Unemployment has become a major source of poverty and stress among many and has had people channeling their energy into brainstorming on how to make money.
Their situations have motivated them to get up every day to go out and make a living.
People have gone into job bureaus, walked in directly into offices and sent their applications to their desired workplaces, some have secured jobs but others haven't been as lucky.
Trends have changed and online recruitment companies have mushroomed all over the country to reach and connect the unemployed to hiring companies.
Recruiters have embraced the use of technology to attract an array of job seekers who mostly spend their time on the internet searching for opportunities.
Firms will increase hirings in 2019 as enhanced efficiency in how companies recruit talent has become a top priority.
According to a study on human resource trends in Kenya by Shortlist East Africa, 2018 was a tough year for Kenyan recruiters as most of them could not attract the right quality of professionals for their companies’ needs.
The firm has, therefore, resulted to place emphasis on training graduates and interns as they move to their new companies.
In order to attract the right professionals, the recruiting firm has identified sevens priority skills that job seekers should be keen on to become more attractive to the job market.
1. Business Skills
Business Skills are mostly behavioral traits and often assist the employee in accomplishing necessary workplace tasks. Examples of these skills include proper financial management, customer service skills, problem-solving skills, networking skills, leadership skills, negotiation skills, and communication skills. Shortlist East Africa places it at the top of the list while recruiting talent.
2. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills
Intrapersonal refers to the relationship one has with oneself while interpersonal refers to the relationship one has with others. Both affect how an employee gets the job done and are linked to attitude, ability to listen, communication and language.
3. Leadership Skills
This refers to the art of motivating people towards achieving the common goal of the company, while properly allocating resources to reach this goal. These skills include communication, positivity delegation, responsibility, trustworthiness, motivation, and creativity.
4. Right Cultural Fit
Cultural fit mainly relies on values, beliefs and the ability of an employee to fit in with the company. The candidate whose values, beliefs, outlook, and behaviour match with those existing within the current organization gets a higher chance of being employed than the one who clashes with the organization.
5. Creativity
Creativity is the ability to think outside the box and come up with new ideas and methods of how to get things done. Creativity goes hand in hand with critical thinking and is appealing to organizations.
6. Reliability
Reliability refers to the tendency of being trustworthy and dependable enough to deliver consistently. This also includes the ability to meet deadlines and perform without supervision.
7. Emotional Intelligence
In 2019, recruiters are looking out for this ability to understand oneself and manage their emotions in every situation. The skills tied to this are positivity, self-awareness, empathy and good communication. All these ease the flow of communication and reduces stress in a working environment.
