When I started my first business — an accounting firm — I thought my life would revolve around numbers. Profit and loss. Debtors and creditors. Clean books.
But I quickly realized something shocking. The real problem in business? It’s not numbers — it’s people. The same people who smile in interviews and disappear when it’s time to deliver.
At first, people came to me for accounting. Today? We’re recruiting 7 to 10 salespeople a week. Why? Because in Africa, HR is the real pain of doing business.
The HR Trap: Qualifications ≠ Competence
You know the drill:
Post a job ad.
Get a flood of “BCom this” and “MBA that.”
Interview them — they say all the right things (thanks, ChatGPT).
You hire them.
Within 30 days, regret enters the chat.
This is how businesses end up with Harvard-taught disasters who can’t deliver basic results.
Firing Is a Full-Time Job (Emotionally)
I’ve fired people. A lot of them. It never feels good.
You wrestle with yourself. Maybe one more chance?
But chances don’t fix bad hires. Systems do.
So, we changed the game.
Welcome to M&J HR: Where Degrees Don’t Intimidate Us
We started M&J HR to disrupt the broken recruitment model.
Our approach? We hire for three things:
Attitude
Skill
Results
That’s it. Degrees are optional. CVs don’t impress us. Delivery does.
We’ve seen A-Level students outperform degreed professionals. We’ve seen a self-taught designer beat someone with a Master’s. It’s not luck — it’s mindset.
The Jah Prayzah Lesson
Jah Prayzah once failed to get into the army because he couldn’t pass maths.
Imagine that. If he’d passed, he’d be in the army band playing triangle — and Zimbabwe would’ve lost one of its greatest artists.
Let that sink in.
A Grade 7 dropout isn’t always dumb. Sometimes, they’re just too sharp for the system they were in.
Desk Interviews Are Obsolete
It’s 2025. We’re in the Information Age.
So why are we still hiring people based on their ability to lie confidently for 30 minutes in a suit?
Anyone can watch YouTube and rehearse perfect answers. But that doesn’t mean they can do the job.
At M&J HR, we use a 10-Step Hiring System that tests real-world ability — not “Tell me your strengths and weaknesses” nonsense.
Our Mission: 20,000 Youths in Jobs by 2030
We’re not just running an HR firm. We’re building an economy.
Our goal? Place 20,000 young people in real jobs by 2030. Jobs that grow businesses. Jobs that change families. Jobs that transform Africa.
Because when the business wins, the employee wins.
Let’s Debate
Are qualifications overrated?
Should hiring focus on skill and mindset, not degrees?
Is it time to kill desk interviews for good?
Drop your thoughts. Let’s rebuild HR — one intelligent misfit at a time.
