Kaziutumishi
JF-Expert Member
- Aug 17, 2018
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The world of work is full of unfairness. Those who have the advantage of better political/relative connections are the ones securing employment opportunities with best paying government institutions in Tanzania.
Over the years I have noticed that most people working for best paying government institutions like NCAA have some kind of political/relative connections.
Personally I would like to see some sort of survey done because NCAA recruitment process patronizes political/relative connections rather than merit system principles.
I believe majority of their personnel resulted from know-who connections and not merit-based employment decisions.
Again, I firmly believe that any simple survey about their recruitment process would conclusively establish that, unless you have some kind of political/relative connections, your prospects of being hired are slim to nonexistent.
I must admit, I'm a little bitter about this subject. Some years ago, I applied for a score of jobs with government conservation agencies in Tanzania.
Seldom did I even get an interview. I remember attending weird interviews that were obviously not pursuing any competency and it was pretty obvious from their approach.
The truth is I had made at least 50 different applications, and in spite of my very strong academic background, none of it did result in a job.
I’m reasonably aware of the facts that there are few job openings and probably a lot of applicants for each position, but whatever the case, it doesn't justify political/relative connections over merit system principles.
Since then I have worked for myself for the last ten years and a big part of it is that, now I'm the one doing the hiring thing.
My appeal, it is high time to start fighting for a merit-based society in Tanzania
Over the years I have noticed that most people working for best paying government institutions like NCAA have some kind of political/relative connections.
Personally I would like to see some sort of survey done because NCAA recruitment process patronizes political/relative connections rather than merit system principles.
I believe majority of their personnel resulted from know-who connections and not merit-based employment decisions.
Again, I firmly believe that any simple survey about their recruitment process would conclusively establish that, unless you have some kind of political/relative connections, your prospects of being hired are slim to nonexistent.
I must admit, I'm a little bitter about this subject. Some years ago, I applied for a score of jobs with government conservation agencies in Tanzania.
Seldom did I even get an interview. I remember attending weird interviews that were obviously not pursuing any competency and it was pretty obvious from their approach.
The truth is I had made at least 50 different applications, and in spite of my very strong academic background, none of it did result in a job.
I’m reasonably aware of the facts that there are few job openings and probably a lot of applicants for each position, but whatever the case, it doesn't justify political/relative connections over merit system principles.
Since then I have worked for myself for the last ten years and a big part of it is that, now I'm the one doing the hiring thing.
My appeal, it is high time to start fighting for a merit-based society in Tanzania