Forget about corruption and
nepotism for a moment. Forget also about being outspoken in your workplace.
Here are some of the key things that will allow you to get promotion by the
Public Service Commission of Kenya. It is not exclusively
higher education that will earn you a promotion by the Public Service
Commission.
Work experience is golden but
you can’t wait until your hair turns gray so that you get promoted. Can you?
There are triggers that will propel you faster so that you are promoted from
one job group to the next.
The following are key triggers
that will earn you a promotion sooner than later;
·
Capacity building.
Capacity building will greatly
earn you points in the face of the public service commission. Capacity building
initiatives could be from either the private sector or the government or
foreign states. Some of the common government bodies that offer capacity
building include the Kenya School of Government and the Kenya
Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA).
Whenever adverts for capacity
building exercises are up, don’t fold your hands. Run and run after them. They
will add a lot of value into your resume. Also remember that a certificate is
usually provided as a sign of your participation
·
Seminars
Seminars that are relevant to
your area of work will contribute significantly in setting you apart from your
work mates. Find time to attend these seminars. Don’t be a workaholic.
·
Publications
A Publication in a world class
peer-reviewed journal is the ultimate factor that will set you apart. If you
publish severally then it shows that you are doing research. A year
has twelve months. Isn’t it? Well, if you can work on a research paper within a
period of six months then you can produce two papers a year. A single
publication in itself carries a lot of weight (It can even earn you a job in a
university).
For example, if you work under
the National Treasury, you can do research and publish your findings in
a journal like The Economic Journal of the Royal Economic Society. If you
are in the Ministry of Agriculture, then you can publish your papers in a journal
like the Journal of Royal Agricultural Society.
·
Scholarships
Did you see that scholarship
advert? It was somewhere in the internet and another advert was in the
newspapers. Well, if you have never attempted to apply for any of these
scholarships then you need to wake up from your deep slumber. Public servants
easily secure scholarships particularly those from foreign governments. If you
secure a scholarship of such nature, you are almost 99.99% assured of a
promotion once you return back to Kenya.
·
Exchange programs
For those who dare to look out
through the window and search for exchange programs there day of promotion is
near. Exchange programs especially those that will see you go to abroad for a
week or a month will add priceless value to your resume. Why don’t you use your
position as a public servant to secure an exchange program in 2015?
·
Membership in professional bodies.
This is not about being a
committee member of a village cattle dip. This is about securing membership in
world class professional bodies such as the Royal Economic Society, Royal
Engineers Association, Royal Society of Chemistry etc.
Being a
member in professional bodies signifies that you are up-to-date with what is
happening in your field. This will help in adding you points for promotion.