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AFTER THIRD CLASS OR PASS DEGREE, WHAT NEXT? A WORKSHOP – FEB 6
In Nigeria’s labour market or even entrepreneurship scene, the greatest deal of attention is given to academic high flyers – people that made first class and second class upper. Vast majority of companies set first class and 2.1, and in some cases 2.2, as minimum criteria for application in the ...JARUSHUB FREE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP – JANUARY 16
Entrepreneurs start businesses, bear the risk and gain the rewards. This is perhaps the best job you can get – one that you create for yourself. It is also true that many people in paid employment are looking for additional income-generating opportunities and aren’t quite sure how or where to ...VERDICT: STARTUP SCENE WILL WITNESS LULL IN 2016
3 predictions for tech in Nigeria 2016 Ndem Nkem Travel/Tech Writer Jovago Nigeria It is a new year! We have finally crossed over to 2016, and while everything seems to be taking a new turn, it seems as though very little has changed in the tech world. No doubt 2015 ...CAN AN UNCONFIRMED EMPLOYEE PUT THE SHORT EXPERIENCE ON CV?
Good day Jarus, I was recently given a notice of non confirmation of employment by a company, after spending only 3 months there. My concern is, can I include it on my CV especially it been a career I really want to build? It came as a shock to me ...BEWARE: MA LOGISTICS
It has come to our notice that companies are exploiting the unemployment situation in Nigeria and eagerness of our graduates to get job. The company below, from our findings, is one of them. MA Logistics invites you for a written assessment & brief session with the CEO/BDM by 9am Mon 04/01/16 ...4 steps to dealing with rejection or self persecution
Inspiration with Debbie Inspire, Develop and Connect www.facebook.com/inspirationwithdebbie You know that time of the year when we do a thorough “self evaluation”, to know what good and what bad we did in the year. How much we met our “New year resolutions”? Well, that time is here. And it can ...JACK WELCH: 10 BEHAVIOURS THAT COULD KILL YOUR CAREER
Jack Welch Jack is Executive Chairman of the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University. Through its online MBA program, the Jack Welch Management Institute provides students and organizations with the proven methodologies, immediately actionable practices, and respected credentials needed to win in business. Careers rarely follow a smooth, linear ...HOW TO BECOME A CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
Hello , My name is Wale, a fresh graduate of Economics from the University of Ilorin. My dream since the day I entered the University has always been to work in the Central Bank of Nigeria and one day become the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. I want to make meaningful impact ...JARUSHUB MONTHLY GRADUATE FINISHING CLASS
It is a well-known fact that the workplace is an entirely different ball game from the school. Success in school hardly guarantees success in the workplace, just as non-success in academics hardly makes one a failure in the workplace. The skill-set needed to excel in the workplace can sometimes be ...6 Easy to Apply Time Management Tips for Nurses
Mool Manoj Khatri Your nursing career could be intense, demanding your focused attention during long, tough shifts. Sometimes, life becomes unmanageable when multiple things happen at a single point of time, such as the ringing of the telephone, consultant’s need to accompany you on the ward round, and a ...JARUSHUB IN 2015 – WE THANK YOU
Dear Friends of JarusHub On behalf of my partners (AbdulKabir, Jacob & Nachi) and my employees (Mathew & Feyi), I want to thank everyone that came across JarusHub in 2015. From our subscribers to non-subscribing readers to our followers on Nairaland, Facebook, twitter and other platforms, we want to thank ...Pros and Cons of Consulting, Admin, Finance and Project Management Careers
Good day Jarus, I have been following your posts on Nairaland and I think you can be of help to me as I am currently in a very great fix and confused, superbly confused. I am a graduate of industrial Physics with CGPA of 4.47, completed NYSC last year ...HOW TO OPEN A NETWORKING CONVERSATION
ARIELLA COOMBS for CAREEREALISM Ariella is the Content Manager for CAREEREALISM. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. Follow her @AriellaCoombs or find her on Google+. I think one of the hardest things about networking events is just getting a conversation going with someone ...After Economics Degree, What Next?
Dear Jarus, My name is Jide, a graduate of Economics. I recently finished and I’m about starting my service year. I am 21 years of age and graduated with a first class after lots of effort. I am really confused on how to become a great person in life. Please, I want to ...TOP 10 ARTICLES ON JARUSHUB – 2015
1, 10 MOST MARKETABLE COURSES IN NIGERIA (75K views, majorly students searching google for info on courses of study) 2, I want to study Law, please help review my O’level result (19k views, majorly school leavers searching google for info on Law as a course) 3, Common Interview Questions and Answer Tips (15k ...More things you should be doing as an undergraduate
By Austin Archibong Austin is a final year student of chemical engineering at the University of Ilorin This contribution is borne from Jarus’s superb write-up on six things undergrads should do before leaving school. On that note, I’d like to add a few more tips. Diversifying from your major a ...HE IS STUDYING SOCIOLOGY BUT ASHAMED OF IT
Good day sir. I start by showing my appreciation for the gift you have given to this generation of youths. It is very uncommon to find a young man with achievements as yours who not only cares about positively impacting on the younger generation but also teams up with other ...WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA: MUTIU SUNMONU – MR. SHELL
WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA MUTIU SUNMONU CURRENT POSITION: Country Chairman, Shell Companies in Nigeria/ CEO, Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria (SPDC)/Vice President, Production, Shell Sub-Saharan Africa PAST POSITIONS: Executive Director, Production, Shell Nigeria; Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, SPDC Eastern Operation; General Manager, Production, Shell Nigeria; Regional Business Adviser, Shell ...CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OR CIVIL ENGINEERING?
Please does chemical engineering give better job prospects than Civil Engineering? I apply for Chemical and Civil at two different universities and glory be to God, they both gave me admission to study what I applied for. I am in love with both, but I don‘t know which one to go for. Please ...How to Quit a Job
Quitting your job can be a difficult prospect: on one hand, you’ve likely lined up something better (or at least have good reasons to quit your job), and on the other hand, telling your employer is bound to be unpleasant. Nevertheless, it is a necessary step to moving forward. What ...“HELP, MY CGPA IS FALLING EVERY SEMESTER”
Dear Jarus, I am a regular reader and follower of your blog. My name is Wale, a 300 level student in one of the state universities in the south west and my course of study is Business Education. The essence of writing you is because I don’t know what is ...PROSPECTS OF CONSULTING CAREER IN NIGERIA
Good morning. Greetings from Great Ife. I am a 400L accounting student with a passion for consulting.However, most of what I know about consulting is from the US companies. How viable is the field in Nigeria? I don’t find much internships or job opportunities advertised. Why do you think this ...JARUSHUB FOUNDER PAYS HOMAGE TO EMIR OF KANO
Founder of JarusHub, Nigeria’s first career mentoring platform, over the weekend paid homage to one of his mentors and the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), now Emir of Kano, His Highness, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. For those who follow Jarus, he’s been a long time admirer of ...FRAUD ALERT: MDL LTD
This message was received by virtually every Nigerian – including illiterate market women and unlettered grandmas – last week. Many things don’t add up there and it’s obviously a fraud. They must have gotten telephone database from bulk sms merchants and sent randomly. “Base on referral you have been ...CAN AN EMPLOYEE REJECT SACK LETTER?
Hello Jarus, Trust you had a great day? I work in one of the outsourced call centres in the country. In November, we woke up one day to the dismissal of some members of staff. They were just called into the an office, handed dismissal letters, asked to sign that they ...Working Abroad: A bittersweet challenge
Aakanksha Pasricha Aakanksha has been extensively researching about the job market in global region. When she isn’t writing she browses around the high streets as she definitely has an eye for details. You can visit her @ G+ Working abroad is a dream or can be a popular choice for ...POSITIONING & MARKETING YOURSELF FOR CORPORATE JOB
Founder of JarusHub, Jarus, was one of the 3 Nigerians that facilitated sessions at the 2015 edition of CIRCLE OF HAND PUBLIC LECTURE & WORKSHOP, which held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Lagos State Television (LTV) complex, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Jarus spoke on the topic, ...How helpful is dropping hard copies of my CV in offices?
Dear Jarus, Kudos for a job well done. Your blog site is one of the best I have ever seen. I can see you are more experienced in terms of career and life pursuit. My question is: I intend going to some organisations, especially few banks to submit my CV ...COMPANY REVIEW: ACCENTURE NIGERIA
JARUSHUB “WORKING IN” SERIES (J-WIS) (J-WIS is a platform by JarusHub to enlighten prospective job seekers about companies in Nigeria with a view to aiding them in making informed career decisions. The information is drawn from basic research. While we did our best to ensure the information is accurate, we ...6 Reasons Why Discrimination Against 2.2 and 3rd Class Graduates Should Stop
CAREER AND MORE WITH XFIRE ON WEDNESDAY Xfire is a graduate of one of the notable public universities in Nigeria, with working experience in the FMCG and petroleum industry. He currently works as an engineer in a multinational oil company in Nigeria. He is passionate about guiding people to achieve ...What is Investment Banking about?
Good day, I have been on your blog since last night and I just want to commend all your efforts and dedication towards what you do. Unfortunately, we engineering grads dont have people that will give career advice and directions to us. Just so you can have a clearer view of who you’re dealing ...WANT TO BECOME A CFO? START YOUR CAREER FROM PWC OR KPMG
I wrote an article last year listing Top 5 places to start non-technical careers in Nigeria. PwC and KPMG top the list. I started my post-NYSC career in a downstream oil and gas company and I remember my pre-employment chat with the COO of that company, herself an accountant. She had ...AT ENTRY LEVEL, 3 THINGS YOU DON’T NEED ON YOUR CV
Ariella Coombs is a leading career blogger in the United States and Managing Editor of Careerealism, one of the Top 100 career Websites in the United States, according to Forbes. She answers this question in an interview with OpenCollege, a US-based platform. QUESTION: What are the top 3 things you ...Undergraduates: Why you should take your IT seriously
Mustafa Yusuf-Adebola Mustafa, a chartered accountant, works in Lagos So, the ASUU strike has been called off, the hiatus is now over and the cliché question always is, “what did you do during the strike?” As it is with students, the strike was a waste of time as they had ...7 Things To Do Before Going for a Job Interview
You checked your inbox and you received that delightful email: We received your application for the position of XYZ in our company and are pleased to invite you for interview. See details below. Happy you definitely are. But your heartbeat doubles. How will I ace this? I desperately need to change ...SEGUN ADENIYI, DIPO FAMAKINWA, JARUS FOR CHANGE WORKSHOP
Founder of JarusHub, Nigeria’s first career mentoring platform, Mr. Suraj Oyewale, aka Jarus, will join eminent personalities like Mr. Segun Adeniyi, former Special Adviser to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, director-general of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN as facilitators at a workshop organized by Circle ...Amazing selling points Nigerian Job Seekers omit on their CVs (I)
As the premium consultancy arm of Jarushub continues to grow in popularity, I find myself spending the bulk of my weekend reviewing clients’ CVs and cover letters. When working on a CV, I always have cause to call the owner to drill more information to give flesh to otherwise ...“BANKING CAREER IS DEAD IN NIGERIA” – TOPE FASUA, FORMER BANKER
Tope Fasua is an economist, accountant, columnist, author and a consultant. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Tope studied economics at the Ondo State University where he finished as the best graduating student in his department, faculty and university at large in 1991. He had ...HOW MARKETABLE IS SOCIOLOGY IN NIGERIA?
Hello Sir, I just got admitted into a top University in the South-West of Nigeria, to study Sociology (merit). But I’m being denied registration because according to them I must have an Art subject to go with my English, Mathematics, Economics, Government, and Commerce in GCE result. They also refused two sittings. Although a ...Questions & Answers on Oil & Gas Career (iv)
Good day sir, I got your contact via Nairaland. I’m a student of the University of Benin studying Industrial Mathematics. I would like to know how my course of study is of relevance to the oil and gas sector. Also I have a plan to venture into networking by getting certificates ...BEYOND THE TEA: WHY C-GUYS EARN MEGA BUCKS
Today, telecommunications giant, MTN, announced the resignation of the CEO of their Nigeria business. Last month, their Global CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, had also resigned. All these came after the sanction by the Nigerian telecommunications industry regulator, NCC, over the failure of the company to deactivate over 5.1m unregistered subscribers on its ...TRAINING/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP VENUE FOR RENT IN YABA
NEED A VENUE FOR THE FOLLOWING? Training Indoor event Meeting Seminar Workshop Tutorial classes DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY HIRE JARUSHUB TRAINING ROOM @ POCKET-FRIENDLY COSTS LOCATION60 Moleye Street, off Herbert Macaulay Street (Behind Total Filling Station), Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos This is a good location given the proximity of Yaba to ...JARUSHUB NETWORKING EVENING – DECEMBER 5
JARUSHUB NETWORKING SATURDAY (JNS) was conceived out of the need to build a community of professionals that interact and share career and business information in Nigeria. This is an avenue for professionals, entrepreneurs, unemployed graduates as well as youth corps members to come and interact and get to know one another. It is ...With my third class degree, can I get job in an oil company?
Hello Jarus, My name is Tosin. I’m from Kwara State. I messed up big time while studying Civil Engineering in one of Nigeria’s second generation universities. By bagging a THIRD CLASS degree. A couple of factors contributed to it, but those are just mere excuses. The bottom line is that ...SUPPORT A NIGERIAN STARTUP IN GLOBAL STARTUP BATTLE
Published as received. Please help vote for these guys, share and mobilize for them. We wish them the best. *** Good morning Jarus. I am N.E. I got your email from one of your posts on Nairaland. I have been a registered member of Nairaland since 2008. I have followed ...
