Jobs from JobWebKenya

“When you are asked what your salary range is, what should you consider? I have been asked that question severally and I find myself at a loss on what to say. Please advise,”says Antony Kirui via email. When you are job…

By Selipha Kihagi We all have our passions and that particular thing we are really good at. For you it may be that you are great in Maths or engaging customers, it could be that being a personal Assistant appeals to you…

A while back I mentioned how smart job seekers are usually the ones that get the good jobs, their dream jobs if you may. Some of our readers called me to it, concerned by what ‘smart job seekers’ actually meant, and…

By Selipha Kihagi Once you get past the selection process and a recruiter or hiring manager invites you for an interview, it is time to impress. Most people make it to the interview stage due to their well-tailored CVs,…

By Selipha Kihagi Acing an interview for a position you really want can be difficult. You could get too excited about making it to the interview that you allow anxiety to cripple your confidence. And not only will you…

At a past job, I started to have major concerns about the company where I was working. These apprehensions went far beyond my specific job; they related directly to how the business was run and how employees were…

How to answer a question you don’t know is usually a great challenge even for those with tons of experience. Have you been to a job interview and the interviewer asks you a question you clearly don’t have an answer to?…

If you’ve ever been invited for an interview—and my hunch is that you have—you’re familiar with the rush of excitement that accompanies that email. And, of course, the distinct feeling of being thrown to the wolves that…

PATHWAYS Leadership for Progress is an international leadership training program open to undergraduate students from Kenya. The program helps students in moving their projects forward and assists them with university…

Are you scheduled for an interview in the coming week? Doing interview preparation over the weekend? A fact is that no job candidate can guarantee they will pass a job interview; you can be confident enough that you…

Applying to jobs can be a tedious process, especially because you need to write a Cover Letter for each and every job you apply for. Most job seekers in Kenya let the frustrations of their tedious job applications get…

Heading into a big interview can be terrifying, not unlike the feeling I’d imagine you’d have if you were about to jump out of a plane for the first time ever. Of course, there’s little risk of actual death (unless, of…

You can debate whether cover letters are dead as much as you’d like, but that won’t change the fact that some hiring managers will continue to read them, and to those people, what you write still matters. Knowing that,…

You put so much thought into what should go on your resume—from your best, most impressive accomplishments down to the perfect, classy-but-modern font. But to make sure all that effort is put to good use, it’s just as…

When you’re searching for a job, it can be easy to get so focused on getting hired that you overlook the red flags that can reveal a job or a company isn’t the right fit for you. That’s a dangerous mindset to have,…

You probably already know the most popular interview questions, like “Tell me about yourself,” “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” and “What are your compensation expectations?” What you may not have realized is…

You might be tired of hearing this by now, but regardless, it’s true: Job hopping is the new normal. That means people today are scoping out their prospects anytime, anywhere—including at the office. While it’s…

A lot of clients come to me asking for advice on how to get more motivated. And this is hardly surprising. No matter what you’re trying to get done, it certainly gets easier when you have that nice feeling of motivation…

If you’re thinking about taking a new step in your career, your resume’s probably high on your mind. When’s the last time you updated it? How will you transfer the skills from your current job or industry to a new one?…

“Just take a chance on me.” It was a common line in my cover letters a few years ago, when I was desperate to make the switch out of management and into marketing—without a related degree or experience. Even so, I was…

Sure, your resume is important. It’s a piece of paper with every single professional detail about you assembled into one organized list. But when a potential employer wants to see more than just bullet points, the first…

By Perminus Wainaina Writing a CV is hard work and there are no shortcuts. The most important thing to remember when you are writing this document is that this is your advert or which tells the recruiter or hiring…

I’ve never been prouder of my cover letter that started with a witty opening line about almost getting run over in London, or the interview that went so well the hiring manager and I went on a tangent about our college…

Looking to pick up a new skill, but don’t have the time to do so? Do you want to go back to school but need to take some classes beforehand? Or, do you not want to go to school at all, but are looking to change careers?…