Kimiso:
How much are you earning from the job you are doing presently and how are you managing it till the next month because i know alot is just doing the job just not to stay idle am earning 25k monthly 2days on 2days off and i also eat there 3times a day am an ssce holder to be sincere

Oluwa bless your hustle.

Nwodosis:
Na APC be the competence and capacity abi na the current Tinubu?

Honestly, I am not sure that party na human beings dey am. No conscience, no shame, nothing. Association of wicked people.....That midget demon called Elrufai has gone mute...

RaptorX:
All this you posted while partly true is not a true representation of life in America, but continue with the hype meant for people who have never been there. Free health care and unlimited opportunities indeed.

I said North America, you chose America for me and made your assumptions. You see why politicians will continue to play "kalu kalu" with una.

Munamoqel:
in the uk you don't pick money on the floor .several oyinbo Wil change places if offered 24m

Even if you pay me N50mil now I no fit come back. I dey North America and you can't even compare with Naija. It's like comparing night and darkness. Free healthcare; just call 911, free education for kids, unlimited opportunities for kids (their future is guaranteed even if you drop dead; I know what we passed through when my dad died), constant electricity, study grant....Dem d pay children monthly salary (child benefit) from birth till they reach 18 years. Anybody here can buy the latest car or the latest phone via financing (i.e you take am de pay chikini money biweekly or monthly, if latest comot you fit go exchange again...If any accident happens insurance go take care of it).....wetin be 24mil naira, e reach to pay ransom if dem kidnap you? As of today N24mil is $38,000 which is a minimum wage earning for here. People grow steadily here in a career and get to over $100k per annum.
Make I stop here jare.

monkmike:

Interesting insights.
People really need to know the truth on matters of moving abroad.
Are you on Setlinn, bro?
Let's connect and guide more people.
Here is the group that I manage
https://setlinn.com/groups/da-lounge/
Will be happy to connect with you.

That's a good one, however, I am not on Setlinn....plus na North America I dey o, no be Europe (Germany).

monkmike:
That was me 4 years ago – after landing my first major job in Germany. And in no time I was travelling around Europe..... until the next opportunity came.... and then next, and the next....

I look fresh there, it was about a year after my postgraduate studies (M.Sc. Infection Biology, University of Lübeck). When I received the invite to the interview, I was super excited; positive, enthusiastic, confident……… and all optimistic feelings you can think about. I have had interviews before then, but they were all virtual, this was going to be the first physical interview.

You must have heard/read that you can work in Germany without the German language; that's true, so read on.

The job post was in English; Company’s website: in English; no option to even change it to German or other languages. My job application was sent in English; First feedback to the application sent in English; Invitation to interview was sent by the company in English! Wow! What more could I ask for? Although I could speak some German then, but having a job interview in English was way much better for me.

I could not ask for more – on top of the above, the offer was in Munich – one of the highest paying cities in Germany. Even if you will probably spend most of it on house rent and perhaps groceries, Munich is a beautiful city to leave in, so it’d all be good anyway.

I was so sure of getting the job and was already making accommodation plans. I prepared in the best ways possible – at least, I thought and rehearsed my speeches and possible answers to potential questions a million times. Since the interview would be in English (logically it should), I was confident in myself – actually, I was overconfident.

Anyways, just in case I had to talk to someone at the reception, I pocketed precisely enough German to get me across to the interview room (I thought to myself… lol ?). Well, things started changing slowly when I arrived a bit too early – 20 minutes before the time and was informed (by one of the interviewers, in German), to go and hang around for a while and come back just shortly before the interview time: Welcome to Germany – the land of precision! Being late is not accepted, coming too early praised is neither accepted.

I came back right in time as was asked to. To show good manners, I exchanged greetings with the interviewers (two of them) in German, hoping that’d be it (my pocketed German was already running out!!??). The first interviewer proceeded to introduce himself, and then the second, and then I did – all in German. And I thought to myself, ‘when will the real interview begin?’

The real interview continued as the first person started describing the company. I had to interrupt, to ask if the language of the interview is German: ‘Oh yes, it is. Didn’t you know that?’ He asked. I was like, ‘no! I did not expect it at all………’ I explained how every step so far in the application process was in English until now. The first tension in the meeting ensued – I was caught off guard and I started sweating in my nice suit! Lol, ? I laugh about it today, but not then.

To cut a long story short, we had some arguments on which language to interview in. Of course, they understood my points but wouldn’t accept it since it is a German company and most of the colleagues in the laboratory are native German speakers – there was hardly a chance that I would work in English. I should have thought about that earlier. In the end, we had a compromise – the interview was conducted in Denglisch! Heard that before?

That experience taught me that, you could never be over-prepared for anything. When you are taken by surprise and feel disappointed, let it be a lesson that’d propel you to the next level. I learned my lessons that day and sent all subsequent applications in German ONLY – thanks to the good friends that supported me then. If the communication turned out to be in English, that’s several pluses for me!

Amongst other things to learn, I sure did learn the following:

Be open to changes and if one way does not work, try another
You could never be too prepared – look deeper than the logical procedures
Prepare for the worst. If things go all Gucci, then you can call it luck!
Join an active study abroad community, ask questions and make meaningful contributions.
Keep expanding your network of professional friends, especially those abroad; you need them for their experience.

What experience have you had attending job interviews abroad?

Or do you have questions on how to prepare for a job interview abroad?

Share your thoughts/questions.

If you are not open to change in the abroad, especially as a newcomer, be prepared to soon join the gang of dis abroad sef no be am, it is not what people say it is blah blah because you de find big jobs, you be graduate.....na body go tell you soon.....you have to pay bills here, a lot of bills, and anything you can do legitimately to pay those bills is welcome. There's dignity in labour in the abroad... nobody belittles you for working hard to pay bills. Person wey carry naija mentality say him na graduate e no go fit do security or wash plate or do waiter, na OYO be your case. If you get a big job as a newcomer, great! But if you can't, start somewhere, things will definitely fall in place with time. I mean you will be alright in no time. It is an organized system that enables you to plan ahead, no be like naija wey you no fit plan. Dollar fit be N160/$ this year and N600/$ next year, import duty for an item fit be 10% this year and 70% next yr, sch fees fit be 40k this yr and 100k next yr. So disorganized. Very useless leaders behaving like morons and the majority of the masses supporting them.

Mrspell:
I'm currently working in fast moving consumer good (FMCG) company, but had an offer with a loan company.

Is it encouraging working in a loan company? Is there a career growth there?

Apologies I don't know the right section to post this. Thanks

Keep your FMCG job then begin your emigration process.

360command:
and that point is useless. Even Nigeria can take care of those 2 immigrants you talked about. My point to counter your point is based on the grounds that Canada cannot support a large some of immigrants compared to that of usa. Just because they support few asylum gives reasons why they can take care of them. So shut your mouth all you Canadian burgers who thinks Canada is gold.

Ps: that same Canada has written to the US govt on the arrivals of immigrants from the USA to Canada who previously had a US visa, stating they should do something about it.

I can't even understand your point. I have lived in both the U.S and Canada as an immigrant....I am not an e-warrior like you pls. You read garbage on the internet and begin to write rubbish epistles.

360command:
lol! I laugh at people like you who writes all this. How many asylum immigrants can Canada carry? The United States is at the frontline of every immigrants trying to enter. Canada cannot take half of the immigrants usa has. This is the same way countries like Italy are at the forefront and the rest of EU nations like Germany running their mouth and asking the Italians to hold the immigrants who come in knowing very well ,Germany cannot handle the influx of immigrants into Germany.

There was a time Germany was accepting immigrants (Nigerians), when the Syria war broke out, we saw lots of Syrians trooping Into Germany seeking asylum. Even German authorities came out to reject asylum seekers from Africa so that they can help the Syrians. As I speak to you, I have a few friends who were in Germany, left Germany to Spain and Portugal to find papers..

e be like say you no understand English. Pls read and try to understand before you start writing epistles. My statement was quite simple and clear: "Once you are admitted to Canada". Did I mention anything about how one is admitted or who can be admitted or what number can be admitted? If Canada admits only 2 immigrants, those 2 immigrants would be well supported to settle home, that's the point.

CocoaOla:
MINIMUM WAGES COMPARISON

Nigeria=N30,000.00 equivalent to $38.4

Canada =$1,471.36 equivalent to N1,147,,660.08

Breakdown: $8.36 x average 8 hrs per day = 66.48 x 22 working days = $1,471.36 x N780 =N1,147,660.08

Monthly Minimum wage is:
Nigeria N30k
CANADA N1.4m

Which part of Canada has minimum wage of $8.36?? Even Manitoba that has the least is $11.95

MALIGNANTGuest:
CANADA has got stricter immigration Laws than the United States.
The United States is the HOME for All!

True. But once you are admitted to Canada the support you get as a resident / immigrant is far massive than the U.S.
I can tell you unequivocally that Canada has a strong and robust support system for new immigrants.

Oluomofx:
Dear nairalanders, I lost my mum recently due to illness, will you advise your 83years old father to remarry a 60yrs old woman to keep body and soul due to loneliness.

If you want make the old man no die soon, leave am to marry. Loneliness at old age no be joke.

Kenog4real:
Paid a visit to my sister. She has 2 kids 4 and 6. They came back from school and brought out their assignments with their last term exam script. When I went through the 4yr old script, I was baffled to see the kind of questions they have written because it's more or less of a primary school standard. I was told they would be starting exams in few days time but they still came home with loads of assignments instead of allowing their parents to revise their previous class activities with them.
Not that the kids are not brilliant but I just feel the of that exam questions and some of their assignments are way higher than their reasoning.
Is it same with the school your kids attends.?

This is not right. It might not be a true stand of the school but that of the teacher. The parents need to bring it to the attention of the school management or bring it up in a PTA meeting. In Canada school starts at 5/6. Below 5 na Daycare dem dey de paint toys.

Hanks0000:
I saw a post about how I can earn ₦50,000 VIP grant weekely on fairmoney app and I decided to apply because I'm going through financial difficulties.

I clicked on the link on the post and I was redirected to

https://molinahealthcare.life

It looks identical to Linda ikeji's blog which made me believe it could be real, after following all the steps that was listed on the article, I was also redirected to this website.

https://fairmoney.ng-pay.vip/Grant.html

I was directed to log in my fairmoney account and to enter the OTP code that was sent to me through SMS by fairmoney, I entered the code on the site.

The next message I received was that ₦150,000 was transferred to Esther Blessing Odion (access bank) from my fairmoney account, a transaction I did not initiate.
I called Fairmoney to make a complaint about this transaction which I didn't perform and the transaction indeed happened.

That was when I realised I'd been scammed and I don't know what to do . I might commit suicide because I don't have any mean of repaying. I am a student and I was considering taking a top-up so that I can pay my lodge rent which is already due.

I'm to pay
64,240 this month alone.
I don't know what to do.

PastorMisback
WoundedLamb

Fairmoney has no hand in this. It is solely your responsibility. You were dumb sha. Next time wise up. Don't follow any redirected link to your bank account, you will learn the hard way. Always type the URL (of bank or anything money related) in full by yourself, don't use memory, clear cache always ...or better still use the mobile app.

shogsman:
Just know the abroad y'all are planning to run to doesn't guarantee your Success , you have 7 million you can't think of sensible way to invest in a business here and make money you want to spend the Money to get some 1 year visa to go and sell burger and pepperoni Pizza abroad.
Unless you have a surelink where you plan to relocate to ,it will end in tears.
Without confirm link you will end up in assisted living without no formal support or relief from the government because you're not a citizen,then when you do get a typical scout job In McDonalds or Target you will live from paycheck to paycheck,do that a couple of months and you will be worth $0 , but I guess growing broke and practically starving isn't that bad as long as you get to boast to your friends in naija that you're abroad,if you're lucky Maybe you'll get coupons for second hand food. Clowns

Na dis kind advise deceive my late Papa carry am from UK come back. Na dat side dem for born me. No serious Nigerian can be unsuccessful abroad. You know de spirit of Naija? Dat spirit na never say die spirit. We are tough. We are survivors. As long as you are ready to use your hands, you can't go hungry for abroad. You can wash plates, do security, do clerk etc all at the same time and earn cool cash. Thank God I no follow my papa lane, my children no go grow for this toxic environment wey de limit our potentials.

quentin06:


The whole setup is a scam, power generation and distribution was under 1 umbrella, but some crook decided its more profitable to split them and rip off customers!
Imagine disco staff disconnecting people who have not had power for 2 months.

Na so. Anybody wey get means make e japa o. The situation here is almost hopeless.

Sunisonflex39:
..

Wait o..that form ish. This tells me that it's something that is supposed to be free and they are selling it..

Yeah... it's supposed to be free....

Sunisonflex39:


Chai...no wonder..with prepaid meter u fit manage light for months on 10k before u recharge again..so they sell this prepaid meter. There was a time NEPA were installing it for free.

They kept saying prepaid were not available until someone told me to go and see them (naija way). I met them and they said prepaid na 80k, we bargain come reach 60k. When they came to install it they brought forms to her to sign that the meters were given to her free of charge...chaiiiiii

Sunisonflex39:
So now bill of 22k per month of darkness will now be 48k..chai..we Don enter am..NATO go buy small inverter and ask the NEPA guys to disconnect your house..since them no one bring prepaid..

This thing is not hard.. do installation of mass prepaid meter to every household first before talking of this.

But no..I pity those NEPA guys wey dey go around cutting lights..street are not smiling

The prepaid stuff is deliberate. They make a lot of money from estimated billing. They were billing my Aunt 48k per month. She would pay 8k, dem go come cut am say e too small. I had to buy prepaid meter for her (60k). Now units for 10k de last 4months. I come understand why dem no want give prepaid meters.

ZhanVeera:
This is weekedness of man to fellow man,,

And we would blame the government for this,

Oga a cup (peak milk tin) of beans is N150, small cup of vegetable oil is N200, small pepper na N50, firewood dey there. Labour dey there. I make Akara at home and I can tell you that this Akara is very ok for 250. People wey de shout pass dem no know road to market. When you reach there you go begin do wow! Wow! Wow! like siren for every price wey dem tell you.
Even that newspaper wey dem take wrap de Akara, na buy dem de buy am . ..

FreeStuffsNG:

Sir, I do not stereotype or generalize so please let us stay on this issue of rccg political letter.

As you can see, it is untidy and lacking in intellectual strategy. It is not different from what oft unprepared politicians do when election approaches whereas they had at least 2 years to have started a unit like this. This untidy attempt will lead to rancour and I urge rccg to suspend it until after 2023 election so that they will not be used and dumped.

Since 2019, I expected rccg that has a politics directorate in mind, to first mobilize members to register(I can not recall rccg raising awareness for inec registration during the inec registration), sustain a kind of R & D monitoring and evaluation system like the late Otunba Dipo Dina was doing then when OGB was in office in Ogun state then scout for credible political leaders even outside the rccg to convert to use its platform to get more votes.

This is untidy and its fallout is already creating ripples they lack the competence to address.

You are just ignorant. Go and enquire. Politics has always been a topic in their Sunday School manual for many years now; encouraging their members to get involved and be an example like Daniel who served under several governments but never got himself corrupted.
Get their manuals for different years, you will see it (politics) in all the yrs.

God1000:
hopefully we will look beyond the issue of and religion someday

Yeah

God1000:
sorry bro, I'm an advocate of inter ethnic marriage, it promotes harmony among different tribes.
But sadly some of our parents don't like it

Thanks....it's quite sad, the artificial barriers that humans have built, which shouldn't exist!

God1000:
IGEDE OF OUR DREAM; OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

A brother sent me this story, I will always be proud of my provenance/parentage


When we talk of our future expectations as individuals, we cannot but talk about the procedures or steps needed to be put in place to meet those expectations. Likewise, when we talk about the future expectations of a people, we must also talk about how these can come about.

Our future expectations constitute our dream, it controls our ambitions and aspirations, it determines the methods we use to drive our goals. Individual dreams are always different
But for the dream of a people/a nation, to be realized, it has to be in the interests and the dreams of the individuals that make up that nation.

It is, first of all, the responsibility of the people to understand their dream collectively, teach it to their children, make it their responsibility, individually and collectively as they do with their businesses and careers and commit themselves to it. It is their duty to know that no other individual aspiration or ambition must contradict the "big dream"
After identifying that "big dream".

Goals and methods of accomplishment are necessitated in place and that avails each individual a window to function, both as a person and also as a member of a nation. When these are done, the dream becomes real to the constituent of a nation as much as their own business; room is created for collective participation.

Igede of our dream is possible!
This dream is big; It must be broadcasted, chanted and printed on pages.
It is a dream of a people known for a noble life. A people known for truth and peace, excellence in creativity, hard work /Smart work, a people known for progress, not stagnation, a people with lofty aspirations for better things, improving self-life and the lives of others, valuing their way of life and upholding all morality against the ebbs of misdirected civility.
These are some of the goals within the "big dream" It is a dream, bearing and encompassing the reality that our lives become outstanding anywhere, anytime, everywhere and every-how!

It is a dream we must all buy into.
Unity means speaking one language, being in agreement and being committed to one course.
We must agree, commit to and speak this one dream language with love.

It is a collective responsibility, it is achievable by unity to actualize the igede of our dream.

It is you and I, together as one, a nation bound by love and unity; it is our job to do and it begins now.

Pictures from Igede Carnival 2021.
� Myphotography.

Ajogi Victor Ede
Igede Youth Ambassador.
@ISADA 2021.

I get one Igede girl wey I want marry that year but this inter-tribal nonsense won't let me. Her parents no approve o, the girl cry her eyes nearly comot, she decided we should just run away and get married, but local man no go fit do laidat....e pain local man too o!
This kontri don do me o, kaiii...

okololo:
The 2002 squad of course. Can this 2021 team beat France?

No be by who you beat, na wetin you win? Your trophy is the only evidence of your greatness!

yinchar:
So B.NSc is now about B.Eng in the scheme of things in Nigeria

Lol

It’s well

If I may ask based on what criteria should B.NSC be on Level 10 and B.Eng on Level 8/9?

BNSc = 5yrs +1 yr internship +1yr NYSC = 7yrs.
B.Eng = 5yrs +1yr NYSC = 6yrs. So B.Eng enters on level 9 but if you have COREN level 10.

Dollywood:
I mean, I even connected my DSTV to the TV and it's wack! The picture quality was like watching a 240p or 360p on YouTube.

Na Alaba market LG.
Those guys no get chill. They have the Alaba LG in all sizes, and if you don't know much about TVs dem go do you o.

Kojochyke:

I didn't see d factoral sign..
If its there, then d answer is 12

Simple

Lolz. Person fit see de 3 but e no go see de factorial for dis question? Kaiiiii you be confirm naija.

Kojochyke:
The answer is 9
Y-6=3

Y=3+6 ([-6] changes to [+6] as it crosses d [=].. Mathematical rule)

Y=9.

Thank u.

Hahahaha na only who know answer de talk say de question dey simple. No matter how simple it looks, people will beautifully fail it. You see that symbol "!" wey follow 3 no be punctuation mark o, dem de call am "factorial"...3! means 3x2x1 = 6.....5! means 5x4x3x2x1 =120
Thus,
Y-6 = 3!
Y-6 = 6
Y = 6+6 = 12

Jaycobbs:
You begin by restating their problems back to them to show them that you understand it properly.

Because, let’s face it: human beings are selfish at heart, and we are only interested in how we can benefit.

Your potential clients/employers are doubly so because they would be paying for you out of their own pocket, so they want to be sure it’s ultimately in their best interests to do so.

So, restate the original problem as stated in the job description.

I know you have this problem, and because I have skill set A, B, and C, and I have been working in this niche for a while now so I’m quite proficient at what I do

You might be paying me X amount of money, but hiring me would save you Y amount of money from working with amateurs, or lazy people.

You might be paying me X amount of money, but hiring me would earn you Z amount of money.

You can track me over the next ninety days and I'll prove to you why I'm the best hiring decision you have made.

Make a list of your achievements and accolades if you have them. Highlight the education and training you have taken (even if your best education was a free course on Udemy).

When talking about your skill set, make sure you discuss your relevant hard and soft skills in detail.

Cheers and good luck applying!

© Written by author, John Alabi

Nice, however, I took a different approach a few years ago and the interviewers were impressed. I just told them...because your (company's) vision "is" in line with my vision. This would give me not just room to grow but enjoy my duties/tasks.
The next follow-up question was: what was my vision....So I went ahead to discuss (at length) the vision and how it aligned with that of the company. They asked me to resume the following day!