AUTHOR: P.Wainaina
Success in employment goes beyond writing CVs to other personal aspect that make you very attractive to employers. If you a fresh graduate or thinking of seeking greener pastures, then you understand how competitive the Kenyan job market has become. Companies have raised demands on recruits.
With most Kenyan colleges and universities being blamed for not adequately preparing graduates for the job market, coaching and mentoring are becoming increasingly crucial for job seekers. Many Kenyans do not know how to market themselves, how to conduct themselves in the job market nor even human resources trends, according to headhunters.
Tailored session with a human resource expert can furnish job hunters with current requirement in the job market and sharpen their hunting with current requirement job market and sharpen their hunting skills. For instance, recent human resource trends show that information technology (IT) proficiency is a priority when it comes to recruitment of accountants. Familiarity with computer software, especially accounting packages, gives a candidate 25% better chance of clinching the job.
Mr. Wainaina Wanjiku managing director of corporate staffing services and author of Smart jobseeker contents that having a CPA now is not enough. Someone at a lower level but with this qualification could be at an advantage. He says the constantly changing job market has triggered demand for coaching and mentoring services for job seekers. He further advices that job seekers should stop doing what everyone else is doing-buy the paper, peruse through the advertised jobs and maybe send letters or go to cyber cafes to apply. That doesn’t work anymore.
Another key element of landing your dream job is experience in the specific industry. This, Mr. Wainaina says gives job seekers 55% score on attractiveness to employers. Graduates however wonder where to get the experience demanded by prospective employers. In this case, processes like internships and apprenticeships come in……
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