6. Audit
This is an industry that normally excites graduates from UoN’s Kabete Campus graduates; KU’s School of Business and others but is a fluke. It basically should provide you with a good ground to launch your career. Auditing firms normally do very good graduate recruitment presentations with an intention to attract the topmost talent. This is the only way they can stay afloat in the very competitive market they operate in. You will find them absorbing even doctors, actuarial students, engineers because they know bright students go to these areas of study and at the end of their courses, they are desperate for jobs. There are four serious auditing companies that you should consider when looking for an employer in this area; Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG and Ernst & Young in that order. PWC offers the highest salary at entry level to a tune of around Kshs. 80,000 for a fresh graduate while the rest follow. In this industry, PWC is leading in Kenya although globally they were beaten by Deloitte last year, they still offer the best salaries but I have to warn you that audit firms work with a lot of pressure and if you like life avoids them.
7. Universities
These are very political institutions and here we will combine both private and public. Strathmore University is the best employer in this industry and if you are looking to lecture, be a manager or a casual worker of a university then Strathmore it is, followed by KEMU, Daystar, UoN, and the rest follow but if you are a senior lecturer or professor then UoN will be your first option. Avoid politics now that universities have been drawn into them and that can make our universities better. KU, JKUAT and Egerton follow UoN in that order although KU’s senior management are paid better than any other university.
8. Colleges
NIBS tops the list among good employers followed by Vision Institute of Professionals… In colleges, it is hard to tell which one is the best but their work conditions and salaries differ by a very small margin.
9. State Corporations and NGOs
For those who may not be aware, the government is the best employer these days not only for job flexibility but also their remuneration has greatly improved and if you get a job in one of their many projects like, Nalep, APHIA, CDC, and other funds that the government runs then you are lucky. It is very hard to compare state corporations because most of their salaries are very structured but if you get a middle level or senior management job in a state corporation like NOCK, KPC, the central government, commissions and others please accept it. You will have the best work conditions and the best salary. The government is the most secure employer thus your job is very assured and if you are looking at long term employment then the government should be your number one choice. NGOs don’t have very common disparities in work conditions and salaries although their job security is dependent on funding, they are good employers.
10. Real Estate Companies
In this field, Hass Consult stands out followed by CBRE, Suraya properties is also a good option but only in the office jobs. This field generally does not normally have many openings but the few that are there pay well especially when the seasons are good because this industry depends more on the economy and politics. The mortgage industry in America was hard hit some two years ago and investment in real estate is capital intensive and thus slow business. Be careful when you choose this as a career because it requires a lot of aggressiveness in the market. There are so many players and be careful.
11. Service Industry. (Advertising)
This is a very competitive industry where players like Scanad, Ogilvy, Magnet, Adsite, Radio stations, TV stations, Dstv, Google other service providers of other services that we need. Competition in this area is increasing every day and the business is fluctuating every day. Scanad , Ogilvy and Google beat competitors in terms of office ethics, work conditions and salaries. In these other companies, it does not pay well to be at the casual or lower level workforce but I can tell you in Google it does.
