Collymore urges students to focus on entrepreneurship - The Sauce
Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Kazi ni kazi

Collymore urges students to focus on entrepreneurship

ollymore and freida brown

collymore and freida brown

Bob Collymore, CEO Safaricom with Freida Brow, VC USIU

Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore has urged USIU students to not only focus on trying to land jobs, but also seek out entrepreneurship opportunities in their various fields of study.

 

This comes at a time when there is an increase in youth unemployment in the country amidst commitment from the Jubilee Government to address the issue. Mr. Collymore emphasized that to be successful; one must learn to be an individual brand and effective communicator.

 

 

“Do not to underestimate the power of social networking in personal branding but also be wary of the consequences of it wrongful use. Today’s employers are increasingly looking through various social media sites to determine an individuals character that informs over and above ones degree pursuits,” said Collymore at the opening day of United States International University Career fair.

 

Prof. Freida Brown encouraged employers not to purely focus on the job seekers certification but to also pay attention to individual soft skills.

 

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

“In a competitive job market, USIU invests in ensuring that its graduates acquire skills that sensitize the students on various challenging social problems and to search for solutions through its community service program,” Prof.  Freida Brown stated.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Some More Sauce...

Entertainment

News of the arrest of popular disc jockey Joe Mfalme in connection with the fatal assault of a senior police officer has taken the...

Entertainment

It is the eve of a new tiding for Director Trevor, as he gets hot in the heels spearheading his now rebranded news channel,...

Da Squeeze

Is there possibly one thing that Lisa Christoffersen cannot do? Seems unlikely. Having defied odds and beat stage 4 cancer 18 years ago, her...

Da Squeeze

Kenyan rap bigwig Khaligraph Jones is utterly disappointed after his much-hyped Instagram Live session with American rap star Rick Ross failed to happen. The...

Entertainment

Sofiya Nzau’s triumphant takeover of the music scene is something straight out of the history books. Her breakout hit ‘Mwaki’ has been making ripples...

Entertainment

Wizkid has requested people stop referring to him as an Afrobeats artist. The Nigerian singer – whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun –...

Da Squeeze

The devil works hard, but Brian Chira’s friends, acquaintances and fans work harder! Within hours of launching, the departed TikToker’s funeral fundraiser has amassed...

Entertainment

Shakira thinks she “probably” won’t find love like she had with Gerard Piqué again. The 47-year-old singer split from the former soccer star –...