Fresh graduates often find it hard to identify the best companies that accept their CVs,whether blind application or through job advertisements.But there are over 1,000 companies in Nairobi that employ these graduates(with no professional experience) but you won’t see them advertise on local dailies.
It has reached a time where getting even a job in Kenya is very hard, especially when an individual has no practical experience. This is worrying to fresh graduates who are seeking opportunities to do any job in order to find a footing in the job industry.
If you are in Nairobi and perhaps wondering where to drop your CV, be it blind application or through referral, as long as they give you hopes of securing employment, the following are companies which regularly accept CVs
- National Bank of Kenya
- Brookside Dairy Limited
- Ipsos Synovate
- Infotrak
- Jumia Kenya
- Citibank
- Cooperative Bank of Kenya
- Old Mutual Kenya
- Hass Consult
- PKF East Africa
- RMS Ashvir
- Tetra Pak
- Kenafric Industries
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Credit Bank
- Kenya Commercial Bank
- Madison Insurance
- Chase Bank
- Imperial Bank
- Jubilee Insurance Company
- AIG Insurance
- Airtel Kenya
- Diamond Trust Bank
- Red Cross Kenya
- Kenya Orient Insurance Company
- AON insurance
- Standard Investment Bank
- Kestrel Capital
- Dyer and Blair
- Genghis Capital
- Suntra Investment Bank
- Corporate Staffing Kenya
- CFC Insurance and Heritage Insurance
- Oriental Commercial Bank
- Bank of Africa
- Jamii Bora Bank
- Commercial Bank of Africa
- Equity Bank
- NIC Bank
Companies in the list above will accept your CVs even if they have not advertised for jobs. What you need to do is send application for Graduate Trainee/Management Trainee, Internship or temporary employment .The application must be hard copy and online.
Most of these companies accept online applications but I can assure you that majority will ignore your applications but if you send hard copies, they will put them in their database and call you later when opportunities arise.
Places like Banks like employing fresh graduates in masses. You could be among the fortunate one if you send a blind application.
The most appropriate time to apply for employment is when the year is ending. This is the time when most employees are either changing jobs or companies are planning to do re organizations to accommodate new employees.