Graduate v2.0

"try everything, specify later" Photo by  Baim Hanif  on  Unsplash It’s true that after a minimum of 16 years studying you deserve a job before last exams’ results and that was the case in those days if I listen to my uncle’s story properly. Applications were manual but you could just make two, get all, and pick one that suits better or get one or get the post without applying. Today you can make hundreds of application online only to receive two automatic replies for not being considered. Should we wait for jobs like our uncles, do we have the skills to get jobs today, are we good communicators and confident as we indicate to our CVs? Things have changed and so should we. “Who do you know” and “are you experienced” should no longer considered as challenges but opportunities. We should disrupt the approach to job search, we make them come to us rather than waiting for adverts, know the employers and make them think of you when they need someone, develop ...

"kama una taarifa, unajua" Photo by  Kameron Kincade  on  Unsplash Kama umewahi kutumia daladala umewahi pia kusikia vitu kama “ya mbele ya kukaa”, “wenye haraka ya kuondoka”, “panda wanashuka mbele hapo unakaa”, “nyeupe hii” nakadharika nakadharika na ukaamua kupanda ukakauta hamna siti wala aliyeshuka mbele hapo. Umewahi pia kusikia zile stori za “walikuja wazungu na ramani wakawa wanaangalia, wakachimba wakaondoka na sanduku lilikuwa limefukiwa chini na watu walishachimba hapo miaka na miaka hawakupata kitu” ni suala la taarifa sahihi tu. Soma kozi flani inalipa, ni mpya ajira nyingi…. Tunajua hizo. Taaarifa inakwenda kuongoza uchumi wa dunia na haijaanza leo wala hatujashtuka. Kwasababu imekuwa biashara katika kipindi hiki cha kidijitali taarifa za uongo zimekuwa nyingi kuliko za ukweli na rahisi sana kupata. Ni suala la kuwasha simu tu hata yenye tochi utapata jumbe hata haujui zilikotoka, achilia mbali mitandao ya kijamii. Je, tunajua taari...

"Kudadeki" “Nyota njema huonekana asubuhi” na nilishaanza kuhisi leo nimeziona mbili. Nilipoamka tu nikainama nikachukua simu yangu chini, nikataka niende kwenye mitandao ya kijamii, nikagusa Whatsapp nikakuta hakuna kipya nikakumbuka sina bando. Nikajigeuza upande wa pili nijaribu tena kusinzia nilipotulia tu akili ikaniambia “tumia simu wewe tumeashaamka” Mara hii nikaishika simu yangu iliyokuwa pale pale kitandani huku nafikiri napataje bandooo, nikakumbuka haitoi mlio ikiingiza meseji nikafagia kutafuta sehemu ya meseji na huko ndiko siku yangu ilikoanzia. Nikakutana na meseji mbili zote kutoka sehemu moja, nikafungua nikakuta ni miamala kutoka sehemu tofauti, mmoja wa kwa rafiki yangu nilikuwa namdai muda sasa hadi nimeacha, mwingine kwa muhindi mkeka wangu wa wiki mbili ulikuwa umetiki na nilishausahau. “Acha presha, acha presha dogo” nikajiambia moyoni, nikaona sasa nitulie nione hii pesa yote naitumiaje, nikaachana nayo kwanza. Nikakurupuka ...

"Tujifunze kwa waliookoka" Graduate v2.0 members refreshing after a thorough discussion Mguu kwa mguu is a series of events each month aiming to expose graduate and continuous students to professionalism, create confidence and access opportunities to increase employability through visiting companies and organisations or having a forum. This report describes the last event happened on 5 th January. 2020 from 9:30 to 6:00 at Falava hut Majumba mengi. The goal of the event was to identify opportunities to maximize the potential of educated youth. The mode was participatory and every member made a contribution on what he/she perceive to be an opportunity for a young professional. An educated person Someone disruptive, who want to challenge the status quo.   He has got the privilege to learn and therefore expected to make a contribution from family to the community level like being a leader, start a business, start movements, share ideas, solve problems, ask quest...