Clearly articulate your skills and abilities to help you find jobs in Kenya

So now you are out of college and on the streets looking for a job in Kenya

. To start with, you have just landed in a world that is significantly different in its rules from the world of school and college.

In school and in college or university, when you cannot clearly articulate, or say what is on your mind people look you in the eye and patiently listen. If not, they simply ignore you but that does not cost you a potential important opportunity.

Not so in the jobs world in Kenya. Here, when you cannot say your piece clearly, people will not give you a patient hearing and they will indeed ignore you. But this time, when they do ignore you, it costs you a serious potential opportunity not to mention one that you are keenly looking for.

Nerves; a common confidence problem

Being nervous is a common reason why many people fail to clearly articulate what they can do. They can be normal, easy going people amongst their friends, but suddenly become blubbering and unclear the minute they are before a person they perceive to be of importance.

The person of importance, by the way, is often described by the individual themselves and that can often be guided by pure imagination.

I have an experience years back when I had a government job in Kenya that amuses me to date. One of the perks of the job was a government parastatal vehicle attached to my office. When you have a government vehicle at your disposal, you are given the vehicle and a driver.

Due to the nature of my assignment, even when the designated vehicle was not available, I would be assigned one from the pool of the senior officers whenever I had an errand to run on behalf of the institution. In the government, it is common practice to sit back-left of these vehicles.

Entering government departments was always hilarious. The officers in various offices, including very senior government staff as compared to my position, would almost fall over themselves saluting this 'mdosi ' (boss) that has been dropped in 'a big car'.

It was even more hilarious when I sought to find something out. It was like a ripple effect; from the askari (security officer) at the entrance, I would get standing ovation right to the office I was heading to. Ah! Some people would even stammer as they tried to answer a simple question.

I was certain that if these same people met me in my usual self, without the 'big car' syndrome confusing their perceptions, they likely would have spoken to me quite normally.

Empower yourself from the inside out

The point is, 'mdosi' is very often a mental perception. When you understand that, then you are placed to deal with your anxiety pang at the prospect of meeting potential employers. Understand that being nervous is often governed by your inner perception of how you should deal with people you perceive as senior.

A lot of these people that you 'freak-out' about are normal people who likely do not appreciate your display of nerves around them.

So how can you easily solve your nerves problem?

Practice the situations that make you nervous in a controlled environment.

Simulate a conversation with a potential employer in your bathroom, in your bedroom or in the privacy of your home. Imagine them asking you questions which you then answer calmly.

Pay close attention to your nerves and counsel yourself. Repeat this line quietly to yourself as often as possible in the day, 'potential employers are normal people who I can speak calmly to'.

Commit coherent speech to mind by repeating quietly to yourself that 'to speak clearly and confidently to potential employers can open a door of opportunity for me'.

Practice these two reminders often and soon you will find that you can handle people you consider to be in authority quite comfortably.

The importance of self confidence and articulation

There are advantages of being confident and articulate.

First, you will be listened to. Being listened to is extremely important in helping you to find jobs in Kenya. If no one is listening, how will they give you that job in Kenya that you seek?

Second, you are more likely to come through as a person who can be trusted and depended upon. I cannot tell you just how important that single value is to the Kenyan employer.

Decide to build your confidence as you search for job in Kenya from the inside and you will experience opportunity on the outside.

Clearly articulate your skills and abilities to help you find jobs in Kenya

By: Paula Thayrow

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