A leading career guidance and mentoring organization in Nigeria with online interests is set to launch a web platform that is about to change the way professionals meet, engage and network in Nigeria and beyond. To ensure the smooth running of the portal, it now seeks to recruit volunteer moderators ...

DREAM By Michael Taiwo, PhD Editor: Michael is a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States. He works in a multinational energy giant in the United States. He is a childhood friend of ...

Dear Jarus, My name is Faruk. I am a fresh Accounting Graduate(2.1). I’m 23 years old. I will be going for NYSC this year. I know the next thing after graduation should be getting chartered to become a chartered accountant, but I’m torn between ICAN and ACCA. Moreso, my uncle wants ...

  Do you have what it takes to be the ONE professional to enjoy a full MBA scholarship to the American University of Beirut this year? If you are a Nigerian citizen, you’ve already passed one of the top requirements to earn the scholarship – A deserving Nigerian youth, resident ...

  Ever heard of the concept ‘fake it til you make it’. It’s a kind of self-fulfilling prophesy that has over time become a widely proposed way to boost self-esteem. When you feel nervous but want to come off as confident, the key is to learn to ‘fake it til ...

Dear Jarus, Please I need your help on what professional course is advisable for a graduate of agricultural economics. Thank you. John *** Dear John It depends on the career path of your desire. If you want to stick to Agricultural Economics, that is not a professional field, so you ...

Dear Jarus, I have been following your write ups for some time now and I am really impressed with the way you are helping our generation make an informed career decisions. May almighty Allah reward you abundantly. I am in dilemma, I am a graduate of Accounting with second class ...

  Life skills are the skills you need to learn to make the most out of life. You can’t afford to leave the ‘nest’ without these basic life skills if you want to succeed; besides there’s nothing worse than going out into the world feeling overwhelmed and completely ill-equipped to ...

  Risks are a part of life you can’t avoid, especially if you want to be successful. As a result, you have to learn the secrets of taking risks that will help you yield the best results. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 9 of these secrets to help ...

Confidence Macaulay  Every job posting seems to end the same way.  “Experience necessary”  “Experience preferred.”  Some of them even say, “5+ years’ experience.”  To even make matters worse, some may go as far as saying 25 years of experience in the field, Now that, is what most of our fathers ...

Sir, I got to know about you from Nairaland and JarusHub here. I am a chemical engineering aspirant of Federal University of Technology, Minna, and I am writing to ask about employment opportunities for a graduate with good grades. I also want to know what it takes to get employed ...

Ronald Thomas Teamwork is crucial to any organization. The concept of synergy best describes the importance of unity and teamwork. It suggests that we can increase the output of a task by combining our efforts rather than performing them individually. It is the individuals which make a team. So, a ...

Jeremy Angelo At every step of life, an individual has to face new challenges and usually the first few challenges are the toughest ones because it takes time to adjust to the new life and environment. Once an individual gets used to it, the challenges seem relatively easier. Some of ...

Successful entrepreneurs are a unique breed of individuals. They sacrifice a lot of things to ensure the smooth running of their businesses. In fact, they are very obsessed with being an entrepreneur. For them, they don’t joke with their morning schedule because if they start off the day on the ...

  How do you measure your business brand? How do you know when your brand is losing strength and beginning to weaken? It can be difficult gaining the right perspective about the state of your brand because of how intangible the factors to be considered can be, however it can ...

  You must have a desire to move up your corporate ladder a bit more. But do you have a career plan for it? If not, then don’t worry. We are offering you a few tips that can give your career a boost. Try them:   Leverage your strengths to ...

 Andy Richard Our school lives are the most fun when we look back, primarily because it were the days of care-free attitude. Our parents would wake us up and prepare breakfast for us, then we would wait for the van to pick us up. We would stand in the line ...

Megha Raizada   Every year thousands of students across the Middle East graduate from colleges with dreams of starting successful careers in their eyes. The dynamic job market has put MENA region on the world map and that’s why it attracts talent from all over the world. It wouldn’t be ...

  Dear Jarus, Please I need your advice concerning my academics. I am studying engineering in a reputable federal university. My first love isn’t engineering but social sciences courses like Demography and statistics, economics etc… I picked engineering due to peer pressure as I was a bright student in secondary ...

Hannah Ervin Institutions and students adopt distance learning for a strong reason. Universities gain by enrolling students and that by nothaving to construct housing and classrooms, and the learners and students gain by being able to have freedom to work from anywhere they want. Distant Learning does provide some freedom to working ...

Dear  Jarus My name’s Emeka, and I’m a university aspirant who wishes to study Accountancy. I graduated from secondary school in 2013 and due to unfavourable circumstances I’ve been unable to secure admission to study my dream course. I’ve secured good UTME scores over the years and I acknowledge my ...

  Source: Glassdoor, America’s Leading Career Website While many job applications have the word “optional” next to the field that asks for a cover letter, it shouldn’t be overlooked. After all, a cover letter is intended to show you off and captivate a hiring manager, kind of like a movie ...

John Kelly Many college going students are diagnosed with some mental health problem. A student having such problems have hard time focusing on their studies. The following 10 mental health are most commonly found in students. Lack of Concentration ADHD: ADHD stands for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Students facing such problem have ...

Anyone can use social media. You can tweet or post whatever you like. You are free! However, this your social media license to share anything can cost you your career especially if you are job hunting. You may not appreciate the reach of your social media activities until someone points ...

Hello, Ok, it’s been taken to be a ‘big sin’ if one doesn’t ask the interviewer a question after an interview…but what if you could afford to ask just a question? Second, is it really necessary to request for the interviewer’s email in order to follow up after the interview? ...

  Startups are the backbone of any economy. They are established by young Nigerians who make efforts to secure capital and start something on their own. This is not a simple task. Ask any young person who owns a business, you will be taken aback by their experiences and tales ...

Nigeria’s leading employment website, Jobberman, has released teh result of its survey of Best 100 Companies to Work for in Nigeria for 2016. The survey used a 5-point system ranging from Not Satisfied to Very Satisfied under the following indices: Job Security Monthly Salary Career Growth Prospects Company Management Work/Life ...

Dear JarusHub Team I qualified as a chartered accountant recently. My firm has still not upgraded my pay package till now. I’m tired of this patience. I’m broke and can’t even boast of any tangible asset. I’ve spent close to 3 years there. Please advice me. I’ve made moves to ...

Being an entrepreneur is not a child’s play. It takes a lot of guts and conviction for you to take the bold step to become an entrepreneur. More so if you are in Nigerian. When these entrepreneurs are eventually successful, there are certain things that they do or have in ...

Source: Glassdoor 1, Bad mouthing your current or past company or manager. Stay away from this at every cost! 2, Eating, drinking, chewing gum. Oh, and an interview is not the time to grab the free snacks in the office. 3, Swearing — even if it’s a lax company culture, ...

Cash or money is important to the proper, effective and smooth running of any business or enterprise. It is, therefore, safe to say that without money, your business will collapse. As a result, Jumia Travel, the leading online booking agency discuss some cash flow problems that are likely to affect the ...

The advent of social media has helped to introduce the concept of ‘social media for professional networking’. Slowly, ‘in-person’ networking is being overpowered by simply connecting to social networking sites. It’s all part of the phenomenon of social media that engages tens of millions of internet users per day. In ...

Hi Jarus, I am an ardent follower of your blog and I am inspired by your good works and advices. Please keep it up. I use my GCE result because of ‘date of birth’ and ‘sex’ errors in my WAEC (internal) certificate. Problem is, I had just 5 credits in ...

Hello, I was opportune to come across your site and I’m really impressed. Straight to the point, I’m a pharmacist by profession with many years of experience. I’m no longer enjoying the profession because it’s no more  dynamic and spontaneous. I want to have  a career change,based on your vast ...

It is never easy to start a business especially in this economic situation in Nigeria. It is even more demanding and difficult for those who are working and also running a side business. But you have no choice than to have a side business. If not for anything but to ...

JCA is a 5-weekend course where employability and career management skills are taught. It is the first of its kind in Nigeria and attracts top professionals from top companies in Nigeria as facilitators. The course is in two categories: A, JCA GRADUATE CLASS (JCA GC): This is for students, corps ...

Hello Mr Jarus You are doing a good job here. I studied medicine but I want to switch to financial services sector, say, the Big 4 or an investment firm. I am writing skills level of ICAN in May. I really wanted to write ACCA or CFA but the cost of those ...

We have talked extensively on McKinsey on JarusHub as one of the best places to work, globally. Here is an opportunity for our young followers to have a go at McKinsey recruitment.    ***   McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that serves leading businesses, governments, non ...

A part-time job is rather a necessity for people who want to combine work with something else – studying at the University, raising children, or working under their own projects. However, contrary to popular opinion, this job can be very highly paid! Seek and find part-time and weekend jobs on ...

  JARUSHUB NETWORKING CLUB PRESENTS Monthly BUSINESS & CAREER NETWORKING DAY Would you like to spend an evening discussing your entrepreneurial ideas with vibrant and young people who might be willing to partner with or provide support services for your idea?   Who is it for?   Graduates looking to get ...

Dear JarusHub, I will be up for panel interview in a bank (name protected) in few days time. I have a question that I need answers to. As a mechanical engineering graduate, if I am asked a question like Why did you chose banking after a degree in Engineering? Or how ...

Joseph Carey Every entrepreneur wants to make an impact but only a few manage to do that. Although, no formula for success but one thing is all successful entrepreneur share the same traits. In this article, we will shed some light on some of these common traits so that you ...

  Do you want to start maximizing your time so you can achieve more at work? You want to work more efficiently and increase your output? Jumia Travel shares 5 ways you can achieve that and increase your work productivity. 1, KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU’RE SPENDING ON TASKS AND HOW MUCH ...

Silvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck, forming Africa’s largest price comparison group TopCheck is Nigeria’s leading price comparison site for financial services offering free online comparison for insurance products, loans, and broadband internet plans LAGOS, Nigeria, February 8, 2017/ — Silvertree Internet Holdings (http://Silvertree.holdings), Africa’s leading Internet platform, has acquired Nigerian price ...

Being an entrepreneur in the current Nigerian economic environment can be demanding, exhausting and frustrating. This can result in you abandoning everything you have done for years because of the exhaustion. When you think of the power shortage, the dollar to naira exchange rate and the economic uncertainties, anyone will ...