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Some points on point while some off-point

Love conquers all

Weird?

That's accountability

Godknws:
. Nd dts. Willie Obiano

Meant Ikpeazu

dechiome:
Dr Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has hit d ground running.
--- Clearing d MESS left behind by TA Orji.

Yes, meant Ikpeazu

Pension in Nigeria is still in its formation stage. However it is better to subscribe than not

In Timi Dakolo's voice

I "wish him well"

Thanks for the info

To the SANs in the making

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I am in training to be a RESPONSIBLE FATHER

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Take it or leave it "Nigerian women are SUPERwomen"

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What is Ambode doing on that list please? I do not think he is an option.

El-Rufia and also one Eastern State Governor(dont know his name)

God always win anyways

Shade of many colours

Vanity

Really?

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We’re all busy trying to decipher the online CV platform and since its launch in 2002, the proliferation of LinkedIn has been incredible.

For me, it completely transformed my business by revolutionising the recruitment industry and transforming the market.

Whether you’re looking for work, checking out the competition, putting your name out there, keeping up with influencer musings like these (or all of the above), LinkedIn has it covered. In fact, it is an essential tool for career development and everybody should have an account!

Recruitment is my forte and I’ve spent the last decade looking at potential employee LinkedIn profiles. It’s from this thorough research that I’ve come to recognise some of the more common mistakes which are easy to make but even easier to avoid.

Profile photo blunders

This one gets me every time. I’ve come across some crackers in my time and I’m still astonished by some of the choices people make. Some of my favourite include;

The mirror ‘selfie’ – Remember, this isn’t Instagram and I’m not sure potential employers and colleagues are the right audience for your casual selfies. This pose is a complete no no – it’s unprofessional and makes you look like an amateur. If you’re really adamant this is the one for you, at least make sure you give the mirror a clean and your room is looking tidy in the background…

The where’s Wally approach
This always baffles me. Group photos are definitely not for LinkedIn – it makes your profile look messy and I definitely don’t have time to try and figure out which one could be you. People viewing your profile want to feel as if they’re getting to know a little more about YOU, not your group of friends. This is your only opportunity to sell yourself as an individual – a group photo removes that element of individuality.

The family man
As much as I love my family, they don’t need to be plastered on my LinkedIn profile. It’s great to see family is clearly important but this is a professional network and employers, employees and competition are looking to find out more about your work accomplishments, not how many children you have. This is your online CV, not a family photo album.

The good time girl – Sociability is a great attribute to have BUT there’s nothing more unprofessional than a photo of you from a night out looking a little glaze eyed with a drink in hand. Your picture represents the first impression a future boss will have of you – think before you upload.

The avatar – Although I understand you don’t want people judging you purely on appearance, leaving your profile picture as the universal avatar also connotes a bad impression. Firstly, it makes people think you’re not very tech savvy and you don’t know how to upload a picture, secondly it means your profile lacks personality and thirdly it can make your profile look like a ‘fake’ account.

People always seem to forget that LinkedIn is a professional network and that’s exactly how you should be presenting yourself – uploading a blurry photo of you at a party probably isn’t your best choice.

Checking out your competitors

Unlike Facebook and Twitter where you can scope out the competition without getting caught, LinkedIn notifies you when somebody views your profile. This causes many people to browse potential employers, candidates, employees and competitors haphazardly, oblivious to the fact every time they view a profile, a notification is sent.

But it’s not all bad news – you can manually change this in your settings to set your profile to anonymous every time you check out a profile. So if you're job seeking and looking at the same person's profile twice a day or if you don’t want your competition knowing you’ve been scoping them out, you should probably make this change (and save yourself some embarrassment!).

You’re not personalising connection requests

I look at all my connection requests but the ones accompanied with the generic ‘I’d like to add you to my professional network’ message are the least likely to get my attention.

I think it’s really important to personalise your requests if you want to make a good first impression. So when you want to connect with somebody, take the time to write a short, personalised message – it will make you seem more personable and the recipient will be more inclined to accept. Not only this, it also makes your request look less ‘spam-like’ and will encourage the person you’re connecting with to read and engage with your message. Everybody likes reading a personalised message, nobody likes to read something which is noticeably generic.

There are lots of other aspects to think about when you’re creating your LinkedIn profile – for example ensuring every section is up to date with relevant experience – but these three things will help you on your way to making the most out of your profile. Get it right and unlock some serious career potential.

James Caan CBE
Serial Entrepreneur and Investor in People with Passion
https://www./three-mistakes-youre-probably-making-linkedin-james-caan-cbe?trk=hp-feed-article-title-comment

Not only those in Yaba left need help

They want a VOICE but too bad we are need to cut cost of governance

really?

Sagba dewe in action.

Death is however a debt every man must pay

nice one Pastor

Some people are under the impression to that to be a Christian, one must be a pacifist.

That isn’t the wisest of assertions, as a serial criminal breaking into The Church of New Beginnings in Baytown, Texas, learned the hard way:

Police say Pastor Benny Holmes was at the church sometime after 6:00am when he a heard a man trying to break into the building. Holmes then armed himself and shot the intruder.

The intruder was then rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital via Life Flight.

The burglary suspect, identified as Lee Marvin Blue, 27, was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital via Life Flight. We’re told he is in stable condition after suffering a single gunshot wound to his right shoulder. Police describe Blue as a transient with an extensive criminal history.

Pastor Holmes made national headlines last year for taking down a suspected package thief in his front yard. At the time, he said pointing his 45mm pistol at the grandmother was the only way he would get her to feel the fear of God. Holmes even prepared a sermon after the incident, telling his congregation why God said to arm yourself.

Thankfully, ABC13 was incorrect in the their assessment of the caliber of pistol Pastor Holmes used in both incidents, or serial felon Blue would have been squeegeed off the walls and ceilings. Holmes shot Blue once with a .45 ACP, not a 45mm.

While the incident is still under investigation, Pastor Holmes is not expected to face charges.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pastor-shoots-intruder-texas-church-report-article-1.2306219

http://bearingarms.com/texas-pastor-shoots-intruder/

Do these people have job description at all?

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