Some days even the computer is annoying.
Wacha Matusi
March 30th, 2009Kazi Kwa Vijana
March 21st, 2009What about me?? Kwani only the boys need jobs?? Can someone come up with jobs for supuus??? Not that I’m holding my breath. But you do get desperate. And I am desperate!
Anyway half a million jobs digging trenches is just jobs for the hoodlums who will drink it all and mug for more. Its hard to stay positive when you’re this desperate.
Sent three applications this week. And no, cute as I am, I’m not applying for cute chicks wanted. Nuff said.
Im broke. The weekend is here and the end of the month is around the corner. I’m broke now and I’ll be broke then. Im an educated gal selling used clothes for a living. Living on less than a dollar a day and hope for tomorrow.
say no more!
March 11th, 2009
Back in the Dayz
March 11th, 2009Nothing to apply for today. Nothing in my inbox except the usual drugs for you know what and some fake degrees. I hit spam, spam, spam. A Nigerian broda wants to give me 11 million dollars. I send him to the bin. Plus my winning lottery ticket. Finished, I stare at my inbox. No reply to any of the jobs I’ve emailed. Not even the auto reply: Your application has been received. Do not reply to this email. Nothing.
I head back to wiredkenya. Just messing about when I click on Kenyatta University jobs. KU require you to send ten copies of your application and certificates. 10! By mail. Are they crazy? Its not an application to be president of the republic. (btw the interviews for EC chairman is only 10 minutes long- just in case you applied).
10 copies. It reminds of the days when all applications went by post. Send your CV, including copies of certificates bla bla bla. I used to go to my cousin to get free copies done over lunch hour- courtesy of GoK. But i couldnt use the envelopes as they are marked Ministry of whatever. Then I had to make sure the weight was just right to keep postage costs down. Plus busfare to the post office. And back home. It was an expensive exercise. On the plus side, I used to receive regret laters then. Sometimes they even sent back the certificates. Aren’t you keeping me on your file??? Im still jobless!!!
Nowadays I simply walk to the cyber cafe. Check what’s new on wiredkenya Apply for yet another job. Or jobs. Send off emails. Check facebook. Check whatever. In slippers and a t-shirt. Total cost: ten bob.
I spend the last two minutes trying to find out if KU have a paper recycling plant. Im sure I could get a job there…
Update the CV
March 10th, 2009I wonder if anyone else applied for the onejetone vacancies. They were listed on wiredkenya not too long ago. Here are some of the requirements
- Don’t take yourself seriously.
- Believes in defending its people at all times
- Quit pretending. Give yourself the freedom to be yourself !
I kid you not. I’ve tinkered with the CV, changed the words but how the hell do you say you are a joker and expect to land the job??? Quit pretending but still defend at all times?? So if you’re wrong, but on my side, you’re right?
But you’ve got to do, what you’ve got to do. CV was duly changed to:
I bring to the job charm, a good sense of humour and dedication to the company
At the back of my mind I picture grown men tingisa-ing because baba Moi said so. Tingisa! You are soo right. Tingisa! I have the biggest smile. Tingisa! Kanu Juu!!
But it doesn’t stop me hitting send. Another application done. Two days later, it occurs to me I’d rather be a pilot. So I quit pretending and send off another application. I’m not worried about them knowing it’s me again. Right at the bottom of the application it says:
We treat all communications as strictly confidential, irrespective of you being female or male
female or male?? I’m not sure what that means but I must fit in there somewhere. That makes two applications sent off.
Irrespective.
wired kenya jobs
March 10th, 2009
You are not alone
This has got to be the first post.
The tarmacker wears the same style of shoes as Barrack. He, not me, now has a job and, Im sure, new shoes.
I’m just about to drop off another application. My shoes? Still going strong!
I don’t do regrets (truth is I don’t receive any regret letters). I’d like to do more interviews or even better, wake up in the morning and go to work. Until that happens, come rant with me.
You know you ought to be looking for a job. Get out of here and head to wiredkenya. When you’re done, come compare the soles of our shoes.