My online freelancing career is so far moving on swiftly. Am very glad that these opportunities are providing are chance to earn and hence make a decent living for so many Kenyans and other people around the world. Perhaps online jobs plays a more significant role to people living in the third world countries than to those in the developed world. What might be considered as meager salary in western countries can go along way in sustaining, and to an important extent providing luxury to an individual in the third world country.
For this reason, people from Kenya, Philippines, Indian, or any other less developed country for that matter, should extremely value these jobs. They should have more reasons to be extremely professional, and continuously strive to be proficient and exemplary in whatever skills they specialize in. In my areas of specialization, I am glad Kenyans are gaining a global recognition. Some websites have dedicated themselves to hiring Kenya, and incorporating systems that are convenient for them.
However my major concerned is the fact the ‘short-term mentality and unprofessional behavior’ of some Kenyans, are destroying the reputation of genuine freelancers from this part of the world. We ought to understand that when it comes to business process outsourcing, destination really matters. A business man in India is likely to win bids on software developing jobs due to the reputation of their countries. Same is the case for any other freelancing jobs…When our reputation is good we are likely to be the number one destination of choice.
For this reason, people from Kenya, Philippines, Indian, or any other less developed country for that matter, should extremely value these jobs. They should have more reasons to be extremely professional, and continuously strive to be proficient and exemplary in whatever skills they specialize in. In my areas of specialization, I am glad Kenyans are gaining a global recognition. Some websites have dedicated themselves to hiring Kenya, and incorporating systems that are convenient for them.
However my major concerned is the fact the ‘short-term mentality and unprofessional behavior’ of some Kenyans, are destroying the reputation of genuine freelancers from this part of the world. We ought to understand that when it comes to business process outsourcing, destination really matters. A business man in India is likely to win bids on software developing jobs due to the reputation of their countries. Same is the case for any other freelancing jobs…When our reputation is good we are likely to be the number one destination of choice.
Of course it is wrong to generally judge everyone based on their country of origin, due to a few unscrupulous individual there. Employers should be aware that there are other Kenyans who are willing to work extra hard to meet their expectation. On our part as freelancers, we should take every available measures, including adopting proper work ethics and getting training to improve our skills thus ensuring our clients are happy.
Probably freelancers should form a 'vetting committee' to help out weed out the jokers. You can be the #Ahmednasir :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea Ka-investor, I think I should look into that to see if there already exist one, there should be a professional body recognizing this mushrooming jobs....
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