In a world that is exponentially changing both in and outside the workplace, looking for jobs is not the same.
With young people increasingly graduating and trying to get into the already saturated job market, it takes a lot of being a cut above the rest to secure a spot and stay in it.
Capital FM’s Drive Inn hosts Fareed Khimani and Davina hosted Denis Githinji and Michael Kinyanjui, Telesales Manager and Customer Success Manager respectively from Brighter Monday, Kenya’s premier jobs website.
These are the top 5 most looked-for skills by employers according to Githinji and Kinyanjui.
Devices
Almost everything these days entails of devices. The advent of the pandemic in the last almost two years meant that a lot of work now gets done virtually. From zoom meetings to virtual presentations, life has never been more different. A top echelon familiarity with technology sets you up as bait to potential employers.
Data
How you consume and interpret data matters to employers. Data consumption entails analysing data by uncovering patterns and trends in information while interpretation of the same involves assigning meaning to said data by explaining those discovered patterns and trends.
Social Media/Online Prowess
To say that social media is an integral part of any business in this day would be an utter understatement. Employers have bias towards job seekers who can use social effectively to see to it that business is ran when need be.
Creativity
It goes without saying that a lot of creativity goes a long way into seeing the success of any business. Ambitious job seekers ought to get their creative chops in order as employers will look for more than just the on-paper credentials.
Communication
As basic as this may sound, a potential employer will pounce on any job seeker that possesses great communication skills. For a brush up, communication in this context (or any other, really!) implies both listening to others and knowing how to pass across messages effectively.
“Employers, in a nutshell, are in constant search with P.A.M in prospective employees. P.A.M means an employee who identifies a Problem, has the smarts to solve it, and motivation to tackle tasks,” quipped the two unanimously.
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