Beyond the “Big Wait”

A portfolio career is a deliberate professional strategy where you manage a collection of different roles, it is a strategy where you manage a collection of different roles; freelancing, consultancy, or small-scale trade, rather than one single job. For a local jobseeker, this might mean managing social media for a boutique, bookkeeping for a Malkerns farm, and tutoring online.

Waiting for one “big” vacancy is high-risk. If that door remains closed, you remain stagnant. The Nkwe strategy offers:

• Resilience: If one contract ends, you have others. You are never left with zero income.
• Skill Growth: Diversification makes you a “Swiss Army Knife” of talent.
• Agility: You can pivot quickly as new industries emerge in the Kingdom.

Managing the Hunt

To manage multiple streams, you must be disciplined. Identify an “Anchor Skill”; your most stable income source, and build others around it. In Eswatini, reputation is currency. Treat every small gig as an audition for a long-term partnership.

Small opportunities are the building blocks of a massive career. They provide the “social proof” that you are reliable. When a major vacancy finally appears, it will go to the Nkwe who is already active and proven. As His Majesty encouraged, do not wait, run toward the work.