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Goretti Kimani

To excel in your career, handle office issues with finesse

Career building is an uphill task. There is no room for running on autopilot. Take the case of Joy, for example.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
To excel in your career, handle office issues with finesse
Here is the best answer to that interview trap question
Here is the best answer to that interview trap question
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
How to tame ‘I hate my job’ syndrome
How to tame ‘I hate my job’ syndrome
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Why panel interview is a trump card to clinch dream job
Why panel interview is a trump card to clinch dream job
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
How to protect yourself from a micromanaging boss
Working under a great boss is a dream come true for many a career builder. This is a boss who supervises the subordinate’s work to attain corporate goals while providing an enabling environment for the employee’s personal career development.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
How to protect yourself from a micromanaging boss
Three tips to help you negotiate a salary increase
Every career builder hopes that the path they have chosen will lead to their dream lifestyle. And as a fulfilling or satisfying career is multi-faceted, its definition is specific to the individual career builder.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Three tips to help you negotiate a salary increase
How ‘grass is greener’ syndrome ruins careers
The majority of entrants in the job market are fresh university and college graduates, but there are some perennial and seasoned job seekers.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
How ‘grass is greener’ syndrome ruins careers
Why orientation period is important for employees
Success is generally defined as the progressive realisation of clearly defined goals and objectives. Career success therefore is the attainment of set career goals.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Why orientation period is important for employees
Ways to be excellent in the workplace
The Oxford dictionary defines excellence as the quality of being outstanding or being extremely good. An excellent achiever therefore is someone who attains more than the expected goals.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Ways to be excellent in the workplace
Looking to get ahead? Then treat your colleagues’ right
Jobseekers today are faced with numerous obstacles, and clinching one’s dream job is almost impossible.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Looking to get ahead? Then treat your colleagues’ right
How to become a more reliable person at work
At the workplace, dependable workers are those that work with minimal supervision, are attentive to detail and work with the organisation’s bottom-line in mind.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
How to become a more reliable person at work
Build your career based on good principles
Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Countless people employ unorthodox means to chart their way up the ladder. A most common tactic is cheating. Cheaters use this technique to misrepresent their true abilities. In so doing, they are able to reap where they have not sown.
By Goretti Kimani 7 years ago
Build your career based on good principles
Taking shortcuts will spell doom for your career
The demands of a robust career can be overwhelming, to say the least. From difficult bosses, increasingly dynamic goals to uncooperative teammates, the challenges never seem to end.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Taking shortcuts will spell doom for your career
How to mend a damaged relationship with your boss
The steps to the peak of any career are not straight-forward and can sometimes lead the individual to a cross-road where making decisions is a delicate affair.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
How to mend a damaged relationship with your boss
Striking perfect career-life balance
Work-life balance generally refers to the attainment of a comfortable state of equilibrium between an employee’s primary priorities of their employment position and their private lifestyle.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Striking perfect career-life balance
How to turn your boss’ absence to your advantage
A major ingredient in building a great career is the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
How to turn your boss’ absence to your advantage
Build self-esteem for career success
Building a successful career is difficult, but it becomes near-impossible for those with low self-esteem.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Build self-esteem for career success
How to avoid being a career junkie
The term ‘career junkie’ is applied to individuals who are always looking for greener pastures as regards their career path.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
How to avoid being a career junkie
Quitting your job? Things to consider
An awesome career is the sum total of several decisions made in an individual’s life. In a saturated market, job security has become remote.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Quitting your job? Things to consider
Easy tips on handling employee complaints
Grievances are a common occurrence at the average work place.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Easy tips on handling employee complaints
How search for perfect job can stunt a young career
Many college students are eager to get into the job market and start building their careers. They imagine a robust, fun-filled life with a good salary, and the freedom to live their dreams after years of hard work in school.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
How search for perfect job can stunt a young career
Now you’re talking: Why language matters at work
The job market today is awash with thousands of people looking for gainful employment. They are armed with great certificates to showcase their proficiency and expertise to any willing employer.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Now you’re talking: Why language matters at work
This is how to make the shift from being a student to an employee
For many young people, finally leaving school to join the working class can be quite exciting. Unfortunately, this transition is not usually as smooth as it should be, owing to a number of factors.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
This is how to make the shift from being a student to an employee
Avoid dependency syndrome to get ahead in your career
Many New Year resolutions will be made, with career goals topping the list. Sadly, very few people see themselves taking the lead in their job-search or in career advancement. Majority will push the responsibility on to the government, employers, friends, parents and other relatives.
By Goretti Kimani 8 years ago
Avoid dependency syndrome to get ahead in your career
Smart ways to ask for a salary increase
While there are many factors that motivate you at the workplace, a pay cheque usually ranks near the top. A salary can be defined as a fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Smart ways to ask for a salary increase
Tips on creating, leading high-performing teams
Organisations the world over are interested in hires with great leadership skills. No wonder just about all CVs landing on an HR desk nowadays have leadership skills as part of the attributes claimed by the job seeker.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Tips on creating, leading high-performing teams
Things that annoy hiring managers
An opportunity for an interview is considered a great milestone when searching for a job. It is proof that your application has triumphed in the prevailing competitive job market.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Things that annoy hiring managers
Making sense out of a disorderly work environment
A well established and structured organisation or employer appeals to majority of job-seekers.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Making sense out of a disorderly work environment
Stopping self-sabotage in careers
Have you ever felt like punching yourself for letting great opportunities slip through your fingers? Many would-be career success stories have gone down the drain largely due to the owner’s commissions or omissions.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Stopping self-sabotage in careers
Why good presentation skills are key to job growth
As individuals progress from one stage of their career to another, they make several presentations in an effort to sell their skills and competencies.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Why good presentation skills are key to job growth
Importance of mock interviews in developing one’s career
While landing that dream job is every job seeker’s intention, a majority of candidates do not take time to prepare for interviews.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Importance of mock interviews in developing one’s career
Why self-motivation is key to career stability
Motivation is a key human behaviour that drives performance. It makes individuals show the world what they are made of. Unfortunately, motivation levels decline as a person settles in the workplace.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Why self-motivation is key to career stability
Building success through humility can be immensely rewarding
Humility is one of the greatest virtues in career building. Unfortunately, it is also among the most rare. In many cases, people exhibit arrogance, pride and look down upon others, thinking they are above all and sundry.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Building success through humility can be immensely rewarding
Navigating through difficult workplace phase
Difficult phases at work may be occasioned by a number of factors such as civil strife, political instability, heightened competition, globalisation and reduced consumer demand, among others
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Navigating through difficult workplace phase
How to build relevant work experience
The tendency to mistake work tenure for experience is quite common. For instance, some people have tenures of 10 years that, unfortunately, translate into one year of experience repeated many times over.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
How to build relevant work experience
Beware of workplace politics lest it ruins your career
Human beings are social animals. They need a sense of belonging and recognition, which affects aspects of their life, careers included. In employment, staff will do anything to build friendship, alliances among other informal groups.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Beware of workplace politics lest it ruins your career
Don’t let regret letters drive you to inertia
It is every student’s hope that he or she will land a job soon after graduation. Society also expects them to immediately transit from student to nation builder. In many instances, parents and guardians will begin to ration their support in a bid to drive them towards fruitful careers and self-sustenance.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Don’t let regret letters drive you to inertia
How to build and sustain career momentum in the workplace
Majority of people do not set career goals. If they do, they do not draw a clear line or map on how to get to their desired goal. Individuals who wish to grow their careers must define the direction they want their jobs to take.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
How to build and sustain career momentum in the workplace
To succeed, stop grumbling and work
Successful people are firm believers in their endeavours. They do not just attempt things. They take on them with everything they have.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
To succeed, stop grumbling and work
Making effective New Year career resolutions
It is customary for people to make resolutions around this time of the year. Unfortunately, many of these resolutions tend to be forgotten within a few weeks.
By Goretti Kimani 9 years ago
Making effective New Year career resolutions
Why you must love your job to thrive
Many job holders exhibit the tendency to dislike their jobs. In fact, many will openly voice this dislike to anyone who cares to listen.
By Goretti Kimani 10 years ago
Why you must love your job to thrive
How to prepare for tough interviews
Job interviews are necessary for career growth. You may have all the credentials and apply for jobs, but if you cannot pass an interview, you are staring at joblessness for a long period.
By Goretti Kimani 10 years ago
How to prepare for tough interviews
How to manage your career when at cross roads?
Every career person dreams of a straight and seamless path to success. But this sometimes remains a pipe dream. More often, you are likely to find yourself at a crossroads, unsure of the next turn. Take the case of Eliud, for example.
By Goretti Kimani 10 years ago
How to manage your career when at cross roads?
How to break cycle of dependency
Employers are constantly looking out for independent employees, people who are able to deliver results with minimal or no supervision.
By Goretti Kimani 10 years ago
How to break cycle of dependency
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