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Invitation To Attend Career Seminar With Dr Chris Hart

Many young Kenyan professionals move through their career waiting for things to happen to them or for them. Waiting and hoping that “someday” they will be having great jobs, will be recognized, known, respected, valued, and excited about their career. That “someday” their business will grow, they will have their ideal clients, partners and resources.

How Secure Is Your Job? KCB Bank To Retrench 1,000 Employees

With layoffs, pay cuts, and furloughs all in the news, even the most accomplished professional has good reason to worry about job security.
Last month it was Equity bank in the news for retrenching over 50 employees. Yesterdays lead feature in Business Daily reported that KCB Bank has plans to retrench a 1,000 of its […]

Bad Start For Equity Bank Employee’s As Over 50 To Lose Jobs

News making headlines is that Kenya’s Equity Bank will retrench more than 50 employees after merging key departments if only to have a better 2010.
2009 was the only year that Equity bank did not post growth in profits and the management are  keen to ensure cost reduction.
Though the year was bad for Kenyan  financial companies,its […]

Corporate Staffing Services Kenya Media Interview. New Computer Training Certification Scare

Corporate Staffing Services HR Officer P. Wanjiku was interviewed by Daily Nation on the move by the Kenyan government to now only recognize ICDL-International Computer Driving License as the basic computer literacy certification.
Read moreon the place of ICT in you career development by clicking here. Media Article. 

Thousands Of Kenyan Jobs On Offer.

Nurses, Driver job and clerical officer among latest jobs advertised by the Kenyan government.
If you bought Fridays Daily Nation you will notice the job advert for nurses courtesy of the Ministry of Health. And today the press carried driver job vacancies and 600 clerical jobs by the Office of the President. In total more than […]

Kenyan MBA Commercialized?

More and more Kenyan universities are now offering MBA programs. Should you join the  bandwagon? What do you think of the MBA program offered in Kenya?
When i joined University of Nairobi regular programme a decade ago the university was in the latter stages of  launching the parallel degree programs or in the right wording evening […]

Kenyan Job Seeker. Would You Advertise Yourself?

Fridays Daily Nation has the highest circulation thanks to Kenyan job seekers. This is where you find the latest jobs in Kenya and career advice section. Although most jobs are managerial many Kenyan job seekers still buy the newspaper with hopes of finding their dream job.
Stuck in a corner in lasts weeks paper was an […]

KCA University Unveils MBA Corporate

KCA University is the latest to unveil an MBA program targeting Kenyan students.  And with many Kenyan universities having an MBA program and many students keen on value the KCA MBA promises to take a holistic approach to business education.
According to the advert announcing the program the MBA is perfected for the business leaders.
KCA University […]

2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Kenya National Human Resource Survey on salaries and pay in Kenya.

Here is the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Kenya National Human Resource Survey on salaries and pay in Kenya.
Key findings on Kenyan Salaries.
• Highest paid is the CEO in the Financial Services sector at a total cost of KShs 3.9 million per month – compared to KShs 2.5 million per month in 2007 in the same sector
• Average […]

Smart Job Seeker Gets a Mention At Jobs Section Daily Nation.

Smart Job Seeker is a book written for the Kenyan candidates looking for their first job or greener opportunities. And today, the smart job seeker book was featured by the Daily Nation Friday paper. The book is available at Book Point and Chania Book shops along Moi Avenue and is retailing @ K’sh 480. You […]