What type of job are you looking for?
medical health counseling including HIV/AIDS with any NGO.Am Kenya Registered Nurse/Midwife/CCU ave completed Higher Diploma Course in counseling psychology.
What nationality are you?
kenyan
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
english, swahili taita
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
mombasa kenya. my family is in mombasa.
What field do you currently work in?
hospital intensive care unit as a critical care nurse
What fields have you worked in before?
medical wards, surgical wards and isolation wards.
What qualifications do you hold?
1. diploma in nursing 2. diploma in midwifery 3. certificate in critical care nursing 4. higher diploma in medical health psychological nursing
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
both go hand in hand as skills are applied more effectively when ther is formal education.
Describe the benefits of working with others
helps in better interpersonal relationship, learn from others, share ideas and responsibilties, and understand other people as they are, also helps in understanding and coping with different personalities. the world will be a dead planrt without other people to relate with.
Describe the benefits of working alone
it gives room to indepedence and personalisation. reflection is best achieved when one is working alone. there is no blaming of other people in case of mistakes, and in case of complements the indivdual is complemnted alone.
What was your worst working experience?
when i was first employed in a hospital with no medical facilities so that w wathed helplessly as patients died who could have been saved.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
never to work only for purposes of financial benefits, never to segregate patient because of race, color, social economic class, or due to religious background.
What unique skills do you have?
listening and observation skills
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
working with un or usaid agency in mombasa for diverse clients.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
when i meet different people from different areas of the world, and when my clients are helped through my career.
Wjat are the least interesting aspects of your field?
being in the same place year in year out doing the same nothing.
what are the chance that i will get a job considering the information i have given?
absolutely high because am highly marketable due to my professional combination.
How can potential employers contact you?
1. P.O Box 92141 - 80102,Mombasa. 2.email: gwmwshigadi@yahoo.com 3. cell phone: 0722 845 678.