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Vacancies for First Class Graduates in Technical Manpower Placement Organization
A Lagos based startup needs First class graduates for recruitment as Marketing Manager or Civil EngineerFrom Bishop Aboyade to Chicago: Inspiring Story of Esosa Omozuyi, Chicago Booth MBA Candidate
Editor’s Note: Austine Archibong is one of the oldest followers and contributors to JarusHub, Nigeria’s most authoritative education and career resources platform. He had been a follower and contributor to JarusHub from his undergraduate days in UNILORIN in 2013. Now with one of the Big 4 professional services firms, he ...Path to Big 4: Enrol for Stream 2
JarusHub is Nigeria’s top career resources firm. Over the past 8 years, we have established ourselves as Nigeria’s top career information and guidance outfit. Our knowledge of Corporate Nigeria is unrivalled and this is evidenced by the quality of information we share and the calibre of people that associate with ...MBA Interview Coaching
Do you have an interview with a Business School or University for your MBA or other masters degree admission? Boost your chance by letting the experts coach you We have coached over 500 people for various types of interviews, let us use our experience and expertise to prepare you to ...PwC 2021 Recruitment Physical Assessment and Interview Coaching
If you have scale the test stage (including OPQ) of the PwC Graduate Trainee or Experienced Hire recruitment and got to the phsyical assessment and interview stage, you can engage the services of JarusHub interview preparation experts to coach you. Whether for assurance, tax or advisory line of business, you ...Career Head to Head: McKinsey vs Shell
Shell is generally seen as the poster-boy of oil and gas and McKinsey the poster boy of management consulting. The two industries being two of the most lucrative places to have careers, we take a look at careers in both of them. A. Ease of Entry Both are extremely competitive ...Dreamers College Fund Scholarship Opportunity 2021
Dream Rite, a US based charity with focus on education for young Africans, hereby invites qualified students for its 2021 scholarship programme, the Dreamers College Fund. Who can apply? Secondary school final year students Secondary school graduates who are less than 25 Scholarship coverage Tuition fees for the higher institution ...Scholarship: Q&A with Olu Efunwoye, Executive Director, Dream Rite
Olu Efunwoye, a US based IT guru, is the Executive Director of Dream Rite, the non-profit seeking to award scholarship to Nigerian college studentsFrom Storeroom to Boardroom: Conversations with Babs Omotowa, ex-CEO NLNG
On Saturday 8 May 2021, founder of JarusHub career resources platform, Jarus, will be hosting Mr. Babs Omotowa, former Shell executive and immediate past CEO of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), on Twitter Space. Mr Omotowa, who recently wrote a book, From Storeroom to Boardroom: How Integrity and Courage Shape ...Top 10 Consulting Firms – 2021
Vault, the highly respected American careers website, has published the 2021 edition of its Top 50 consulting firms in the world. While the usual suspects, the MBB (McKinsey, Bain and Boston Consulting Group) topped the list as usual, McKinsey, which usually takes the top slot, was displaced in the latest ...Does having McKinsey on your CV matter that much in your future career?
There are millions of successful people who never worked for them, or Bain, BCG, Goldman or Morgan Stanley, but it doesn’t hurt. Having the first thing on your resume being one of those companies looks good for the rest of your life.Path to Big 4 by JarusHub
JarusHub is Nigeria’s top career resources firm. Over the past 8 years, we have established ourselves as Nigeria’s top career information and guidance outfit. Our knowledge of Corporate Nigeria is unrivalled and this is evidenced by the quality of information we share and the calibre of people that associate with ...JarusHub Online Testing (Aptitude Test) Service
The world has moved virtual in this COVID-19 era and businesses regardless of their size and budget need to make adjustments to meet-up with health protocols during this pandemic. One of the key areas where this change is very pronounced is job test also known as aptitude test. The days ...JarusHub Finance Career Webinar
JarusHub CareerswithJarus & Friends present Positioning Yourself as a Sought-After Mid-Level Finance Professional (A webinar to enlighten Finance career aspirants and early career Finance professionals on having a successful career) Session 1: An Evening with Dapo Olagunju, FCA, MD West Africa, JP Morgan Session 2: Panel Discussion with Razaq Ahmed, ...NCDMB Local Content Interview Coaching
If you have scaled the test stage of the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board NCDMB (also known as Local Content) recruitment and got to the oral 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 ...These 3 Habits Will Help Your Career Advance
By Mary Jean One of the many factors that help to become a successful businessman is developing positive habits. Education is the best source for learning them. A reliable institute teaches these ethics to their students from the start. Pupils learn to be polite, be punctual, be kind, focus on ...How to Start a Career in Tax
By Nojeem “Nudge” Yusuf If you want to ‘break’ into tax and be successful at it, then you need to read this. – A career in tax will always be relevant as long as people make and spend money. Even AI, and its brethren, can’t take away our jobs. – ...Call for Applications for the 1st Annual Al-Ansar Graduate School Scholarship Awards for Muslims
Our client, Al-Ansar, a group of young Nigerian Muslim professionals based in North America, is giving out scholarships to qualified indigent Nigerian Muslims for GRE and TOEFL. These tests are essential parts of a successful application to many graduate schools in the United States and to some schools in Canada ...Dilemma: Between His Business, an Oil Company Job and a Construction Firm Job
Good to see a young man spoilt with job choices in this period of serious economic challenges all over the world. That's a good problem.Do Lawyers Work in the Oil and Gas Industry?
Dear Jarus Any advice for me? I’m a law student and I’m just considering going into oil and gas after I read your write up. I wanted to go into tech too considering the future is Artificial Intelligence…”Data is the new oil ” but I’m not so good with calculations ...Zikoko Interview on N4m Oil & Gas Job : Can UK Masters Help Him Achieve ...
Oil and gas jobs, especially IOCs like the subject of that interview, are way more competitive than those ones you flunked. A job that pays N4m per month is an extremely rare job, extremely competitive.How to Stay Committed to Your Goals
Chiamaka Okoye Chiamaka, a chartered accountant, ex-PwC, ex-KPMG, is an incoming MBA candidate at the Harvard Business School How do you keep yourself committed to your goals? It’s great to have big dreams and set challenging goals for ourselves, but the follow-through is the tough part. Believe it or not, ...Rage, Sadness, Gratitude and Hope: An Interview to Remember
By Michael Taiwo, PhD We are currently interviewing the top 25 out of over 1,500 applicants for this year’s MT Scholarships. This is our second year of doing this, and so far, I have been part of every panel interview for the finalists. I’m usually detached from most interviews. I ...For a Great Investment Management Career: ICAN or CIS?
Dear Jarus I am Joe, currently in my final year at the University of Lagos, studying Finance. I have read the “Road to Victoria Island” book and I find it very insightful. I am very passionate about finance, and I am aspiring to pursue a career in investment banking. Upon graduation, ...Career Advice: Management Consulting vs Audit and Compliance
Dear Jarus I am a Business Administration graduate of LASU with a second class upper degree. I am currently at the final stage of the ICAN exams. I have keen interest in management consulting or internal audit and risk compliance. But somehow, life and my environment keeps tilting me towards ...Everything About 2nd Annual Nigeria Tech Summit Sponsored by the US Embassy of Nigeria
[November 3, 2020, New York, USA] The Global Startup Ecosystem returns with the 2nd annual Nigeria Tech Summit sponsored by the US Embassy of Nigeria and hosted in partnership with accelerator partners IBM Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Sendgrid, and more. The free program To take place on December 3, 2020 ...Questions & Answers with Dr Michael Taiwo on MT Scholarships
We received over 1,500 applications; 600 of them finished with a First Class or Masters with Distinction. I’m impressed with the quality of the applications, but I also like that the six geopolitical zones were represented.How to Prepare for NCDMB (Local Content) Recruitment Testmi Virtual Test
As Nigeria’s leading careers resources website, we have been bombarded with questions on tips for passing the forthcoming recruitment test of an oil and gas industry regulator with headquarters in one of the Niger Delta states. Although the name has not been revealed by the recruitment handlers from public information, ...Career Dilemma: How Relevant is PhD to Energy Policy Career?
Dear Jarus I have been a long time reader of JarusHub and thanks for all you do here. I’m in a dilemma and I need your advice. I quit my job as an engineer in one of the leading multinational oil services companies and currently doing my masters in an ...Career Advice: CBN vs FIRS vs Big 4
Hello sir, Which one do you think is better between working at CBN, FIRS and the Big Four? AB Response 1. Job security All of them have sound job security. They hardly lay off. Big 4 may lay off for performance or not passing relevant professional exam at some stage, ...What Can I Do to Get a Job in KPMG or any of the Big ...
Question I am XYZ by name sir. I am a 500 level student of Pure and Applied Chemistry in one of the state universities. I have just a semester left to become a graduate by God’s grace. Please, can you guide me on what to do to get a job ...Career Advice: MBB vs Big 4?
Sequel to my earlier post on Big 4 vs CBN vs FIRS, someone asked that I do similar comparison for Management Consulting Big 3 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG aka MBB) and Professional Services Big 4 (KPMG, PwC, EY, Deloitte). Here we go: MBB refers to the 3 tier 1 management consulting ...Career Advice: Development Sector (International NGO) vs Public Sector (FIRS)
VERDICT: If you’re the conservative type, go for FIRS; if you can take big risk and ready for the occasional period of no job, even though you will have a good time and great exposure in the period with jobs, settle for the International NGO.2020 Michael Taiwo Annual GMAT/GRE/TOEFL Scholarships Application
In 2019, Dr. Michael Taiwo, a US-based Nigerian engineer, as a way of giving back to Nigeria where he was raised, instituted a support for Nigerians wishing to study in America and Canada. The support Payment of registration fees for a number of candidates for GRE, GMAT, TOEFL and/or school admission application fees ...A Tale of an Investment Banker and a Blogger
Once upon a time there lived a diligent, thirty year old investment banker who was known to do little other than work. More than handsomely rewarded by the investment bank for his contributions, he was never short of money and had a penchant for luxurious living. In fact, he demanded ...How to Prepare for Your Job Interview
Mary Jean Students take time to prepare for the job interview that helps them to secure a job opportunity after they finish high school online. There is a survey done by JDP candidates who spend almost seven hours of searching about the company before the interview, 64% of them also ...PwC Loses Senior Partner Tola Ogundipe
Leading professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced the death of one of its senior partners and deputy senior country partner for Nigeria, Tola Ogundipe. According to a statement issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) where Tola had been a governing council member since 2017, the late ...The Banker That Never Was: My Interesting Journey into Oil & Gas Industry
Jarus Inspired by this tweet by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, who talked about being deliberate about wanting to have a career in the UN since age 13, to the laughter of this friends and schoolmates, I share similar story. At 10 in 1992, I decided I wanted to be a banker, ...Congrats to the New Recruits Coached by JarusHub
UPDATE: We wish to inform you that the following training courses by JarusHub Careers have been discontinued effective from Monday 23rd May 2022 (Interview coaching for PwC and Path to Big 4 course) PwC Nigeria this evening contacted successful candidates for the 2020 graduate recruitment. We are happy that the ...Career Chat: My Most Important Career Decision
Jarus One of my followers and readers of this website recently slid into my inbox on LinkedIn to ask me some questions on career. I think the exchange is an interesting one that other young readers may find beneficial. Good morning, your posts are always very inspiring 🙏. Please, if ...Between JarusHub and a Nigerian Company on Interview Coaching
Dear Jarus Hub, USE OF OUR CORPORATE NAME IN YOUR ARTICLE TITLED ‘INTERVIEW COACHING FOR XYZ NIGERIA LIMITED’ We refer to the above subject matter. Kindly be advised that we are uncomfortable with your use of our registered/corporate name for the collection of interview coaching fees (ranging from N5,000 to N12,000) in order to promote ...Keeping the Workplace Peace: How to Deal With Employee Turnover by Handling Conflict
Deanna deBara Part of building a successful company is creating a peaceful, collaborative, and supportive work environment for your team. But no matter how great your work environment (or your team members), at some point, conflict is inevitable. You can’t avoid workplace conflict entirely. But it’s how you handle that ...Call for Applications: Free 4 Week Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) 5th Annual Digital Career Accelerator
Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) is the world’s first digital accelerator and leads today as one of the largest digital ecosystem development platforms. With a mission to educate, inspire and prepare individuals and organizations for the digital age, GSE brings together both private and public stakeholders to address humanity’s greatest challenges ...How to Keep Your Team Strong During a Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic is still soaring across the world, and many businesses are starting to realize the impact it is having on their employees. Not only is it affecting people financially, but it can also cause damage to one’s mental health. In this article, we’ll discuss some ways that you ...Scam Alert: Ogee Oil & Gas
OGEE OIL & GAS PRODUCT TRADING COMPANY ABU DHABI, UAE <ogee.oilandgas@gmail.com> Prospective Expatriates, OGEE OIL AND GAS PRODUCT TRADING COMPANY-United Arab Emirates plans to set unprecedented standards in cooperation with its world-renowned multi-cultural team of experts and dedicated Staffs. We have reviewed your profile/CV as posted on the job seekers site ...