Me, thriving in digital marketing, never a dream I thought I’d chase 😂 .
In 2018, fresh out of university with a Finance degree, I was ready to dive into the finance world. While I enjoyed the field, I still do, if I was offered a job in the same field, I would gladly take it.
Is it something that I badly want 🤔 , no, but building wealth yes.
This reminds me of one of the toughest moments that came with an interview for an investment company in Westlands, Nairobi.
The place was new to me, having schooled in Embu, owned a feature phone, so imagine with that you are getting to a new place, wueh!
Some of the conditions was that one had to have NHIF, NSSF, imagine having to apply for those, without a shilling in your pocket 😤 . So you know, I have been parenting myself since I was 21 😀, like paying for my own hospital bills, I wasn't under my parents' cover anymore.
I also had to buy new official clothes and how damn expensive they are in town. Not like right now, I know about Eastleigh, Gikomba...
I faced a room full of eight panelists. The nerves, social anxiety, and my English even left the room when I entered 🤣 🤣 made it a challenging experience, and despite my best efforts, I didn’t land the job.
One panelist even laughed during the interview 😂 , when I think about it right now, I can picture where she was seated, wearing a baby pink coat, curtilage glasses and a styled natural hair, close to the window, the details, I know! .
I was disheartened and almost ready to give up.
But in a final act of determination, I reached out to Airtel on their X (formerly Twitter) page, even though they had not advertised openings. They responded with their HR email, and I applied.
The interview with Airtel was a stark contrast, just an HR rep and a line supervisor.
That simple, genuine interaction led me to a rewarding career in digital media marketing, proving that sometimes the paths we end up on are far from the ones we initially envisioned.
Here’s to unexpected journeys and finding fulfillment in places we never imagined!
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