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in most cases, they don't want to see it but try to see the level of your confidentiality.

The best way to answer the question goes this was.

I don't have any problems revealing this but as part of every company computer policy, while PASSWORDS is personal and part of company security and confidentiality policies, it should not be revealed to any unauthorized person. I'm such an individual full of respect to the company policies and adhere strictly to company confidentiality procedure.

1. How do you handle stress or pressure?
You could answer this question by saying that stress is an important issue to you. While high levels of stress can be negative, I use stress in a productive way that can allow me to work harder. It is important for me to make sure I have the correct balance of positive stress and negative stress. You could also answer this question by saying you perform better when you are under reasonable levels of stress.

2. What do you find motivates you the most?
This is a question that does not require an answer that is right or wrong. The employer is trying to see how you are motivated. It is also a method they will use to determine if you are compatible for the job. It doesn't make much sense to put you in a position where you will not be motivated by the work you do. The best way to answer this question is to be honest. Let the interviewer know what motivates you the most. Don't tell them what they want to hear because you are trying to get the job. While this may help you in the short term, it can hurt you in the long run.

3. Do you prefer to work alone, or do you work better in groups?
This is a question that you will want to answer carefully. If the position you are applying for requires you to work alone, it doesn't make much sense to answer it by saying you enjoy working in groups. If the position requires you to work in groups, telling the interviewer you like working alone can keep you from being hired. However, the answer you give should be an honest one.

4. Give us an example of a challenging situation you've overcome.
This is a request that will require you to know a lot about yourself. If you've prepared for the interview beforehand, you should be able to answer this question without any problems. You should reflect on your past work experience. You must quickly be able to think about any challenges you've overcome. It doesn't have to be something that is related to employment. If you were in the military, you could describe a challenge you overcame. If you are a college graduate, you can give an example of an academic challenge you successfully overcame.

5. What do you find interesting about this job?
The answer that you give better be more than just the salary. You should be able to give detailed reasons for why you are interested in being hired for a certain position. Answering this question correctly may require you to do your research on the company. This is something that must be done before the interview starts.

6. Why should we hire you?
This is one of the most difficult questions in the interview process. However, it is a good question, especially if you are competing for a position against people who are equally qualified. To answer this question, describe how your skills can be valuable to the company. Not only will you want to direct the towards your accomplishments, but you will also want to demonstrate your personality and desire. Explain that you are impressed with the history of the company, and you want to play a role in the success of the organization.

7. In what ways can you contribute to our company?
You will want to answer this question by selling yourself. Explain how your skills, personality, and experience can allow you to contribute to the company. This is a question that you may want to prepare for in advance. You will want to answer it with a powerful statement. You don't want to be uneasy of hesitant. If the employer suspects this, you may lose your chance to be employed with the company.





What's the BEST Way to Close an Interview? [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][center][/center]

Many candidates will offer a great interview and then fail to close it properly. This is like baking a terrific cake and forgetting to put on the icing. The closing of your interview is the most memorable part not only because it comes at the end of your time together, but because you are able to interject your own personality, comments and questions into the conversation with the interviewer.

Ask Questions

You should be well prepared for the interview with questions of your own to show that you're considering their company as much as they are considering you. You should ask questions that show you've paid attention to information in the interview and done research on your own before coming into speak to the interviewer. If the interviewer doesn't ask for your questions, be sure to ask her, "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions before we finish?"

Reinforce Your Attributes

When the interviewer makes a statement similar to, "If you have nothing else, that will be all," offer a respectful closing comment reiterating your strengths and how they tie into the critical skills the company is seeking. Include four or five reasons why you should have the job and show your knowledge of the company in the process.

"This is an exciting position and I know that my experience with teamwork will help me mesh well with the existing sales team, my industry knowledge will be useful in developing new leads and my time spend building industry contracts will help to solidify my client list almost immediately. The work I've done with your computer system will give me ad advantage in that area as well."

Alleviate Concerns

If you suspect the interviewers have any concerns about you as the right applicant, your next statements should alleviate those concerns. It is wise to give the interviewer a chance to state concerns so that you can address them, "I believe I'm the right candidate for this position. Do you see any issues that might make you think otherwise?"




Express Enthusiasm

Your enthusiasm for the position and company should be shining through during the interview process, but be sure to include a few direct positive remarks about the company and position as well.

Determine the Next Step

Be sure you ask for the next step in the hiring process. This will show you are an organized and professional candidate. If possible, establish a time frame for the hiring decision as this will give you critical information about how and when to follow up.

Thank the Interviewer

Finally, thank your interviewer graciously and stand to shake her hand. Keep confident eye contact during the handshake and walk out of the room knowing you've done well.





http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/top-50-job-interview-questions.htm

Facing your Facebook Account at Interview

So you have gotten the interview, you answered the questions well and feeling confident - then your interviewer asks you for your password to Facebook.

Yes, you heard right, be prepared as this question is sometimes being asked. So how to protect your right to privacy but still remain in the running for the role?

Recent statistics have suggested that approx 95% of employers will search for applicants online during the recruiting process. More recently it has emerged that some employers are now asking their applicants for their Facebook passwords. Could you imagine a job interview where you were asked to for your password?

Asking an applicant for a password is not without potential implications for companies - Maryland in the United States recently became the first state to ban employers from requesting social media passwords. If a Facebook page includes information on race, gender. etc, this could expose the employer to potential accusations of a discriminatory recruitment process.

So how do you protect your right to privacy but still remain in the running for the role? Here are some potential ways to approach the questions which will allow you to make your opinion known in a polite and professional manner for instance,

“I would never give out my work email and network passwords to anyone, I make it a personal and professional policy to keep all of my passwords private and secure. However, please feel free to look at my public profile”

“My LinkedIn profile is a great place for you to review my online presence”

Let them know that while you are very interested in the position, however, you feel that the request is a breach of privacy and also a potential legal breach of the Facebook terms of service.

Might be no harm to also ask “Is it something that is required to move forward with the job interview?” You will then know where you stand. Advise that you need to digest this request and will revert shortly on this.

There are some steps that can be taken to reduce your online visibility to potential employers, such as using a nickname for your facebook account, disabling the public web search on your Facebook profile which will reduce the likelihood of your Facebook account showing up in a Google search.

Now you know that it is okay to take a stand and say “no” when asked for your social networking passwords. It is ultimately up to you to decide what you are comfortable with. The most important piece of information I can give you is to watch out how you deliver this “no”. Try to play it down nicely as opposed to over asserting yourself and coming across as defensive. No need they may just be chancing their arm.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAqdZ2Q92VA&feature=BFa&list=PLEE4A7A52B9670405

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_A2P_uvzc&list=PLEE4A7A52B9670405&index=12&feature=plpp_video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epcc9X1aS7o&feature=BFa&list=PLEE4A7A52B9670405

List of 15 most common interview questions and answers

Question 1: Can you tell me something about yourself?
This is typically the first question in the job interview. If you answer it well, you will make a good first impression, feel better and logically have better chances to get a job.
You should focus on work related things in your answer. That means, what you do, what you are good at, what you have done before, what are you looking for in your career, etc.
You can mention your personal life and hobbies briefly, but it is not what the employer is interested in.
Anyway, it is advisable to not spend more than one minute answering this question. It is simply not good to tire the interviewers right in the beginning… This is just a starting question. Good example of an answer can be:
“I like to manage people and work on interesting projects. I have been working for IBM for the past ten years, but am looking for a new challenge right now. I like to do sports, especially football and spend my free time with my wife.

Question 2: Why did you apply for this job?
Interviewers need to understand your intentions. And it is perfectly all right and good for you. If you prepare a good answer to this interview question, you can convince them right in the beginning that you are the best person for the job.
The key thing is to speak about the company, not about you (this will be deeply described later). Anyway, you should definitely spend some time reading company website and the job description, so you know what to answer to this interview question. Here are two good examples:
“I really like the job description and the working duties for this position. I believe that I am the perfect match for the job and can be an asset for your team.”
“I decided to apply because I really like the vision of your company and the possibilities for me there. It is a role where I can use my full potential and really help your company to grow.”

Question 3: Why did you leave your last job? / Why are you planning to leave your job?
Change is a part of life. However, employers want to understand the reasons why you want to make a change, or why you are forced to make a change.
It is important to stay positive on this place and do not mention any negative things about your previous employers. You should simply focus on the future, not on the past. Let me show you few good answers to this interview question.
“My last job was not challenging enough. I was not motivated to wake up to work anymore and I really needed a change. Based on the job description I really believe that I can find what am I looking for in your company.”
“There was a downsizing in our company and similarly to most people in my department, I was fired. However, it is the past. I am ready to utilize the knowledge and experience and start to build my new career in your corporation.”
“I want to be very honest to you. I have been in this company for seven years, achieved great results and help it to become the leader on the market. However, I did never get a raise and was never promoted, although I asked for it. I believe that the results of my work can be rewarded better somewhere else, maybe in your company.”

Question 4: Can you tell me something about your education?
For some employers and for certain positions, your education is very important. Employers use to inquire about it. Degrees like MBA are prestigious and many employers prefer candidates with these forms of degrees.
However, if you do not have it, you can still offer a good answer to this interview question. Try to not focus on the names of the schools, but on the knowledge you gained. Here is an example of a good answer to this interview question.
“I studied in Cambridge. I acquired knowledge from statistics, project management and process management. I was very active during my studies and took part in several practical projects. Overall my studies were really practical and I believe that I am very well prepared for this job of a project manager.

Question 5: Can you tell us something more about your working experience?
You should always pick the most related experience. Many job seekers spend twenty minutes answering this interview question. But it is a mistake. Employer hiring for marketing management position is not interested in your experiences from MC Donald’s, really. You should pick just one or two from your previous jobs and briefly describe what you did there and what you learned there. You can use the following answer for your inspiration.
“I had done a lot of things in my life, what helped me to gain a good overall understanding of business. From 2001 to 2004 I worked like a project manager for Siemens, mostly we were working on smaller energetic projects. I believe that I can utilize the knowledge and contacts I gained during this time in your company. I learned how to budget the project and lead it from the scratch to completion. From my other experience I can briefly mention my position in marketing from 1998 to 2001 and my freelancing experience from 2005 to 2009.”

Question 6: Why should we hire you?
This is probably the most difficult interview question. However, if your answer is convincing enough, it really can convince the employer to hire you!
You should simply focus on your USP (Unique selling point). It means to show the employer something special other candidates can not offer him. To use general phrases will not help you. You simply need to find this unique selling point by yourself. You can use the following answers for your inspiration.
“Well, I have a relevant experience for the job and I am strongly motivated to work for your company.”
“I fulfill all the requirements for the job. However, some other applicants do probably also fulfill it. I think that I am a nice guy and help to create a good atmosphere in the workplace. You can contact my previous employers to question about this.”
“I believe that I bring success with me to the companies. All the companies where I worked were prospering. It is good to have such a worker in your team, isn’t it?”

Question 7: What are your strengths?
Interview questions about strengths and weaknesses are typical. And it is easy to answer it. All you have to do is to pick one or two strengths that are relevant for the job.
“I am very responsible person and always accomplish all my duties.”
“I am a very organized person, what is strongly reflected in my work.”
“I have good communication skills. I believe that communication skills are crucial in every job, but especially in job like this one.”

Question 8: What are your weaknesses?
It is not so important what weaknesses you list here. More important is to define how exactly you try to get rid of your weakness. This is what the employer wants to hear.
Secondly, you should choose the weakness that is not so important for the job you are applying for. This is pretty straight forward and you should manage to do it. Here are some good examples of an answer.
“I am not very patient, what is obviously not good. But I am working on it every day, doing various exercises.”
“Sometimes I struggle to concentrate. However, I practice every day and my concentration has improved over the years.”
“I trust the people too much. It is nice to live with it, but it brought me into many problematic situations in the past. However, as I am getting older I am starting to distinguish who I can trust and who I can not trust.”

Question 9: What are your goals in five years horizon?
Every responsible person has some goals. Employers know this. When questioning you about your goals, they simply want to hear that you have any goals.
However, you can do a mistake here. Some people like to mention that they dream about their own business. This is not a good answer. Companies do not want to hire someone who leaves after two years to start his own business.
Recruiting is too lengthy procedure for this. That’s why you should either choose personal goals, or connect your goals with the company where you are applying for a job. Let’s have a look at good answers to this interview question.
“My goal is to become a better manager and help my employer to achieve good results as much as I can.”
“I want to start a family and have a good position. I believe that your company is a right place to realize my goals.”
“I would like to be promoted in five years and have a really good job in a really good company – like yours one.”

Question 10: What are your biggest achievements so far?
Achievements are more important for the employers than your experiences. This is a fact. Other fact is that everyone of us has some achievements. We just sometimes do not realize it. You should think about it for a while.
Employers can be impressed by both tangible and intangible achievements. If you was a heavy smoker before and was able to quit smoking, it shows that you have a strong determination and will. Think about it…
Our life is full of achievements. You just need to choose some for your answers to interview questions. Just like our job applicants did in their answers.
“I was able to run marathon under 3:30. I trained for it very hard and it strengthen me both physically and mentally.”
“When I worked like a sales manager in Cobeco Inc., the sales of the company grew by 20 percent every year.”
“I became a better person over the years. I learned to listen to the others and see the good in people. I consider this as my biggest achievement.”

Question 11: What characterize a good boss/ colleague from your point of view?
In most of the companies, you will not work alone. Interviewers try to understand if you fit into the company and if you may get along with your colleagues. The crucial thing here is to not mention anything too tangible.
Concretely, to say that you prefer your boss to be older than you is a huge risk… If the boss is younger, you will not be chosen. The best way is to choose a neutral answer and say that you can pretty much get along with everybody. Let’s have a look at two good responds.
“I can get along with everyone. All I want to be sure about when it comes to my boss and colleagues is that they are qualified for the job. And when I see the level of proficiency in this interview, I am sure they are qualified.”
“There is nothing like an ideal boss for me. I simply focus on my job and on my performance and try to avoid any conflicts with other employees.”

Question 12: What motivates you? / How do you motivate the others?
Motivation is crucial in every role. You need to convince the employer that you are motivated and do not need any special incentives to work hard. The best way to do so is to show the enthusiasm in the interview and be filled with energy! If you do so, you will not get this interview question about motivation. However, if it comes here is the answer.
“I want to feel important in my job, do a good job for my employer. This is very important for me, to see a purpose in my job. It naturally motivates me to work hard and try to become better every day.”
“I just like to work. If I was not strongly motivated to do this job, I would not apply for it. I would never work only for money.”

Question 13: What are your salary expectations?
This is actually a good question. If the employers ask it, it means that they consider to hire you (or least give you a chance). You should not start the discussion about salary by yourself. However, once the employer starts it, you should have your answer ready.
The key is to emphasize that the salary is not the deciding factor for you. However, on the other hand, you should never say less than your minimum expectations are. It won’t make any sense…If you need to mention the number, it is always better to mention the salary range than the figure. Here are examples of good answers to this interview question.
“First of all, salary is not a deciding factor for me. I really like the job description and want to get this job. I will accept an average salary for this position what is something between $35,000 and $40,000″, according to my knowledge.
“I really like this job and would like to do it. I have looked at the average salaries and found out that the average is between $35,000 and $40,000 for this position. I am willing to accept the lower figure from this range, as I really like would like to have this job.”

Question 14: When are you able to start?
Companies have their plans and needs. If they need someone from the next month, they need him and that’s it. That’s why you should always say that you can start when they need you. But if you really can not short circuit the notice period or something else, you still can save yourself with an exceptional answer! Let’s have a look at several of these answers.
“I am ready to start as soon as possible.”
“There is a two months notice period in my company. However, I have very good relations with my boss so I am sure I can negotiate it and start earlier.”
“I could possibly start tomorrow, but I want to finish the project I currently work on. It will be very unprofessional and irresponsible from me to leave now. I will need two or three weeks. I hope you understand this.”

Bill Gates’ visa application for Nigeria was rejected by its government initially. They wanted Gates to show proof that he would not reside in Nigeria indefinitely and cause a strain on Government’s services.

Read more:


http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/238148/Nigeria_denies_Bill_Gates_visa_application

Sturridge to Bolton,

it was a taboo for an Ibo man to take his own life

Is this true? or have you seen or heard of an Ibo man took his own life?

hackney:
It has become the norm that pastors are very wealthy even if the congregation is starving.
what a disgrace.

FELA RIP said it but they said he is a mad man

mabell:
Of cause they do
From this your question, it is obvious you are not a born again christian but an outsider or merely a church goer
If a pastor does not care for his congregation, why then is he pastoring
That is why they can confidently preach about not just giving but love e.t.c. because it
Have you not heard of what churches are doing like giving to the poor and needy, springing up schools, ministry of helps
Let me give you an example, in the local assembly where i worship, my pastor takes care of a lot of bills of the church members including medical, educational, house, feeding, the list is on and on and yet you ask if pastor's care about their congregation
What a question  

@demla,
your firstfruit could also be the best that you have, or the increase on your allowance probably during the year or your first income on a new job

Springing up schools:which ones?how many poor children can afford those schools
Helping the poor by giving then N200 and take N5000 from them with a treat

I think thisso call Churches should be investigated by EFCC, they are a disgrace to me (as a Christian and as a Nigerian) reading all tricks of milking the poor with an empty treat.

Churches are in other part of the world but only Nigerian founder churches are all but money, owo,égo,kudi.
God will judge u and the so call fake man of gods

Ogiri and Iru

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f16L6Ah9T-Q


SaharaReporters, New York
Former Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is adopting more desperate measures in the face of signs that his campaign for the Nigerian presidency has no steam.

Babangida’s latest misfortunes came from a video he uploaded to youtube. The video was an invitation to people to visit Babangida’s campaign website. But soon after the video was posted on youtube, anti-Babangida groups began mobilizing their members and the Nigerian public to leave critical comments on the youtube video page.

A source inside Babangida’s dispirited campaign told Saharareporters that several of Babangida’s staffers spent the last two days deleting negative postings and writing positive comments on the video. But by yesterday, when it became clear that they could not cope with the deluge of negative comments, the Babangida campaign office received instructions to lock down the commentary section on youtube.

The desperate step is the latest in a series of woes befalling the presidential dreams of the former dictator whose regime murdered foremost Nigerian journalist Dele Giwa in October 1986.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=babangida+for+president&aq=2

This is wishing Senator Yerima's new bride Happy Childrens day

George_D:
jids,
if that is the case, why then the secrecy? why not explain to their teeming subcribers who spent hard earned money buying their equipment which now they cannot use because of the signals going off air? afterall they still have ait running (every now and then)? a good company with high regard for its customers will explain and appologise to their customers? no?

Yes you are right man, they should have informed their customer of the situation but they choose to keep it to themself another poor customer service and i don't care attitude to their beloved customers

George_D:
austinooo,
we are talking both because they're owned by the same company.

a company that cannot keep one station in the air without it going off every now and then, how can it keep 50 stations up (as daarsat was boasting) without dissapointing its subscribers?

so you can see why the 'daarsat fever' noise suddenly went silent?

oh boy easy on them now, they got more than 70% of their station burnt down and they are still trying to be up and running. What happend to them should happen to NTA, etc, trust me they will close down for years not even months

My English friend at work shown this article OMG and I cover my face with my hands, I thought these are done during the military regimes, gutted, someone please tell me these are not true,




Nigeria's police force carry out extrajudicial killings, torture in custody, and sexual assault against women, according to a study by a civil liberties group.

The report claims that police openly parade suspects for the media, before executing them without trial.

The Open Society Justice Initiative's study is the latest of a number of reports to severely criticise Nigeria's police for brutality and corruption.

The authorities have so far made no comment on the report.

'Fringe benefit'

The group observed officers and suspects at 400 different police stations over two years.

They say Nigeria's police, in effect, get away with murder.

"Police in Nigeria commit extrajudicial killings, torture, rape, and extortion with relative impunity," the report says.

"Nigeria Police Force personnel routinely carry out summary executions of persons accused or suspected of crime.

"[The police] rely on torture as a principal means of investigation; commit rape of both sexes, with a particular focus on sex workers; and engage in extortion at nearly every opportunity."

The study details cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.

It also describes prostitutes being arrested and raped.

One policeman is quoted saying: "This is one of the fringe benefits attached to night patrol."

Sex workers on the streets of Lagos told the BBC that the group's report was accurate.

"They pick us, some of them beat us, they will go to third mainland bridge, they will beat us, rape us, They will make love with us without a condom," said one sex worker.

"Sometimes they will search us and steal our money, and then drop us and run away."

Other sex workers describe being attacked by men in police uniform - who appear to come from outside their local area.

There are also accounts of women being forced to use sex to barter their way out of police custody.

In a country where bribes guarantee safety, those who cannot pay are at high risk.

A culture of police impunity is widely criticised - officers are almost never prosecuted for violent crimes.

Several panels on police reform have been set up in recent years and they have made detailed recommendations for improvement, but little has changed.

A review of the Police Act began in 2004, but the draft bill has been pending since 2006.

Nowadays, the police use a slogan to try to soften their image: "Police is your friend."

But few Nigerians believe it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10124812.stm

Thanks for this thread, my 2 boys are left handed, I was about to stop them but when I read this thread and an article on independent newspaper (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/public-school-to-discuss-new-exams-for-lefthanders-1975595.html ) I changed my mind and just have to start encouraging them with their writtings

Thanks Kuramo, we are trying to clear our 419 acts all over the world and now is a terror act.

I will be glad if anyone out there can please give me rough idea of how much will it cost to DECK a 3 bed rooms flat of 2 in Ikorodu and Ajah.

Please let me know if you have done yours recently or have quotation given already for same in Ikorodu or 10km radius. Just want to compare with the quotations given; who knows, I could be having a good deal or yours could be a good bargain.

Much appreciation. Compliment of the season to you all.

Eastbay:
invisible,

If one is going to manchester united, you first of all get to liverpool, them to fulham, stop by at Villa then to porto and you will see most of the prawn sandwish fools with a long face saying they are VISIBLE, ALL IS GONE and CALLING FOR gay sorry FERGIE HEAD.

May United bad runs last forever.

Some will tell you give €1,000 so that they will pray for one to have children and €2,000 should you are so despdesperate
This things are real out here but there some fools who think it is better for someone to inteintercede them instead of going on their knees and cry unto him; the merciful God.