Hi Isaac and Martin What Paul is totally true , you cannot go to the job market and use your background as means to get jobs , instead sell your skills and make sure you give the best , i know people who have come from worse places and have beaten the odds , and if you met them back then you wont have guessed there situations they had the best CV , well presented themselves etc ...so if you go round throwing your background as an excuse honestly your not helping your self My thoughts ! On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:02 AM, isaac kinyanjui <kinyanjuiisaac@yahoo.com>wrote:
BiGGG Up martin(tonya) for the brave words,..am so much proud of nairobit(and am not writing this to justify ignorance,...infact the bible says that even God himself overlooks in time of ignorance,...i just realised that i was so luky coz i never wrote an application letter for my first job. .my work was prety cool and some design firm picked me from the class before i even graduated ... my pain goes far beyond this application letter menance..(i think the applicant was ignorant and only needed some grooming and guidance (not mimicking)..(yap,..i(we) know some companies are taking advantage of nairobits as a hub for free and cheap labour,.watch out!.(and my regards goes to dotsavvyafrica,wunderman,3 mice,squad digital,ushahidi,metrocomia.kenyaweb,creative edge ...for giving us a chance despite of our poor gramer(grandma)lol! and we have proved to be among the best in this competitive market...
------------------------------ *From:* Paul Mwachi <paul@isys.co.ke> *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Wed, June 30, 2010 12:34:49 PM *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Application letter My mistake, gone too far.
Martin, your achievements are well worthy of note but I think now you are just wallowing in self pity. Not very endearing!
I am very involved with Nairobits and have seen the place grow since 2000 and even with the disadvantaged background that you or the Nairobits community may have experienced, you should not expect special treatment because of that. I know very many graduates of Nairobits that have excelled based on their skill and have grown in the industry as well, some more refined than others obviously but good grooming both in dress and manner is always a plus.
As a business person my staff is my image to the world, how then shall I have a great designer that can hardly spell or communicate in English. How shall they take a brief and or communicate a concept to a customer? The point I hope am making is that it’s one thing to come from a disadvantaged background and it’s another to strive for excellence. I can tell you here and now, I cannot employ a guy simply because he is disadvantaged, (that falls under philanthropy) But I can assist a disadvantaged individual gain access to opportunity. The selection of that individual that knocks at my door (Amongst the 300+ others looking for similar opportunity ) will largely be determined by what 1st impression I get of them…. That’s just life
So finally, rather than hold grudges and try to justify mediocrity and self pity, may I encourage you to take note of the challenges you and your fellow graduates from Nairobits encounter in real life and be a mentor to them. I can tell from your eloquence that you are indeed not at the same level as the said applicant
Kind regards,
Paul
*From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Kariuki Martin *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2010 1:10 PM *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Application letter My mistake, gone to far.
Well. I will hold grudges. And I speak on behalf of a community that is Nairobits graduates. Bright minds filled with scars. You should have thought deeply before pelting stones at such minds. And we can speak English to all of you who keep writing nonsense that we are good designers but still lack in grammar. I read your email while headed to elite to purchase a mac. But now I realize that a mac couldn't have looked too well in my single house down in Dandora. So I won't buy it. I will have gone against standards. Such machines belong to a certain group of people. right? But, I promise you man, We will succeed. In this life or the next!
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