Regardless of the industry you’re in, competition for vacant jobs is ever fierce. Each advertisement attracts hundreds and often thousands of applications. As such, you need to have your CV stand out. When your CV stands out above the rest,…
By Ruoro Kairu The business world is on a constant change. What is appealing today will be forgotten tomorrow. The job market changes instantly, skills that were relevant a few years are now second priority. If you go back twenty…
By Ruoro Kairu Writing your CV can prove a difficult task. From deciding which skills you should include and highlight, to getting a professional format that appeals to the recruiter and structures your experience in a presentable manner. Explaining employment…
By Ruoro Kairu Have you just seen the job of your dreams and need to apply for it? Great! But before you can actually hit send on your application, you need to ensure your CV has the desired effect. Even…
By Ruoro Kairu It’s a grave mistake most of us have committed at one point or another when applying for a job: writing a cover letter that does not augment our CV. Common mistakes committed while writing cover letters include…
By Ruoro Kairu On average, recruiters and employers spend a minute scanning through your CV. Partially, this is because of the number of applications received on any single job opportunity. Your CV, therefore, needs to be a cut above the…
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…
Are you writing a CV and have no idea how to make it stand out? A career objective is one of the sections that your CV must have in order to wow the recruiter. Your career objective is one paragraph…
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…
How often do you tailor-make your CV to fit a specific job? Majority of the candidates I interact with only have one CV that they use to apply for all job openings. You could be missing out on interviews because…
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…
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…