When job hunting in Kenya, it has almost always about the amount of money you will be making. Who wants to be stuck in a dead beat job paying peanuts after struggling to work for 3-4 years in campus? One needs to know where the big bucks will come from, and the only way to get there is to do your market research on Kenyan job market thoroughly. Luckily I did some market research of my own and came up with some of the top paying jobs in Kenya.

The main areas that rake in cash in Kenya are the telecommunications sector, marketing and sales, banking, advertisement industries, IT and engineering. In such positions, the highest paid can earn a monthly salary of approximately KES 650,000 and the lowest paid a minimum KES 125,000. These are mouthwatering salaries that any Kenyan would be more than happy to get a grasp on.

The good news is that regardless of what you majored in campus, one can still venture into these job  sectors within Kenya by taking simple steps. To get into the industries in Kenya, one might need to get some additional certification to boost your chances. A certificate in project management, marketing and CPA can go a long way. This will show that you are a diverse individual and ready to learn new skills that can crop up anywhere. Although to get into careers in Kenya that cover engineering, medicine and the likes one must have invested long before.

Here is a short list of best paying jobs in Kenya; Medical doctors, Accountants, Political analysts, Marketers, NGO workers, IT specialists, Engineers and Airline jobs. Doing as many social works certifications in Kenya that are relevant will definitely expand your horizons. Step out of your comfort zone and take up internships at magazine industries, banks, NGOs, government offices and other places. To get into the IT sector in Kenya, boosting your knowledge by enrolling in mobile networking courses, programming, learning more about the IT sector will definitely get your foot into the right door. An emobilis course will give you an advantage over one who has done a computer packages course when fighting for the same job.

Regardless of what you studied, if you are open minded enough to take a step out of the comfort zone you can make the big bucks in Kenya. Following these easy steps will help;

• -find out the qualifications the desired job holds
• -Search for any certifications that can get you the qualifications you require
• – Apply and volunteer at the organizations and be aggressive and ready to show you are the best

With that you are sure to get the big pay day you desire anywhere in Kenya, it will not be an easy task, but the payoff is worth it.

 

Law enforcement is the most important factor to any country. The Kenyan police is a national body trusted with law enforcement. It is this reason that has encouraged the body to come up with various units to handle particular problems. One of the units is The General Service Unit.

General Service Unit

This unit has been in existence for a long time. It is believed that they have existed since the late 1940s consisting of well and highly trained police officers. The General Service [GSU] main objective is to deal with civil disorders, to deal with issues affecting internal security in the country and it is an operation force .

Administration Police

It was started in 1958 and headed by Deputy Inspector of Police. The department started as a native police. They are highly trained to tackle any situations that the regular police have found it difficult to handle. The unit is fully equipped to handle any law breaking situation. It also consists of an anti riot unit which deals with cattle rustlers, rioters and security of the border.

National Intelligence Service

It was created in 1952 by the British. The unit was once known as the National security intelligence. The role of the unit is to gather intelligence on the issues that pose a threat to the country. It does not only gather but stops the threats from happening.It has seven sections that include;

• Operations Under the director of operations

• Administration headed by director of administration

• External intelligence headed by director of intelligence

• Information technology headed by director of information technology

• Nation intelligence headed by director of intelligence

• Internal intelligence headed by director of internal intelligence

• Production and analysis headed by director of economic affairs

Regular and Traffic police

The Traffic police mainly ensure that the road is safer and secure for citizens. They ensure that traffic is in order and each and every law is followed to the letter. The regular police as the name suggests is responsible for maintain law at ground level.

 

Kenya is embarking on nuclear power development for electricity generation.KNEBhas tailored this unique package to ensure that students are offered with  the basic tools and academic guidance needed to enable them pursue high top careers related to nuclear engineering and other mathmatical concepts.

The body of KNEB continues to get hopes of inspiring students to have positive attitude in education and exel in science as a foundation to chosing nuclear science careers and if it broadens the outlook of even one student it will be worth it.

The following are some of the career opportunities in the nuclear industry field.

• Health Physicists

• Instrumentation and control workers

Skilled crafts people that include elders,carpenters and other professions.The industry is committed to providing a wide range of opportunities to workers and does not limit one to apply only for the various engineering opportunities offered by the career.

The following are some of the major nuclear careers found in the filed

• Vocational

• Occupational and radiation safety

• Nuclear law

• Project management

• Supply chain procurement

• Mechanical engineering 

• Chemical ,electrical and other enginering fields.

One is encouraged to join and take active participation in the field.Enrolling and taking part in the many science and math courses shows a good aspirant.One should take time to read about the many opportunities available at the place and should thus go ahead to utilise them by carrying out some practice and later meeting new groups of people that can help them network with others in a more frindly and comfortable way

 

1. Brighter Monday http://www.brightermonday.co.ke/

2. Advance Africa http://www.advance-africa.com/Jobs-in-Kenya.html

3. Career Builder http://www.careerbuilder.com/

4. OLX Jobs http://www.olx.co.ke/jobs-cat-190 

5. Career Point http://www.careerpointkenya.co.ke/

6. Kenya Career http://www.kenyancareer.com/

7. Job Web http://jobwebkenya.com/

8. Daily Jobs in Kenya http://www.dailyjobsinkenya.com/

9. PigiaMe http://www.pigiame.co.ke/en/default.aspx

10.Best Jobs  http://www.bestjobskenya.com/

11. Indeed Jobs http://www.indeed.com/find-jobs.jsp

The huge number of population growth in the country is making alot of kenyans to encounter hardships when it comes to finding jobs and earning money from it.Many have ended up lacking jobs for a long duration of time making it necessary to have measures that can help reduce unemployment in the country.The following comprises some of the ways unemployment can be reduced in  kenya.

Developing the rural areas

The government should adapt a culture of spreading more industries and giving more incentives to investors to construct more industries in the rural centers of the country.The practice will help many gain opportunities in the industries hence getting some income sources.

Relevant Education System

The education system should keep reminding the students of what the outside market expects of them hence they should go ahead and teach students on ways of becoming competitive in the outside market.

Population Control

The government needs to get a way of reducing the rapid rate of population growth in the country to help many other people have access to the good and basic essentials of life.Control of population ensures that the numebr of people enterin the job market are few in number.

Increased government expenditure

The government needs to increase the finance pertaining development projects in kenya.Construction of more social amenities such as good roads needs to be one of the factors the government can consider.By doing that,they create numerous opportunities for people in the job market to get much access to available opportunities.

Protecting Local Industries

A major step towards protecting local industries will be to shield them from the tough competition they get from more developed countries that often bring in cheap products that kill the potential growth of local industries.By helping local industries to expand,the government takes part in solving high unemployment cases.

 

 

 

People go for interview to try their luck if they will be accepted at a certain position within an organization. With a good well written and packaged curriculum vitae one is confident to having the job. Before the interview one should ensure that he or she arrives for the interview at least 20-30 minutes before ensuring that he or she is neat and presentable. Most people are never sure of the questions to be asked during the interview.

Some of the common questions used in interviews include:

• Tell me about yourself.

• What is your greatest strengths?

• What are your weakness?

• How do your handle pressure?

• Why do you want this job?

• Why should we hire you?

• What makes you the best fit for this position?

• Where do you see yourself in the next five to ten years?

During the interview one should have self confidence in himself or herself and how he or she is answering the questions. The responses that one give determine and also tell a lot about the person.

It important to include in your curriculum vitae the co-curriculum activities that one participated in and also the work experiences that one had in his or her own past regardless of how short it was like three or four months.

People should also ensure that the code of dressing is appropriate. For men example consider;

Power suit colours like blue, grey or black. The belt should be in line with the colour of the shoes, the colour of the socks should be the same with either the shoes or the trouser. The tie should be of a reasonable size just above the waist and the collar of the shirt buttoned to the top.

CATHERINE NDEREBA

The athlete belonged to the Kenya police and is most celebrated by athletic fans as being one of the fastest marathon runners in the country. She has won several awards for the country including gold medals, silver and bronze respectively. The pride of Kenya has improved through her efforts and she has since encouraged many young other ladies that athletics is indeed a good venture and field that one can use to boost their skills and utilize well their talents. She is also one of the best female role models in central Kenya.

PAMELA JELIMO

She is popularly known as kapsabet express by the athletic lovers in Kenya. Pamela continues to do well and made Kenya proud by recording a new world record at the Olympics. Born in a poor family, the lady has been able to get her family out of the desperate condition by simply using her running talent to make huge amounts of money from it. She has continued to do well in the field and nurturing many young other athletes along the way. Jelimo used to takes part in the 800m race.

The athlete is of no doubt the favorite for many Kenyans. She has indeed reduced the common believe that Kenyans have surrendered the 5000m race to their rivals and neighbors Ethiopia. She has won the race quite a number of times and her running skill is admirable as it involves a lot of skilled tactis. Cheruiyot has taken part in many races of the country where she has continued to propel the Kenyan flag and making the country proud.

NANCY JEBET

She has been the defending champion of Olympics in the 1500m race. The athlete is fast with a good finishing speed that not only gives her advantage over her rivals but also ensures that she fulfills her dream of breaking more world records. It is important for upcoming talents to have a view of how Nancy runs her races to get ideas of how to finish well in the competitions. She has since encouraged the growth of many other talents.

LINET MAASAI

Made history when she won gold at the finishing line.The athlete has since gotten the morale of ddong well in international competitions and is continually encouraging many oethr young talents to trainwell and come up with different running tactics.Linet is tall and that gives her the advantage of running at an ven more fast rate.

BrighterMonday.co.ke-The main Kenya’s jobsite

Jobs in Kenya are limited compared with enormous number of jobseekers.To help solve this here comes Brightermonday.co.ke, the Kenya’s biggest job website which keeps one alerted of any job opportunities as soon as it gets available.Its free recruitment publication which assist recruitment agencies and employers in finding the right candidate for any job in East Africa i.e Kenya,Uganda and Tanzania by offering them a large network on which they advertise their vacancies.Since job hunting in Kenya is competitive with lots of jobseekers and limited opportunities of jobs,BrighterMonday does its best to get as many jobs to jobseekers as possible by being committed to only delivering real current job vacancies.To get the best from brightermonday and to maximize your chances of job hunting,I strongly recommend that you do the following:

• Sign up for daily job alerts in your category or field of work.Since recruitment agencies and employers in Kenya get hundreds of curriculum vitae,they don’t have time to read them all and therefore by signing up to alerts ,you get the job alerts within 24 hours maximum and so you can be among the first to apply.
• Upload a written CV to make sure that employers looking in BrighterMonday resume database can find you.Carefully fill the profile that allows you to communicate information beyond just your CV about what you are looking for and what jobs you want.

BrighterMonday gives options to jobseekers to apply jobs within their locality,the country you will need to work within the East Africa,category of work either part-time or full-time,fields of work your qualifications are based such as healthcare sector,sales and marketing,human resource management,managerial,administrative,companies and many more fields of work.

Career choice in Kenya is a major predicament that everyone is faced with while beginning their career. No particular Kenyan really knows what to choose as the career to pursue directly. Especially in cases where you have to choose the course you want to take and study in higher institutions of learning. The choice also is done when it comes to choosing the job to do in Kenya. What if I do not excel in this more than I can in that other career? All these ‘what ifs’ are common to all of Kenyans. How do I choose a career to pursue? How will I know the career I choose is right?

Kenyans be glad am here to tell you how to choose the right career. You don’t have to worry anymore. One thing that is major while intending to follow a particular field is whether you really enjoy doing the work. Yes, you have to enjoy doing something for you to be able to successfully engage in it now and in the future. Don’t be stuck in something you cannot handle or you don’t get satisfaction from.

Some Kenyans find themselves stuck in careers chosen by their guardians, friends or other influential people in their lives. It is very advisable, that when it comes to choosing something you want to engage in, choose according to your unique qualities, your future wishes, and according to your talent or the things you enjoy doing. In so doing, you enjoy your work and hold no regrets in the future.
 

A Kenyan should choose a career which allows them to practice flexibility. By this, I mean that one can get to engage in different aspects though in the same field. This ensures that there is room for future growth in that career field chosen. You can also change the work you do and engage in various other tasks that there are in that field. This reduces the tedium of doing one thing for so long. For instance, a Kenyan in the social science field has so many possible tasks available to do. You could manage projects, conduct research, engage in community mobilization, lobbying and participation, social work, community nursing and many other tasks. This career in Kenya therefore has room for change of tasks to do and also room for growth.

Let the career of your choice in Kenya be something that is also marketable in the jobs market. Yes, do your research well and engage in a discipline that brings out the best in you. The career choice should also be well paying and showing a growth and development prospect. There are many careers in kenya which include; music, physics, agriculture, social sciences, chemistry, IT, sales and marketing, economics, business, doctorate, arts, jounalism, public relations, human resource, envoronmental studies, community development, project management, strategic management, accounting, and many others. The list is very long.

It is not too late for that Kenyan who thinks they are in the wrong career. You don’t have to be depressed anymore . You can switch your career; all you need to do is take short courses regarding the field you want to join. However, some fields need in depth studies and prior knowledge from the institutions of learning. These courses in Kenya include doctorate, surgery, dentistry and others. The courses are limited to particular qualifications and studies. This however should not be a hindrance to your dream career in Kenya; you can go back to learning. With the will, anything is possible.

A lot has been going on in Kenya. One would think that clearing school in Kenya would be your gateway to freedom, success and happiness. No one told me I would spend sleepless nights trying to find myself a financial position in a firm in Nairobi. My life was very well planned out in theory…I would come to a campus in Kenya and score A’s in all my exams. I thought that after school I would directly secure a job as a financial consultant in Kenya. I didn’t think about the interim. I am stuck in a grey area. I don’t know if I was building castles in the air all this time. Should I continue to dream more? I believe I am made for bigger and better. Women in Kenya are making huge strides.

Just recently Total Kenya appointed a woman C.E.O. This is a huge step given that women in Kenya are not represented in the boards of many companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. We are in an age where the constitution in Kenya favours women and opts for one third representation in these top positions in both the political and corporate arena in Kenya. This is a major step that Kenyans are taking. Women in Kenya are getting emancipated and people are learning to let go of the notion that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. In Kenya, there are more job opportunities especially for women in our society. A woman can do any job that a man in Kenya can do probably even better. Just recently I spoke with Wangui who is a conductor of the P.S.V’s (public Service Vehicles) along the Thika Superhighway in Kenya. I admired her enthusiasm and determination as she went about shouting to the passengers to board the P.S.V. She said, “At first it was challenging since this is a job in Kenya reserved for the men since they are hardy and they can easily usher people into the vehicle by shouting. Later when I got the hang of it, people in Kenya accepted and even commended me for my guts. I love my job since it brings food to the table. Women in Kenya are tough in this day and age”.Here we see a woman who has ignored all the stereotypes in Kenya and the spiteful comments and moved out of her comfort zone. So this is an industry in Kenya infested by male sharks, so what? I will go out there, pioneer a path for those women who are second guessing themselves and wondering if they are good enough. Take a good look around you. Women are no longer confined in the proverbial ‘kitchen walls’. They are too stifling. They are too commonplace.

We only have one life to live and if we let people define how we should live it, we did not LIVE.There is so much in this world that a woman can do and still take care of her kids and family. Women miss out on lobbying for top positions in Kenya because most of these positions are discussed over bars and golf courses. A woman with a family cannot be seen attending these events in Kenya since she has to make dinner, clean up and take care of her children. Women miss out on these positions and only have their papers (qualifications) and determination to help them climb the corporate ladder in Kenya.

Recently, we had an argument with some of my friends in Kenya that if a woman and a man who are equally qualified walk into an interview room, the woman will get the job( especially if she is in a short skirt). Well, while that might be partly true I beg to differ .It is not always that a woman in Kenya will bag a certain job simply because she is a woman. That is a debate for another day. I am still trying to find my niche in Kenya and purpose in these streets. We all have that little voice in our head that tells us that we can do great things. If only we could let go of fear and limitations that the world has set for us.

The hardest time in life is when you have nothing but dreams. Your hands are empty. The hardest thing is to attempt to live the dreams in Kenya when the voices in your head battle with the will to live and burgeon. It is harder when you are a woman in Kenya. It is harder when you don’t know where to start or when you have no skill, networks or resources in Kenya. Think about the prisoner who is digging himself out of the prison walls. Digging through stone walls day by day. It all started with a thought, a dream, and a step. Eventually it all works out and the sooner you start, the sooner you LIVE YOUR DREAM IN KENYA.