@bonaogeto: Five myths about getting a tech job in Kenya. I hear every one of them in every room I teach in. Myth 1: Finish the degree, get the internship, and the company hires you. That sequence is the exception, not the rule. The technical barrier to entry is gone. What counts now is what you have built and whether you can explain it. Myth 2: Start as a junior and work your way up. Most companies here hire at mid-level and above. Nobody is waiting to train you. So take a simple project and stretch it until it solves a real problem for a real person. That is how you skip the queue. Myth 3: The real jobs are the formal ones. Between 10 and 12 million people join the market every year, and there are roughly 3 million formal jobs. The maths does not work. Strong tech careers in this country are built on contracts, products, freelancing and small teams, not on a payslip from a bank. Myth 4: Aim for a job in the States. For most people, those odds are slim. Meanwhile, the roles, the internships and the software Africans need are right here, and the people who build them get paid. Myth 5: I am not talented enough. In years of teaching software engineering, I have rarely seen talent be the problem. The missing piece is guidance: a first project, honest feedback, and people a few steps ahead of you. That last one is why Mctaba exists. If you are starting, start with the free stuff. Guides, the daily Whiteboard Series and our programmes are all at mctaba.com/resources. Which of these did you believe when you started? I believed number one for far too long.

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