Fasili Boniphace holds his Book Job Search Secrets
By Jaston Binala.
Those trained in the profession of business will probably remember all good businesses seek to solve other people’s problems first, then to profit later. A young Tanzanian entrepreneur has noted an acute problem in Tanzania and has set out to find a solution with the hope to make a profit in the long run
Thirty-nine year old Fasili Boniphace says Tanzanian colleges and universities produce over 800,000 graduates each year, in a country which does not produce sufficient employment opportunities. The competition for employment is therefore very stiff. Fasili Boniphace has authored a book he believes provides a solution to this problem for those who will read it. He hopes to profit from solving other people’s problems in that way, he said.
The Paperback JOB SEARCH SECRETS, A Practical Guide for Job Seekers and Startup Young Entrepreneurs In Tanzania will be out in the Tanzanian market anytime this January, 2015. The book contains 13 chapters which carry varying subjects on job seeking, job keeping, entrepreneurship and issues of personal branding to make it easy for a graduate to be chosen to employment or go for self-employment.
The book tackles one especially tricky question most schools, colleges and university graduates ask themselves: where will I get a job after school?
Boniphace has a university degree in education. But he also has extensive education in business and entrepreneurship. This combination has brought to life a book many will find useful. One portion reads as follows:
“I introduced you [in] the previous section [to] some key questions to reflect on when thinking of what you might do after school. I would now like to invite you to this part of the book to reflect further on this question: Where will you get a job after school?
“Experience shows that very few college graduates and school leavers could provide a direct answer to this question right away. I have interviewed more than 300 young job seekers and graduates in Tanzania on the same question since 2003.
“Most of them could not give a straight forward answer because they were afraid and uncertain of their future employment. They were not sure where to get employed after school and /or how to embark on seeking employment they want the most….
“Experts in career services argue that a successful job search strategy has four steps: first, it begins with self assessment. This is the time when one needs to know his/her potential skills, abilities and also what one wants. Second, exploration of what is in the commercial world in terms of serious industries, sectors and occupations. Third, focusing on specific industries and companies that appeal to a job seeker. Fourth, making a job search action plan which involves the sending out of Curriculum Vitae, attending interviews and negotiating job offers.
“Looking for a job needs to be planned just like any other business in life. You need to plan about your future employment. In the business world, for example, successful businessmen and women plan in advance on how they will build their business for a good profit. An intelligent business person starts with consolidating his/her ideas into a business plan which would assist in justifying his/her decisions”
The author told me his book JOB SEARCH SECRETS has a lot of advice many graduates will find useful. The book will be sold and not given out for free. So there is a possibility Boniphace will benefit, too, from this provision of a solution to graduates.
The author’s profile reveals a young man whose talent has been noticed outside the country before we could see his talents here at home.
“I was last year awarded a prestigious international award as a “Young Visionary Entrepreneur” by the initiative Indiafrica, being one among seven young entrepreneurs to be recognized and profiled at that level. This was in India, where I met African Diplomats and made a brief speech about Tanzania small and medium enterprises development,” he said.
“I was recognized as driver for youth entrepreneurship in Tanzania,” he explained, “which has to do with supporting young entrepreneurs start their own business.”
PERSONAL PROFILE
Fasili Boniphace is a multiple award winning young entrepreneur with a pro-social personality. He lives and works in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the consultancy firn Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation Consulting Limited, which name is simplified as EBI Consulting Ltd. Boniphace has also founded ‘Omega Recruitment and Job Search’ , the initiative which elevates youth employability skills before they embark on the competitive labour market after graduation.
Along with other responsibilities in the organization; Boniphace initiated a project known as “Tanzania Young Entrepreneurs Fellowship” (TYEF), the project which owes the inspiration and motivation from the 2013 Indiafrica Young Visionaries Boot Camp at India School of Business(ISB) in Hyderabad. TYEF is dedicated to promoting self-employment targeting the youth in Tanzania.
Notable awards Boniphace has received include the Indiafrica Young Visionary Fellow in 2013, the ILO Fellowship in Youth Entrepreneurship (2011), a Netherlands Fellowship Programme, awards which continue to ignite his spirit of enterprise development in Tanzania.
During the 2013 Indiafrica Boot camp, Fasili Boniphace and Vinayark Garg(India) formed a collaborative venture under the guidance of ‘The IdeaWorks Design & Strategy Pvt. Ltd; this venture was set in motion before the end of 2014.
Boniphace possess five years of work experience as consultant and trainer in business Management and entrepreneurship. He believes in ‘Action Learning’, a philosophy which carries practical relevance in his career, his thinking and life. He has worked extensively with business startups, micro enterprises, small and medium enterprises in Tanzania. EBI Consulting Ltd has supported more than 350 micro and small enterprises in Tanzania during the last 4 years.
He is currently pursuing an executive International Action Learning Masters Degree in Business Administration(IALMBA) at the Business School Netherlands, in Buren, The Netherlands, financed by the Netherlands Fellowship Programme.
Boniphace has studied business through the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship degree program at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School, and holds a Bachelors degree in Education.
Boniphace is a multi-skilled individual holding several professional qualifications which include: International Diploma in Management (CIC, UK), the International Diploma in Enterprise Development (ILO,Italy), a Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Self-employed Graduates (UDBS), Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Business Communication (TYC), Certificate in Project Management (TYC), Certificate in Personal Entrepreneurial Competences (EMPRETEC, UNCTAD), Certificate in Training of Trainers in Youth Entrepreneurship (ILO, Italy) and Certificate in Facilitation Skills (ILO, Turin Italy).
Boniphace has two initial distribution centers: The new book can be ordered from EBI Consultants Limited by calling the numbers +255 714 313139, +255 753 393006 or sending a request at the e-mail address <info@theidea.biz>, OR by placing a call to the distribution agent Highland Press at the numbers +255 713711527, +255 784585590.
