How a mentorship match turned into a full-time offer
A Nairobi mentor pair spent eight months on interview prep, portfolio work, and one hard conversation about salary negotiation.
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When Faith joined Circle Group's mentorship programme, she had a degree, a portfolio, and a wall of rejection emails. Her mentor, a hiring manager at a Nairobi tech company, didn't just review her CV — they rebuilt it together, line by line.
Over eight months, they met every two weeks. They practised interviews, refined her portfolio, and had one hard conversation about salary negotiation that Faith says changed how she saw her own worth.
In month seven, her mentor's company opened an entry-level role. Faith applied, interviewed, and got the offer. She's now a year into the role and mentors two Circle Group participants herself.
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