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Experience or Education: What’s More Important?

The job market in Kenya has become very competitive and a good transcript is not enough to get your foot in the door. Research has shown that most hiring managers today are looking for candidates who can prove that they have the capability to perform the job at hand.

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The job market in Kenya has become very competitive and a good transcript is not enough to get your foot in the door. Research has shown that most hiring managers today are looking for candidates who can prove that they have the capability to perform the job at hand.

We’ve all been there, growing up you were told “work hard in school and you’ll get a good job.” So you burned the midnight oil all throughout primary, high school and university in order to get top grades. But what happens when you have the best academic experience to put on your CV but very little or no work experience to show for it?

Recent statistics from Fuzu have shown that 56.1% of the users on the platform have 0-2 years of experience followed by:

2-5 years: 27.2%

6-10 years: 12.3%

11-15 years: 2.9%

16-25 years: 1.2%

The job market in Kenya has become very competitive and a good transcript is not enough to get your foot in the door. Research has shown that most hiring managers today are looking for candidates who can prove that they have the capability to perform the job at hand. And the best way for them to determine this is is to look at an applicant’s work experience. Only in entry level jobs such as internships is the level of education an important factor.

42.1% of the registered applicants on Fuzu.com have a Bachelor’s degree as their highest level of education while 25.6% have a Diploma/Associate, 17.5% have a high school certificate, 10% have completed Primary school and 4.2% have completed Vocational school.

What do you think, is education more important that work experience when it comes to applying for a job? Let us know in the comments below! You can also download a copy of the report here.

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Rachael Odhiambo

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