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Company Profile

MLI Consulting is a Human Resources management practice that provides a comprehensive range of Human Resources Solutions with a business focus. MLI Consulting is the nucleus of a multidisciplinary team of Human Resources specialists. MLI Consulting is a dynamic organization that excels in consulting and training and we are accomplished in delivering results. The co-founders and ma

naging partners bring diversified Human Resource expertise from various industries and work environments. In addition, MLI Consulting has established strategic alliances with human resources specialists to deliver first class services and products. MLI Consulting’s team is passionate about their areas of expertise. MLI Consulting’s integrated team approach and its “full-service/one-stop source” philosophy is what makes us unique. We are committed to working in collaboration with like-minded human resources management and business specialists who share our values to give you, the client, more than you expect! Our diverse network of partners have demonstrated expertise in a wide range of specialized human resources areas including talent management, outplacement/transition consulting, advisory services/day-to-day counsel to managers, employee relations and practices, employment legislation compliance, organizational development, assessments, and training and development. As a team, we have worked with small to large size private, public and non-profit organizations across diverse sectors. MLI Consulting collaboratively partners with you to build, develop and strengthen your team by:

Assessing and identifying your unique needs and challenges
Presenting solutions that are client centred
Delivering programs, services and training that fit your culture and budget

Ensuring alignment with business goals that ultimately have a positive impact on profit margins

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We understand that looking for a job, temporary or permanent, can be stressful and time consuming therefore our aim is to make the process as straight forward and hassle free as possible.

Our business is to match the right people to the right vacancies and we work hard from the beginning to ensure we achieve this in order to:

Satisfy you, the candidate.
Satisfy your employer, the client.
Satisfy ourselves and reap the benefits of a job well done!
Our clients range from local small businesses to multi national organisations.

Throughout our working relationship and efforts to assist you, we promise at all times to:

deal with you in a friendly and professional manner.
offer you honest advice based on our experiences and information available.
contact you before sending your details to any prospective employers.
let you know the outcome of all job applications
endeavour to answer any queries you might have within 24 hours.

07/08/2014

First impressions are everywhere.

With 92% of employers using social media in the hiring process, the content of your social profile forms an employer’s first impression before you even sit down with for an interview.

You should take special consideration to job-proof your social media profiles. For example, use a picture that represents you as a professional. Don’t rely on privacy settings to keep your personal information safe. Your best bet is to assume everything will be seen by a potential employer, so clean up your content and edit your pictures accordingly. Ask yourself the age old question, "What would my grandmother think of this?

5 Interview Mistakes to Avoid at All CostsThere's no time for amateur hour when your career is at stake.You've impressed...
06/08/2014

5 Interview Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs

There's no time for amateur hour when your career is at stake.

You've impressed the hiring manager so far. Don't risk your opportunity by making rookie mistakes.
By Robin Madell

You’ve read all the advice about how to get the job you want. You’ve enhanced your online job search, studied tips and tricks for answering tough interview questions and learned about networking your way to potential opportunities. But you may still come up empty-handed if you blow your big chance by making a rookie error at the interview stage. Here are five mistakes to avoid at all costs in your job interview:

1. Having too much or too little confidence. No matter how well you’ve prepared, it’s always possible that you’ll be thrown a curve ball during the interview process. Always be alert for surprises, and stay sharp in your approach and presentation to your interviewers. Personal branding specialist Lida Citroen recommends finding your “balance of power,” which is the happy medium between feeling like a shoo-in for the position and assuming you’ll never get it. “Overconfidence can reveal as arrogance, pushiness or worse – indifference,” Citroen says. “Lack of confidence can show up as nervousness, fidgeting or poor eye contact.”

2. Differing too much from your interviewer. While you may intuitively feel that you should just “be yourself” when being considered for a job, research suggests that may not be the best strategy. In fact, studies show that demonstrating similarity to those grilling you will go further than standing out for your unique viewpoints. While you never want to lie or be disingenuous in how you present yourself, aiming to project an attitude of alignment with those around the table can improve how you’re perceived.

In addition to striving for congruency with your interviewers, you can increase your likeability factor through your body language. “Body language speaks for you when you don’t,” says Deanna Arnold, founder of The People’s HR. “Handshakes should be firm, but not crushing. Look the interviewers in the eye when speaking to them and answering their questions," she says. "Sit up straight, and have your arms and hands in a comfortable position, whether in your lap or on the table.”

3. Thinking it’s about you. At the interview stage, prospective employers care most about how you can help them solve their business problems. Your goal during the interview should be to convince your interviewer that you are the right fit for the position and the company – not to find out as much as you can about benefits packages.

Shawnice Meador is the director of career management and leadership development at MBA@UNC, the online master's in business adminstration program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. Meador suggests that there is no reason this early in the process to ask about vacation time, relocation expenses and other logistical questions. “To me, these questions are a bit presumptuous, since the employer is still trying to determine if they even want to continue a conversation with you. These sorts of questions can wait until the offer phase," she says. Meador adds that ideally, the employer would tell you some of this information willingly, before that phase of interviewing. "By not asking these sorts of questions, you keep them fully focused on how great an addition you will be to their team, and not cloud your time with them on things that are important to only you.”

4. Not knowing enough about them. If your focus for early-stage interviews should not be on “what’s in it for me,” it’s important to remember that it should be about what’s in it for your potential hiring manager. The way to really know what would help this individual the most is to do plenty of research on the front end, before you’re in the hot seat. It’s easy with social media tools to learn about both the company and the people who are interviewing you – and it’s now also expected.

Bonnie Zaben, chief operating officer of recruiting firm AC Lion, notes that both the company website and LinkedIn are fair game for looking up information on the person who will interview you. “See if you have anything in common that you can use as an ice breaker,” Zaben says. She suggests finding out if, for example, you went to the same school, or if your schools were arch rivals. Or perhaps you two root for the same sports team. "Know the correct pronunciation of the person’s name and get their email address for follow up,” she adds.

5. Failing to ask questions of the interviewer. You can count on the fact that almost every interview will end the same way: with your interviewer asking you, “What questions do you have for me?” A big ball-drop is thinking you’ll just wing this opportunity rather than preparing for it in advance. While there’s always room to improvise and think on the fly, knowing some general points to cover will save you that cold-sweat moment when your mind goes blank and you can’t think of intelligent questions to ask.

Evelyn Tressitt, president of Grey Pearl Advisors LLC, suggests preparing two to three questions ahead of time that you can voice when given the go-ahead. “Make sure your questions are not ones that can be answered by reading the website,” advises Tressitt. “Questions should look for the interviewer’s unique viewpoint on the company, culture, success factors or opportunities to contribute.”

While interviewing can be stressful, you can manage the pain points by knowing what to avoid. Dodging these five mistakes may mean the difference between landing the job and going back to the drawing board with your search.

05/08/2014

How to tailor your CV for your industry sectors



The qualities that an employer will look for in an applicant will vary between industry sector. By tailoring your CV to the specific industry to which you are applying you can greatly increase your chances of securing an interview.

When you first write your CV you should include every achievement, omitting something only if it is out of date, unimpressive, irrelevant or for the purpose of space conservation. The document you create will be your core CV, which is never sent to anyone. From your core CV you tailor for each audience by choosing only those pointers that will interest the receiver.


The main areas of your CV that can be tailored

Introduction
Sum up your key qualities emphasizing those that you know the employer wants to hear. Do not include strengths if they are not particularly relevant to the job. Write a brief career aim, obviously stating that the industry that you are applying for is where you want your career to be heading in the long term.

Previous employment
Whilst you cannot alter for whom you worked and for how long, you can edit your role and responsibilities within those companies without the need to fabricate. For example if you are going for a managerial position you should emphasize that your previous jobs entailed considerable responsibility including decision making duties. Draw focus to a specific project that encompassed many of the skills you perceive to be important attributes for a manager to possess - delegation, meeting deadlines, consistency, teamwork. Describe your role in the project, your actions and the resultant positive consequences for the company, use quantitative reference if possible.

If you are applying for a sales position highlight your powers of persuasion with reference to your achieved monthly targets, name drop prestigious clients and include details of how much you earned for your last company. Your potential employer wants a sales person who gets results.

In essence, think of what the job you are applying for entails and what the employer wants from the successful candidate to that job. Then highlight areas or projects from your previous positions that required you to use those desired skills, emphasizing how successful you were at achieving results.

Hobbies and interests
Active pursuits are a good way to unwind and relieve stress, therefore applicants for positions of responsibility may choose to include some sporting activities amongst their repertoire. Those seeking managerial positions should consider emphasizing their participation in team sports. Cultural diversity and worldly awareness are also traits employers may look for. If you are applying for a writing position then perhaps you want to state what you enjoy reading. If you aspire to be a designer state that you enjoy visiting exhibitions and which designers you most admire.

The content of this section often has little bearing upon interview selection, however it can do no harm to show that you carry your passion for your subject outside of the workplace.

References
It is recommended not to include references as part of your CV, however if they are requested you can be selective as to which you give out. Include references that are relevant to the sector you are applying to. For example if you are applying for a journalist job include a reference from the local paper you worked on, and/or the manager of the printing press you produced your student newspaper on. Do not include a reference written by your old manager on the checkout at the local supermarket unless it is unavoidable.

Tailoring for individual companies
Not only can you tailor your CV to the industry sector you are applying for, you can also make fine adjustment so as to perfectly suit the company that a particular application is being sent out to.

To do this you need to carry out some research on the company and the easiest way to do this is on the Internet. Visit the companies' homepage to find in what area their specialisation lies. Try to deduce how many people they employ. Are they are large company? Do they have a modern or traditional outlook? What areas are they expanding into? The answers to this type of questioning can help you formulate an idea of the sort of candidates they are looking for. Importantly, by seeing where the company is heading in the future, your CV can state that you want to head in the same direction, perhaps you have experience and skills which complement that particular area which you can emphasize.

It is possible that you have worked for a competitor of the company you are applying to. This could work to your favour (depending on circumstances under which you left the competitor company) and so when describing your previous employment make a point of focussing on the time you spent at the competitor.

If you follow these basic guidelines and take the time to tailor your CV to your industry sector and perhaps even to each individual company, you will be well on your way.

General qualities that various positions may require
Type of Position you are trying to attain Core Skills to emphasize in your CV CV Keywords for online CV submission
Management Leadership, decision making, ability to work under pressure, teamwork, focus, strong and professional personality, outgoing, proactive and self-motivated Management, Manager
Sales Outgoing, quick thinking, friendly, confidence, sociable, excellent communicator, work under pressure, focus to meet targets Sales, telephone,
Marketing Inventiveness, ideas, team player, initiative, drink beer, focus, dynamic, confidence, sociability, energy, enthusiasm Marketing, Marketer,
Accounting Focused analysis, concentration, composure, high levels of competence with spreadsheets, initiative, adhere strict deadlines. Accounting, Excel, Spreadsheets,
I.T Flexibility, working under pressure Numerate, strong, proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills. Good communication skills. Unix, Perl, C, IT, Computing
Engineering Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, Hands on approach, good technical knowledge Mechanical, civil, electrical, software, Engineer, Engineering

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Service for Candidates

We offer a wealth of advice for those seeking employment with particular market knowledge across our specialist divisions.

With our Recruitment experience, our Consultants are here to help you through all stages of your career and search for a new role. Whether you need to prepare a CV, find out salary scales or just chat to find out what opportunities are out there. MLI Consulting is always happy to help.

We offer a wealth of advice for those seeking employment with particular market knowledge across our specialist divisions.

We work with many of Kenya’s major employers giving you access to a variety career opportunities at all levels. MLI Consulting's focus on outstanding service to both clients and candidates and local, national and international market knowledge that is second to none makes us the agency of choice.

Service for Employers

MLI Consulting is a leading recruitment consultancy across all economic sectors, dealing with permanent, fixed term and temporary recruitment from entry level positions to Director level.

MLI Consulting offers outstanding service to both clients and candidates and has local, national and international market knowledge that is second to none. Over the years we have seen more and more blue chip companies, SME's and innovative start up's turning to us for recruitment solutions and expert advice.

Our services include but are not limited to Database Search, Executive Search and Selection, Advertising Campaign Management, Outsourced Recruitment, Career Management and Planning and Outplacement Services.

01/08/2014

My Stomach Made ‘Weird’ Noises,” 4 Embarrassing Interview Moments

Ever had an interview experience that makes you cringe whenever you talk or think about it?

Recently my friend attended an interview and as usual I was very eager to know how things turned out. I called her in the evening and she narrated a very interesting story. There are some things that are not meant to happen on the most important days of our lives, for example when attending interviews.

For a colleague of mine, it was a broken shoe heel, she was attending an interview in industrial area and after alighting, her heel broke while she was only a few meters from the office, no cobbler insight, she decided to wobble all the way to the office. As she got to the interviewers office, the interviewer thought she was ‘limping’ he sincerely wished her a quick recovery.

Here is a look at some other funny or rather embarrassing job interview experiences.

Earlier we wrote on six foods to stay away from before attending an interview, well for those who thought it was a joke, you should hear what Lillian Kamwanya has to say.

“The night before my interview I had a very nice meal of beans and rice, or so I thought. Beans have a way of making my stomach bloat and I tried to take warm water thinking it would make the situation better but nothing changed. During the interview, my stomach started grumbling and making weird noises. The situation did not improve. Every time it made the ‘noises’, my interviewer would ask if I was okay. They were the longest fifteen minutes of my life.

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“I forgot to switch off my phone before I got into the interview room,” says Kevin Oluoch

“My friend had forwarded to me a very ‘creative’ ringtone to be exact. It said, ‘an idiot is trying to reach you on your cellular phone’. Well in the middle of the interview, it rang and the lady who was interviewing me was not amused. The fact that my phone was so far deep into my trouser’s pocket did not help the situation as it kept repeating the same thing over and over. Let me just say, I never heard from the company again,” says Mr. Oluoch.

Job hunting is such an energy consuming activity so when Vivian Wanja was invited for an interview she decided to have some of her previous nights supper for breakfast, she reasoned it would keep her going for the day .

“ I had ugali and sukuma before leaving for my interview, after waiting at the reception for around 15 minutes I was ushered into the boardroom where I found a panel of about six people. After saying introducing myslef to the panel, one of the interviewer gave me a weird look. I just assumed him and went along with the interview.

On my way home, a matatu conductor made a remark about having something stuck between my teeth. Well, I had some sukumawiki stuck between my front teeth and I remembered the guy in the panel. Luckily, I got the job. I don’t know whether the guy remembers me but I always try to avoid him at work,” says Wanja

What is your funny or embarrassing interview experience?

25/07/2014

Job Interviews

Job Interviews

When you are looking for a job, one of the most important things you can do is make a positive impact at your first interview.

Landing a job interview invitation in itself is a cause for celebration, but this does not a guarantee you the job offer. Many job seekers will tell you they always attend interviews and will never get hired or even hear from the employers.

The trick in passing any job interview is interviews is preparation, impression and standing out among other candidates. You still have to go in there and impress them. If you make a good first impression, then the rest of the interview might also go well; however, if you don’t make a good first impression, then you will spend the rest of the interview trying to make up for your mistakes.

Standing out in an interview session takes careful planning. Your personality doesn’t matter so much: whether you are shy, reserved, scared, nervous, confident, or outgoing. There is an art to making an impression during any face to face interaction that will create a lasting impact.

Good interview preparation projects you as a poised and confident person to the employer. It is therefore important to prepare well and practice the answers to common interview questions, as well as what you will dress in.

MLI offers job interview preparation focusing on making an impact in interviews: body language, presentation, responses to tough interview questions, salary and questions to ask employers among others.

24/07/2014

Confused Job Seeker Asks, “Is a Cover Letter a Summary of My CV?” HR Responds

“My name is Robert Nyakundi. I am an accountant student graduating very soon and I want to start job searching as soon as I get my certificates. I have been looking at various cover letters and each cover letter has been written differently. My questions is whether a cover letter should be a summary of my CV or it should just be a letter showing my interest for the job”

To advise Mr. Nyakundi and any other person in the same dilemma I spoke to Jacqueline Kariuki and June Njoroge both Professional CV and cover letter writers and professional career advisors.

“A cover letter is an introduction of the candidate to the employer in regards to the job opening the candidate is applying for,” says Ms. Kariuki

“A cover letter is not necessarily the same as a CV, you find that in a cover letter you do not repeat whatever is in your CV but you emphasis on your skills in regards to the job you are applying for,” says Ms. Njoroge.

Ms. Kariuki states that, “While a CV is a summary of the applicants past history which may include the school the applicant attended, job experience, past projects and hobbies, the cover letter only highlights you potential as a candidate for the position.

“A cover letters should also be brief, one page at most in length and should be divided into a header, introduction, body, and closing while a CV is longer depending on the years of experience,” adds Ms. Kariuki

Ms Kariuki also goes ahead and describes what your cover letter should look like.
Sample cover letter

Sample cover letter

“The header should be at the top of the letter and includes candidates name and complete with your address and email; the introduction section should briefly indicate the position for which you are applying for, the body should highlight your skills and characteristics as they relate to the position and the closing is where you thank the employer for his or her time in reviewing your application.

You should also mention that you look forward to discussing the position in more detail with him/her in the near future,” advices Ms Kariuki

“Overall you cannot summaries the whole of your CV in a cover letter and anyway a cover letter is not supposed to do that,” conclude Ms. Kariuki

Ms. Njoroge advices that a cover letter should be written keenly as most employers will not even look at the CV if the cover letter does not meet the standards.

“A cover letter should be clear, concise and to the point, the employer does not have to read the letter twice to understand what your point is, it should be very simple,” adds Ms. Noroge

If you are preparing to look for a job like Mr. Nyakundi, now you know what to include and what to leave out of your cover letter.

24/07/2014

Job Scam In Kenya. Beware Of Conmen.

Several weeks ago Peris Kiama saw an online job advert which was very attractive, it was a customer care job that required no experience and was paying very attractively.

“I applied for the job and after two days I was invited for an interview but when I got to the interview venue I could tell something was not right, to begin with, in the office was just two seats and a single table that the interviewer was using, I did not get why a company that was promising to pay such a high amount of salary did not have a furnished office. They are now asking that I send some money for certain test, do I go ahead?” Peris asks in an Email.

A number for people have made it their job to take advantage of others peoples misery, these people advertise fake jobs in the hope of making a quick sum of money from unsuspecting job seekers who get duped.

Speaking to Perminus Wainaina Recruitment Manager Corporate Staffing Services and Martin Githaiga, HR Officer with the same firm, they both agree that such cases are very many especially because of the high rate of unemployment in Kenya.

“Such scenarios are very many and they mostly target junior position that are like to have many hits online, such position will include assistant accounts ,customer services among others,”cements Mr. Wainaina

And here are 5 easy ways how you can spot a job scam

1. Have ‘abnormal’- exagerrated salary

Mr. Wainaina advises that, “a job with a very high salary while else the job description has very few duties that are need to be carried out screams scam”.

“Such jobs goes to include internships, while there companies that pay for internships very few pay such high amounts,” continues Mr. Wainaina

2. Dubious looking email address
“Most hiring companies will use their company emails for job applications , but you find that people who run scam adverts will mostly use gmail and yahoo accounts,” says Mr.Wainaina.

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3. The source of the job
“The source of the job should also help in determine whether the job is genuine or a scam, such include recognized sources such as the local dailies, online job jobsites but if you get a job advertised on the bill board or a telephone post it raise a lot of questions ,” Mr. Wainaina says

4. The job description
“Most of the people who advertise for these fake jobs are not even qualified Human Resource officers, so you will find that their job descriptions do not make sense or do not even match the job they are hiring for, so watch out for that,” says Martin Githaiga

5. NGO jobs
“Not all NGO jobs are a scams but you will find that many scammers are aware that NGO jobs are the most sort after jobs, they therefore use these as a bait for desperate unsuspecting job seekers,” notes Mr. Githaiga

Mr. Githaiaga advises that, “before a job seekers makes any commitments to such employers they should do a back ground check to find out whether such a NGOs exist.” He adds that you can check if they have a website and if the email address of the job advert matches the web address. “You will find scammers trying to use for example a co.ke for a genuine company which uses a .org”

Mr Wainaina concludes by adding that, “For the job seeker, I would urge you to make Google your friend, in case you are in doubt just Google the name of the hiring company, if they have a website then you will be able to see the job advert on the website too, if you also find that the company in question has never advertised for a job before. Be cautious.”

To all jobseekers not all that glitters is gold, trend wisely when looking for a job, be vigilant, there are a lot of people out there who want to make money out of your misery.

24/07/2014

Bank Teller Job For People With a Diploma/ Degree in Accounts or Finance

Is it your dream to work as a teller in the banking industry?

Interview Up Consulting is recruiting a teller in the banking and financial services industry who will be responsible for provision of teller Services.

Among other duties, the teller will assist customers in transacting, performing due-diligence on documentation and KYC checks before payment of cash to customers, reconcile cash in hand and system entries as well as daily reporting, prepare requests for working float funding from the accountant via the branch supervisor among others

Interested applicants should at least have experience in Agency Banking/ Mobile Money Services and with at least 2-3 years teller experience

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You should also have a Diploma/ Degree preferably in Business (Accounts/ Finance) and a person who is a quick problem solver with high attention to detail.

If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your CV and details of your current and expected remuneration to: [email protected]

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P. O BOX 17058
Nairobi
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