What Kenya's top employers look for when hiring

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Joseph Mokaya, who heads Talent Management and Capabilities at Safaricom, says there is no major difference between what the company looks for when hiring interns and in filling much higher job positions.

“We always look for passionate, smart, committed, well-rounded individuals who have the potential to grow into business leaders. Fresh graduates must demonstrate personal drive, applied thinking, be change agents as well as have the ability to engage with a wide group of people at various levels, right from the interns and administrative staff to those in senior management,” says Mokaya.