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Things You Should Do Over This Holiday By Kibet Tobias The holiday season is already on and New Year around the corner yet most people are still stuck on what to do during the holiday. Majority of the companies break a few days to Christmas and you’ll probably find yourself with a lot of time in your hands. So here is a list of the things to do over this holiday period. Must Read >>> Must Read!! 5 Best Ways To Save Money This Holiday Season Here is a list of the Things You Should Do Over This Holiday 1. Host friends/family The Christmas period is one of the best times to host a party or get together for your friends and family. Just make sure you stock up on enough food and beverages to feed the whole village. 2. Movies/series You’ve been busy for a year now. It’s probably a time to catch up with the latest movies in town. This could give you an excuse to visit the nearest movie theatre or just stay in and watch your collection of movies and series. Relate...

By Kibet Tobias The New Year is one of the most recognized holidays in the world. People celebrate in their own way with aim to say goodbye to the previous year and welcome the new one. You might be celebrating with a few close friends or thousands of strangers. Either way, I hope your celebration brings you memories to last a lifetime. So here I have compiled a list of things you should consider during the New Year Holiday 2018. Though the list is endless! RELATED >>> 4 Ways To Spend Your New Year Holiday Here are a few tips on how you could usher in 2018 1. Go to a dance club If you're looking to party hard while beginning the New Year, gather your friends and go to a club. Clubs will bring in the best DJs they can find and offer competitive drink specials. 2. Attend a midnight church service/Kesha Some people will attend a midnight service that’s held on New Year’s Eve, called a Kesha service. They’ll often include food, singing, and a message from ...

As the New Year approaches, new plans fall in place as the competition for top jobs in Kenya gets fierce. As the competition in the job market rises, you will be competing with a lot of people some more qualified or in full-time employment but looking for a better position. So unfair, right? You know that feeling you get when you step into an interview room only to meet top executives aiming for the same position? That’s when the reality that is the Kenyan job market dawns. However, you do not have to go through this alone. A career coach can help you gain the competitive edge against those already in the job market. So what benefits could you get if you considered career coaching this December. Read Also >>> How Career Coaching Changed My Life 1. Help You Recognize Your Value as a Professional More often than not, professionals lose their self-believe after a long period of job search. Knowing your worth as a professional helps you tremendously bounce back duri...

The old adage, desperate times call for desperate measures, still holds true. Placards, scams and manipulation are the evident reality that a Kenyan graduate is hit with immediately after graduation. Welcome to the reality of job seeking in Kenya. According to a new study published in the Daily Nation in 2014, it takes a university graduate an average of five years to secure a job in Kenya. The reality is worse, the study points, as many of those in employment are not engaged in the jobs for which they are qualified. “This significantly dims the prospects of a university trained individual in Kenya,” it adds. Career Point Kenya spoke to Ellen, a graduate from a prestigious university in Kenya with second class honors in Commerce, who has unsuccessfully applied for job for 3 years. A ray of light dawned on her when she contacted corporate staffing services , a leading recruitment Agency in Kenya, after reading an article about the agency on LinkedIn. “I have tarmacked for the la...

By Kibet Tobias When making decisions about how to invest your money, education pays off. You do not want to gamble with your heard-earned money, nor is this the time to try something new and unproven. There are several steps you can to take to figure out where to put your retirement funds. You will be wise to consider them all before you make a decision. Read Also >>> Top 16 Businesses In Kenya and A Breakdown Of The Capital You Will Need To Start 1. Set realistic expectations If I had to pick the single largest problem in the investment community it would be irrational expectations about future returns. This comes from several sources. The primary one being overconfidence bias. And the second being widespread misunderstanding of real, real returns. Overconfidence bias leads most of us to believe that we’re better at something than we actually are. When it comes to investment performance, what do you expect? This is an important question because your expectations ...