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Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
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It's called sitting allowance.
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Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
Dont raise your hopes,keep on applying for other jobs.getting a mid level parastatal job without bribing someone is hard.If you had bribed or come from the right community as the M.D or majority of the board members you might get the job. All parastatals in Kenya are a haven for nepotism and tribalism What If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
That is the normal procedure in parastatals and state corporations. Appointments are normally made by the board of directors, which is the appointing authority. Therefore, after a position has been advertised, the CEO and his senior managers are required to carry out a preliminary interview to shortlist candidates to be presented to the board for interview. The board then picks the candidate and the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. This takes about 2 weeks after the interview because the minutes of that board meeting i.e. interviews and resolutions therein have to be approved and signed by the chairman and secretary to the board (ie CEO). The CEO can't also single handedly fire you but would have to ask the chairman to call a board meeting where your case would be discussed and the board's decision communicated to you. This system ensures transparency in recruitment in the public service. FYI, the CEO is also recruited by the same board which normally forwards 3 names of top candidates to the minister/cabinet secretary for consideration whereby he picks one. The chairmen of the board are appointed by the president in a gazette notice while board members are appointed by the minister. And you don't need to bribe anyone to get the job, infact canvassing may lead to automatic disqualification since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision.
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jaggernaut wrote: since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision. When did they stop selling these jobs and become "very angry" with corruption. I have been offered these jobs for sale twice, in the 90's going rate was 50,000/- for entry level management and in 2010 i was offered a good Harambee avenue job for 300k from "very reliable sources" by my "tribesmen", i could not believe it's peanuts like that! Ras Kienyeji Man
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hei, the pay and other perks must then be humongous if you are call the sale price of 300k, peanuts!
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jaggernaut wrote:Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
That is the normal procedure in parastatals and state corporations. Appointments are normally made by the board of directors, which is the appointing authority. Therefore, after a position has been advertised, the CEO and his senior managers are required to carry out a preliminary interview to shortlist candidates to be presented to the board for interview. The board then picks the candidate and the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. This takes about 2 weeks after the interview because the minutes of that board meeting i.e. interviews and resolutions therein have to be approved and signed by the chairman and secretary to the board (ie CEO). The CEO can't also single handedly fire you but would have to ask the chairman to call a board meeting where your case would be discussed and the board's decision communicated to you. This system ensures transparency in recruitment in the public service. FYI, the CEO is also recruited by the same board which normally forwards 3 names of top candidates to the minister/cabinet secretary for consideration whereby he picks one. The chairmen of the board are appointed by the president in a gazette notice while board members are appointed by the minister. And you don't need to bribe anyone to get the job, infact canvassing may lead to automatic disqualification since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision. @jaggernaut...you said that the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. Kwani they normally send the appointment letter to your post office address. They don't ask you to go and sign the letter in their office like the private setor companies do?
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Kenyan1 wrote:jaggernaut wrote:Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
That is the normal procedure in parastatals and state corporations. Appointments are normally made by the board of directors, which is the appointing authority. Therefore, after a position has been advertised, the CEO and his senior managers are required to carry out a preliminary interview to shortlist candidates to be presented to the board for interview. The board then picks the candidate and the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. This takes about 2 weeks after the interview because the minutes of that board meeting i.e. interviews and resolutions therein have to be approved and signed by the chairman and secretary to the board (ie CEO). The CEO can't also single handedly fire you but would have to ask the chairman to call a board meeting where your case would be discussed and the board's decision communicated to you. This system ensures transparency in recruitment in the public service. FYI, the CEO is also recruited by the same board which normally forwards 3 names of top candidates to the minister/cabinet secretary for consideration whereby he picks one. The chairmen of the board are appointed by the president in a gazette notice while board members are appointed by the minister. And you don't need to bribe anyone to get the job, infact canvassing may lead to automatic disqualification since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision. @jaggernaut...you said that the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. Kwani they normally send the appointment letter to your post office address. They don't ask you to go and sign the letter in their office like the private setor companies do? Without proper lobbying and bribery forget it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kenyan1 wrote:jaggernaut wrote:Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
That is the normal procedure in parastatals and state corporations. Appointments are normally made by the board of directors, which is the appointing authority. Therefore, after a position has been advertised, the CEO and his senior managers are required to carry out a preliminary interview to shortlist candidates to be presented to the board for interview. The board then picks the candidate and the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. This takes about 2 weeks after the interview because the minutes of that board meeting i.e. interviews and resolutions therein have to be approved and signed by the chairman and secretary to the board (ie CEO). The CEO can't also single handedly fire you but would have to ask the chairman to call a board meeting where your case would be discussed and the board's decision communicated to you. This system ensures transparency in recruitment in the public service. FYI, the CEO is also recruited by the same board which normally forwards 3 names of top candidates to the minister/cabinet secretary for consideration whereby he picks one. The chairmen of the board are appointed by the president in a gazette notice while board members are appointed by the minister. And you don't need to bribe anyone to get the job, infact canvassing may lead to automatic disqualification since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision. @jaggernaut...you said that the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. Kwani they normally send the appointment letter to your post office address. They don't ask you to go and sign the letter in their office like the private setor companies do? They send 2 copies of the appointment letter to your P.O. box, you sign/accept the offer and return one copy to them. Some may call you to pick and sign the appointment letter. Then they give you up to 3 months to tender your resignation with current employer and report to the new job.
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jaggernaut wrote:Kenyan1 wrote:jaggernaut wrote:Kenyan1 wrote:Parastatal Interviews
I recently attended an interview with a certain parastatal for a middle level position. In the first interview, there was a panel of ten people including the senior managers and the CEO and the interview was comprehensive. The CEO promised to call me for a second and final interview, which happened and we were three top finalists.
In the final interview, there was the board of directors, who are very senior people in the government and the investors. The lead interviewer promised that if successful, my name would be proposed to the chairman for appointment. I was wondering why a middle level position in a state owned corporation would attract that kind of interviewing process like the ones we see for big shots in government.
Anyone with information on the turnaround time between the final interview and job offer, if successful in these state corporations.
That is the normal procedure in parastatals and state corporations. Appointments are normally made by the board of directors, which is the appointing authority. Therefore, after a position has been advertised, the CEO and his senior managers are required to carry out a preliminary interview to shortlist candidates to be presented to the board for interview. The board then picks the candidate and the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. This takes about 2 weeks after the interview because the minutes of that board meeting i.e. interviews and resolutions therein have to be approved and signed by the chairman and secretary to the board (ie CEO). The CEO can't also single handedly fire you but would have to ask the chairman to call a board meeting where your case would be discussed and the board's decision communicated to you. This system ensures transparency in recruitment in the public service. FYI, the CEO is also recruited by the same board which normally forwards 3 names of top candidates to the minister/cabinet secretary for consideration whereby he picks one. The chairmen of the board are appointed by the president in a gazette notice while board members are appointed by the minister. And you don't need to bribe anyone to get the job, infact canvassing may lead to automatic disqualification since board members can get very angry when someone tries to influence their decision. @jaggernaut...you said that the CEO, in his capacity as the secretary to the board, is directed by the board to send the appointment letter to the successful candidate. Kwani they normally send the appointment letter to your post office address. They don't ask you to go and sign the letter in their office like the private setor companies do? They send 2 copies of the appointment letter to your P.O. box, you sign/accept the offer and return one copy to them. Some may call you to pick and sign the appointment letter. Then they give you up to 3 months to tender your resignation with current employer and report to the new job. Thanks for the info...You seem to be very informed coz I was wondering about this issue of bribery being fronted. How would someone even approach a whole director(that you don't even know) with a bribe. Plus I don't believe in corruption. I would rather not get it if I had to bribe my way in.
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