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DutchNegro:
You see, a friend told me I sold myself cheap. Also considering the fact that it's located in an ESTATE which is a plus to the school.

Another advice I even need on the job offer is how stressful can this job be?

Agbara Estate in Ogun State?

Christians the World over are known to celebrate Christmas day annually (25th of December).

I really want to know, is it biblical?

Recycling becomes fun when there are rewards involved. It's just unfortunate that that's what it takes to get people to care.

The city of Beijing has come up with an ingenious idea to encourage people to recycle more. It has installed 34 “reverse” vending machines in subway stations throughout the city. When a passerby inserts an empty plastic bottle, the machine’s sensor scans it to assess the value of the plastic – anywhere from 5 to 15 cents – and spits out a public transportation credit or extra mobile phone minutes. The reward is commensurate with the quality and number of bottles being fed into the machine, although there is also the option for people such as tourists, who don’t need the rewards, to insert bottles anyways.

Most of the recycling machines, according to Recycling Today, are placed in high-traffic or touristy areas, such as the Temple of Heaven, which sees as many as 60,000 people pass by daily. When you consider that most people have a plastic bottle of something in their hands, whether it’s water or soda, that’s a whole lot of plastic that city officials don’t want to see littered on the ground. This system, with its free rewards, makes recycling more appealing, and is a good step forward for a city that’s already notorious for its environmental degradation.

The idea is catching on. In Sydney, whereTakePart reports that “beverage containers now outstrip cigarette butts as the most littered item,” the city officials placed Envirobank reverse vending machines throughout the city. Unlike traditional recycling bins, where people would throw regular garbage and contaminate the recycling, making it hard or impossible to process, this machine only fits plastic bottles and soda cans. Because it immediately crushes them, each Envirobank can hold up to 3,000 items. The rewards are nice – food truck vouchers, tickets to the city’s famous New Year’s Eve party, and bus passes.

While I think these initiatives are great, they don’t really solve the bigger issue of disposable plastic. Recycling, as useful and good as it can be, is not an ideal solution. Plastic can never be fully recycled, but is always ‘down-cycled’ into a lesser form of itself until it cannot be reworked and eventually gets landfilled. The most important task is to educate people about the importance of reusability, and get people off their addictions to bottled water and soda and onto using reusable bottles and cups.


https://www.treehugger.com/culture/pay-your-subway-ride-beijing-recycling-plastic-bottle.html

Nice read.
Great tips.
These ain't applicable to an average Nigerian driver.
BTW, where is the road? Do we really have roads in Nigeria?

Bronce:
Invite just dropped, it's 17th
God's speed to us all

Congratulations.
when did they send you the mail?

Congratulations are in order to those that have received interview invites.
However, kindly confirm if you sent your transcripts?
cc: those that have received the interview invites.

Spot on.
I concur.

Relationship Gist.

Sorry ladies I need to be raw this time...

You are sexy... he left,
Your butts is very big... he left,
You are ugly... he left,
You are beautiful... he still left even faster,
You've got sexy boobs, he walked away yet,
You are rich, live in a cool Apartment... he still left,

What could be wrong?
I wonder when y'all ladies will realise its your
attitude that keeps a man!

If you like, make up like Nikki, be rich like Oprah,
or be naked like Lady Gaga...
if your attitude sucks he will still leave you..

Attitude keeps a man,
infact Attitude keeps everyone close to you.


Guys, take note of this - Women are vulnerable and often times short sighted. Women can afford to be careless, but carelessness isn't for men. Be focused, be smart.

it's unacceptable for a man to be careless.

Apparently, that's to tell you that an average Nigerian girl is expensive, which in turns translates to "liability".


Funny enough, most of this girl's are from poor homes. and again, most of them have very poor character.


Guys, don't settle for less, be wise.

GavelSlam:
Nonsense.

and ingredients.

yeye dey smell.

Aliyu333:
Thank you very much bro


I wish your wife and all other candidates the very best, and you too (greater heights).

You are far too kind.

femoneyy:
Any news? I received a mail from the hr, i forgot to attach my national id after the test yet I indicated in the mail that I did.

She asked me to send it now.

Did you send your transcript as well? Or it was just SOR you sent?


And again, when exactly did you receive the mail?

Aliyu333:
ohh
Well they sent me a mail that they will talke the SOR for now but we still follow up on the same. Truth is I am in lagos now, can't go ta kaduna to and fro (what 30k?) and then pay for transcript (25k) all for trying to gain an interview invite?

I also received an offer today from a firm with bond attached. So I don't think I will continue with SAP.

Congratulations are in order.

Higher heights bro.

I wish everyone of you good success in advance.
Don't relent.
The end will justify the means.

Aliyu333:
Have your wife sent her transcript?

Not yet.

Her school is demanding over 30k in order for them to send it.

11k if it's within Nigeria.

Above 30k if it's outside Nigeria.


However, she has since sent her SOR. As at this present time, no response from them yet.

Adamsabby:
Nope, I know someone who didn't use a valid ID card. He was sent a mail that his test was unsuccessful.

His/Her loss.


A serious candidate will definitely use a valid ID card.

Was it everyone that wrote the test/assessment that was contacted?

Guys, what's the update/latest development?

Show off.

Honestly, it's not necessary.

Don't expose yourself and family unnecessarily.

Matildahenshaw:
I sent them my SOR only. 2 other guys did too.

I believe they will accept it as sufficient enough evidence.

OK.

I asked my wife to send them her SOR earlier.

That implies you guys are on the same page.

MEERLEEQ:
I just got this mail from them Sorry, but we will need your transcripts as well, could you kindly contact the university for the same.



Meanwhile, I will check if only an SOR is sufficient..
I hope it works cause I honestly can't provide transcript at this time.

What's even the essence of requesting for transcript? Some schools charge nothing less than 30k just to send transcript to an organization.

And again, for every transcript requested, you have to pay the school authority ahead in order for it to be sent. This is not a "one off exercise". it's a revenue generating opportunity for the school.

However, I think the statement of result should fly. That's enough evidence.

Finally, Has anyone here present been able to send his/her transcript or it's just a statement of result you sent?

Aliyu333:
Just got message from SAP that I should send them my transcript, who else?

Yeah. rightly so.

She got the same message.

Aliyu333:
Thank you for taking the test, we will update you with the results.



Please note that the interviews will be held close to 2 weeks prior to the start date and until then the results will be under a review process , so we will get back to you shortly before the interview process starts.

Confirmed.


She got the same message today.

Aliyu333:
Thank you for taking the test, we will update you with the results.



Please note that the interviews will be held close to 2 weeks prior to the start date and until then the results will be under a review process , so we will get back to you shortly before the interview process starts.

OK. Good enough.


Fingers crossed.

Aliyu333:
Have they mailed you after the test? I just received a mail from the HR.

Please pardon my curiosity, what was the content of the mail?

Aliyu333:
Hi all,

I just had a short telephone conversation with one of their HR from Dubai, UAE, and now a test Invite has been sent to me via email. Just want to know who else received same: test is 4 sections 40 questions 45 minutes, Webcam is needed, secluded area a must, and test holds within 24hours.

My wife was contacted today via phone conversation and after a while, an email was sent to her for the assessment. She just completed it.


According to her, the questions were quite cheap.


Moving forward, I wish you guys good success.


Kind regards.

An army of romping male mosquitos that kill off their female counterparts have received significant funding from Microsoft's billionaire chairman

MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates is pouring £3million into a project to create killer mosquitoes that destroy each other through sex.

It's a bold bid to curb malaria, a deadly disease typically transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitos.


Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates wants to end malaria around the world

Tech mogul Gates will use funds from his own charity organisation – the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – to eradicate malaria "within a generation".

The plan is to create genetically-modified male mosquitos that mate with their female counterparts in the wild.

Only female mosquitos bite, so Gates' army of gene-engineered male mosquitos would be safe to humans.

What's important is that these male mosquitos contain a self-limiting gene that gets passed onto female mates.


Only adult female mosquitos bite humans – so gene-edited male mosquitos are the perfect weapon to use against them

Larvae of Aedes aegypti mosquito seen in a research area dedicated to stopping the Zika virus
When the females give birth, their offspring will die before adulthood thanks to the gene.

Mosquitos only start biting people once they're adults, so given enough time, the danger of blood-sucking female mosquitos could be eradicated.

This means it would be possible to stem the spread of malaria through mosquito bites.

They're developed by a UK company called Oxitec, which has dubbed the creations "Friendly Mosquitos" – although their female mates may disagree.

Oxitec has already created gene-engineered mosquitos to deal with the Zika virus.

In some areas, the wild populations of Aedes aegypti (the mosquito that carries Zika) have been reduced by 90%.

But the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitos require a new genetically-modified breed to mate with.

Oxitec's killer sex mosquitos are expected to be ready for trials by the end of 2020.

A biologist puts her hand in a box with male genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at an Oxitec exhibitionREUTERS
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A biologist puts her hand in a box with male genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at an Oxitec exhibition
However, not everyone is happy about the prospect of genetically-modified mosquitos being used to prematurely terminate their offspring.

Oxitec's work has been heavily criticised by Friends of the Earth, a charity dedicated to protecting the environment.

Back in 2012, Friends of the Earth's Eric Hoffman said: "Trials of its mosquitos must not move forward in the absence of comprehensive and impartial reviews of the environmental, human health and ethical risks."

Malaria – the symptoms revealed
The following symptoms typically develop within 10 days to four weeks after infection, according to Healthline...

shaking chills that can range from moderate to severe
high fever
profuse sweating
headache
nausea
vomiting
abdominal pain
diarrhea
anemia
muscle pain
convulsions
coma
bloody stools

In a statement at the time, Friends of the Earth said: "The GM mosquitoes are intended to reduce the wild population by mating with naturally occurring mosquitoes and producing progeny which don’t survive, thus reducing the population and therefore the transmission of the tropical disease dengue fever.

"The company has been widely criticised for putting its commercial interests ahead of public and environmental safety.

"Its first releases of GM mosquitoes took place controversially in the Cayman Islands, where there is no biosafety law or regulation.

"Oxitec staff have been closely involved in developing risk assessment guidelines for GM insects worldwide, leading to concerns about lack of independent scrutiny and conflict of interest."



But Bill Gates is a long-time supporter of Oxitec's work.

Back in 2010, he gave £3.7million to Oxitec to help fund early work on killer mosquito projects.

He has extensively funded work on eradicating malaria, a disease that kills around 440,000 people every year.

Complications that threaten human life including swelling of the blood vessels in the brain, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, organ failure (of the kidneys, liver or spleen, anemia, and low blood sugar.

Do you think Bill Gates is on to something, or should we avoid meddling with nature? Let us know in the comments!


https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6597909/bill-gates-mosquitos-kill-themselves-during-sex/

Nothing new.

Is Your CV Dead on Arrival?

So you have applied for countless jobs and you have never been shortlisted? So what is happening to your CV?

Truth be told, to those of us on the receiving end of the 100s of CVs per advertised position, the reasons are quite obvious. Your CV has been dumped. Dumped in email Hell.

There are many reasons why some cvs will never get shortlisted, in no specific order, these are my top 10;


1. No Subject:
Most job applications and CVs today are sent electronically. A CV sent via email should have a subject. Subject fields that are empty or show the cv as being forwarded give the impression that the candidate is ill-prepared for the recruitment process. Applicants should follow the instructions of the advertised position. If the instructions say quote the Job Reference in the subject field then do so. If there are no instructions then ensure the Job Title and Job Reference are included in the subject field. Subjects like “Fwd,” “My CV”, “Resume” are also not ideal subject options. The subject should use a unique identifier to reflect content of the email and its attachment. If you are sending your CV to someone who has requested your CV, then your name in the subject field will be helpful e.g Andrew Peter’s CV.


2. No Content:
I personally do not open CV attachments that have no accompanying email. In my opinion, this is your chance to make a positive first impression. Empty email content can be interpreted as having nothing to say so, I quickly move on to those applicants who have something to say. Emails that only have the words ‘Find attached’, ‘See attached CV for your perusal’ depict little or no effort. Emails that depict a long trail of the CV being forwarded to several employers also appear unprepared. The employer must not see evidence of your active job search. In addition, copying several employers and recruiters in the same email is bad news. Use Bcc if you have to send an email to multiple people, that way they cannot see the other receipients of the email. Job seeking is a real job in itself, so each application should be taken seriously and independently.


3. Grammatical Errors:
Once I receive an email application, I always scan through for grammatical errors. If the CV has grammatical errors and the job requires good written communication skills, I decide there are then not to proceed with the applicant. Grammatical errors take many forms and often begin in the body of the email, before one even gets a chance to review the CV. Examples of poor grammar are using small letters instead of capitals for starting sentences and pronouns e.g london, lagos and i. Other examples are using ‘am’ instead of ‘I am’ and using commas with no spaces between the words e.g london,lagos,and lagoon. I sadly see a lot of these.


4. Spelling Errors:
Like Grammatical errors, if the job requires strong writen communication skills, spelling errors can abort the application process. The worst must be writing in shorthand e.g hv instead of have, bizness instead of business, c instead of see. What may appear as harmless typos can be a deal breaker for some employers. Triple check your CV for spelling errors. If I had to pick a top 5 list of application errors made by job seekers, Poor Grammar and Spelling will be in the Top 3.


5. Unqualified Applications:
A recruiter once said to me, ‘there should be a special place in hell reserved for clearly unqualified candidates who apply for advertised job roles’. Unqualified Applicants are the bain of every recruiter, that you can have up to 95% of unqualified applications remains every recruiter’s nightmare. The question I often ask is, why are you applying for every job? Effective job seeking is strategic in nature. It is a well thought out and articulated strategy with a guided action plan to manage its execution. Focus on only applying for jobs that you qualify for. Yes, they may not be many and they should not necessarily be. If they are too few opportunities that suit your qualifications then this may be a sure sign of your skills gap. Perhaps this is the time to invest in yourself. People with successful careers invest in themselves. There is no magic. Equip yourself by investing in yourself.


6. No Originality:
If you copied the application or CV of another applicant, it is difficult to tell who is the original writer. When I start seeing similar applications with the same email, cover letter or career objective, I may not proceed with any of the similar applications. Originality is important. Recruiters and employers want to know the applicant is applying themselves and in their own words as they are already assessing the applicant’s suitability.


7. Poor Structure:
If the CV format used makes it difficult to follow the applicant’s Career Objective, Qualifications, Skills and Work Experience then this shortfall will be to the applicant’s detriment. There are many good CV templates available online, find them and use them. Other key elements of a good CV structure are the order of the CV sections. Elements like Career Objective or Profile should come first. As for the rest of the CV, it really depends on your unique selling points. My advice is, put your best foot forward. If you went to good, reputable schools then put Education first. If you have worked in well known companies then you can start with that instead. If you have relevant professional qualifications then that is good to put forward if it will be an advantage to your application. Sell your best features first.


8. No Value:
If your CV does not demonstrate value it will be a zero sale. Employers are looking for value and your CV may be your only chance to demonstrate that. What knowledge and skills do you possess? What goals have you achieved? What makes you stand out from the rest? Why should the employer pick you? Value can also be demonstrated via valuable work experience. What value did you bring to previous employers? Listing your job responsibilities shows us your job description not your value. Your CV should showcase value.


9. Too Much Information:
If you are not applying for a modelling job and you are not a model it is safer not to put your picture in your CV. I have seen an instance where a candidate was not shortlisted based on their physical appearance, all because they scanned their passport photo to their CV. What you think are your best assets may be a recruiter’s worst. Human beings are limited by bias, so let us not provide any more information that may reinforce biases and be used to our disadvantage. Other information that may open you to unnecessary bias is your Date of Birth, Gender, State of Origin, Religion and in some cases even your Name and Address. Think first and decide which of these factors may cause you unnecessary bias. Be prepared to make choices that enhance your application.


10. No Personality:
A good CV demonstrates personality. Employers are interested in who you are as well as what skills and experience you possess. Poorly written CVs can give the impression of not being diligent, paying little attention to detail, lacking creativity and even having low intelligence. Areas that can show case personality are your interests (hobbies sounds less professional). Examples of inappropriate interest areas I have come accross in CVs include; surfing the net, thinking and sleeping. Yes you read right, sleeping. Despite reflecting your true areas of interest, certain terms simply sound more professional e.g rather than citing surfing the internet perhaps you can say carrying out research. There is nothing wrong with showing personality, it could work in your favour, simply aim to stand out positively from the rest.

Notwithstanding, unemployment is at an ultimate high, so a really big factor is there are too many applications per position in the first place. However, I can assure you that taking on these insights will definitely improve your chances of getting interviewed. Good luck. And if you do get lucky, please guide someone else by letting them know what worked for yoWatch out for the next title in this series. Interview: 10 Interview Tips To Get You That Job!

Copyright, Adora Ikwuemesi

Adora Ikwuemesi is a Human Resources Management Expert and Coach specialising in Learning and Development solutions that help individuals and organisations realise their full potential.


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ADRIAN88:
Well-said bro, spot on! Seems we're on the same page here.

However let me state here that your good friends will/should help you out in your time of need if they can & also speak strong words to you to man up to face whatever circumstance you may find yourself in. How much more a wife who you love and who truly loves you? Ofcourse she shouldnt insult, but lets face it, men generally take high-tempo advice from loved ones/friends for insults; especially delicate matters like finance.

Spot on.

napoleonsmart:
Pleaae house , when is Batch A , 2017 stream 2 corpers pasong out ?

Thanks for anu useful info

I am interested in the genuine/valid POP date as well.

kind regards.

ADRIAN88:
The without money she will insult you part shouldnt scare if you're a real man. If anything, it should make you up your game, unique skills and strategy equates unique type of money and much more.

If you feel you're lacking in your chosen career path, go seek some good knowledge, acquire more skills and apply yourself accordingly.
You have no idea of what you're capable of attracting to yourself if you do this.

God help us all as we do what's needed of us.

Do you really think that a woman that genuinely loves you and believes in you will insult you because you are skint/don't have money for a while? I doubt that.

Man must continue to hustle. the bills doesn't end. Responsibilities keeps coming. You must double your hustle.