Cover letter plays a very important role in job hunting. Although the larger the organization, the less important a cover letter. In very large, highly structured organizations, cover letter may not matter. In medium ones, they 7do very well. For unsolicited applications, cover letter may be so compelling that the ...

We continue our response to the many questions from students who want guidance on courses of study:   Pls what course can I study with this result Marketing B2 CRS F9 Economic C4 Government A1 Literature in English E8 Civic Education B2 English C5 Maths B3 Biology F9 This should be good enough for ...

Response to student enquiries by JarusHub Academic guidance team: Pls I scored 210 in my UTME, and I wrote English, Government, Economics and Geography. Also I got B2 in my Islamic Studies, B2 in English, C6 in Literature A1 in Government ,and B3 in Mathematics, the same thing in other ...

Dear sir, I want to study accounting. My results are English B3 Mathematics C5 Economics F9 Civic C4 Book keeping B3 Account B3 Office practice B3 Biology C5 Commerce C4 I am afraid that the failure in Economics will make the result incomplete Please advise.   Niyi, *** Dear Niyi ...

Originally published on Glassdoor, America’s top career website We’ve talked about the importance of writing a good email before. Among other things, writing a great email helps ensure clarity, impress your colleagues and drive results. But you can add one more reason why paying attention to email etiquette is so critical: it ...

For top students at elite universities, management consulting and investment banking represent careers that provide opportunities to earn a lot of money right out of school, often with only a bachelor’s degree. Unlike careers in medicine, law or pharmacy, neither management consulting nor investment banking imposes hard-and-fast educational requirements on entrants; the ...

Choosing a career path can be quite daunting if you are not sure of what exactly you are passionate about doing. Fortunately, there are some helpful tips that can guide your selection of a career you’ll end up loving. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 helpful tips ...

It is probably already common knowledge that entrepreneurship is not for the faint-hearted. There is a lot of blood, sweat and tears involved as well as a lot of planning, analysis, tact and doggedness. Additionally, to achieve entrepreneurial success, there also needs to be knowledge of some vital aspects to ...

6 Ways to Feel As Confident As A CEO  originally published in Glassdoor, America’s leading career website   At the beginning of my career, I seriously lacked confidence. It didn’t matter how smart I knew I was or how many degrees I had, I always felt that I was missing ...

Ayodele Osho Every great business get to see what’s wrong with their business very frequently, even if things are going on well. That’s why you find big brand companies like coca cola, pepsi etc changing their logo and others changing their websites after some time. Wondering if everything is properly ...

A personal statement or statement of purpose or statement of motivation or letter of intent is a written essay required from  a candidate to convince the target institution (in the case of admission application) or organization (in the case of employment application) or body (in the case of scholarship application) on ...

Dear Jarus, I am an ardent reader of your website and really appreciate every piece of advice you have given. It has helped a lot on shaping certain decisions I have made and obviously made me better. I hope on sending a proper appreciation mail. The main purpose for this mail. ...

Take the Lead A new fully-built e-Commerce & Price Comparison website is up for sale due to the need for the owner to reduce his workload. This website is about 3 months old. What are you Getting? *A truly unique website with a revolutionary approach to e-Commerce that benefits not ...

Dear Jarus, I really want to commend your efforts on the career advancement tips you have been offering to Nigerians who crave excellence in their various fields of work and study. I am a 300L Business Education (Accounting option) undergraduate at a top Nigerian university and I am currently on a ...

That was a question someone asked Google which came from the search terms for our website.   Okay, the question looks dumb, but we can pardon the young folk asking Google that question when everyone in this part of the world appears to go to school only as a means ...

There are many reasons why people generally find it tasking to get job offers or invitations for interviews. One of such reasons is the fact that they make unforgivable mistakes when writing their resumes. Resumes are extremely important documents that should be written with the utmost detail and attention to ...

UPDATED: Abubakar was promoted to CEO at Sterling Bank three months after this interview. Congrats to him.    Abubakar Suleiman is an Executive Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Bank Plc. He became the CFO of the banking giant at 40. In this interview with JarusHub Editor, the 1995 Economics graduate of ...

Investment Banking is a very lucrative field, especially in advanced economies. An investment bank is typically a private company that provides various financial-related and other services to individuals, corporations, and governments such as raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client’s agent in the issuance of securities. Top UK financial career ...

Not many people know that the firms that are today referred to as Big 4 in professional services industry were once 8. It started from Big 8, later Big 6, and now Big 4. These super professional services firms (Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, and Ernst and Young – together called the ...

Investment Banking is one of the most prestigious professions in the world, especially in advanced economies. Apart from heavy pay and smart training, IBs are one of the intellectually engaging places to work. Although tech is gradually overtaking Investment Banking in prestige and more and more MBA graduates are looking ...

Philippe Ersatz Philippe Ersatz is the pseudonym of a senior equity capital markets banker, now retired If you’ve left university and achieved a job at a top investment bank, you obviously know how to jump through hoops. You clearly got some good grades, went to some kind of big university, did all the ...

  To do well in KPMG interview, whether at entry level or experienced hire position, you will find these tips very useful Research the company (you may visit the website, read brochures, newspapers, magazines, question your colleagues, etc.). It will help you gain a better understanding of the firm. Think about ...

Enrol for a Life-changing Online Career Seminar by JarusHub, Nigeria’s No.1 Website for all things career-related with JARUS Jarus is the Chief Resource Officer at JarusHub, Nigeria’s most authoritative career resources platform. Through regular career information sharing on Nairaland, JarusHub and other social media channels, he has established himself as ...

Margaret Jones Joining a new company can be an amazing experience, but it’s also a risky step. This is why a lot of new applicants fail to adjust in their new workplace environment. However, anyone can avoid joining the wrong firm by asking few questions regarding new company during the ...

By Megan Wells College is a fun and exciting time for students. New opportunities to make friends, create lasting relationships, and developing new skills are just part of the experience. Students often get used to the student life and have a hard time once graduation comes and goes.The easy going ...

  There are certain critical steps to take before a job interview that can significantly increase the chances of a job seeker’s success. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 critical steps to take before a job interview. The list: 1, Ensure You Understand the Job Requirements 2, Research About ...

BMW X5 E53 is a cult model, and today it became more affordable. In addition, the X5 still looks prestigious and the technical features successfully compete with modern SUVs. Let’s take a look at the most common breakdowns of a model to avoid surprises! Buy the latest and the rarest ...

JarusHub Employability & Career Advancement Class, by JarusHub Career Academy, is a 5-weekend course where employability and career improvement lessons are taught. It involves not just theory but practical. Top executives and professionals from Corporate Nigeria have been co-opted as partners for this programme. This is the seventh stream (JCA ...

Top executives of the South African office of KPMG, including its Chairman Ahmed Jaffer, CEO Trevor Hoole and COO Steven Louw, have resigned after the top professional services firm was accused of turning blind eyes to the financial misconduct of some of its major audit and advisory clients, companies owned by the ...

  Oil and gas industry in Nigeria is a quite complex industry and many outsiders struggle to understand the various types of companies and the business they do. Here, we have explained the various categories of oil and gas firms and listed the companies under each category.   Upstream (Exploration ...

If you ask many Nigerians what they desire to work, as much as 70% will tell you they want oil and gas job. Nigeria being an oil producing nation, oil and gas is arguably the most prestigious sector in the country. In this article, our editors, some of whom have ...

Most of you might have probably seen the name Heinz on tins or bottles of Ketchup. That’s one of the many American products that are global brands. The company producing it, which also produces Velveeta Cheese and Kraft Macaroni, is Kraft Heinz. The over-100-year-old American food processing company, with current ...

We got this message from one of our followers.   Hello Jarus, I’m Ak****. I secretly admire your posts here (and) on Nairaland. I want to seek your career advice. I had my first degree in accounting but didn’t see any big deal in being chartered (due to my poor ...

If you want to build your resume and need some help, the following are some great resume building websites to consider. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 great websites to help build your resume. Enhancv This is a great resume builder that provides you with a bold ...

A Brief Review of Peter Moses’ ‘The Tunnel’ The Tunnel, as aptly entitled, is one of the best operational manuals any worthy student or young adult can possibly have in his/her arsenal of books. During the editing of this brilliant work of literature, I was marveled by the combined efforts ...

A leading and fast-growing startup with strong online presence and interest in career development is recruiting for a Business Management Trainee. Expectations -Ability to quickly learn our unique business model and suggest new ideas for growth and expansion. -Ability to use the Internet and Social Media Effectively and willingness to adapt ...

Hello, You’re doing a great job with your blog, your articles and advice are super helpful. Thank you. I am 20 years old, a Lower Second Class graduate of Economics from University of Ilorin. I am presently serving and will be done by December. I am pursuing a career in ...

You can be introvert and still win over a hiring manager in an interview. With these expert tips, you’ll dazzle—all without stepping too far from your comfort zone. Read on, and then get to work. 1. Practice makes perfect. You know that stomach flab you want to make go away? You ...

Sir, Please help me out. I want to choose between Medicine and Chemical Engineering. I prefer Medicine because the work is mobile and I can work  anywhere, including in my village. There is also assurance of job for me. But I have already written JAMB for Chemical Engineering and scored ...

Few years ago, after more than 3 years of working in a downstream petroleum company, I had become burned out and needed to move on. In October of same year I saw an advert in Tuesday Guardian by one of the top consulting firms which had been contracted to recruit ...

Check these out and see if there is any you can throw in your CV for:  Job Recruitment at the Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper Latest Vacancies at Abt Associates for Tuberculosis (TB) Advisors Job Vacancies at Wale Adenuga Productions Limited Shell LiveWIRE Regional Programme 2017 Manager JV Finance Stanbic IBTC Fresh ...

A UK based career company, Working Smart, recently published an interview advisory for candidates and reminded job seekers that: 7-10% is what you say 20-30% is how you say it 60-80% is your image, your body language and the overall impression you create We share this view too, and we explain further: ...

If you have scaled the test stage of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), recruitment and got to the interview stage, you can engage the service of JarusHub interview preparation experts to coach you. We offer the best preparation for job interviews in any industry and oil and gas is ...

Apply For The Africa Finance Corporation Graduate Internship 2017 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is a pan-African multilateral development finance institution established in 2007 to bridge Africa’s infrastructure investment gap through the provision of debt and equity finance, project development, technical and financial advisory services. AFC finances infrastructure projects in Africa, ...

Sir I got: D7 in Marketing C6 in CRS D7 in Government F9 in Literature F9 in Agric F9 in Economic C5 in Civic C6 in English C6 in Maths Please what can I study? Winnie You don’t have up to 5 credits, so this may not be enough to get you ...