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Job search could be stressful. From anxiety over a fast approaching interview to fear of failing an aptitude test, and to frustration after receiving a rejection email, you can experience different triggers of physical and emotional stress during the job-hunting process.

But it’s not a hopeless situation. The following time-tested tips will help you to effectively manage the stress that comes with searching for a job.


1. Have a plan

Not knowing what to do next is the number one cause of emotional stress. And the only way to avoid getting stuck at any point during your job search is to have a clearly-defined plan for the whole process.

Create a long term plan, bearing in mind that it might take several months or even more to land your dream job. Set daily, weekly, and monthly goals. That is, define what you would like to have achieved by the end of each day, week, and month.

For example, you could plan to go through at least 5 fresh job openings on a daily basis, apply for at least 10 job positions on a weekly basis, and make at least 25 new networking contacts every month.


2. Be persistent

Sticking with a plan—even after nothing seems to work—could be very difficult. But it can be achieved through persistence. Don’t relax or slow down on your various efforts. Rather, you should remain consistent until you achieve your ultimate goal—to get your dream job.


3. Be optimistic

Having a positive mindset about the whole job search process could make all the difference between a hopeful job seeker and a frustrated one. So, you’ll need healthy doses of optimism to keep you going.

Rather than brood over a rejection email for hours or hit your head on the wall for performing badly at an interview, encourage yourself with the reminder that you still have many other chances. Also find other ways to make yourself happy after each frustrating moment.


4. Keep yourself healthy

During the job search process, most job seekers don’t pay adequate attention to their health. Rather than spend hours wondering when that dream job will come, sleep deeply for hours. Rather than nursing negative thoughts that only build up tension in your body, take some time out to engage in exercise and other tension-relieving activities.

Truth is, if you don’t take adequate care of your health, you’ll only add up to the stress you already feel.


5. Get support from friends and family

Each time you feel down, communicating with some friends or relatives could wonderfully get you back in a fine state of mind. But you can only get that result if people around you understand your situation, give you all the attention you need, and keep encouraging you.

However, if you’re surrounded by “toxic” people who would constantly remind you that job search is a game of luck and that only people with “connections” get the good jobs, then you need to flee. Those people will only feed you with pessimistic thoughts until you give up on yourself.

By keeping these five tips in mind and implementing them, you’d find the process of searching for a job much easier than you ever imagined.

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Human wants, it is said, are insatiable either by nature or nature we tend to always crave for more. In the work environment the case is not different. Either out of greed, necessities or both, man at one point or the other in his career has to change from one job to another. The idea of changing job may look simple and a positive move, it is not always the case as many people live their entire life regretting such move, especially if the movement is within one man establishments which are fraught with so many deceptions and camouflage to lure new recruits in, only to get in and be confronted with different realities. This does not rule out the fact that changing job is expected to be a progressive move until one gets a stable and well structure work environment, with a competitive pay.

It is rampant among the employed to always seek companies with bigger pay. Unfortunately many do not bother to consider other variables and components of the packages. In order not to make one’s movement a regrettable one, some salient questions needed to be raised and answered. For those moving from one job to another, it is a lesser risk compare to those quitting ‘bad’ job for nothing. This article addresses the former group and suspends the latter for subsequent article.

You have a thousand and one complaints about your current job, almost everybody does, but before you move to another job, have you bothered to make some findings about the new job, so that you won’t end up into fire from frying pan?

Are you quitting your current job because of the pay? I am not in dissonance that you should opt for a higher pay, but be very sure that where you are going actually offer higher take home in the long run.

Have you considered the ‘insignificant’ benefits your current employer offers; the L& opportunities; the leisure time; the comfortable work environment; the well structured system; the availability of room for growth and advancement among others? Does this new company offer all of this, or you are just being lured by their pay irrespective of the availability of other perks?

Will it be easy for you to move on from this prospective employer of yours to another in the nearest future, or you don’t think that is a factor to be put into consideration?

Their kind of business, have you taken your time to look at the prospect of the company compare to where you want to quit from? Remember companies that owe salaries don’t announce it, you discover that when you are already in, except you are smart enough to do your underground findings before you accept their offer. Your excitement to leave your current job did not allow you to find out about what welfare package they have for staff. You may be shocked that all they have for you aside your salary is their part of the pension contributions. Is that the same with where you intend leaving, or you are good to go with their gross package-salary?

There is an old saying that ‘not until a woman tries two husbands, she won’t be able to tell a better one’. In other word, as a job changer, don’t wait until you have a second job to discover a better one. Make sure you do thorough findings of the new job before you resign from your current one.

Finally, being reluctant to quit a job for another may be term as “the fear of the unknown”,especially in companies with appalling condition of work. Similarly, impatience with your current employer may be term as “impatience with the known”. Excesses of either are where the issues lie. Too much ‘fear of the unknown’ may live you condemned to a bad place of work for the rest of your life, whereas ‘impatience with the known’ might send you to a worse place of work. Drawing the line between the two extremes is a decision individual has to make. In your decision making process therefore, all the aforementioned should be given a thorough thought.

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There has been a historic and general discrimination against Nigerian polytechnic graduates, obviously to the disheartenment, discomfort and chagrin of these graduates. To judge if polytechnic graduates are on par with University graduates, one needs to understand the fundamental difference and aims between both types of institutions. Universities are degree-awarding institutions created by the Nigerian government to focus on research work and train students on the theoretical reasons and logic behind a certain field, they offer mainly non-vocational subjects. As a university graduate, you are usually a pseudo-scholar.

Polytechnics on the other hand are diploma-awarding institutions created by the Nigerian government to focus on practical application of the theories of respective fields and some of the courses offered are in vocational subjects. As a polytechnic graduate, you are usually a professional technician. Outside Nigeria, some polytechnics are known to be heavily involved in research work as well as practical application, but to the best of my knowledge, I think the Nigerian education system is structured differently and the “Universities of Technology” (like FUTO, FUTA etc.) cover these research spaces, not the Polytechnics. In Nigeria, entry into Polytechnics usually requires a lower academic standard than entry into Universities. Furthermore the end product of a Polytechnic education, a diploma, is inferior in value to the end product of a University education, an academic degree. As a matter of fact, in the UK, the highest diploma awarded in a Polytechnic, a HND, will allow the recipient register for the 2nd year of a 3 year degree. This clearly states that the value is short of a degree.

The reality is that scholarly work is intellectually more stretching than practical applications. All these do not mean that the Polytechnic graduate is necessarily inferior or irrelevant; it just means their avenue is not the pinnacle of academic challenge. Neither does it mean all university graduates are better academically than all Polytechnic graduates. As a matter of fact, many countries in Europe like Germany have a system that kind of blends the 2 format together, i.e. students learn both the theory and the application over many years. That is why unlike the UK where students graduate at around 21, in Germany, students graduate at 25 years plus.


In a sane society, which Nigeria is not one, both graduates have their importance in helping to develop the economy and would fit right into the economic system and the rampant stupidity of making polytechnic graduates feel less human would not exist. Yes, a university degree is superior but practical application is important, what the government needs to do is stop this stupid discrimination plus also provide an avenue for poly-graduates (that choose) to progress over many years, whether through classroom-based teaching or practical application, to qualify for a degree-level certification to put them on par with university graduates. All the discriminatory bar on Poly-graduates from progressing to the peak in civil service must cease and be banned.

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Omuneizzy6:
Nairalanders, i understand that these two words sound different but their meaning is related
just like other words in the same family like;
Vision,Goals,Aim,Objective and purpose
But what i really need to know here is the difference between Objective and purpose...

Please someone should help am lost... Your point will be useful...

GOAL

Ensuring your ambition and aim both for short term periods, as well as synchronizing it with the long term periods e.g. working towards changing our job profile to ensure that you pick up the right skill sets and your potential is recognized so as to meet you aims and move towards your ambition.

PURPOSE

This can be termed as an essential need of an individual, which gives a meaning to his/her actions. There is always a purpose behind all goals.


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LaEvilIMiss:
Nice. I just have a few points to contribute or ask if they make sense

1: It says much about honest (guided) expression and some informal (personal) affinity that the Resume reader or Interviewer may notice but does this apply to entry, mid-level or senior positions.

2: What is more important, the introductory summary, project experience or previous positions held. where would you put expressive weight on more

3: Is it in the Nigeria context or International.. it seems with globalization and the access to internet, Nigerians can actually access job openings abroad. does the popular ATS system allow for such expression?

1. Mainly aimed at entry and mid-level positions. You are trying to sell yourself further.

2. If you have a string of valuable and relevant experience and is applying to an opening that requires one (experience), it important to put more weight on the experience aspect than any other. Introductory and to an extent project experience should be more emphasised when applying for an entry level position.

3. Yes, Nigerians can apply to job openings abroad as longs as you are qualified and possess the necessary legal qualifications (e.g. working pass). Yes, ATS system allows for it as long as you don't omit the keywords in the opening.

Cheers!!!

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By Kurtis Adigba

Let me concede from the onset, that members of the National Assembly are empowered to make laws for the good, order, and stability of the country. That power, extends to the amendment of any existing law(s) to bring it to speed with current or existing realities. The Electoral Act, is one of such laws the NASS, can amend. That is not in doubt. However, the power of the NASS, to make or amend laws, must not be abused, or targeted at conferring specific advantages on members of the NASS.

In seeking to amend the Electoral Act, for the purpose of re-ordering the sequence of elections as announced by INEC, the NASS, argued that the order announced by INEC, which puts the holding of the presidential elections first, will have a bandwagon effect in favor of the party of the president; and will depress voters enthusiasm and turnout in subsequent elections.

As popular as these reasons maybe, it is my considered view that there cannot stand up to critical scrutiny for the following reasons:

There is no data to show that bandwagon effect was responsible for the victory of one party, and the loss of another.
President Buhari, was not the incumbent at the time of the last elections. If the bandwagon effect theory is of any validity, it should have been to the advantage of the incumbent president, Jonathan and his party, the PDP, not his outsider challenger, Buhari, that had been defeated in three previous elections. The truth of the matter, was that there was a massive waves of discontents with the PDP by the voters. They simply wanted a change from the party, and it happened that Buhari and the APC, were the candidate and party, speaking to their anxieties, and promising them inclusive prosperity. It wasn’t so much about bandwagon effect.
It is an admission albeit inadvertently by majority members of the current NASS that they were not elected on their own merits but by a spurious bandwagon effect. The question then is, are they now tired of being swept to power by the bandwagon effect? Or, have they now gathered sufficient political capital to stand on their own?
The claim of bandwagon effect, is hinged on the erroneous thinking that Nigerian voters are ignorant of the issues in elections, and do not have valid reasons for voting for some candidates and parties. The voters, will vote for any candidate running on the ticket of the party of the president. This is not true, and there are no data to support this claim. Parties and their candidates, performed to their strengths and advantages in the last elections. And there is no stronger evidence than the fact that the results were close.
The argument against bandwagon effect, can also be made against the proposal by the NASS. If we accept that the Nigerian voters do not understand the issues in the elections, and will just vote for the party with the advantage, it can be argued, and justifiably too, that the voters, will vote for the party with the majority in the National Assembly elections. The voters, will pour out, and vote for the presidential candidate of the party with the majority of elected members of the NASS. This is not true. People vote for parties and candidates for varieties of reasons.
If the bandwagon effect claims are true, do you think the majority members of the NASS, will be willing to jettison their advantage? Not at all.

The attempts by NASS to amend the Electoral Act, and re-order the sequence of the elections are selfish, and motivated by narrow political considerations, not national interests. INEC is empowered by laws to regulate its internal activities, and for the NASS, to seek to emasculate that power, is a dangerous descent to legislative rascality. If allowed, the NASS, will be in the position to prescribe to INEC the number of people it should engage to conduct elections, as well as their religion, ethnicity, height, and weight.

In the face of mounting national emergencies, how does re-ordering the sequence of elections become the most important pursuit and goal of the NASS?

source: http://www.opinions.ng/national-assemblys-quest-re-order-sequence-elections-right-wrong/

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CURRENT POSITION

Chairman BCG Nigeria and Senior Partner at The Boston Consulting Group


PAST POSITIONS

Head of BCG Iberian Financial Institutions and Strategy Practices, Lisbon Area, Spain;

Research Assistant for Professor Antonio Borges at INSEAD, France;

Financial Controller, IATH International (an Italian Holding firm with investments in the Hospitality Industry);

Management Consultant, McKinsey & Co;

A co-founder of an investment management fund company with capital of $15M.


EXPERTISE

Public Sector Transformations, Financial Services, Strategy, Reorganisation and Energy & Utilities.


EDUCATION

B.Sc. Economics, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa;

M.Sc. Applied Mathematical Models, Instutito Superio Tecnico;

MBA, INSEAD, Fontainebleau Campus, France.


OTHER POSITIONS HELD CURRENTLY

Member Strategic Orientation Council, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa.


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The Strategist Comes to Lagos


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It is not uncommon to see top management consultants move from McKinsey to BCG, two of the top 3 management consulting firms in the world, as Gravito did. Having such a highly experienced and thoroughbred management guru as its head in Nigeria is no doubt a wise move by BCG. BCG opened office in Nigeria in April 2016 and targets to have up to 60 employees by 2020. It seeks to target infrastructure contracts in Nigeria.

BCG’s arch-rival in global consulting space, McKinsey, has been in Nigeria longer and appears to be doing well. Will Gravito drive BCG to give McKinsey a run for its money in Nigerian market?

http://www.jarushub.com/whos-who-in-corporate-nigeria-luis-gravito-the-strategist-comes-to-lagos/

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10 POPULAR JOB APTITUDE TEST FORMATS USED BY COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

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6. DRAGNET TESTS: Foremost recruitment firm that conducts employment (and also scholarship) aptitude tests for several organisations. As a graduate seeking employment in Nigeria, you are more likely to come across an invite for a test organised by Dragnet Solutions than any other recruitment firm. Test comprises of numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning.

Numerical: This comes in a variety of format. A short scenario is presented to candidates, after which the question progressively get difficult. This assesses candidates’ ability to grasp and understand numbers, charts, analytical reports etc. According to Dragnet Solutions, the score obtained signifies the candidate’s ability to:

- Comprehend tables, charts and graphs.
- Make inferences from numerical data.
- Juxtapose contrasting numerical data
- Evaluate quantities to arrive at a correct judgment.

Verbal: Assesses a candidate’s aptness to quickly extract information from written sources and make an objective judgement on the basis of that information. The verbal reasoning tells employers on how a candidate will perform when working with complex written information such as correspondence, reports, research etc. Dragnet Solutions says score gotten on verbal reasoning displays a candidate’s ability to:

- To read and comprehend written passages of text.
- Understand individuals word meanings
- Evaluate competing statements.
- Deduce relevant information to arrive at a correct judgement.

Abstract Reasoning: This measures a candidate’s aptness to grasp and understanding concepts and ideas, both new and old. Test takers are presented with grid containing shapes and are required to choose the missing shape from five options. Abstract reasoning provides an indication of how an applicant will take on board new concepts or develop new ideas using existing information. Score denotes one’s ability to:

- Think divergently.
- Switch between concepts and levels of analysis
- Ability to innovate and solve problems.
- Taking a strategic perspective.

Dragnet Solutions organise tests for various firms, some of which include: EY Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, Pan Ocean, Dufil Prima Foods etc.


7. PROBLEM SOLVING TEST (PST): A multiple choice test used by McKinsey and Company to better understand how you think than how you have memorised. It comprises 26 questions for 1 hour, to answer as many questions as possible. The test assesses candidate’s ability to solve business problems using deductive, inductive, and quantitative reasoning. Candidates will be presented with three scenarios based on actual McKinsey client cases (what consultants at McKinsey do daily). Information related to each scenario will be shown in text, tables, and exhibits. This information is presented in shaded areas and is distributed in sections throughout the scenario. The questions ask you to find the most appropriate answer to the problem as described using only the information presented. Candidates are advised to select one and only one answer to any question. No calculator or use of any electronic device is allowed during the test. Candidates are to perform calculations in the blank space of their question booklet. According to McKinsey, you don’t need to have a business background to write the PST, and the test is less of math and more of problem solving. From research, there are 6 most common types of questions in the PST: (1) Client Interpretation. (2) Reading Facts. (3) Fact-Based Conclusion. (4) Root Cause-Reason. (5) Word Problems and (6)

The PST was developed by McKinsey and Company, and thus, it is only used by her.


8. SAVILLE: A major player in the psychometric test publishing market. Saville psychometric tests are known to be thoroughly researched before publication, and their personality questionnaires are amongst the most valid. Founded by Professor Peter Saville (a co-founder of SHL) in 2004. Formerly known as Saville Consulting, now known as Saville Assessment. Saville Assessment publishes numerous psychometric ability tests, assessing verbal, numerical, diagrammatic, abstract, error checking and mechanical aptitude. Depending on the tests used, each individual test could take between 6-24 minutes. Due to the origins of the company and its founder, Saville psychometric tests may appear to some candidates as similar to SHL tests. The aptitude tests you are likely to encounter through Saville Assessment are:

Numerical aptitude: Candidates’ numerical reasoning ability – the ability to analyse and interpret numerical data (statistical, graphical and financial data) using this assessment.

Diagrammatic aptitude: Diagrammatic aptitude, sometimes referred to as logical or deductive reasoning, involves analysis of processes and operators and applying those operators to diagrams. Candidates will frequently be provided with a process diagram with a key and be asked to deduce missing diagrams which fit the sequence.

Verbal aptitude: Tests to assess candidates’ ability to understand written information by providing a section of text, and requiring the candidate to make logical deductions based on that text.

Error checking aptitude: These tests will assess candidates’ ability to check and identify verbal, numerical and coding errors. Candidates will be provided with two sets of transposed data, with one set containing errors. These errors must be successfully identified by the candidate.

Spatial aptitude: Spatial aptitude is the ability to apply spatial judgement and visualise objects from multiple angles. These tests will assess candidates’ ability to solve rotational and transformation problems, visualise objects and notice inconsistencies. This ability may be tested for positions requiring technical ability such as science and engineering.

Mechanical aptitude: This test measures mechanical reasoning ability, including understanding mechanical problems, comprehending physical principles and estimating movement of objects. This ability may be used for technical positions such as engineers, production workers and designers.


Additionally, personality questionnaires published by Saville Assessment are one of the most reputable in the market. Known as: The Saville Wave®. The personality questionnaires assess personality and behavioural preferences in the workplace, and they build a profile based on the data self-reported by the candidate. There are no right or wrong answers with these tests; they are simply a reflection of the candidate’s personality in the work place. Research conducted by Saville Assessment Wave® demonstrated that questionnaires are powerful predictors of a wide variety of performance and behaviour at work. Saville questionnaires include:

Wave® Professional Styles: A 40 minute personality questionnaire, this gives an in-depth assessment of candidates’ personality in the work place, providing a detailed report based on that profile, including strengths, areas for development and recommended culture-orientation fit.

Wave® Focus Styles: A shorter questionnaire; the Focus styles featuring the same questions as the professional styles, with the same objectives but with less questionnaire items. Duration is 13 minutes.

A notable example of a firm using Saville Assessment is PZ Cussons.


9. WORKFORCE ABILITY TEST: Developed by the Workforce Group, which organises recruitment processes for various firms across industries. Sometimes, as a graduate looking for employment, you might come across them as recruitment consultants. The Workforce Ability Test format comprises of:

Numerical: This evaluates candidates’ ability to grasp and interpret data using basic numerical formulas expected in the workplace. It is usually presented in the form of charts, tables and diagrams. They include 20 questions, although there is no overall time limit in this section.

Verbal: Tests candidates’ ability to comprehend and interpret written text. Like the numerical, it comprises of 20 questions, which are to be answered based on passage provided. No specified duration in this section.

Diagrammatic: Comprises of 10 questions, candidates are presented with a logical sequence of five figures. They are to determine the possible answer that best matches the next figure in the sequence or which replaces the question mark. Workforce Ability test also comprises of critical reasoning questions. Duration when writing the ability tests is 50 minutes. Calculators are not permitted during test.

Just like Dragnet Solutions, The Workforce Group organises recruitment processes for different firms. Notable example is Nigeria Breweries.


10. LESAT (LAWYERS’ EMPLOYMENT SUITABILITY APTITUDE TEST): Borrowing from the UK’s LNAT, Dragnet Solutions Limited, is pioneering the Lawyers’ Employment Suitability Aptitude Test (LESAT) in Nigeria, and says it will help employers select from candidates with similar degree classes. LESAT helps employers to make more objective choices by focusing on the candidates’ aptitude for a career in law. The skills that candidates need to do well in the LESAT are also the skills that they need to do well in the legal profession. According to Dragnet, LESAT is designed to measure the skills necessary for a successful career in the legal world. These skills will serve the Lawyer well throughout their professional life and legal career. The LESAT consists of six multiple-choice sections: comprehension, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction. The six multiple-choice questions can appear in any order:

THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPREHENSION SECTION: The Reading comprehension Section tests the aptness of the lawyer to quickly comprehend the structure of long and difficult prose as they will come in contact with throughout their career. The topics may range from areas of social science, humanities, natural science, and law.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERPRETATION SECTION: Candidates’ ability to analyse a stimulus and make judgements is tested. The candidate will evaluate the logic and structure of arguments and make inferences from the statements as well as find underlying assumptions, strengthen and weaken arguments, determine logical flaws, and identify parallel argument structures. This is designed basically to see whether a candidate can understand, analyse, evaluate and manipulate arguments and draw reliable conclusions.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE SYNTHESIS SECTION: The Synthesis Section would test lawyers’ ability to make sense out of complex case studies, ability to quickly solve problems and ability to synthesize the information they come across.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE INDUCTION SECTION: The Induction Section would measure how well a lawyer can identify a pattern within a large amount of data. It would involve applying the rules of logic when inferring general principles from a group of particulars.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ANALYSIS SECTION: The Analysis Section would test the lawyers attention to detail, rigorous deductive reasoning and understanding of how rules limit and order behaviour (the very definition of law), and the ability to discern the conditions under which those rules do or do not apply.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEDUCTION SECTION: The Deduction Section would reward the lawyer’s ability to make valid deductions from a set of rules or restrictions in order to determine what can, must, or cannot be true in various circumstances.

Top law firms in the country use LESAT by Dragnet Solutions for recruitment purpose.



The above tests are not listed in any particular order. In addition, it does not mean a particular firm cannot change the test method in the future. The information is drawn from basic research. The methodology is based on the usage of the formats by different firms with notable examples.


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Course of study at undergraduate level is generally to broaden one’s horizon. It hardly determines what one will end up as. Your former CEO studied Law. Many other top bankers studied courses that are far off from banking. So you will agree with me that it is hardly about the course of study. I chose to become an engineer when I was a little naive as a teenager. Now, in my twenties, I’m better informed and I think banking will be a better career path for me.

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Almost all companies organise aptitude tests when recruiting for job positions, especially at the entry-level. These tests are designed to assess candidates for various skills and capacities, such as behavioural skills, language skills, problem solving skills, critical reasoning capacity, and many others, with a view to weeding out unfit candidates. Typically, the tests are administered under exam conditions. In Nigeria, companies like KPMG, PwC, McKinsey and Company, Sahara Group, FMCG, manufacturing, service, insurance, banks, oil and gas companies etc. organise aptitude tests for their entry level job candidates.

So, if you’re looking to take up a graduate position in a company, bear in mind that you will most likely have to write an aptitude test, which is usually in a multiple-choice format. Your performance during this test will determine whether you will be invited for the next phase of the recruitment process, which is usually the interview. So, it is crucial that you pass this test to have any chances of getting that desired job. Tips on how to pass aptitude tests are listed here. In this article, we chronicle popular aptitude tests used by companies in Nigeria.


1. SHL: This format of test published by CEB SHL provides psychometric ability tests, including numerical, verbal, diagrammatic and inductive reasoning tests, commonly used for candidate screening and at assessment centres. As well as the overall score, speed, accuracy and caution are assessed during the course of the exam, and provided with the final test score. The most commonly used SHL aptitude tests by companies are the SHL Verify range of tests, with the most common types including numerical, verbal, inductive, mechanical, deductive reasoning and situational judgement tests. An example of a firm using SHL is PwC.

2. PLI: A 12-minute test, comprises of 50 questions. The Predictive Index Learning Indicator (PI Learning Indicator), formerly known as Professional Learning Indicator, is an effective tool used to measure one’s cognitive ability, and capacity to quickly learn and adapt on the job. According to Predictive Index (company that organises PLI), a person’s cognitive abilities are a direct indicator of an individual’s on-the-job performance and ability to acquire job knowledge. Testers are looking to see if you can learn the job quickly. The test measures your ability to do the following: Understand complex ideas, adapt properly to a new environment, learn from experience, reasoning and overcome obstacles. Format includes: Numerical Reasoning (Number series and math word problems), Verbal Reasoning (vocabularies, analogies and formal logic) and Non-verbal reasoning (spatial and inductive reasoning). Examples of firms using PLI for recruitment purposes are Maersk and GTB.


3. TALENTQ: Established in 2006 by Roger Holdsworth (also co-founder of SHL), the firm designs and delivers online psychometric assessments for various clients. The tests are ‘adaptive’, denoting that candidates are presented with questions that are selected on the basis of their performance on previous questions. This means you are likely to receive a unique combination of questions thereby reducing the risk of candidates sharing questions and answers. TalentQ tests cuts across the following:

Numerical: Used to assess a taker’s ability to analyse, grasp and interpret data using basic arithmetic and calculations expected in the workplace. Usually presented in the form of graphs, tables and diagrams. They include 12 questions, although there is no overall time limit. Test takers are expected to spend 90 seconds on the first question in each table, and 75 seconds for the rest. On average, the test take 10 minutes.

Verbal: These are used to determine the individual’s to read, understand and interpret written information. As with the numerical, it has 12 questions based on the provided passage of text. As with the numerical, no overall time limit, but test takers are expected to spend 75 seconds on the first question and 60 seconds for the rest. Average time is 8 minutes.

Diagrammatic: This comprises 8 tables of information, each possessing 5 or 6 rows of data. Used to evaluate an individual’s aptness to analyse and draw conclusions from diagrammatically presented data. This part of TalentQ requires candidates to identify similarities and differences within the patterns of data provided. Candidates are expected to spend a minute on the images with 6 rows and 50 seconds for that with 5 rows. Average time is 6 minutes. Others include Situational Judgement and Personality Tests.

Examples of companies using TalentQ include Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank.


4. GMAT: One of the widely used test format in recruitment processes. GMAT comprises of numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning. It is also used in business school admissions. It consists of:

Numerical: Candidates are tested on basic mathematics compromising of word problems, arithmetic, data sufficiency, geometry, ratios, percentages, data interpretation etc.


Verbal: This comprises of sentence correction, synonyms, antonyms, reading comprehension etc.


Critical Reasoning: Argument construction, argument evaluation, evaluating a plan of action. Other test features in GMAT include: Logical reasoning, graphical interpretation and abstract reasoning. Tests are administered by various firms for recruitment based on their criteria. Majorly used by different companies across various industries. Notable example is KPMG.


5. KENEXA: An IBM company that provides recruitment, retention, and talent management solutions for professional companies. As a result, Kenexa works with many different organizations, providing them with skills tests to be used as part of their hiring processes. These tests evaluate applicants’ skills for a wide range of positions, such as those in the financial, industrial, technical, clerical, software, healthcare etc. Kenexa also offers employers three aptitude tests with which to assess applicants’ cognitive abilities: numerical, verbal, and logical reasoning. Furthermore, they provide personality and behavioural tests to help recruiters determine if a candidate’s disposition matches the requirements of the position.

The test comprises of:

Numerical: This is part of the Kenexa Infinity Series. It evaluate candidate’s ability to interpret and analyse numerical data, understand profit margins, and work out percentages. This test is 20 minutes long and contains 20 different questions from a large bank of possibilities.

Verbal: Also part of the Kenexa Infinity Series. It assesses one’s ability to communicate with team members and customers. As with the numerical, the duration is 20 minutes and contains 24 different statements. Candidate must decide whether the information presented in each statement is true, false, or cannot be determined based on the information contained in the preceding paragraph.

Logical Reasoning: This assesses one’s ability to make correct conclusions and assumptions using the information presented in a sequence. When you take this test, you are presented with a series of different shapes. You must select the pattern missing from the sequence.

Behavioural and Personality: These are used to evaluate candidate’s behaviour in the workplace. Consists of statements about one’s personality and behaviour at work. With candidates required to rate each statement on a five-point scale from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. Notable examples of firms using Kenexa are Unilever and Grant Thornton.

That Nigerians tend to love having foreign accents is obvious. You don’t agree? Simply turn on your radio and listen to the presenters especially on privately-owned stations, you find the On Air Personalities (OAPs) struggling to sound foreign even when some of them have lived in Nigeria for the whole of their life. We are sure many of you know people that went to Europe or America for a few weeks and now insist that the foreign accent they are trying hard to speak with is ‘natural’.

What many of these people with fake accents do not know is that there is actually a medical condition called Foreign Accent Syndrome, we can call it FAS we imagine.

According to scientists (Kurowski et al., 1996), “Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition in which patients develop speech patterns that are perceived as a foreign accent that is different from their native accent, without having acquired it in the perceived accent’s place of origin.

“Foreign accent syndrome usually results from a stroke, but can also develop from head trauma, migraines or developmental problems. The condition was first reported in 1907, and between 1941 and 2009 there were 62 recorded cases.”

This essentially means, after some people have a stroke, get bumped in the head or just have a strong headache or even coma, they wake up and have a different accent. Imagine sleeping with tonight and waking up with a James Bond or Donald Trump accent tomorrow.

A woman, Michelle Myers living in Arizona says she went to sleep with a “blinding headache” one night and awoke with a British accent in a recent case reported by the Week. She has had the accent going for 2 years now according to local news in Arizona.

To your delight or horror, that is what FAS does.

Going by the way Nigerians go out of their way to sound foreign, it is not too much to suggest that this is one ailment or disease that many Nigerians would love to have.

http://www.opinions.ng/amazing-disease-many-nigerians-love/


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Anyone noticed he has just a B.Sc. in Economics from UI (Nigeria’s best?)? No foreign degree, although he is an Associate of the Institute of Bankers, England and Wales, and the Barclays Bank International Graduate Training Programme at West London University.. But that is just it. Certainly, the over three decades’ experience trumps any foreign education. However, that is not say, if you have the opportunity to obtain foreign education from top institutions globally, you should not grab it.

When there is a major economic issue to debate in Nigeria, Nigerians practically wait to see what Bismark has to say. TV stations and newspapers run over one another to have him talk to them. Arguably Nigeria’s most sought after economic commentator in the last 10 years.

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5. Being a chartered accountant won't guarantee you a good job

Sure, there is no guarantee it does. Even being the best student in a class does not. However, it improves one's chances of getting the good job. Most recruitment requirements come with "...a certification (ICAN most of the time) is an added advantage". This post demystifies the notion some have about ICAN.

Coming from a family of chartered accountants , I think I heard about the examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at a quite early age, probably from primary school. I heard all such tales about ICAN exams. I used to see ICAN exams as one monster.

To compound my fears, when I crossed from being a science student to a commercial one in second term SSS 1 in 1998, apart from mathematics, accounting was the subject I dreaded most. Thankfully, accounting, unlike math, has some theoretical parts (all those ‘name 5 types of account’, ‘what is a subsidiary book?’, etc questions), so I still managed to pass, banking on those ‘story’ aspects.

In the university, studying economics, I had option to take elective courses in departments such as Management and Accounting, Sociology, Geography, Demography and Social Statistics, and psychology.

To add insult to injury, my school’s management and accounting department was not the most organized of departments as my friends in the department used to complain about cases of loss of scripts due to the high volume of students. So I found in Sociology and Psychology departments elective allies, and the Alphas were almost always guaranteed, never mind the headache those abstract Sigmund Freud theories in Psychology 204 gave me.

I was still able to avoid accounting in the university. At least, I remember a friend's accounting exams script missing in our 200 level. That was definitely not an experience I would like to have, further fuelling my hatred for accounting.

From my interactions with folks, especially the less informed ones, I have come to observe the reason why people dread ICAN and their exams. The following are the 4 major myths about ICAN:


1. ICAN DELIBERATELY FAILS STUDENTS: Giving the failure rate recorded in ICAN exams, I can pardon people for believing this. But this is actually a lie. I personally hold that no examination body will deliberately fail you if you pass, not least ICAN. I have heard all sort of tales like ICAN fail people so as to make money from exam fees. This is a big fat lie. As far as I know – and I think I know farthest – if you score 50% in any ICAN exams, you will never fail that paper. Of course, there was a time when if you failed woefully in one subject, you will be required to rewrite other papers you passed in same diet, but this was not a secret as the system was made known in their students guideline. This system has since been jettisoned, except at the final stage when you are required to pass a number of subjects for you not to rewrite others you passed. So students should purge their mind of this erroneous belief. I never believed it anyway, and anytime I get to advise ICAN candidates, including in my first class in the ICAN center I was lecturing a while back, the first thing I do is cleanse their mind of this pessimistic mindset. How can you go to a war with a mindset that your efforts will not count? ICAN will not fail you if you pass, and there is no way you can score 50% in a subject and marked failed.

2. ICAN IS A YORUBA AFFAIR: I was having an introductory class with some ICAN students last year. They were preparing for Foundation examinations and that was their first attempt. In the process of ‘sermonizing’ on how students bandy unfounded myths around, trying to demystify their self-inflicted fears, one student from the eastern part of Nigeria asked me, ‘Oga, but I heard ICAN is a Yoruba body. Only Yoruba people do and pass it’. I laughed. I knew Nigerians are incurable ethnic wolf-criers, but I never knew it had reached that extent. I am aware Nigerians like to raise ethnic false alarm and cry tribal victimization when something doesn’t go in their favour, but I never knew such thoughts could be nursed of a professional body like ICAN. Well, I told her it’s a big fat lie. ICAN is not and can never be a Yoruba affair. Irrespective of where you come from, if you pass ICAN exams, nobody will deny you based on your tribe.

3. ICAN IS A SOUTHERN BODY: I have heard a couple of northern friends, especially those in public service, accuse ICAN of being a southern thing. For this reason, many northerners believe they are being sidelined. Many northerners prefer to go for a rival accounting body. Again, this is naked myth. Besides, northerners have being presidents of the association.

4. ICAN IS A CULT: Given the solidarity and bond that exist among ICAN members, you can forgive those that hold this myth. I have heard people say ICAN is a cult, that they only admit certain people. Naija people sha. ICAN is the most transparently run Nigerian professional body I know. Everything about it is transparent. Of course, they are like a family, with young members treating the older and senior ones with high reverence.

http://www.jarushub.com/4-myths-about-ican/

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In this article we discussed the diseases that affect pre employment test outcome, majorly HIV and hepatitis B

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Genotype does not affect pre employment medicals. See this article we did on it

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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 firm – Cregital – April 20, 2015. He worked in Jumia for less than a year as a Social Media Specialist and later as Creative Strategist in Konga for less than 18 months. Started Cregital as the creative lead with a team of four comprising of a project manager, web developer, and graphic designer. 2016 winner of Future Awards’ Young Creative Professional.

2, Kehinde Ayanleye : Co-Founder Stutern
Degree: B.Sc. Mass Communications/Media Studies Bowen University; M.Sc. University of Kent, Computer Animation.

Co-founded Stutern with his brother in 2014, also co-founded The Underpin in 2016. The founding duo, Taiwo and Kehinde, joined the Co-Creation Hub’s Pre-incubation programme in January 2015, receiving $5,000 in seed. The site which has helped matched more than 200 interns with employers, partnered with Jobberman in February 2016 to match interns with jobs, now known as Stutern by Jobberman. Stutern hosted its annual intern fair (Nigeria’s biggest) in August 2017 (second since inception).

3, Adedayo Saheed Amzat (30): Founder Zedcrest Capital Limited
Degree: B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, University of Ilorin; MBA (Management and Accounting), Obafemi Awolowo University. Best graduating from his department.

A CFA holder as well as a fellow of both the Institute of Credit Administration and Institute of Investment Advisers & Portfolio Managers. Commenced his career with Access Bank, where he was part of liquidity management team, and was actively involved in the ALM unit. Resigned in 2013 to start Zedcrest Capital Limited – a securities brokerage, advisory and capital management firm. A year later, he also founded Zedvance – a new-age consumer finance company. Both firms currently have over 50 employees. A member of Financial Markets’ Dealers Association of Nigeria, NIM and holds a Treasurers’ Dealership Certificate (TDC).

4, Oluwaseun Temitope Osewa (35): Founder Nairaland
Degree: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University.

Dropped-out even while being one of the best students to start Nairaland (formerly MobileNigeria Forum) in 2005 after several failed attempts at starting an internet focused business. Failed after three months of starting a mobile hosting business, getting only getting a client and ran out of capital. Nairaland is Nigeria’s third most visited sited owned by a Nigerian (after Bet9ja by Kunle Soname and Ayo Ojuroye and Jumia) and was sixth two years ago after being surpassed by MMM. Mr. Seun is a private individual who in way despises public appearance. So much that he decline the invitation to The Future Awards’ ceremony of Nigeria’s Best 100 in 2013. I describe him as the “son of Mike Adenuga” when it comes to aversion to public appearance. He made the Forbes’ List of Best African successful entrepreneurs in 2013.

5, Razak Ahmed (30): Co-Founder Of Sart Partners & Cowrywise Financial Tech
Degree: B.Sc. Economics (First Class), Obafemi Awolowo University.

Commenced his career with investment house Meristem Securities as an investment analyst, then moved to Vetiva Capital Management as a Research Analyst, then Business Economist, Royal Dutch Shell Nigeria and later Gas Commercial Unit in the same firm. Quit to start SART Partners – an investment management and advisory firm. He co-founded Cowrywise in July 2017. Passed the three levels of CFA at once. A certified energy risk professional (ERP) and member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

6, Jason Chukwuma Njoku (37): Co-Founder Iroko Partners And Serial Entrepreneur
Degree: B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Manchester.

Co-founded iROKOtv, his 11 attempt at starting a successful enterprise. Before then, he launched Brash Magazine, a student publication which was closed in 2005; a year after graduation from varsity. Founded NollywoodLove, a YouTube Channel with fellow Manchester grad Bastian Gotter in 2010. After an article on TechCrunch, investment firm Tiger Global invested $3 million through a Series A investment and iROKOtv was launched on December 1, 2011. Later that year, with his wife Remmy Njoku and Gotter, they founded Spark – investment firm for internet start-ups based in Lagos. Which has invested into Drink.ng, ToLet.ng, Hotels.ng amongst others. Jason who is the largest shareholder in iROKOtv and partners, which is the world’s largest digital distributor of African movies, has been listed by Forbes in 2014 amongst the 10 young African millionaires to watch. He tweeted to pay exceptional coders/developers minimum of N150K and maximum of N400K in May 8, 2015.

7, Ijeoma Ndukwe-Egwuronu (37): Founder Bubez Foods
Degree: B.Sc. Human Physiology, University of Calabar; An alumna of The Lagos Business School 6 month program – The Owner Manager.

Popularly known as “Nwa Akamu” or “Iyaologi” (Igbo and Yoruba names for women selling pap). Ijeoma was neck deep in bad debt in 2012 as a result of being owed from sales from her clothing store (Bubez Plaiz), which threaten its existence. As a result, she went to God in prayers to seek divine answers to her problems and got moved by words in 2nd Kings 4:2 AMP Version “What do you have in your house of sale value. After seeing Akamu in her refrigerator, which is a staple meal for her kids before they turn 2, and knowing that lots of mothers desire to feed their kids pap, coupled with the challenge in finding one prepared in hygienic conditions. She delved into the food processing that has corn as its main raw material. Ijeoma has constantly mentioned epileptic power supply as a major constraint to SMEs in the country.

8, Ohmai (“Mai”) Atafo (40): Founder Mai Atafo Inspired
Degree: B.Sc. Agricultural Economics and Extension, Edo State University (now Ambrose Alli University); M.Sc. Information Technology, City University, London, UK. An alumni of the Saville Row Academy.

Born in Ile-Ife. He returned to the country after nearly seven years in 2002 to become a marketer in British Tobacco. Which he left late 2006 to become Senior Brand Manager at Guinness Nigeria Plc until his resignation in 2010 to become a fashion designer, which he was doing skeletally while at Guinness. In 2010, he launched a wedding line – Weddings by Mai. He has gone on to clothe popular Nigerian celebrities like Dakore Egbuson, Stella Damascus, Mercy Johnson, Gbenro Ajibade, Banky W and host of others. Previously Fashion Editor at Genevieve Magazine. Was also the previous MC at the Miss Nigeria Pageant in 2010, as well as a strategy director for Firehouse Group – an advertising firm.


9, Ayodeji Adewunmi (33): Co-Founder Jobberman
Degree: Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Obafemi Awolowo University; Executive Leadership, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Program, University of Oxford; Executive Education, Building Businesses in Emerging Markets, Harvard Business School.

A doctor who is “passionate about building, monetizing and engaging online content, users and platforms.” Deji who started his career as an Advisory intern in Goldman Sachs’ Inaugural Africa Initiative in 2007 – and assisted in the recruitment of 12 more students (highest of any Nigerian university) into the program. Reputed for his excellent networking and strategy skills, together with close friends – Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi, Jobberman was founded in 2009 – which helps link qualified personnel to the right job opportunities. The trio became partners with stock options in One Africa Media, when OAM acquired the firm in 2015. One of Nigeria’s most visited site. Today, Jobberman is amongst the biggest recruitment firms in Africa.

10, Uche Pedro (33): Founder Bella Naija
Degree: B.Sc. Business Administration (Distinction), Richard Ievy School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

A fellow of TEDGlobal, Uche founded BellaNaija (mainly as a store board of scanned magazine articles, pictures and featured interviews of Nigerian weddings, media celebrities and fashion personalities) currently among the most visited sites in Nigeria, in 2006 initially as a hobby to spend time when she was bored during a two week holiday. Before founding Bella Naija, she worked at Shell, Cadbury ME & Africa based in the UK and Cadbury Nigeria. Uche, who had always loved everything about Nigeria and Africa in general; the fashion industry, political movements, technology and entertainment sectors, started blogging about the various happenings and issues across the aforesaid sectors. Won Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Communication Award and The Future Awards Africa for Young Media Entrepreneur in 2013. In February 2010, she featured on the Oprah Winfery Show “Beauty around the World”. Bella Naija Weddings is arguably Nigeria’s biggest weddings’ line firm.

11. Mark Anthony Essien (37): Founder/Ceo, Hotels.Ng
Degree: Bachelor in Computer Engineering, Beuth University of Applied Science, Berlin; M.Sc. Computer Science, Freie Universitat Berlin.

Born in Ikot Ekpene, and bred there for 18 years. Learnt coding during the period he was studying German and his A-levels. Founded Gnumm, a file sharing website, which was later acquired by Snoopstar. During his time at Snoopstar, he created different software products, and sold some to Disney and The American Military. Returned to Nigeria after his degrees, and after studying the online travel market, he decided to create a hotel booking site – Hotels.ng – in 2013 with $300, which sparked the attention of Jason Njoku’s Spark.ng. The latter in 2013 made an initial $75,000 investment and later $150,000 after momentum increased. Hotels.ng got further $1.5 million investment in 2015 from EchoVC Pan-African Fund and Omidyar Network, investment vehicle of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. A TEDX speaker at TEDxGbagada and TEDxEuston. Was selected as one of 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa in 2015 by Forbes’ Magazine.

12, Rotimi Williams (37): Founder Of Kereksuk Rice Farm
Degree: B.Sc. Economics, University of Aberdeen, Scotland; MSc. Economics, University of Aberdeen; M.Sc. Finance and Development Studies, SOAS, University of London.

Journalist cum rice farmer, Worked as an analyst in the European and Financial Centre, London, and later at Euromoney Magazine. Where he was responsible for studying the African market. After travelling various African nations under Euromoney, and seeing how agriculture is an important aspect in the economy. Williams resigned and got employed as a banker focused on agriculture in Nigeria. Resigned afterwards upon discovering the lacklustre approach the bank had towards agriculture. In 2012, with a unique agreement with the farm owner, he garnered 17,269 hectares of land and later ramped it to 55,000 before parting with his partner. Which brought it down to 45,000 hectares – making him the owner of Nigeria’s second largest rice farm, after Olam. Founded agriculture focused data analytics’ firm – Compare the Markets in 2016.

13, Peter Banigo (37): Co-Founder Bole King/Ceo Rico Enoro Limited
Degree: Bachelor of Gas Engineering, University of Port-Harcourt; M.Sc. Petroleum and Environmental Technology, Coventry University, UK.

Co-founded Bole King in 2014 with Etinosa Omoriege. Bole (Port-Harcourt styled), consisting of roasted plantain and fish with sauce, is a popular and highly nutritious meal patronised by most people irrespective of social strata. Due to the hygienic problem associated with selling Bole along the roadside, Peter and Etinosa founded Bole King to provide a hygienic and well-prepared form of the staple meal. They aim at making Bole a global delicacy just as Shawarma (Middle-Eastern) and Pizza (Italian). This will be accelerated by opening a Lagos outlet in the 2nd quarter of 2018. Peter is also the CEO of ICT, security and general procurement firm – Rico Enoro Limited, since 2009.

14, Olorunyomi “Yomi” Omoniyi Makun (32): Founder Yomi Casual
Degree: HND Fashion and Design, Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State. Brother and official clothier to ace comedian Ayo Makun.
Got to study Fashion and Design as a result of a mistake made by his sister during filling of JAMB form. Once told his lecturer that he’d never be a tailor. Started Yomi Causal with a sewing machine bought by Ayo (cost N10, 000) from his brother’s house in Iponri Estate. During the day, the living room is made the office, same house had other comedians – Elenu and Seyi Law – as occupants. When elder Makun left, Yomi turned the house to his office, later moved to Bode Thomas, Surulere and then Lekki. Has had many celebrities as models for his collections, notably Elenu, Desmond Elliot, Zack Orji, Alibaba, Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Dj Jimmy Jatt amongst others. Advises the younger generation to start/create their ideas early in life as time waits for no one.

15, Ezra Olubi (31): Co-Founder Paystacks
Degree: B.Sc. Computer Science, Babcock University.

Co-founded Paystacks with Shola Akinlade in 2015 when they discovered the online payments’ system is broken and unreliable. Paystacks became the first Nigerian tech firm to be accepted into the renowned incubator program – Y Combinator Program, based in Silicon Valley, and got seeded with $120, 000. As a result, they attracted investors all around securing $1.5 million from the likes of Tencent, M&S, Spark, Tokyo Founders’ Fund amongst others. The firm has processed over a billion naira since they left the beta stage of the incubator program. Hitherto co-founding Paystacks, Ezra was the CTO at Jobberman for 7 months. Before then, he was the Head, Software Imagio Limited for almost 2 years and CTO Delivery Science Incorporated in 2014.

16, Jiro Ejobe (): Founder And Managing Director Viisaus Technology Limited
Degree: B.Sc. Computer Science, Queen Mary College (University of London); Post-graduate diploma, Management and Senior Management, Birkbeck University (University of London); An alumnus of the Senior Management Program, Lagos Business School.

Kick-started his career 17 years ago as a consultant for PwC, UK, He has being at different management positions across various locations in North America, Asia and Europe. Lead the Technology Focused enterprise engagements for different firms, including BBC, UK, Time Warner and Sony. Hitherto founding Viisaus, he was the Senior Technology Officer at Afrinvest West Africa, and Head of Application Development, The Nigerian Stock Exchange. A member of the IEEE and BCS societies.

17, Linda Ifeoma Ikeji (37): Founder Linda Ikeji Blog
Degree: BA. English Language, University of Lagos.

Nicknamed the Queen of Blogging. Started modelling at a young age to assist her family and support herself through school. Performed as a waitress, model and writer. She opened a modelling agency and event management outfit media company called Black Dove Communications. Commenced blogging as a hobby in 2006. Then, the internet was not as prominent and widespread in Nigeria as at now, and she had to make her posts at a cybercafe. As the internet became more accessible, she grew popular and had her blog amongst the most visited in Nigeria. A philanthropist, sponsors the project “I’d rather be self-made; No thanks”. Project aims at supporting lasses aged 16–25 who have great business ideas and aspire to become entrepreneurs. She is one of Nigerian richest internetpreneurs.

18, Eyo Bassey (38): Founder And Ceo Payporte Global Systems/Ceo Rom-Flex Group
Degree: B.Tech. Pure and Applied Physics, Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso;

Alumnus Financing Entrepreneurial Businesses’ Program, London Business School; Alumnus of Executive programs at Harvard Business School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management.
Founded online shopping website – Payporte Global Systems – one of Nigeria’s most preferred online shopping website. Payporte Systems which has some celebrities as ambassadors has grown tremendously within the past 4 years and 5 months since its inception. He was also the CTO at Romflex Network Limited – software and systems integration company – from 2009 – 2012, afterwards he became the CEO, a position he has been at since. Eyo, who until founding Payporte, was the Head, Infrastructure Engineering at SW Global Limited for two years during the mid-2000s.

19. Olalekan Olude (33): Co-Founder Jobberman/Founding Managing Partner, The African Talent Company
Degree: B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University;

Alumnus of The Executive Management Program, Lagos Business School; Alumnus of Executive Management Program, The University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School.
Together with Opeyemi Awoyemi and Ayodeji and Adewunmi, Jobberman – immediately after the ASUU strike of 2009 – was founded. Aim was to link jobs’ applicants with recruiters. Olalekan who was a network engineer at TeleMoblie sp.zo.o, was also a technology analyst at Goldman Sachs for two and a half years. A non- executive director at WhoGoHost Limited, he is also founding managing partner at The African Talent Company – a subsidiary of One Media Africa.

20. Opeyemi Awoyemi, Co-Founder Jobberman, Founder Whogohost
Degree: Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

He also had executive education courses at Wharton Business School and University of California, Berkeley. Opeyemi is a co-founder and the Chief Information Officer at Jobberman. He is also the founder of ennovateNIGERIA and WhoGoHost. While Ayodeji has experience in strategy and sales and Olalekan in technology, Opeyemi has a strong background in technology with over 15 years experience in web programming. The three gentlemen combined to execute the Jobberman business plan. Jobberman was few years ago acquired by an international investor but Opeyemi and his partners remain on the board of the company.

Mathematics is highly dreaded among Nigerian students and many students wish to say bye bye to it after secondary school. If you don’t like math, or just don’t want to have anything with it again, or you didn’t make credit pass in it in WAEC or GCE, these are the courses and schools (universities) that can still offer you admission with pass (D7 or E8) in o’level Mathematics.

List of schools and courses that accept pass in Mathematics:-

Archaeology (ABU, Ibadan)
Arabic Studies (ABU, Fountain, BUK, Al-Hikmah, Ilorin, Jos, KWASU etc)
Classical Studies (Ibadan)
Christian Religious Knowledge (Abuja, Babcock, Bowen, etc)
Fine and Applied Arts (Delsu, Benin, UNN etc)
Creative Arts ( Lagos, UNIPORT, UNN, UNIMAID etc)
Dramatic/Performing/Theater Arts/Films Studies (ABU, Abuja, OAU, Bayero, Bowen, Calabar etc)
English Language/English Studies (ABU, AAU, ABUAD, Babcock, Caritas, Uyo, UNIOSUN, Redeemers, LASU etc)
English Language & Literature (AUN, UNIZIK, ABSU, UNIBEN etc)
Literature in English (ABU, UDUS, OAU etc)

French (UNILAG, Lapai, LASU, OAU, UNN, Tai Solarin etc)
Hausa (ABU, Bayero, Gusau, Maiduguri etc)
History (OAU, BASU, ABU UNIZIK etc)
History and International Studies (Ajayi Crowther, Babcock, Bowen, Akwa Ibom State University etc)
International Studies and Diplomacy (Biu, Benin)
Igbo (UNIZIK, ABSU etc)
Islamic Studies (Abuja, Al-Hikmah, Bayero, KWASU, Summit, NOUN etc)
Linguistics (Benin, Calabar, Jos, Fountain, Ekiti State University, Ibadan, Lagos, IMSU etc)
Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin, Abia State University, Covenant, Bingham, Jos etc)
Philosophy (Ambrose Alli University, UniAbuja, Dominican, JABU, KSU, UNILAG, OAU, Bowen, Madonna etc)

Religious Studies (Augustine, ABSU, AUE, Harvest, Calabar, Calvary, Immaneul, IMSU, McPherson etc)
Theology (Madonna)
Comparative Religious Studies (Ilorin)
Yoruba (Fountain, OAU, OOU, EKSU etc)
Anthropology (Ibadan)
Communication Arts (Bowen, Uyo)
Chinese Studies (KASU, UNILAG, UNIZIK)
Political Science (Federal Universities in Lokoja, Kashere, Wukari, Ndufu and Otuoke – but you must have at least D7 or E8 in Mathematics)
Sociology (only Plateau State University accepts D7 in Math, other schools you must have credit in Math)
Elementary Education (Calabar – but at least a pass in Mathematics)

Education & Yoruba (Ibadan, Fountain, TASUED etc)
Education & Islamic Studies (ABU, Abuja etc)
Education & History (AAU, Benin etc)
Physical & Health Education (ABU, Bayero, Calabar, Jos etc)
Education & English Language (AAU, Abuja, Lead City etc)
Education with Fine & Applied Arts (DELSU, OAU etc)
Education & Hausa (ABU etc)
Education & Religious Studies (Ibadan, Ikere Ekiti, Pankshin etc)
Education & Arabic (NorthWest, Bayero etc)
Educational Foundations (ESUTECH, UNIZIK LASU, EBSU etc)

Curriculum & Instruction with Arts options (Niger Delta University)
Primary Education Studies (EKSU, TASUED, Jos – but with E8 or D7 in Math)
Guidance & Counselling (Only IMSU, TASUED, Ibadan and Ilorin accept D7 or E8 in Mathematics)
Special Education (Ibadan)
Adult Education (ESUTECH, RSUST, Ibadan, UNIPORT)
Education & Social Studies (DELSU, Calabar, EBSU)
Civil Law (UNN, Ibadan, Uyo, Madonna, Biu, IMSU, DELSU, AAU, NAU, Jos, OOU, Ilorin, OAU)
Islamic Law/Sharia Law (Ilorin, Bayero, LASU, KSU)
Common Law (Ilorin)
Criminology & Security Studies (Jos)

source: http://www.jarushub.com/50-courses-you-can-study-without-credit-in-mathematics/

1. Larry Page, Co-founder and CEO, Google
Degree: B.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Page, who was born in East Lansing, Michigan, co-founded Google, the world’s most popular search engine, as a research project while in school at Stanford. “Google” refers to the mathematical term “googol” – which is the number one followed by 100 zeros. After forming Google parent company Alphabet in October 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring, Page is now the CEO of Alphabet, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google.


2. Mark Parker, President and CEO, Nike
Degree: B.S. in Political Science from Penn State University.

A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Parker also ran track at Penn State. He started his career at Nike as a shoe designer. Subsequent roles at the company included Vice President of Consumer Product Marketing, Vice President of Global Footwear and Co-President of the Nike brand.

3. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire, Hathaway
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; MBA in Economics from Columbia Business School.

Investing is a family trait Buffet inherited from his father, a stockbroker and U.S. congressman, in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 11, Buffet made his first investment, and by the age of 13 he was selling horse racing tip sheets and operating a paper delivery service.

4. Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
Degree: B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University; MBA from Duke University.

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Cook’s prior stints include North American fulfillment Director at IBM

and COO at Intelligent Electronics. He was also Vice-President of Corporate Materials at the Compaq Computer Corporation.


5. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
Degree: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology; M.S. degree in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Nadella, who hails from Hyderabad, India, has held many positions at Microsoft, including Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise, and Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division. He also worked at Sun Microsystems as a member of the technology staff.

6. Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and CEO, Yelp
Degree: B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.

This Arlington, Virginia native originally attended college to become a video game developer. He later became Vice President of Engineering at PayPal before co-founding Yelp. Stoppelman is known for his management style: instead of an office, he sits at a desk among his employees.

7. Howard Shultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks
Degree: B.A. in Communications at Northern Michigan University.

Shultz, who hails from Brooklyn, New York, attended college on a football scholarship. His first job at Starbucks was as Director of Retail Operations and Marketing. Three years later, he left the company and started his own coffee bar chain, II Gionale, and two years after that, he purchased Starbucks and merged it with II Gionale. He was previously the CEO of Starbucks but resigned in April 2017 and became Executive Chairman. Kevin Johnson took over as CEO.
8. Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Degree: B.S. in Television & Radio from Ithaca College (magna cum laude).

A native New Yorker, Iger was formerly chairman of Disney’s ABC Group, and President of Walt Disney International. In 2014, He was named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine and under his leadership, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

9. Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores
Degree: B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas; MBA in Finance from the University of Tulsa.

McMillon, a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, began his career at Walmart as a summer associate at the company’s distribution center. He was also an assistant manager and a buyer trainee. Before he took the reins at Walmart Stores, McMillon was President and CEO of Sam’s Club, and also President and then CEO of Walmart International.

10. Meg Whitman, Chairman, President, and CEO, Hewlett Packard (HP)
Degree: B.S. in Economics from Princeton University; MBA from Harvard Business School.

This Long Island, New York native graduated from high school in just three years. Formerly, Whitman was Brand Manager at Proctor & Gamble, and also worked at Bain & Company, Disney, Hasbro, and FTD, before serving as CEO of eBay for 10 years.

11. John S. Watson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Degree: B.A. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis; MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Watson, a native Californian, was initially hired as a financial analyst for Chevron. Some of his other roles at the company include Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Development, and President of Chevron International Exploration and Production.

12. Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon
Degree: B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (summa cum laude).

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bezos and his family moved to Miami when he was a teenager. While in high school, Bezos launched his first business, the Dream Institute, which was an educational summer camp for fourth through sixth graders. Bezos also purchased The Washington Post in 2013.


The Bottom Line

America’s top CEOs have degrees in a variety of majors. Each leader has a strong academic background that helped them develop discipline, inventiveness and analytical skills. Those who pursued an MBA increased their business acumen while honing their management and leadership skills.

source: http://www.jarushub.com/americas-top-13-ceos-and-the-courses-they-studied-in-school/?doing_wp_cron=1515590493.7768039703369140625000

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Based on LinkedIn insight, here are the top 10 universities IT professionals attended.

University of Lagos – 276
Lagos State University – 174
University of Ibadan – 153
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology – 150
University of Benin – 142
Obafemi Awolowo University – 135
Federal University of Technology Owerri – 124
University of Ilorin – 118
Olabisi Onabanjo University – 91
Federal University of Technology Minna – 78

Source: LinkedIn

Insights
3 technology universities (LAUTECH, FUTO and FUTA) make the list
Again, UNILAG leads
Two first generation universities (ABU and UNN) did not make this Top 10 IT professionals producing schools list
Again, LASU and OOU the two general state universities that make the list


source: http://www.jarushub.com/top-10-universities-for-information-technology-career/