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July 2012
This month, James Mathenji (ATB member) interviews Mr Robert (Bobby) Otieno, Group Treasury, Equity Bank. Mr Otieno talks about his 20 year banking career, Dr James Mwangi's leadership and vision which has propelled Equity Bank to where it is today and he also offers young people tips and advice on overcoming challenges, pursuing their dreams and never giving up… Read More…
Jobs
Find out who’s hiring this month
Find out who’s hiring this month
Candidate Testimonials
Technology and Gadgets
ATB Lifestyle
Toshiba's New Entertainment Centric
Review by Julius Kanyi
Review by Julius Kanyi
MY EXCEPTIONAL (USIU) EXPERIENCE
By Maina Njeru
By Maina Njeru
Company Interview
Careers Guidance
JOB ADVERTS AND COVERING LETTERS
By Miriam Mukasa (Founder of ATB)
By Miriam Mukasa (Founder of ATB)
Young, Gifted and Kenyan
CIVIL WAR - A TRUE STORY
By Ernest Wamboye
THE LEADER THAT CAN'T PRIORITIZE HIS LIFE,
CANNOT PRIORITIZE THE LIFE OF HIS
ORGANIZATION By Owuor Kuyoh
CANNOT PRIORITIZE THE LIFE OF HIS
ORGANIZATION By Owuor Kuyoh
Young Kenyans Giving a Helping Hand
Food For Thought
ARE YOU A CHICKEN OR AN EAGLE?
By Ernest Wamboye
By Ernest Wamboye
Poets Corner
By Patrick Njama Maina
By Patrick Njama Maina
Every month, ATB News interviews a different company
(from large multinationals to SMEs).
Self Development
THE ART OF GOOD CONVERSATION
In this series, we offer you tips and advice on developing yourself
WHY IMAGE MATTERS
By Olive Gachara
By Olive Gachara
THE STORY COOKERS PROJECT
By Mike Otieno
By Mike Otieno
CV rejected 450 times, accepted after an ATB CV service. By Patrick Nzomo
INCEPTION - By Jerusha Wambui. Photography by Alex Mayeye
ATB Training Webinars - COMING SOON
ATB Webinars (online training seminars) covering a wide range of career guidance topics including: CV and Covering Letters, Communication skills, Sales and Marketing skills, Negotiation skills, Soft skills and more... You can either participate in a "live" webinar or, listen to a recording at your convenience.
Just For Laughs
A man walks into a butcher shop and instructs the butcher:
'...chinja huyu mbuzi, nusu unichomee, robo uchemshe na robo nyingine ukaange. Ngozi unieeke ntaenda kushonea viatu na mifupa ntapelekea...
'...chinja huyu mbuzi, nusu unichomee, robo uchemshe na robo nyingine ukaange. Ngozi unieeke ntaenda kushonea viatu na mifupa ntapelekea...
A careless application reflects a careless you. And who wants to hire someone like that?
Read about a CV that went from being rejected more than 450 times, to one that was accepted right
after an ATB CV Service 'makeover'. Patrick Nzomo (now happily employed), shares his story. Read More...
Olive Gachara (Image Consultant) tells us why Image is important for career progression.
Conversation skills get better with time and can be sharpened by the people and places
we interact and visit. Communication skills are greatly influenced by what we read, watch and listen to. Read More...
This month we preview the Toshiba Satellite U845W - Toshiba's New Entertainment Centric.
Standing on the edge of one of the balconies of the business block, I catch a glimpse of the stunning view
On Friday 15th June 2012, all roads led to INCEPTION, the University of Nairobi, School of Arts and Design show where the students show off their creative skills. Read More ...
In this series, we showcase Young Kenyan writers, bloggers, artists, musicians, poets and more...
What’s the difference between houseflies & bees?
Suggestions anyone?
Yes, you in the back ... aha ...
good answer... well, flies don’t have stingers, that’s true but not what I’m looking for…
Read More…
Suggestions anyone?
Yes, you in the back ... aha ...
good answer... well, flies don’t have stingers, that’s true but not what I’m looking for…
Read More…
January 2008. The atmosphere was thick with dread; you could smell fear everywhere. It had come to this; war with our brothers. Endless queues and inked fingers in polling stations for what? Civil war?
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"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about."
Benjamin Franklin couldn’t have said it better. Books are celebrated as the custodians of knowledge and yet oddly enough, where I come from, books are dreaded.
Benjamin Franklin couldn’t have said it better. Books are celebrated as the custodians of knowledge and yet oddly enough, where I come from, books are dreaded.
When an eagle lives amongst chickens, it will have to lose one of two things; either its friends or its identity.
We all come to a point when
We all come to a point when
life calls us to step up to a higher league of living. The time when sagging jeans and swagger cannot pay the bills and skimpy skirts and speaking our minds are anything but attractive. Read More...
of USIU, I’m fascinated by the excellence in aesthetics but marveled by just how fast time flies. Read More...
Standing on the edge of one of the balconies of the business block, I catch a glimpse of the stunning view I DREAM"
I dream, Of unfettered freedom and unbridled wisdom…Read More...
I dream, Of unfettered freedom and unbridled wisdom…Read More...
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
-William Arthur Ward
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