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Femicrux:

Thanks. I once heard a recruiter say unsolicited applications should be addressed to the MD. I guess it's different strokes for different folks. Anyone else who has a contrary or supportive view?

My strategy would be for you to look at a problem that you know the organisation has, and rather than send an application, do a term paper on a possible solution. For instance, as a programmer, you detected dome errors with MTN's billing system, you can rewrite a new one using java which addresses that problem, then do a write-up on the advantages of your new billing system, highlighting features. You can then go to MTN and find who the Head of DP or IT is, and his designation, and send him your proposal, copy the MD, copy HRM. Neatly handwritten at the back, attach your application.

oweilah: Hi pls kindly send ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ ur email i ll like 2 ask u few questions....pls thanks

workaholix@consultant.com
or 08083650471

nezer16: Good morning NLand, pls is this outfit good for an interview in a corporate organisation: a white shirt on dark navy blue trousers,black shoe and either red or black tie without a suit. Pls i need ur advice especially on the tie. Thanks

1) Yes, it is, plus the belt must be the same color as the shoe. I would go with a red tie and a tie clip. Pls let the tie not be too slim. Also quite a pity about the jacket, you can get a two button navy blue jacket at "bend down" at Yaba or Marina to match the trousers for about N700-N1000 and none will be the wiser.. Pls test it and when you fold your elbow, the jacket should still reach your wrist bone..

2) Also do a bit of research about the organisation and department interviewing you. Use the internet to search or call at their office beforehand as a customer and get to know all their products by heart and the different ad campaigns.

3) Best of luck.

AjanleKoko: As interesting as this thread is, it hardly does justice to the topic.
Maybe the thread topic should be changed to 'Why Nigerian College Graduates don't get jobs'.

Reason is, there are a lot of reasons why people in general are not getting jobs. The most paramount is, there are few jobs available, compared to the seeking population.

There is an irony though. More white-collar jobs, as opposed to blue-collar jobs, are being created. Apart from the oil sector, very few blue-collar jobs are being created in Nigeria, as a result of the collapse in manufacturing. Most corporations have outsourced their facility operations, so they don't really have mechanics, electricians, plumbers, etc, on site. And nobody is paying attention to that. Even in logistics, the likes of Dangote are asking for college grads to drive his trucks. It's kind of absurd, considering that you only need a school certificate to train as a pilot or aircraft engineer.

I think you have a point, but the thread was supposed to be an excerpts of a course that we offer. we also handled the issue of restricting oneself to white collar jobs, and the concept of multiple streams of income... I hope this answers ur question

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pembisco: Why we dnt get jobs is because there are no jobs...simple

LOL.. I cant quite agree with any human being who says that there are no jobs. Just open Tuesday Guardian every
week and you will see advertisements from private companies. Do you know that with innovation, you can convert a
need to a job? For example, there is a bakery near my house. After a discussion with an applicant, I linked her to go there and provided N29,000 surety for her to collect bread on credit, and all she does is drive from the bakery distributing bread house-to-house inside the estate, and she makes N60 per loaf. Per trip she does about 100 loafs and that's an income of N180k per month.

There are jobs, if you want to work.. but none of you wants the jobs that are available... BTW my phone number is 08083650471.. Call me, but be ready to work..and its not free...

It is black. The body has absolutely no dents at all.
The engine is in first class condition. But that's it...
Problems
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1) The interior is where the problems are. Dashboards is in shambles, leather seats are cracked due to disuse.
2) For a car that's been on ground, I also think you may need to service the fuel system and a spot of clean up on general electricals. Started it last week, bit of hard starting..personally I'd do a new fuel pump.
3) Outside..Front bumper and grill not so good. Bumper can be repaired..Grill is about N4k.
4) Alloy wheels all ok...Rear end fantastic..shocks could be better

Update
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Somebody's made a post dated cheque for it for 14th September. But its still first come, first served...

A new comedy magazine requires
A) contributors (fashion, Jokes, General interest, crossword puzzle)
B) reporters
C) Photo journalists (part time)
D) Salesgirls (Min OND -N25k flat per month No commissions)
E) Advert Executives (Min OND - N10k Flat, N2k transport per week, 10% commission)
F) Contractors (must be members of state controlling party)
G) distributors nationwide (N50 per copy sold)

Interested persons should apply by hand to ICT $ I Ltd
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No emails please

bluebarz: Post dusty pix here let us see.

Blubarz...Nna, the car is almost gone o, somebody already visited and started the car one hand this morning with battery
while u are still waiting for picture...Another person called that he is sending his check from Ekiti. Stay there dey wait the picture, e hear?

Hello, I changed the title because the myth flying around the place is that ALL AGENCIES
that demand money from candidates are 419. Some people even wrote me with PRIDE..

Sir, I doesnt pays money to any agency. I know that I qualifies and I will gets my job
in the name of Jesus.

Many of you looking for jobs are willing to go and pay money to some mushroom medicine man or fake prophet whereas
you need real support to even get an application going. Some of you dont even know that the job you are about to
take because of ordinary N5k will scatter your career completely.

What am doing is a very valuable job, evaluating your qualifications, guidance and counselling, and if I coach you
for 3 days a week for 1 month, and I can guaranty that you will get a job within 3 months. Why shouldnt I be paid by you?

I am waiting for an answer o...

Sort your English out or change profession.

Dear Sir/Ma,
I Adepemo Basirat will like to apply for the post of a Secretary in any company with a vacant for the post. Attached within is my curriculum vitae.
Hope to hear from you soon.

If this was an application for a driver or cleaner, or even a caterer, it would be ok, but for a secretary or any post that interfaces
with the public, nobody will take you even if you pay an agency a billion to get u a job.

If anything is valuable and somebody is ready to buy, there must be sellers..

Mistake No 6. Never Applying For A Job

During the Sermon I made an altar call, and several persons came out who admitted to desperate need of jobs. As I was about to pray for them
I was led to ask those of them that actually had specific places they had applied to, to step to the right. To my utmost shock, out of over 30 people
that were standing, only 2 stepped to the right. The rest had not applied to any specific place that they could remember. i didnt understand, so
I asked them clearly. "THE REST OF YOU HAVE NOT APPLIED TO ANY SPECIFIC PLACE BEFORE FOR A JOB?" and the answer without any repentance was YES PASTOR

I know it sounds foolish, but many people do think getting a job is ONLY by connection and have never applied to a specific place.
OK, let me ask at this forum, how many of you reading this can mention any specific company that they have applied to for a job?

Reply under...where did you apply to, what did you apply for, and when?

Lets count, pls be honest.

Look guys, this is a bargain in a million. All you have to do is have a bit of nerve.
We have a mercedes benz 230 slk kompressor sports car that was used by a CEO of a sister company
and has been parked since almost 2 years. I remember that the engine was working fine
when it was parked and the body is still very neat underneath all that dust.

Personally am too big for a 2-door car of this type but I have a feeling that it wont cost much to
fix this baby and make some young guy the talk of town. the car is worth about N1.5m on the market as a toks
and i have asked them to sell at a give away price of N450k.

With a new battery, I know this powerful wonder on wheels is driveable straightaway although I can see that the
dashboard and upholstery are gone (leather does that when it ages and is not well kept). i think you can put
right with very little say about N25k including the leatherwork. Dont let any mecho tell u any nonesense, drive straight to
Wilmer, and generally buy all that you need and fix it there..

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Mistake No 5 - Going After A Job Instead Of Career

Many applicants dont realise that a career has an entry point and a peak.
They tend to go after what they think is a juicy job without realising that
a foolish boss can never teach you anything before his business crashes.

As a general rule, the best career minded companies dont pay spectacular salaries to a rookie.
Neither Akintola Deloitte accountacy, a St Nicholas Medical, RMS Research, A Towry Coker Architect,
nor a Festus Keyamo or Punuka Law firm will give you a 6-figure salary
as a starter because they know that they are doing you a favour by giving you an opportunity to serve with them.
They also know that just because you work with them, u will soon be doing a lot of jobs on the side and they dont much care as long
as ur pp doesnt clash with their interests, or backfire.

So you have a choice to select a firm which highlights and excels in your field and if you have to,
pls beg, or grovel to work with them and stay there until you are too tight in that field,
rather than jump to an oil company or bank, or worse start your own firm
and flounder around for years without really topping ur field.

You guys are beginning to get it..I would say

I seek to build a career in administration by applying myself intelligently to listen, and learn,
search for information and apply my restless energy, excellent documentation skills and initiative to the advantage of the company
and ensure that all assignments given are done diligently and on time.

You can think of the word "Objective" as "why do i want to work for you, sir?"

Wow am sure you have been following our thread on why people
dont get jobs, and quite a few people have asked us to convert it
into a seminar. So here is what we're doing for the next two saturdays

Job Seminar
Why people dont get jobs & Counter measures

Course Fee: N40,000

What you're getting
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Attend 6 weekends of our Scientific Job Hunt Programme and change your life forever.

1) Understand And Identify your Unique Purpose
2) Understand the Gifts and Talents given to you for the attainment of that Purpose
3) Redirect and Focus all your energies To That Purpose
4) Re-brand and Re-align your destiny (and even your friends and dates)
5) Pick up new office skills including Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
6) Pick Up Job sites, and explore multiple streams of income

Venue Tastey Chicken Opebi Rd, Ikeja
Time: 10 am
date: 23rd October 2012

To book: send email to workaholix@consultant.com or call Mr Kunle 08083650471

The common problem of consistency and perseverance can be illustrated by this cv

Name Silly Nelly
Aug 2007-dec 2007 maths Teacher, Boluwagen Nig Ltd
Jan 2008-Jan 2009 Shop supervisor, Blue Circle Ltd
Feb 2009-Apr 2010 Marketing Executive, XYZ ltd
Apr 2010 - date CEO, SiliNel & Co Enterprises

And now he is applying for the job of an accounts clerk!!!

Looking briefly, you can see that this guy is a get-rich quick, unsure of his profession,
willing to resign at the drop of the hat because of N2,000 increase in pay. failed woefully at his last job as a marketer,
couldnt get another, wouldnt admit it, and now he wants to pick up his accounts career which he abandoned using you as a
guinea pig. Even if this is the true picture, must you tell the prospective employer all this?

Look at the modified CV below

Name Temidire Nelly
Aug 2007-dec 2007 Teacher, Boluwagen Nig Ltd
Jan 2008-Jan 2009 Accounts Officer/Supervisor, Blue Circle Ltd
Feb 2009- date Freelance consultant/accountant

And now he is applying as Senior Accounts officer, even though the vacancy says
accounts clerk

evvyking: Are u saying we shdnt snd applications via blackberries? We must go tru the laptop? Cuz I dint get dat part well enuf

I think generally, an application should impress the person receiving it that you are responsible.
a driver cant just drive up to my door with a truckload of soft drinks or sand, park and walk away without
greeting anybody or explaining what the sand or soft drink is meant for and expect my boys to download it for him.

If you dont put any proper statement on your BB or I-phone to explain what you are applying for and where you saw the advert,
all that your phone will do is advertise MTN or Etisalat, and that wont do at all..If you dont know how to use your BB
very well to look responsible, then dont use it for job applications.

Also, not all employers will appreciate that you already own a BB, depending on the type of job and level at which you are
applying. They may see it as sign that you are ostentatious, a probable embezzler or that you are going to be spending business
time on facebook.

I agree that this kind of thinking is unfair, but it may lose you a good job if they think so,
especially if it seems you cant even take time to send an application properly.

Another common problem is illustrated below. Imagine that you run a small shop which sells greeting cards and you advertised for a shop girl and the first line of her application says

Objective
To work in a state of the art organisation with great opportunities for self-actualisation and enable me to improve myself financially, materially and mentally.

In short, this babe wants to chop all my shop and run. She has no interest in contributing or making any sacrifices.

LESSON: PUT AN OBJECTIVE THAT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE A CONTRIBUTION AND NOT AN EXPECTATION, OR SIMPLY DROP THE OBJECTIVE THING

There are many reasons why many applicants dont get jobs and we are going to treat them one by one. But to make the messages short, I will handle the discussion as a stage by stage thing.

Imagine getting an application with an attachment and all that it says is

"Sent from my BlackBerry® Smartphone, from Etisalat. Enjoy high speed internet service with Etisalat easy net, available at all our experience centres"

Imagine that you are dealing with vacancies for about say 20 positions, and your email box was choked up with 1500 emails applying for the job, what would you do with an email like the above?

Sometimes, we eliminate about 1200 straightaway who did not apply but want us to open the attachment and start reading so that we can decide for them what they should be applying for...so quite a number are eliminated not because they dont qualify but because they are lazy.

LESSON 1: ALWAYS APPLY PROPERLY BY EMAIL, INCLUDING A SUBJECT AND MSG SUMMARIZING UR APPLICATION, IF POSSIBLE ALSO SEND A HARDCOPY TO THE OFFICE ADDRESS PREFERABLY BY HAND

One of the reasons many applicants dont get jobs is because they just send their cv as an attachment without writing a title, subject and even a brief letter of introduction and application.

Imagine getting an application and all that it says is

"Sent from my BlackBerry® Smartphone, from Etisalat. Enjoy high speed internet service with Etisalat easy net, available at all our experience centres"

In some cases, we are dealing with over 1500 applications for about say 20 positions, and we eliminate about 1200 straight who did not apply but want us to open the attachment and start reading so that we can decide for them what they should be applying for...so quite a number are eliminated not because they dont qualify but because they are lazy, and irritated the CLERK or SECRETARY, whose job it is to sort out the applications and print them for Management to see...

So sorry, i mistyped the email address, it has now been corrected to
workaholix@consultant.com
You can call on 08083650471, 08033120866

Vacancies
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• Note- JOBEXPERT is an agency.
We will pray with you, teach you stuff and send you to over 3 places
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until you get a job. Below are some of our current vacancies. Employers can also
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qualifications
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Embassy needs staff (Lagos/Abuja)
• An Embassy based in Lagos and Abuja requires staff viz
• Chauffeur
• Airport Protocol Officer
• Admin Assistant
• Cashier

Oil Company needs staff
• Site Engineers
• Secretary
• Drivers
• Accountant - SAP

Bakery Needs SalesBoys/Girls
• A topclass Bakery based in Shangisha which makes high quality sliced and unsliced sweetened bread requires the services of Salesboys/Girls. Persons with good English preferred, if you have driving license may also apply
GSM/laptop/Ipad Engineer wanted (Ikeja)

IT Company needs Teachers (ikeja)
• A computer company based in Ikeja needs teachers for SAP, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Certified hacking, Microsoft Office on a contract and permanent basis

Hotel needs staff (V/i)

Supermarket needs staff (Ikeja, Abule Egba)
Business Center needs Desktop Operator, Drivers (ikeja)
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Bookshop needs Salesgirls/boys (ikeja)
Magazine Needs writers, advert campaigners (ikeja)
Freelance computer engineer, accountant wanted (Ikeja)

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