Career Academy

Short guidance for every step, from profile to probation.

Eight courses written for job seekers in Kenya: what employers buy, where the jobs are, CVs and letters that get read, public-sector and NGO applications, interviews, offers and your first 90 days. Each lesson ends with a checklist and a tool to apply it.

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8
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lessons
43
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hours of reading
5
hours of reading
free lessons
13
free lessons

The first lesson of every course is free, and the whole “Where the jobs are” course is free. The rest comes with Pro.

PrepareAll levels

Know your worth: profile and story

Before you apply anywhere, know what you are offering.

Most applications fail before they are written, because the person cannot say clearly what they do well and what they want. This course builds the raw material every CV, letter and interview answer draws on.

38 min
5 lessons
1 free
SearchAll levels

Where the jobs are in Kenya

The open market, the quiet one, and how to work both.

Boards, company sites, public portals, NGOs, referrals and WhatsApp groups each need a different approach. This free course shows where to look, how to set up alerts that work, and how to spot a scam before it costs you.

42 min
6 lessons
All free
ApplyAll levels

The CV that gets read

Two pages that survive the software and the six-second scan.

How screening systems and busy people read CVs, what goes where, how to turn duties into proof, and the Kenyan norms on referees, length and what to leave out.

44 min
6 lessons
1 free
ApplyAll levels

Cover letters that answer the posting

One page that does what the CV cannot.

A letter that restates the CV is wasted. A letter that answers the posting, requirement by requirement, gets you shortlisted. Structure, openings, addressing and subject lines.

32 min
5 lessons
1 free
ApplyAll levels

Applying to public sector and NGOs

Forms, clearances and panels that score with a grid.

National and county government, parastatals, commissions and NGOs recruit differently from private firms. Learn how shortlisting works, what the Chapter Six clearances are and when you need them, and how to write for a panel that scores against a rubric.

40 min
5 lessons
1 free
InterviewAll levels

Interviews, from phone screen to panel

Answer with evidence, not adjectives.

The kinds of interview you will meet, STAR answers that hold up under questioning, the questions Kenyan panels ask most, the salary question, virtual interviews, and what to carry on the day.

46 min
6 lessons
1 free
OfferAll levels

Offers, salary and negotiation

Read the letter, understand the deductions, ask well.

What an offer letter must tell you, the difference between gross and net pay, how to negotiate without losing the offer, references and background checks, and notice periods and contracts.

36 min
5 lessons
1 free
GrowAll levels

Your first 90 days and growing

Start well, pass probation, keep growing.

The job search does not end at the offer. How to prepare before day one, what to do in the first two weeks, how probation is judged, how to keep learning, and how to leave well when the time comes.

34 min
5 lessons
1 free