Wrote a CV, helped by a former campus mate whom i consider my mentor.
Befriended the directory.
send out as many blind applications as possible, even where no job was adverstised.
Walked up and down industrial area handing out job applications.
Befriended the estate newspaper seller; every morning I'd join the other guys to read the newspaper(I went straight to the vacancies section) coz I couldnt afford a paper.
was called for many interviews. failed. but every failure was a learning experience. Id tweak my apllication letter, Cv and interview skills.
saw this job advert one morning. Applied. was called for interview. passed. was called for medical. passed. the rest is history.

Let her not despair. I 'tarmacked' for 1year, 4 months. But the job that i finally got was better off than all the other jobs id failed interviews for.
I learned that those failures were preparing me for this good job that i have. People still ask me..who did I know to get in.

A strathmore MBA..

Networking, networking, networking.

Am sure most of her classmates @strathmore are working somewhere, some of them as managers or influential people.. why not talk to them?

And, no, you do not have to pay someone to get a job, I never did, and i have turned down about 3 offers in my short life. You dont have to sleep with the prospective employer, either.

Most of all, ask yourself, what do i want to do in 5 years? Then look for a job that will help get you there. Sometimes it pays to be choosy!

It is actually possible to get a good job by persistence and not losing sight of what you actually want.

Your cousin has the good papers but little experience, so she may have to settle for any job (even if not well paying) that allows her to gain some experience in accounts.

MBA qualification - She should be proud of it but not use it to justify demanding an overly high starting salary. The MBA qualification might be just what sets her apart from other applicants for the same position.

In a nutshel;:

1. Send out CVs (including for internships) but focus to gain experience in Accounts or whatever she specialisied in her MBA
2. Give herself time perhaps9 months to one year to gain solid work experience
3. Start Job-hunting after 9 mnths to one year (by then, her good qualifications will be backed up by some work experience) for a middle level management/superivisory position


With jobs in the Kenyan market, persistence and a positive mind-set is important. From all the interviews I have attended, there is always something new to learn about myself and how to approach interviewers.

....and here comes the winner.
...this young lady shows up for an interview with all the right credentials.
......believe it or not... she was chewing louder than she could speak.
.....after 2 minutes i excused myself,and left the rest of the team conduct the interview.

.......ofcourse she didnt get the job.about help,i cant help you