Samson Adejoro This article is directed to all undergraduates currently studying in any of the Nigerian universities, with an exception to some private universities. You may want to ask me why I made an exception to those private university students. In recent times I have been an ardent follower of ...

Michael Taiwo, PhD Michael, a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and a PhD holder in same discipline from the University of Arkansas, United States, works in a major energy company. In his free time, he mentors and coaches a growing number of students – from ...

WHO’S WHO IN CORPORATE NIGERIA   CATHERINE OLUWAKEMI ONABANJO CURRENT POSITION  Engagement Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, McKinsey & Company. PAST POSITIONS  Managed Services Communication and Special Projects Manager, LM Ecrisson Nigeria; Operational Development Manager, LM Ecrisson Nigeria; HR Communications Project Manager, LM Ecrisson Nigeria. EXPERTISE: Technology | Strategic Management | Reorganisation ...

Upcoming events from JarusHub Academy MARCH Course: Aptitude Test Coaching  Goal: Making job search easy for candidates by teaching them how to scale the first hurdle to graduate jobs ( tests ) Target: Students, Recent Graduates, NYSC members, unemployed graduates, employed graduates seeking better jobs Duration: 6 classes Date: Tuesday – ...

Uchechi Moses Uchechi is a Business Development Associate at JarusHub   TIDJANE THIAM: CEO CREDIT SUISSE  Degree: B.Sc. Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, France; Advanced Mathematics and Physics, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (MINES ParisTech) (Graduated top of his class); MBA, INSEAD (made the Dean’s List), Fontainebleau Campus, France. The ...

By Uchechi Moses Uchechi works at JarusHub 1, EVANS AKANNO (27): FOUNDER CREGITAL  Degree: B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, Imo State University (2010). Finished in 2005 from Innocent Comprehensive High School, Surulere, as the overall best graduating student, graduated with a second-class lower degree from IMSU. Founded digital and design and development ...

Dear Jarus, I trust all is well with you. I want to start by saying thank you for exposing me to the corporate world. It was through your blog I found out about KPMG Undergraduate Internship where I  had an experience that made me more than just an undergraduate, giving ...

Dear Jarus, Please I need your professional advice. I’m a 300L student studying Economics and statistics. An AAT graduate, I’m currently at the last level of ICAN(Professional) of which I intend writing by May 2018. I intend working with the big fours once am out of the university. I’m 22 ...

As JarusHub completes its 5th year and consolidates its position as Nigeria’s top online destination for valuable career resources, we present to you the 10 posts that our readers most in 2017.   10 MOST MARKETABLE COURSES IN NIGERIA SCAM COMPANIES NIGERIAN JOB SEEKERS SHOULD BEWARE OF  O’LEVEL RESULT REQUIRED ...

If you ask many Nigerians what they desire to work, as much as 70% will tell you they want oil and gas job. Nigeria being an oil producing nation, oil and gas is arguably the most prestigious sector in the country. In this article, our editors, some of whom have ...

Most of you might have probably seen the name Heinz on tins or bottles of Ketchup. That’s one of the many American products that are global brands. The company producing it, which also produces Velveeta Cheese and Kraft Macaroni, is Kraft Heinz. The over-100-year-old American food processing company, with current ...

As an education and career website, we often get inquiries from students who need advice on courses of study to pursue in the university. Most of them usually ask for the popular courses. Actually, in Nigeria today, course of study hardly matters again, except in few specialist cases. Here, JarusHub ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hi Jarus,   You might be able to recollect the story behind the email correspondence ‎below.   The young man in 2014, who completed NYSC a year before and wouldn’t settle for anything other than an oil and gas job…   Well, I’ve been thinking lately and thus remember how ...

Sir Jarus, Recently, I’ve been on the net and I’ve gone through your post and advice to a couple of people and I’m quite impressed with how you’ve helped people out there and I have a great feeling that you’d help me get through this great burden I have at ...

Hello Jarus, I’m an active follower of your posts both on Nairaland and on your blog and I must commend your work. Keep up the good work. I recently graduated with a 2.1 in Accounting from a private university in Benin Republic and I’m about to start my NYSC registration. ...

JARUS, the household name that have change people lives both academically and career-wise, you are one guy people don’t give praises to. You really impacted in my life tremendously, started reading your posts on Nairaland right before I was admitted into the university in 2012 after which you flagged off ...

In September 2015, one of the readers of this website sent us the Facebook message below: 11/09/2015 23:32 Uchenna Onwuegbula I’m facing a situation with my academics, I got into school (University of Jos) thtough Direct Entry and made a 4.51 GP at the end of my 200 level, and in 300l I made ...

Dear Jarus, I am a first class graduate of computer science, University of Ibadan. I got  entry level offers as analyst in KPMG and Mckinsey. Please which of the two should I go for and why? I would also like to add that I plan on either eventually continuing my career in ...

Recently, an image of a Nigerian female graduate displaying a placard with the message “I Need a Job”, went viral. I do not think there is anything wrong in such unconventional, creative even if weird, way of seeking employment.  She eventually got to meet the Vice President and the picture and details of the chat with the VP also went ...

We have featured on this platform many Nigerian professionals with rapid career rise, that of Adejoke Adeleke is yet another story we found interesting enough to feature. In March 2009, she completed her NYSC and started her first permanent job. By August 2014, she had risen to become Deputy CFO ...

Dear Jarus, My name is Ahmed; I’m 27 years old and a 2.2 graduate of chemistry. I recently finished my NYSC, and ever since  I have been in confusion on what should be my next move. After a lot of thinking two things came to my mind: First, to apply ...

Good evening Mr Jarus, I’m overwhelmed with your blog, I’m a first timer and indeed I’ve learnt a lot within this short time of reading your blog. It was my quest for solution to my career problem that helped me to discover your blog. I have some personal questions and I ...

My good friend, Mohammed Dahiru Aminu, made this insightful post on Facebook: “How long until your ‘degree class’ becomes unimportant?… “It is no longer important to include your ‘degree class’ in your CV after many years of graduation from the university. If you graduate in 2006 (which is 10 years ...

(Wrote this from the corner of my room on Edinburgh campus, Scotland; 11/05/2013) In my numerous online discussions on Nairaland and elsewhere, I have always rated and defended Shell as one of the most merit-driven organizations in this country. I still stand by that, although a couple of people have ...

The governments of Nigeria, both Federal and States, are becoming more aggressive in tax compliance drive. No excuse again for you not to have knowledge of taxation, whether for your own business or for consulting opportunities. JARUSHUB ACADEMY presents TAXATION FOR BUSINESS A 4-weekend course on taxation for ICAN/CITN students Professional ...

  MY CAREER DIARY with XFIRE I am a graduate of one of the public universities in Nigeria, and I currently work in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. I am sharing my experience under the pen name XFIRE. From the few ways of job hunting I discussed yesterday, you can see ...

Passing professional exams can prove to be a daunting task to many people. It is common to see people that did well in their academic programmes – even first class graduates – struggling with professional exams. The following tips can be helpful in acing professional exams, especially management exams like ICAN, ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

  10 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE IN JUST 213 PAGES NIGERIA’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE ON CAREERS GRAB YOURS NOW   THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CLIMBING CAREER LADDER IN CORPORATE NIGERIA A COMPENDIUM OF ESSAYS & CASE STUDIES ON CAREERS IN NIGERIA By SURAJ “JARUS” OYEWALE, ACA, ...

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 ...

Good day Jarus, I am writing to get your professional advice. I want to know realistically what I stand to gain as  a qualified accountant with the ACCA. ACCA was sold to me  as sort of key to the good life, by this  I mean gainful employment. The reason for asking this is because I ...

MONDAY INSIGHTS With Tope Ajetunmobi Tope is a petroleum engineering graduate of Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, and a first class chemical engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. This article is a sequel to my last post titled “making the best out of academic failure”. Here, I will elaborate ...

JARUSHUB Nigeria’s Most Influential Career Startup Presents CAMPUS & CORPERS SALES AGENCY PROGRAMME for the book THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CLIMBING CAREER LADDER IN CORPORATE NIGERIA A COMPENDIUM OF ESSAYS & CASE STUDIES ON CAREERS IN NIGERIA By SURAJ “JARUS” OYEWALE, ACA, ACTI ABOUT THE ...

Edwin Ugwuodo Edwin is a student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, who interned with KPMG Nigeria for 3 months I am currently rounding off my three months of temporary placement as a graduate tax analyst at KPMG Nigeria. KPMG is a Swiss entity, headquartered in the Netherlands, and is listed in the Fortune 100 ...

JIDE ADEBIYI Jide, ex-KPMG, ex-Vetiva, ex-Renaissance Capital, is the Sub Saharan African Markets Risk & Financial Services Leader of Talentstone Africa Partners. He’s a 2005 graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria.   Johnson Ejezie was initially daunted by the prospect of moving to Lagos from his home town ...