The Office of Career Services on Friday May 29, 2020 held a Webinar in partnership with Fuzu, an online job listing company from 4.00 – 5.00 pm. Over 150 students attended the Webinar.
The webinar focused on educating students on how to set up a Fuzu account, what employers look for and essential tools that students require for career development. Nelly Mutula, the Head of HR and Faith Wambui, Community Manager at Fuzu took the students through the different sessions.
Faith Wambui showcased a sample Fuzu account for the students and encouraged them to increase their chances of securing a job by creating a Fuzu account. The account basically highlights one’s Summary/profile, Education Background, Work Experience, Skills and other areas of interest. The account can also be linked to your email, FB Account of LinkedIn Account and therefore it is important to post content in your social media handles that reflects well on you.
Students were encouraged to be able to stand out from the rest of the applicants by Nelly. She indicated that for every single job application, over 100 applications are received. Therefore, your CV must be captivating enough for an employer to want to read it.
Nelly further highlighted the key skills that employers look out for and this include;
- Communication Skills
- Experience – Seminars attended, Trainings, Volunteer opportunities
- Technical skills – in one’s area of expertise
- Soft Skills – Adaptability, Flexibility, Passion, Teamwork, Leadership
- One’s strengths and areas of development (weaknesses)
Students were encouraged to visit the Fuzu blog for more information to help them prepare for the job market including how to create a good CV, what skills to highlight and interview preparedness among other. Fuzu also offers career coaching services and instant feedback.
Students got an opportunity to ask questions which ranged from CV and cover letter writing, Interview preparedness, skills to highlight and how best to position themselves to be the best candidates for a job.
The Office of Career Services appreciates this partnership with Fuzu in building the skills of the students to enable them develop selling CVs and cover letters and emerge top in interviews.