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Good day Jarus, I have been following your educative posts for a while on Nairaland. Good work you are doing man. God bless you. Pls I need you to advise me on career matters. I graduated with a 2.1 in Microbiology from one of the top universities in Nigeria in 2011. Presently, pursuing an MSc ...What professional IT course can he register for?
Hi Jarus I saw your post on Nairaland and I discern dat you are very intelligent. Please I need your advice. I am a graduate of Elect/Elect Engineering and I’m currently serving in Anambra state. I’m planning to become an IT personnel in the nearest future. Please what professional course can ...Who is an Employee?
HR DESK with Welcome to another week of HR Desk weekly nugget. I promised in one of our earlier posts to ‘introduce’our stakeholders (Prospective Employees, Employees and Employers) in this ‘department’to you. Gentlemen and ladies, it is my honour to introduce to you… But first, is anything common amongst ...DCT25102013: Your Reputation is Priceless, Don’t Damage It
DAILY CAREER TIP: 25.10.2013 Your Reputation is Priceless, Don’t Damage It Over time, your reputation is the most valuable currency you have in business. It’s the invisible key that either opens or closes doors of professional opportunity. Especially in an age where everything is forever recorded and accessible, your reputation ...How to Improve Your Verbal Communication
By Debra Friedman Wheatman According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2012 survey, hiring employers seek candidates with strong verbal communication skills. In fact, this ranked as the second most important skill to surveyed employers. This is not surprising. Is it possible to improve your verbal ...DCT24102013: Spend 25% Less Than You Make
DAILY CAREER TIP: 24.10.2013 Spend 25% Less Than You Make When your material needs meet or exceed your income, you’re sabotaging your ability to really make it big. Don’t shackle yourself with golden handcuffs (a fancy car or an expensive apartment). Be willing and able to take 20% less ...Non-Football Facts About Pele (iii)
MAYOWA’S MUSINGS Mayowa Akinsola In 1994, he married Assiria Seixas Lemos. They met in 1985 in New York. Pele liked her and admired her from the start though; she was married at that time to her first husband and with a daughter. Simultaneously, Pele was going out with a doctor ...Non-Football Facts About Pele (ii)
MAYOWA’S MUSINGS Mayowa Akinsola His first nickname was Dico coined by his uncle. Dico is still how his mother refers to him. At some point, he was called Gasolina but the whole world knows him as Pele. The name, Pele bugged really bugged him at first. He was really proud ...TNSB Career Fair for Undergraduates, Graduates & Professionals
I got this via my subscription to Jobberman.com. Although I am not a big fan of recruitment exercise that involves payment, it nonetheless appears credible. I wish interested folks all the best. ************************************ Transatlantic Negotiation School of Business (TNSB) California USA, is organising a Career Fair for undergraduates, graduates and ...Non-Football Facts About Pele (i)
MAYOWA’S MUSINGS Mayowa Akinsola To football aficionados, the above title is patently contradictory. How do you separate Pele from football or football from Pele? For a man that played top-flight for over twenty years and won everything winnable in his era, the idea of writing a paragraph about him ...DCT23102013: Read More Books, Fewer Tweets/Texts
DAILY CAREER TIP: 23.10.2013 Read More Books, Fewer Tweets/Texts Your generation consumes information in headlines and 140 characters: all breadth and no depth. Creativity, thoughtfulness and thinking skills are freed when you’re forced to read a full book cover to cover. All the keys to your future success, lay in ...How to Invest Profitably in Quoted Companies
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewumi (Over 20 years investing experience in Nigeria’s financial markets) Investment is the deployment of resources in order to make profit. This is the main difference between saving and investment. You save in the bank for interest while you invest to make profit. This is ...DCT22102013: Pick an Idol & Act “As If”
DAILY CAREER TIP: 22.10.2013 Pick an Idol & Act “As If” You may not know what to do, but your professional idol does. I often coach my employees to pick the businessperson they most admire, and act “as if.” If you were (fill in the blank) how would he or ...Is my dry CV the cause of my non-invitation for jobs?
Hi Jarus. I really love what you and the eggheads are doing here. I think my main issues have already been trashed out as I also have a 2-2 in Economics from UNILAG and I’m looking to break into the Investment Banking sector. This interest was sparked by a recruitment ...Employ Henrietta
I got the email below from one of the teeming frustrated young Nigerian adults out of job. In case anybody has a job for her, or can assist in any form, send an email to me jarushub@gmail.com She doesn’t even have money to make a billboard like Adam. Please assist ...HR DESK: My employer cuts my pay, what should I do?
Further to our case study1 (Obotunde’s case), here is an analysis of the theme of the case and likely answers to the questions. Every organization consist of employer and employees who relate to one another this is the employment relationship, which may be expressed formally by what Rubery et al ...FEMI TAIWO ON MONDAY: My take on Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince
Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D [Please note: For the remainder of this year, 2013, I will be mostly reviewing books that are both original and seminal. They are books that have shaped the course of world history in ways that may not always be readily apparent. Starting in 2014, God willing, ...PRESS RELEASE: Uche Pedro Wins British Council/TFA Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year
Lagos, Nigeria October 21, 2013 Prior to the official announcement of the date and venue for The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2013, the project’s Central Working Committee (CWC) and the British Council have announced Uche Pedro as the winner of The International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year’ award. ...DCT21102013: You Need At Least 3 Professional Mentors
DAILY CAREER TIP 21.10.2013 You Need At Least 3 Professional Mentors The most guaranteed path to success is to emulate those who’ve achieved what you seek. You should always have at least 3 people you call mentors who are where you want to be. Their free guidance and counsel will ...Jarus Discusses Nigeria, Youths and Social Media on Opeyemi Agbaje’s TV Show (Channels, LTV & ...
In recognition of our humble efforts here, in the mainstream media, and in other places, yours sincerely will be featured by economic and political analyst, Opeyemi Agbaje, in his popular TV show, THE POLICY COUNCIL (TPC). TPC is a television show focused on economy and polity with emphasis on Nigeria, ...DCT18102013: Both the Size and Quality of Your Network Matter
DAILY CAREER TIP 18.10.2013 Both the Size and Quality of Your Network Matter It’s who you know more than what you know, that gets you ahead in business. Knowing a small group of folks very well, or a huge smattering of contacts superficially, just won’t cut it. Meet and stay ...DCT17102013: You Have to Build Your Technical Chops
DAILY CAREER TIP 17.10.2013 You Have to Build Your Technical Chops Adding “Proficient in Microsoft Office” at the bottom of your resume under Skills, is not going to cut it anymore. I immediately give preference to candidates who are ninjas in: Photoshop, HTML/CSS, iOS, WordPress, Adwords, MySQL, Balsamiq, advanced Excel, ...DCT16102013: Speak Up, Not Out
DAILY CAREER TIP 16.10.2013 Speak Up, Not Out We’re raising a generation of sh-t talkers. In your workplace this is a cancer. If you have issues with management, culture or your role & responsibilities, SPEAK UP. Don’t take those complaints and trash-talk the company or co-workers on lunch breaks and ...DCT15102013: Map Effort to Your Professional Gain
DAILY CAREER TIP 15.10.2013 Map Effort to Your Professional Gain You’re going to be asked to do things you don’t like to do. Keep your eye on the prize. Connect what you’re doing today, with where you want to be tomorrow. That should be all the incentive you need. If ...DCT14102013: People Matter More Than Perks
DAILY CAREER TIP 14.10.2013 People Matter More Than Perks It’s so trendy to pick the company that offers the most flex time, unlimited meals, company massages, game rooms and team outings. Those should all matter, but not as much as the character of your founders and managers. Great leaders will ...Product Warehouse Analyst Job in an O&G Company
Rate Negotiable Type Permanent Location Nigeria Town Onne, Rivers State Date Posted 22 Sept 2013 Expiry Date 20 Oct 2013 Job Reference 56050_66168vinar_VC3 Job Description A leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world’s energy and Oil and Gas industry is currently looking for a Product Warehouse Analyst ...HR Desk: Case Study 1
HR DESK WITH NASIR KOLAWOLE Further to the introduction of our HR Desk I welcome you once again to an interactive, educative and informative desk. We will hit the ground running with a real life case study this week. The subsequent article will center on our stakeholders on this ...9 Things To Learn From Atedo Peterside’s Management Philosophy
I mentioned in the first part of this article that the course Organizational Behaviour in my MBA programme has actually activated some keenness in me about management styles of people and organizations. I also mentioned how some chaps I admire happened to be cultivated by Atedo Peterside, founder of the Investment ...DCT11102013: A New Job a Year Isn’t a Good Thing
DAILY CAREER TIP 11.10.2013 A New Job a Year Isn’t a Good Thing 1-year stints don’t tell me that you’re so talented that you keep outgrowing your company. It tells me that you don’t have the discipline to see your own learning curve through to completion. It takes about 2-3 ...What I learned from the Atedo Boys
I am currently running my MBA programme, and one subject I find very interesting – and perhaps my favourite – is Organizational Behaviour (OB). Although most of the things I read in OB are things I have known as an employee in three different organizations in the last 7 years, ...Introducing Jarushub ‘HR Desk’
INTRODUCING ‘HR DESK’ Have you ever wondered why you don’t get called for interview despite hundreds of applications? Do you always perform badly when called for interviews? Are you currently engaged, either as a fresh or experienced staff, and you need clarifications/ professional advice on some human resources related issues? ...DCT10102013: You Should Be Getting Your Butt Kicked
DAILY CAREER TIP 10.10.2013 You Should Be Getting Your Butt Kicked Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” would be the most valuable boss you could possibly have. This is the most impressionable, malleable and formative stage of your professional career. Working for someone that demands excellence and pushes your ...DCT09102013: Take Responsibility for Your Mistakes
DAILY CAREER TIP 09.10.2013 Take Responsibility for Your Mistakes You should be making lots of mistakes when you’re early on in your career. But you shouldn’t be defensive about errors in judgment or execution. Stop trying to justify your F-ups. You’re only going to grow by embracing the lessons learned ...Functions of The Stock Exchange
INVESTMENT TALK WITH EMMA Emmanuel Ewumi (Over 20 years investing experience in Nigeria’s financial markets) The stock exchange is expected to perform the following roles: Provide a forum for members to buy and sell securities or grant quotation to new ones. Provide an opportunities or facilities for raising new capital. ...DCT08102013: Don’t Wait to Be Told What to Do
DAILY CAREER TIP 08.10.2013 You can’t have a sense of entitlement without a sense of responsibility. You’ll never get ahead by waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Saying “nobody asked me to do this” is a guaranteed recipe for failure. Err on the side of doing too ...Got a job with Skye Bank, but I want to practise Chemical Engineering that I ...
Hello Jarus, I have piled up First Bank shares dividend, how will I claim them? I got Japaul shares likes 6 years ago, I have their shares certificate but I have not received their dividened for once, how do I go about it? How do I trade with the shares I have. ...To Jarus, from a confused soul
Hello Sir, Top of the day to you! I have been following your posts and answers and indeed you are a good one. Truthfully I’ve been in this twist of finding myself to do what I really love and what I find rewarding, financially too. After each brood I turn ...DCT07102013: Be the First In & Last to Leave
DAILY CAREER TIP 07.10.2013 – Be the First In & Last to Leave I give this advice to everyone starting a new job or still in the formative stages of their professional career. You have more ground to make up than everyone else around you, and you do have something ...Career opportunities for me if I relocate to Nigeria?
Dear Jarus, I have been an active user on Nairaland for a while now and I can’t but notice and respect your opinions and postings,especially on career and mentorship. I have therefore decided to seek your counsel as regards my career. I will start by giving you a preview about ...What certification can I acquire as an engineering student before graduation that would give me ...
Good Day Sir, My name is Oghene. I am a big fan of your blog and your faithful follower on Nairaland; I am 23 years old in 200 level in a federal university, studying electrical/electronics engineering. I just won a chevron scholarship. My issue is that: 1. I don’t know ...Catching Them Young: Career Prospects in Social Sciences and Accounting
CAREER PRESENTATION – SURAJ Being my presentation to some young secondary school students and school leavers as a guest speaker at the Ajumoni Muslim Youth Career Talk, Oworo, Lagos, Saturday, October 6, 2013.VIDEO: Simon Kolawole’s Session @ Jarushub Career Conference
STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-HEART EXHORTATION Simon Kolawole Former Editor, THISDAY Jarushub Career Conference, Citilodge Hotel, Lekki, 21 September 2013 CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO>> Other videos from Jarushub Career Conference: Video: Obafemi Bamidele’s (CFA) Presentation @ Jarushub Career Conference Video: Baba Ikhazoboh, Director, Dragnet Solutions; #Jarushub CC Video: Akeem Oyewale’s Presentation @ ...DCT04102013: Pick Up the Phone – Stop hiding behind your computer
DAILY CAREER TIP: 04.10.2013 – Pick Up the Phone Stop hiding behind your computer. Business gets done on the phone and in person. It should be your first instinct, not last, to talk to a real person and source business opportunities. And when the Internet goes down… stop looking so ...DCT03102013: Social Media is Not a Career
DAILY CAREER TIP: 03.10.2013 – Social Media is Not a Career These job titles won’t exist in 5 years. Social media is simply a function of marketing; it helps support branding, ROI or both. Social media is a means to get more awareness, more users or more revenue. It’s not ...Book Review: Things To Do…Before Your Career Disappears (iii)
Author: Tope Fasua, FCA Date: May 2013 Price: N3000, Hard back (N5000) Available on Amazon Offline purchase: Wale (0703 327 9034) Reviewed for Jarushub by: Omotola Hakeem Abimbola (Final Year Economics Student, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; abimbolatola@yahoo.com or abimstols@gmail.com) Continued from parts 1 and 2 Divided into nine chapters and an ...
