it through an AI tool, and send it out hoping for the best. When the responses do not come, they tweak the formatting, swap a few words, and try again. The formatting was…
Everyone blames the market. It is competitive, budgets are tight, and hundreds of people are applying for every role. All of that is true. It is also the most comfortable explanation available, which is exactly why most people reach for…
It was exactly 2 PM on a Sunday, and the only sound that filled the house was the humming of the fridge. My laptop was on the table; all the job board tabs were still open. I had spent the…
Not so long ago, writing a CV used to take time. You had to think about your experience, remember your achievements, choose your words carefully, and figure out how to present yourself to an employer. Then AI came, now, you…
Is your CV not getting the responses you expected? You may be doing everything the same way you did years ago. You update your work experience, add a few skills, save the document, and send it to several employers. Then…
I want to tell you something from the other side of the table. Not from the perspective of someone who could not get interviews. From the perspective of someone who reads CVs every single day and has developed an almost…
There is a lot of advice online about beating the ATS. Use the right keywords, match the job description, keep the formatting simple, and add the skills recruiters are looking for. Yes, these things matter. But here’s the question many…
For four years, Wambui’s manager had been the person who knew exactly what she was worth. He had seen her handle a client complaint that had arrived as a formal letter threatening legal action and leave the same client writing…
Fatuma had a habit of applying for roles and then quietly talking herself out of wanting them before the response came back. It was a protection mechanism she had developed over eight months of silence. If she convinced herself she…
One of the hardest things to tell a job seeker is that a better-looking CV doesn’t always mean a better CV. We’ve seen it happen countless times where someone spends hours perfecting their CV. They download a modern template, ask…
AI tools have made CV writing feel almost too easy, but can an AI CV really beat ATS screening and still impress a recruiter? You spot your dream job and feel excited about applying. You open your laptop, stare at…
Ciku was three years out of university and had already done more than most people twice her age would admit to. She had joined a small marketing agency straight out of campus, run social media for four clients simultaneously, and…
Rita had done everything she was supposed to do. She had updated her LinkedIn, researched the companies she was applying to, and spent three months going back and forth with an AI tool until her CV looked exactly the way…
AI CVs can make your experience sound polished, professional and impressive, but could they also be hiding the real person behind your application? Imagine this. You enter a few details about your work into an AI tool. Within seconds, it…
Nobody had told Otieno his CV was the problem. His former manager had glanced at it and said it looked solid. A friend who worked in HR had suggested he add more keywords. He had done that, run it through…
What if the CV you thought would impress a recruiter is the very reason they stop reading? You open your laptop type a few details into an AI tool. Within seconds, a polished CV appears on your screen. The words…
Samuel was not the kind of person who talked about things not working out. He was practical, straightforward, and had spent four years in operations learning how to solve problems quietly and move on. When the applications were not coming…
For eight months, David sent out applications on Sunday evenings and checked his email on Monday mornings, almost like a broken record, he kept on checking even when the rejection emails became overwhelming. He was a project coordinator with four…
I want to tell you something that most people in my industry will not say out loud. A CV does not get you a job. It gets you a conversation. That is its only job. To make someone pick up…
Amara was not looking for a new job. The new job found her. A former colleague had moved to a company she had always respected and had sent her a message one Tuesday afternoon. A role had opened up, and…
Amina had eight years in marketing. She had launched digital marketing campaigns that actually moved numbers, managed budgets that would make some managers nervous, and built a brand presence for a mid-sized company in Nairobi from almost nothing into something…
Derick Misango did not come to me with a long story. He came with one sentence. “I just failed a background check on a role I really wanted, and I think my CV had something to do with it.” He…
Cate had been in customer service for five years and was ready to move into operations. She had the experience, she had the drive, and she had spent the last six months applying for roles that she was genuinely qualified…
I am not here to tell you that AI is bad. It is not bad. It is actually quite remarkable when you use it for the right things. Researching a company before an interview. Drafting a cover letter, you then…
Getting the job you desire might be challenging, especially if your CV does not effectively showcase your abilities and potential. This problem is all too real for many professionals, such as Kelvin Muthubi. Like many professionals, Kelvin thought his CV…
When looking for a job, a CV is often the first document employers look at during the screening process to determine your suitability for the role. Zachariah Munayi realized the importance of having a well-written CV in enhancing the chances…
Njeri had applied for the same level of role three times in two years and had not made it past the first round in any of them. She was not bothered by rejection; she had thick skin, but three times…