Your first job
Turn schoolwork, training, attachments and other real experience into evidence for an application. These guides cover CVs, letters, interviews and the practical steps before you start. Choose the advice that fits the employer’s actual requirements and keep a record of what you submit.
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Packing list practice for logistics jobs in Kenya: catch three shipping errors
Use a fictional order to practise checking quantities, product codes and documentation before a shipment leaves.
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One Acre Fund internships in Kenya: preparing for the Young Professionals Program
Understand the employer’s published internship process and prepare an honest example of your skills.
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Office assistant practical tests in Kenya: filing, scanning and a handover exercise
Practise organising fictional records and explaining a missing document without exposing confidential information.
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Microsoft internships in Kenya: check the student and graduation rules
Engineering and customer-facing internship pathways can have different eligibility rules. Here is what Microsoft's published guide says.
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Software testing practice for entry-level applicants in Kenya
Learn to write a reproducible bug report using a fictional sign-in form and a cross-browser check.
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KEMRI attachment and internship applications: what students and graduates should check
KEMRI describes different routes for current students and graduates, with different documents and timing.
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Excel test for a finance internship in Kenya: four exercises to practise
Practise totals, lookups, summaries and budget differences with a small example before your next finance assessment.
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DHL G100 graduate programme in Kenya: what to check
Explore the supply-chain pathways DHL describes and prepare for a specific Kenyan vacancy.
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Job application letter samples in Kenya: driver, security guard, waitress and cleaner
Four short letters you can copy and change, each built from what Kenyan adverts for that job asked for in November 2026, plus a version for any position.
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How to get a job referral in Kenya without connections
A referral is someone who has seen your work telling a hiring team about you. How to build a referral list from zero, what to send, and where a referral ends and canvassing or paying a fixer begins.
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What personal details to leave off a Kenyan CV
A first application needs your name, phone, email and town. Your ID number, date of birth, marital status, religion and photo can wait until an employer has a clear reason to ask.
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Industrial attachment vs internship in Kenya
Compare attachment and internship notices, check course and graduation requirements, and agree on supervision, dates and learning evidence before accepting.
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