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Career Q&A with Jarus: Oil & gas career, poor CGPA
Question 1 Response: Without idea about your medium term career plans, it may be difficult to advise. Maybe Msc in Finance or ...Career Q&A: Chartered Accountant or Software Engineer?
Hello, I want you guys to help me decide a career path, I do not want to invest my time and money ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Can you send a “thank you” message to your interviewer on LinkedIn?
Dear Jarus How have you been. Trust you are keeping safe. I will like to know your position on some HR & ...Career Choice Dilemma: Medicine vs Finance?
Good evening Jarus, I’m terribly sorry to barge uninvited into your DM, but all other efforts at contacting you, including trying to ...Job Offer: IHS Towers vs Glo?
Dear JarusHub I am still struggling with discovering a career path sir. My first job is with a Telecom company and there’s ...Q&A: Any Prospect for First Class Graduate of Animal and Environmental Biology?
Dear Jarus Please is there any prospect for a first class graduate in animal and environmental biology from your experience in the ...Does Having Masters Degree Guarantee Jobs?
Guarantee is a strong word. Helpful the better word. No certificate guarantees job. You still need to convince the recruiter, you need ...Career Advice to a Geology Graduate
Dear sir, I must say a very big thank you for all your good works. I just finished reading your book and ...Questions and Answers on Oil & Gas Career (IV)
Hello Sir,I am writing to know if you can refer to an engineering personnel who can guide me into certificate courses that ...Can Masters Degree Help in my Job Search After a lot of Rejections?
Dear Jarus I’d like to seek your advice on a critical issue which has been giving me sleepless nights. I graduated in ...Can a second class lower graduate get job in a Big 4 or investment firms?
Good day sir, My name is Wale Ladeji. I am a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. I graduated with a second class ...Can I gain admission into university without credit in English language?
Greetings to you ma/sir Please help me out with this: I am an Arts student back then in school, I made credit ...Breaking into the oil and gas industry as a lawyer
Dear Jarus, I am in a bit of a bind. I am highly qualified on paper with an LLB from a top ...Breaking into oil and gas industry from bank
Dear Jarus I was privileged to know about you via Nairaland. Although I am a passive member, I must say that you ...Career Advice to a Young Petroleum Engineer
Dear Jarus, I am a graduate of Petroleum Engineering from a Nigerian university. I currently work as as an engineer with a ...Job Offer: First Bank or Access Bank?
First Bank or Access Bank?How Can I Get Oil & Gas Job with My Third Class Degree?
Dear Jarus, I stumbled upon your site a few weeks back and I must say, it’s a really helpful blog, please keep ...Career Prospects for an Agricultural Economics Graduate
Dear sir, I recently just read your book, The Road to Victoria Island, and I must confess it’s one of the best ...Can an Hepatitis Infected Person Get Job in Nigeria?
Dear Sir, I am hepatitis B positive but no any symptoms in doctors report, can I get job in Nigeria? Best Regards A.M. ...Can I become a sound Economist through Whatsapp Group?
Dear sir I am a graduate of Economics, still awaiting NYSC mobilization. If I am to rate myself as an economist, I ...How to get jobs in international NGOs
Question: Recently I saw this advert for a position from one of these international NGOs. They want applicants to have five years ...Career Dilemma: Msc vs MBA Finance
Hello, My name is Tolu Ajadi. I am an Accounting student of Uniben and I just cleared my final ICAN papers last ...Career Advice: Accounting vs Marketing vs HR
Dear Jarus, Four years ago, I sought your advice on choosing between banking & finance and accounting. I switched to accounting in ...Accounting is damn boring!
Dear JarusHub, I need your candid advice/help on an issue that borders my mind so much. I have Bsc in accounting from UNILAG ...Career Prospects and Job Opportunities for an Economics Graduate
Dear Jarus, I came across your blog when I searched “job opportunities for economics graduates” on Google and was quite astonished as ...Should He Drop Engineering for a Career in Taxation?
Dear Jarus, I need your advice for a friend of mine. He was my friend in school, very smart. He ...Dilemma of a Frustrated Computer Science Student
Dear JarusHub, Please I seriously need your help, I am considering dropping out of school as I have no passion or motivation ...“The Interview Chat is Too Short, is it a Bad Signal?”
Dear Jarus, I would like to find out if one can still lose out on a job offer even after getting to ...PwC or Major Power Firm?
Dear Jarushub, I have always wanted to work at a big 4 firm, so last year, I applied to PwC graduate trainee ...Q&A: With F in almost all my courses, can I make a first class?
Hello, I am a student of Federal University of Technology, Minna. Mechanical engineering, 100 level. Before you accuse me of being dull, ...Internship Opportunity Challenge of a First Class Accounting Graduate
Dear Jarus I would like to thank you for creating such a wonderful platform as the JarusHub, which I greatly benefited from ...How to get into Big 4 with banking experience
Dear JarusHub My wife has 3 years experience with a small audit firm, after which she joined a bank. She resigned in ...Q&A: Career Dilemma of a Bored Banker
Hi Jarus I need your input and direction here. I have almost six years experience as a relationship manager in the banking ...Mechanical Engineering Student: What to Do in School to Get Oil & Gas Industry Job
Hello sir, Good evening to you. Please kindly help with some guidelines / advice sir. I’m a Mechanical Engineering student of a ...Dilemma of a Brilliant Accounting Graduate With Elusive Internship Opportunity
Good day, Jarus I would like to thank you for creating such a wonderful platform as the JarusHub, which I greatly benefited ...
