WITH NO JOB CONNECTIONS, GRADUATES SWEAT FOR WORK: In the last 10 years, a number of recruitment agencies have been cropping up to fill the employment gap affecting especially fresh graduates. They have also been sparing job seekers the trouble of walking up and down with academic transcripts as they look for vacancies. And a few years ago, the government established the Public Service Recruitment Secretariat under the President’s Office, which among other things facilitates recruitment in ministries, independent departments, executive agencies and other public institutions. But every year, more than 30,000 graduates from both public and private universities who hope to find recruitment agencies handy in their job searches, more often than not, end up frustrated because to get a foot in the door, many job seekers get help from someone they know. It is not about merit. A good number of graduates end up working with a relative who gave them the role, or in a position which a family member helped them secure. For these privileged few it is a boost, but it is a boot in the stomach for those without connections. “In most cases it is more of a question of who you know than what you have to offer that matters,” says Abdallah Possi, a lawyer and academician with the University of Dodoma (Udom). Job seeking graduates say deeply flawed recruitment processes in many companies mean no job for anyone with no connections, especially for vacancies that attract hundreds, if not thousands of application letters. Nepotism Reports of nepotism are not new, and they normally come and go without much attention but according to hiring experts and some job seekers, who spoke to Success, the vice has now become deeply-ingrained in the labour market as government struggles to keep unemployment in check. The rate of unemployment hovers around 11 per cent, according to official statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. While nepotism is hardly a new concept in Tanzania, it is still disheartening for the majority of graduates who were not lucky enough to have been created in a womb with privileged ties. This unfair advantage is especially insulting during a time in which an oversupply of university graduates and bleak job prospects is creating a struggle for the young and educated in the country. Those who are mostly affected are fresh graduates, who lack the experience and ‘connections’ that have become increasingly two major factors for easily landing a job. (Source: thecitizen.co.tz/magazine/success/Nepotism++Graduates+crying+foul/-/1843788/1986626/-/f8d2er/-/index.html)
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:43:48 +0000
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