Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A Kenyan Job Search Experience

In the recent past finding a job in Kenya was like taking a walk in the park and the private and public sectors engaged their efforts to scout for human resource from learning institutions and training firms. That has however changed with time as the world has become a global village making the job market more competitive with an influx in diversity of jobseekers.
With the recent economic growth, rise in technology and the mushrooming of industries one might think that acquiring formal training through education guarantees them a direct entry to the careers they wanted to pursue. 

What I came to understand with the dynamics of the job market both locally and internationally after I finished my undergraduate degree is that your competitors will always look for an upper
hand as you go job hunting. In order to overcome the other competitors in the market you have to have extra training and posses exemplary skills in other fields and not necessarily what you studied for.

Being alert and ready to learn new things actually helps a person to obtain great knowledge and become innovative and in most cases that is what gives them the “kick” that scores the final goal.
I believe that every person was born with a tint of greatness in them and the level at which we explode matters with how much effort you put in, the job industry is tough and there are no key players every one has the equal opportunity but what matters the most is ”how far can you go”. Education is important but it should not limit your ambition, it should give you the urge to open up and digress into other fields that’s the only way you’ll become a competitive candidate in this global village.

Hamphrey Indeje