Kitui county jobs: How can I get a Kitui county job?

Last week, one of my younger friends approached me, with a request for me to get her a job at Kitui county. She seemed to be under the impression that she was dealing with a highly-connected individual, and that I could easily secure her a Kitui county job if I so wanted. She was visibly disappointed when I told her that I didn’t have the connections to secure her a job at Kitui county. I also felt a bit disappointed with myself – yet I felt that I had done the right thing, rather than hooking the good young lady around and pretending that I could secure her a Kitui county job yet I had no such ability. I nonetheless took the trouble to advise her on some of the steps she could take, if she wished to get a Kitui county job on merit.

Firstly, I told her that Kitui county jobs are often advertised in the media from time to time. That she should therefore be perusing the newspapers daily, especially with focus on the sections where jobs are advertised. She could soon or later come across an ad for the type of Kitui county job she was looking for. Or, while looking in the newspapers for Kitui county government jobs, she could come across better opportunities elsewhere...

Secondly,  I told her to consider networking with individuals who are already working at Kitui county government. From them, she could get hints on how they managed to get the positions they are currently holding. And she could apply the same methods, to possibly secure herself a position at Kitui county government. If she managed to cultivate real friendships with the folks already working at Kitui county government, they could even alert her when positions she can apply for arise.

Thirdly, I told to consider sending her CV to the Kitui county government proactively. This way, the resume may be put in the Kitui county government database, and possibly retrieved when suitable positions arise. Or she could be lucky to have the receipt of her resume coincide with a suitable job opening: which would culminate in her being invited for an interview straightaway.  I told her to look at just how little she had to lose, in just emailing her resume to Kitui county government and forgetting about it…

Fourthly, I told her to consider seeking appointments with the local politicos and enlisting their help in her search for a Kitui county job. She could consider seeking the help of her MCA, of local political mobilizers she was well acquainted with, of the Kitui CECs she may be conversant with, of the local ward administrators she may be conversant with, of Kitui ex-councilors… and so on. To seek the help of individuals who already have connections in Kitui town hall (and to be professional all through, lest she be taken advantage of by 'fisis' in the process.)