6. Mining for Gold
Stockport is coming to Migori with a cash pot of Kshs 27.1 million, to explore for gold. Mayfox mining has raised Sh42 million to explore for gold in Turkana. These are the companies to seek out and impress with your mining degree.
7. Job Losses at Tuskys
The Kenyan Union of Commercial Foods and Allied Workers had taken Tuskys to court to stop the supermarket from sacking 25 workers after the shut down of the supermarket’s Eastleigh branch. Perhaps Tuskys is changing strategy to maximize its efforts in some prime areas. However, this shutdown could also be indicative of problems within. Not a good employer for the moment.
8. Auto dealership profit from Infrastructural Projects
Take the example of DT Dobie that last week received an order for 81 cars by the Chinese firm, CRBC, which is building the standard gauge railway. Did you know that the railway project will involve CRBC sourcing 40 percent of all materials from within Kenya as agreed with the government? The question now is who else is benefiting from the CRBC and do they have an opening for you?
9. Most Common Intern and Entry level job openings to be found online
A Jobsmentor analysis of job announcements in the last 3 weeks shows high demand in 17 key professions: auditing, finance, customer care, program management, supply networks operations, software engineering, front desk, web design and development, hotel/hospitality/ traveling (surprising considering the state of the tourism industry but perhaps driven by local tourism. Look into Alliance Group Hotels which are looking to venture into sports tourism in Nanyuki), data entry, sales and marketing, accounting, PR and communications, tutors, ICT, logistics and administrative. Do you have skills in these areas?
10. They made profits…
Jubilee Holdings saw profits go up by 24 per cent in 2014. Family Bank net profits rose to Sh1.81 billion from Sh1.24 billion, mainly driven by mobile banking. Nation Media group made profits and paid out dividends. Stockbroker AIB profit increased 10 times.
That’s all for this week. Look out for our next monthly Kenyan Job Market analysis at the end of May, right here. Our parting advice: remember that if your strategy to get hired is dropping unsolicited CVs at receptions and hoping for the best, you are only jobseeking by trial and error. Employers may never pay attention to you because they like to hire through referral systems. Jobsmentor is here to help you make direct connections with employers. Visit our website to learn about our “Learn First, Pay Later” payment model for degree holders.
