5 Key item you need to carry with you to a career fair

Upon joining a university or college, one of the things you notice is how you get exposed to a whole new world you barely knew existed. It is in college that you realize you future is very dependent on the decisions you make. You are presented with many opportunities – good and bad – it’s up to you to make best use of these opportunities.

One of the opportunities are the many career fairs that are held by companies and your university. With the informal setting and familiar environment for the students, career fairs are known to have a relaxed air around them while still accomplishing the same goal of connecting students with potential employers.

Whilst a number of students manage to come from career fairs with a positive result, a lot end up with nothing to show at the end of the day save for a few crumpled flyers and a free t-shirt, if lucky. In as much as the success or failure of a student in a Career Fair depends on various pointers, a huge number of students ignore the preparation bit.

Here are five tips to make sure you walk into a career fair like a champion.

1. Background checks

Usually a couple of weeks before a career fair is held, a list of participating companies or organizations is handed out. This can be through the flyers or email. Take some time and see if you can research the companies and their products or services. If a certain speaker has been included on the list, check out their LinkedIn profiles and learn more about them. At the career fair, use this information to engage the company or the individual in a conversation.

 2. An Updated CV

Never go to a career fair without your CV. If a CV is the launch pad for your career, then it should be almost a no-brainer to have it in hand when attending a career fair. But make sure it is always up to date and that you have many copies.

 3. A Professional Outfit

You should always treat these fairs like a job interview. Dress up the job you would want to have. It’s this sense of professionalism that will appeal to the recruiters and hopefully impress them enough for you to land a position or an internship.

 4. An Elevator Pitch

Anytime you attend a career fair, remember that you are trying to sell a brand. With the brand being yourself. Before attending, make sure you have rehearsed your polished elevator pitch. It should convey who you are and how you are passionate about your preferred industry.

 5. Business Cards

A business card shows how you have taken the time to prepare your brand and sets you apart from the masses who don’t have one. A contact might not be able to remember all the faces and the names but they will sure remember you by your business card. Make sure you carry enough of them and that they are professional looking.

QS TopMBA: Jobs & Salary Trends Report

Kenya is churning over 3,000 Masters of Business Administration graduates every year, making the graduate degree one of the most popular courses in the country. Over 20 public and private universities are offering MBA degrees in the country, with more expected to join the fray.

Despite the soaring MBA numbers, the demand for qualified business managers has grown in tandem and employers are paying top dollar for MBA holders. But there is a caveat: Years of experience and the issuing institution determines how much you earn, according to QS TopMBA: Jobs & Salary Trends Report.

Graduates from some of the best MBA Schools in Africa like University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Universities of Wits and Stellenbosch earn an average of $50,000 (Sh4.5M) per year while MBA holders in Asia earn an average of $85,000.

According to the report, demand for MBAs in the technology sectors has undergone an era of unprecedented growth, especially in Asia.  The globalization of skills is seen in the report as demand for MBAs in North America and Western Europe has flattened in the last three-four years, reflecting the economic growth in these regions.

“The real story is the continued astounding appetite of Asian employers for the MBA qualification. Asian employers reported another bumper year, with 20 percent growth in MBA demand in 2013. Employers, particularly in India and China, are embracing the qualification, especially in consulting and professional services, manufacturing, IT/computer services, finance and micro-finance,” states the report.

Whilst Kenya was not featured in the survey, a Nairobi-based HR consultant says an MBA may not necessarily give a candidate an edge when applying for a job.

“Kenyan employers are looking for specialized skills gained from working experience. The right papers are just an entry point,” says Perminus Wainana.

A hiring & Trend report released a month ago by Corporate Staffing Services showed that 61.6 percent of the employers assess the area of specialization of the candidates. Leadership experience comes a close second followed by a candidate’s affordability.[ad name="HTML-1"]

New SONU : BABU OWINO's partying shot

Babu Owino - Chairperson,Bachelor of Law, second year: “How do you rig 30,000 votes? Comrades love us and anyone or anything that stands in their way will be dealt with accordingly.”
Eric Janganya - Secretary General Bachelor of Economics and Statistics:“I am a known fighter for student rights. I will neither be bought nor manipulated. I will always put the interests of students first and fight for their rights.”
Milka Obonyo - Gender Affairs Secretary, Bachelor of Agriculture Economics: “I will ensure men are represented, since it is not always about the ladies.”
Kate Kokumu- Finance Secretary, Bachelor of Economics and Statistics:“My focus will be on devolving Sonu funds at campus levels to enhance the organisation’s activities.”
Angel Mbuthia- Academic Affairs Secretary, Bachelor of Arts - Economics, Sociology and Political Science: “I’ll add value to our core business and increase opportunities like internships and bursaries.”
Harold Mugozi- Accommodation and Catering Secretary, Bachelor of Economics:“Hostels have to be the major project. Wi-Fi will be available at all times everywhere.”
Scarlet Muhadia - Health an Environment Secretary, Bachelor of Science, Dental Surgery: “Basic utilities like water and dispensers will be available in halls of residence.
Patrobas McOgweno - Sports and Entertainment Secretary, Bachelor of Economics:“The first market for student talent should be and will be the comrades.”

Troubled: Slain terrorist Abdirahim Mohamed's troubled tweets

A pass through into the slain lawyer turn terrorist twitter account with the handle @Ababmo, which was also his nickname at university.His tweet On November 9, 2009 Abdirahim  expressed himself as a troubled young man, he tweeted: “Sme lectures are natural bores. Lookin 4 an escape route... This boredom’s drillin into my bones *sigh*”

Shocking: Inside Egerton University sex Dens

In a rather shocking turn of events, the premier agricultural University at the heart of Njoro, Egerton University has of late hit the news headlines.Earlier today, a lady was caught pants down with her mpango wa kando in the act by her boyfriend. more shocking was how daring the lady was, to manage to cheat on her boyfriend with a lad residing in the same hostel block. All the poor man could do was to take pictures of her lady in action. Residents of Ruwenzori hostels who checked into the scene to have a glimpse of the free cinema left dissapointed and some were wondering where some comrades still got time to make out will everyone was busy in the library in preparation for the exams.

In a related event, a lady from the same university by the name Maurine Mildred has taken to their facebook group asking male colleagues to m-pesa her ksh 200 in exchange of her " hot videos".Below is the post.

"whatsapp me with your 200sh only i show u hot wet vids of me live sai from egerton town campus. pics ni 100b0b tu. if you want both send 300 nikupe 30 pics plus seven hot vids live sai. whatsapp me thorugh 0713886273. hakuna samples. just full pics nd vids"

The question that has left many comrades wondering is, whats happening at the premier agricultural institution? Could they be closely following the roots of the infamous Muliro gardens ?

RONGO UNIVERSITY: A tale of painful elections and the University closure

Things seem to get thicker for Rongo University College students, their academic boots hung on top of the roof following the highly intense elections, that were marred with emotions, heavy propaganda, one that saw the two largest groups within the campus forge a coalition of the willing, “the winning coalition” the say, with their coined Luo clarion tag “okwasechi”, the students went to one of the elections of its kind in Rongo University College history. Opponents were threatened and intimidated, some had to run away for their dear lives.

The elections saw majority of those elected come from the above said coalition, a coalition that boasted of tyranny of numbers at its inception. The pain, joy and hatred of the national politics took center stage where some groups felt sidelined in the national politics, another felt frustrated by the ruling elite while the last group felt there was no need to replicate the national politics in campus and asked for a show of political maturity.

The fierce contest saw one Mr. Paul Frank clinch the top seat, deputized by Mr. Alila while Mr. Ronald Kiprui won the Secretary Generals’ seat. The Luo-Kalenjin coalition only lost one seat, Entertainment seat that went to Robby Njeru.Claims of vote rigging after the release of the final results escalated the tension among the students, some of which feared for their security. In one of the student’sFacebook group, WHISPERS, the “winning” team told their “loosing” counterpart’s to accept the results and Move on as they have always been told in the National politics and asked those aggrieved to use the right channel to air their grievances and challenge the election outcome.

What followed thereafter was smoke from one of the students Hostels-Lower Nyayo was on fire, huge smoke could be seen coming from the hostels at 8.00 am. The morning incident prompted the administration to call in the police to re-enforce security as the administration headed for an impromptu council meeting that saw the closure of the university college paving the way for investigations into the matter.

Some of the aggrieved students then went to the Ministry of Education headquarters where they had a meeting with CS Education-Prof.Kaimenyi, they presented their grievances and also wrote a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, the letter was also copied to the PS Education and the Commission for Higher Education.

Meanwhile, the students remain out of session awaiting further direction from the university College Board on the way forward, the damage charges and when to resume shall be communicated later.

Rongo UNiversity President, Mr. Paul Frank

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GARISSA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SURVIVOR: I have been given a New "assignment" to finish in my life...

The 22-year-old Gitonga Ng’ang’a is now home with his family in Nairobi after mysteriously surviving the "massare" by Al-Shabaab Terror group.The student and pastor hid under his bed after hearing shooting at the university. As the gunmen entered his room, he prayed to God to protect his life. “The students were shouting and there were those who were crying, and the gunmen at first they were not talking until they occupied the hostels where we were sleeping. By then they could just speak loudly and say that ‘We are here to kill and to be killed’,” he said. Gitonga believes God, not luck, let him escape “from the claws of the enemy”. “I had to step over blood and the dead bodies of my closest friends and very good friends of mine. It was bitter. It’s even now bitter to remember,” he added.He does not know the reason he was spared, but believes he has now been given a “assignment” to complete in life.

Adopted from: http://techparada.blogspot.com/

The survivor series.

REPORT ON 27th APRIL: Rongo University College

The KItere Hill based institution of higher learning, Rongo University College, Notified its students to report back to college on 27th April 2015. This follows series of management meetings which were held in the institution following the aborted strike that saw the students burn one of their hostels -Lower Nyayo.
In the short Notice, the college has also called on the students to be ready to pay the damage fees as shall be communicated later.


In related News, one of the former Aspirant and contender for the Secretary Generals post, Mr. John Kamau (JOHNIKA) has called for calm from his supporters and made it clear that he will be going back to the institution as a student to pursue his academic ambitions and saved his political life for 2017 where his is planning to vie aas an MCA.We at the Silent Voice wish him the very best.
Keep it whispers for more News asthey tickle in.Adopted from http://techparada.blogspot.com/

REPORT ON 27th APRIL: Rongo University College

The KItere Hill based institution of higher learning, Rongo University College, Notified its students to report back to college on 27th April 2015. This follows series of management meetings which were held in the institution following the aborted strike that saw the students burn one of their hostels -Lower Nyayo.
In the short Notice, the college has also called on the students to be ready to pay the damage fees as shall be communicated later.


In related News, one of the former Aspirant and contender for the Secretary Generals post, Mr. John Kamau (JOHNIKA) has called for calm from his supporters and made it clear that he will be going back to the institution as a student to pursue his academic ambitions and saved his political life for 2017 where his is planning to vie aas an MCA.We at the Silent Voice wish him the very best.
Keep it whispers for more News asthey tickle in.Adopted from http://techparada.blogspot.com/

#mydressmychoice: utter nonsense!!

#mydressmychoice: utter nonsense.

We cannot, we will not, we will never ever come out in large numbers, we will never support a demonstration seeking a leeway to legalize nudity, a demonstration in support to indecency, a demonstration seeking to hoodwink men and boys into social immorality. I watched in pain as women and ladies of substance took to the streets, to every pavement and corners of this our small city, seeking authenticity of indecency, a roadmap towards societal moral decadence. It was a walk, a useless painful walk, a walk in the wild seeking and searching for elusive support, drawing unnecessary attention from the lazy, the old and the easily gullible in a society full of elite and goal oriented citizenry.

Miniskirts have never been, are not and will never be a modern, technological or even a digital version of beauty, so stop this creepy nonsense ladies, its time you grew up, open your eyes and see! When you walk down the lane, the streets and to the business pavements in that micro outfit, how does it feel like? What does it portray? You do not only create a feeling of lust among men and gentlemen, but also lure them to sexual immorality and disrupt attention.

It costs nothing to dress decently, it harbors no pain to look smart in that nice outfit. Whenever cases of rape are read out in the courts, reasons range far and wide, from lust to revealing outfits that drew sexual feelings, save for the rest.

In light to the stripping incidences at Kayole and Embassava, a clear message has been sent out, a worthy testimony in the public domain, that it is time we did away with indecent, revealing clothes and just like our neighbors’, Uganda, ban wearing of the miniskirts. I do not seek or even purport to support the ongoing stripping spree in Kenya, a journey started in high tempo, in fact I “condemn it” in the strongest terms possible.

Your dress ceases to be your choice when it disrupts others from their work, when it draws majority into temptation and in this context, coital warfare. This decay in the morals of a society is not only bad for the future posterity but also an impediment towards the fight on HIV/AIDS. As Kenya grapples with this menace, let it go the Uganda way, declare a total ban on miniskirts and public indecent behavior or rather have strict “Nudity and decency laws” just like in the States.

As I pen my final words, it’s my thought that all those who took part in the “silly” campaigns on #mydressmychoice are the remaining few immoral outwits that we have remaining with us in the society, it’s high time we took them to Mathare for a checkup! Hey, look at United Kingdom, the fashion city, do they do miniskirts? The answer is an outright NO, yet those ladies are beautiful, that is, if beauty was a measure of outward appearance of which I strongly disagree.

Ladies, beauty is a measure of your inward capability, character and personality. They say, when it walks like a duck, waddles like a duck, behaves like a duck, then surely it is. So when you want to make no difference between “the business associates” in K- Street and yourselves, then you cease being whom you are and become “a high tech business associate”. When we stop politicizing everything in Kenya, we shall brew decency and high moral standards. Let’s come out and rebuke, as the police do what they are good at, investigate, arrest and prosecute the strippers as we say a big NO to immorality and indecent dressing and kiss goodbye to miniskirts and this entire bullshit of #mydressmychoice. If you want to practice nudity, if you want to practice stripping then kindly do not use our roads, highways and pavements as the rehearsal grounds, you risk embarrassment!!!



[caption id="attachment_370" align="alignnone" width="183"] photo courtesy: Standard media group and mashada.com[/caption]

a link to the nudity and public decency laws in America http://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=31193....it states..(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself or of any person other than his spouse, he exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm in any public place or on the private premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises....www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hg.org%2Farticle.asp%3Fid%3D31193&ei=xyJrVIvzJ5XkaoyigZAL&usg=AFQjCNHRJTXjeT7pGr1ATdckb-dJoQ6nqg&bvm=bv.79908130,d.d2s

#mydressmychoice: utter nonsense!!

#mydressmychoice: utter nonsense.

We cannot, we will not, we will never ever come out in large numbers, we will never support a demonstration seeking a leeway to legalize nudity, a demonstration in support to indecency, a demonstration seeking to hoodwink men and boys into social immorality. I watched in pain as women and ladies of substance took to the streets, to every pavement and corners of this our small city, seeking authenticity of indecency, a roadmap towards societal moral decadence. It was a walk, a useless painful walk, a walk in the wild seeking and searching for elusive support, drawing unnecessary attention from the lazy, the old and the easily gullible in a society full of elite and goal oriented citizenry.

Miniskirts have never been, are not and will never be a modern, technological or even a digital version of beauty, so stop this creepy nonsense ladies, its time you grew up, open your eyes and see! When you walk down the lane, the streets and to the business pavements in that micro outfit, how does it feel like? What does it portray? You do not only create a feeling of lust among men and gentlemen, but also lure them to sexual immorality and disrupt attention.

It costs nothing to dress decently, it harbors no pain to look smart in that nice outfit. Whenever cases of rape are read out in the courts, reasons range far and wide, from lust to revealing outfits that drew sexual feelings, save for the rest.

In light to the stripping incidences at Kayole and Embassava, a clear message has been sent out, a worthy testimony in the public domain, that it is time we did away with indecent, revealing clothes and just like our neighbors’, Uganda, ban wearing of the miniskirts. I do not seek or even purport to support the ongoing stripping spree in Kenya, a journey started in high tempo, in fact I “condemn it” in the strongest terms possible.

Your dress ceases to be your choice when it disrupts others from their work, when it draws majority into temptation and in this context, coital warfare. This decay in the morals of a society is not only bad for the future posterity but also an impediment towards the fight on HIV/AIDS. As Kenya grapples with this menace, let it go the Uganda way, declare a total ban on miniskirts and public indecent behavior or rather have strict “Nudity and decency laws” just like in the States.

As I pen my final words, it’s my thought that all those who took part in the “silly” campaigns on #mydressmychoice are the remaining few immoral outwits that we have remaining with us in the society, it’s high time we took them to Mathare for a checkup! Hey, look at United Kingdom, the fashion city, do they do miniskirts? The answer is an outright NO, yet those ladies are beautiful, that is, if beauty was a measure of outward appearance of which I strongly disagree.

Ladies, beauty is a measure of your inward capability, character and personality. They say, when it walks like a duck, waddles like a duck, behaves like a duck, then surely it is. So when you want to make no difference between “the business associates” in K- Street and yourselves, then you cease being whom you are and become “a high tech business associate”. When we stop politicizing everything in Kenya, we shall brew decency and high moral standards. Let’s come out and rebuke, as the police do what they are good at, investigate, arrest and prosecute the strippers as we say a big NO to immorality and indecent dressing and kiss goodbye to miniskirts and this entire bullshit of #mydressmychoice. If you want to practice nudity, if you want to practice stripping then kindly do not use our roads, highways and pavements as the rehearsal grounds, you risk embarrassment!!!



[caption id="attachment_370" align="alignnone" width="183"] photo courtesy: Standard media group and mashada.com[/caption]

a link to the nudity and public decency laws in America http://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=31193....it states..(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself or of any person other than his spouse, he exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm in any public place or on the private premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises....www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hg.org%2Farticle.asp%3Fid%3D31193&ei=xyJrVIvzJ5XkaoyigZAL&usg=AFQjCNHRJTXjeT7pGr1ATdckb-dJoQ6nqg&bvm=bv.79908130,d.d2s

DRESSING FOR A DINNER DATE :WHERE ARE YOU GETTING IT ALL WRONG LADIES?

       By Mary Wangare.

Many of us wonder why that guy who had you out for a date never calls you again. The question might be unanswered to date. Have you ever thought of the impression he had on you. The reason might be that he was not impressed. Remember first impression can be the ground breaker. Below are some of the things you should remember before stepping out for that dinner date.

You are most honored by this guy and that is why he called you out. It’s upon you to create an image that will keep him calling you out every now and then



Proper and appropriate dressing will not only leave an impression to him but also earns you respect. Dress simple but classy. This will make him treat you like a queen. It leaves him guessing your class hence treating you to the best of his ability.

Long flowing evening dress is one of the outfits you should have first in your mind. They are timeless and usually warm for both formal and informal occasions. Go for that specific red or blue that reveals the feminine figure below that fabric. That’s what men love. Let it show your back. A look at your skin will attract him big time. Match it well with a rhyming necklace and earrings. You will have done it all.



A mid-length dress, just above the knees with a classic back is another attire to try out. Match it well with nice looking heels to reveal your legs. This will definitely flatter your feminine look making you feel decent.



Black matches with almost everything .A little well-fitting dress makes you look appropriate for any event. Complement your look with colorful heel and bracelet. He will definitely like you.



Jeans and shorts are one of the don’ts of any dinner occasion. It give the impression of a party girl and mind you no man would ever dream having a party girl for a marriage partner.



Carry a clutch purse big enough to carry your lip-gloss, keys and business cards. A very large one might mistake you for someone on a trip.



Flat shoes is another thing you should cancel for this occasion. Too much make up exaggerates your look. Make up is to be used in moderation, otherwise it would be sold in buckets! Use just a little of it. Have your hair nicely done. Go for a presentable hairdo. Finally put on a fragrant perfume that will keep lingering in his mind.

Wish you all the best. Hope he will like you.

DRESSING FOR A DINNER DATE :WHERE ARE YOU GETTING IT ALL WRONG LADIES?

       By Mary Wangare.

Many of us wonder why that guy who had you out for a date never calls you again. The question might be unanswered to date. Have you ever thought of the impression he had on you. The reason might be that he was not impressed. Remember first impression can be the ground breaker. Below are some of the things you should remember before stepping out for that dinner date.

You are most honored by this guy and that is why he called you out. It’s upon you to create an image that will keep him calling you out every now and then



Proper and appropriate dressing will not only leave an impression to him but also earns you respect. Dress simple but classy. This will make him treat you like a queen. It leaves him guessing your class hence treating you to the best of his ability.

Long flowing evening dress is one of the outfits you should have first in your mind. They are timeless and usually warm for both formal and informal occasions. Go for that specific red or blue that reveals the feminine figure below that fabric. That’s what men love. Let it show your back. A look at your skin will attract him big time. Match it well with a rhyming necklace and earrings. You will have done it all.



A mid-length dress, just above the knees with a classic back is another attire to try out. Match it well with nice looking heels to reveal your legs. This will definitely flatter your feminine look making you feel decent.



Black matches with almost everything .A little well-fitting dress makes you look appropriate for any event. Complement your look with colorful heel and bracelet. He will definitely like you.



Jeans and shorts are one of the don’ts of any dinner occasion. It give the impression of a party girl and mind you no man would ever dream having a party girl for a marriage partner.



Carry a clutch purse big enough to carry your lip-gloss, keys and business cards. A very large one might mistake you for someone on a trip.



Flat shoes is another thing you should cancel for this occasion. Too much make up exaggerates your look. Make up is to be used in moderation, otherwise it would be sold in buckets! Use just a little of it. Have your hair nicely done. Go for a presentable hairdo. Finally put on a fragrant perfume that will keep lingering in his mind.

Wish you all the best. Hope he will like you.