Let me add that in a perfect system where the educational system feeds directly into the labour market, you would hardly need to go for interviews or actively seek jobs for that matter. The industry based attachments, or even research groups with outsiders that ongoing students take while in college should simply earn someone a job immediately they are through with school. I would also not mind working with anyone who is much better than I *at all*. Some time ago I had the good fortune of collaborating with someone who is certifiably a magician. I can assure you that my mind was blown of the cranium clean. I approach things a little bit differently now. Martin. On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Martin Chiteri <martin.chiteri@gmail.com>wrote:
@Peter,
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
@Martin, I beg to differ with the *employers are spoilt for choice*generalization.
We could say that indeed employers are spoilt for choice in certain areas, but not all, especially ICT.
That is why most companies especially the ones abroad outsource to India and China and some parts of Africa .......
I have had the chance to help a very short list of employers find programmers, and they struggled to fill the position, leading to my theory that; there is a stark shortfall of good programmers in Kenya.
I fully agree. Good to _*G**reat*_ programmers are hard to find, not only in Kenya.
Experiment: If your boss (if you have one :-) asked you to find someone equally good or better than you at what you do, to come work with you under the same terms you do, would you find one?
I might but I do not think it would be too easy (and I do not imply that I am *that* good, probably just lucky ..... )
Thank you.
Martin.
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Martin Chiteri < martin.chiteri@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:35 PM, dennis moshu <de2moshu@gmail.com>wrote:
I think job searching is a unit in itself, and many graduates are failling in this important unit.
I do not really believe you. I think most economies in the world have shrunk and there are more and more cyclically unemployed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclical_unemployment#Cyclical_or_Keynesian_unemployment>people than we have seen in recent history. I also think it could be because of the population rise in our country and the increase of more literate people among us, especially those who reach the University level of education.
In short, employers are kinda' spoilt for choice. Looking for _meaningful_ jobs has never been tougher. I could be wrong .......
Martin.
There is uttermost filure in knowing what you have to offer, what is needed, and how to navigate to the right place where you want to go.
This will help you out Sammy, http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Sammy Mutua <mutuasami@yahoo.com>wrote:
Musembi Expound further what are your skills.BscIT is wide..................
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