₦airaland Forum

Strictly a class for the employed with 3-4 years post-NYSC experience

In Nigeria, 8 in every 10 employed people are seeking better job opportunities. With an alarming number like this, do you stand the chance to land your next great job? Yes you can and you will! Decide to attend this one of its kind networking event. You will be introduced to tested strategies on how to locate and approach your next great opportunity.

4 speakers, 1 purpose! These speakers will be revealing insights on how to go about searching for your next great job.

SPEAKERS

Adegboyega Oduwole- Human Resource Practitioner
Gboyega has a pedigree in talent sourcing and has managed and coordinated several recruitment activities across industries which amongst many are the banking sector, FMCG and professional services. Mr. Oduwole is presently the Human Resource Manager for Folawiyo Energy in Lagos, Nigeria.
He will be sharing and discussing ‘Crafting of CV for experience hire’.
Remember! The CV of an experienced hire is declared fit for interview invite if some fundamentals are considered in its crafting.

Ojomo Olorunfemi Olutayo- Certified Human Resource Practitioner
Olorunfemi has been a source of uncommon ideas and solutions to career growth for individuals. He is the author of ‘Create your vacancy’ - getting a job where there seem to be no vacancy. He will engage participants on ‘How to target and position their applications’
Having a well scripted CV is not the end of the process. You will need to locate where and how to get it to the right hands.

Aruosa Osemwegie- Certified Human Resource Practitioner
Aruosa is a certified Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) and a Global Professional in HR (GPHR), with many years experience as a Practitioner, Consultant and Theorist in Human Resources Management.

He is an alumnus of both the Harvard Business School and the Lagos Business School's executive development programmes in Human Capital Management.
Aruosa is the author of ‘Getting a Job is a Job - A No-Nonsense Practical Guide to Getting Your Desired Job".
He will be exposing participants to the fundamentals of ‘Self Branding and Winning at Interviews’

Wayne Breitbarth- Social Media Trainer, Speaker & Consultant (LinkedIN)
With 12,000+ people who have learned how to use the world's most popular professional networking site, LinkedIn, from Wayne Breitbarth, a nationally recognized speaker, author and consultant from the US. Using a practical yet humorous approach, Wayne shares specific examples, stories, and illustrations that are the direct result of thirty years’ experience in business consulting and business ownership.
Wayne is the author of "The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success: Kick-start Your Business, Brand and Job Search" -- the #1 LinkedIn book on Amazon for 40+ weeks!

He will be discussing the ‘LinkedIn Power Formula’

Participants will learn how to:
Use their unique experience and existing relationships to harness the full power of LinkedIn
Begin developing a strategy for how they can most effectively use LinkedIn to accomplish their goals
Create a compelling profile that will allow people to find them
Look for a job and how this innovative tool can help improve their chances of finding the perfect position
Apply new ways to market or brand themselves
Join and use groups to generate visibility and opportunities
Effectively manage their time spent on LinkedIN

Fee: N5000 (Five Thousand Naira)
To Register:
Make payment to:
1. White Stone Consulting, GTB Acct. 0006640645
2. SMS: Name, email, phone number and teller number to 08160070000

Please note that it is important you possess between 3-4 years post NYSC experience. There will be no payment at the venue.

Urgent Vacancies:
1. Software Engineers: $2,500 Monthly
2. Senior Software Engineers: $4,000 - $5,000 Monthly
3. Platform Engineers: $3,000-$3,500 Monthly

Kindly follow the links for job expectations and how to apply:

http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=3920688&type=member&item=139164098

http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=3920688&type=member&item=139163547

http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=3920688&type=member&item=139163518

Only qualified candidates.

A young man walked up to me one Saturday evening and asked if I was the author of the book ‘Every Nigerian can be RICH’. I answered in the affirmative. He commended the insights of the book and asked, ‘How did you come across such concepts and solutions?’ I answered him by saying ‘I long after the uncommon to solve the common’.
This caught his fancy and he wanted to know what I did for a living aside writing. ‘Ojomo Olorunfemi Olutayo is my name; I am a Certified Human Resource Practitioner and a Career Coach’. He was quick at saying ‘I am a graduate of Marketing but unemployed’. He had been searching for job for over 8months. He had sat for over seven aptitude tests and had worked the streets of Lagos to submit his CV’s. He was hoping one day he would receive a call for interview.
Getting to know Chike (not real name) was very interesting. I discovered a lot about him after our first meeting and my advice to him was centred on the premise of my observations.
Chike was a young Nigerian whose father was a store officer in a senior secondary school. His mother was a small scale business woman who sold ‘Zobo’, a Nigerian local drink. He was the third of six children. His father had a registered business name he used in supplying Soft drinks and goods to the school where he worked. Earnings from this business, his salary and little income from Chike’s mother had always being their source of livelihood for over a decade.
Chike was a vibrant young man whom I respected the first day we met. This was due to his courage to approach me and start a conversation. I saw that as strength and he admitted it. He went all out to study Marketing in school and desired to build a career for himself along that path.
My Advice
Chike had a job already but he never saw it. His conception of a job resides in a building with a signage that showed a fancy name, a desk, a chair, personal computer and an ID card hung round his neck. I advised Chike to take up employment with his mother, the woman with many years of experience in ‘Zobo’ production. What is a business? You will need to be legally recorgnized (to be registered), have what you trade in or a service you provide and have an operating point. This is the entity individuals’ work for and as a result of their skills, they grow the business. Take the individuals away and you kill the business.
Chike! Your dad has a registered business name that carries an enterprise. Adopt the name and have mother’s ‘Zobo’ business operates under this name. Create a brand name and identity for the ‘Zobo’ drink just as you were thought in school. Put your skills to work by identifying the buying market for your new product and position it for massive consumption. Identify your target market and go after them. Try to sell! He was advised to earn only on commission in order to drive himself to achieve targets.
Chike! Ensure you don’t waste your time doing nothing. Every learning, training, seminar, certification that will be of advantage to your career path, ensure you go for them.
Chike! Ensure you note down all your challenges and success stories because after one year we will sit to craft your CV.
The objective was to quickly get Chike employed and to set him far apart from his peers who were still hoping for a miracle job.
The Result
After a year and six months, Chike got a job with a beverage company in lagos and he serves as an assistant brand officer to a known brand.
Lessons
It could be rational for you to conclude this is one out of many job seekers. However, Chike is as human as any job seeker who needs a job. He had a vision, he was willing to make the sacrifice and he had the determination. Job experience is becoming very important in deciding who best fits the role. You need to derive your lessons from my sessions with Chike and decide where you will need to start from.

Where are the Jobs? A practical ‘How to’ search for unpublished jobs will be coming up on the 28th July, 2012 in Lagos.
To register, pay N 1,500 into the GTB Account: White Stone Consulting, Acct. No. 0006640645

Text: Name, phone number, teller number and email to 08160070000 for information on venue, seat number and other important details for participation

Our client a group of companies with huge investments in the oil & gas, FMCG, Agriculture, Finance and IT mandates us to conduct a Graduate Trainee Program for her subsidiaries.
In line with the group-wide succession planning framework, there is need for fresh, innovative and challenge thirsty talents across the group.
We seek applications from you young Nigerian graduates who fall within these criteria:
· Age: 28 and below
· NYSC: Must have completed
· Grade: a minimum of 2.2
· Years of experience: 0-1year

If you meet all these criteria, kindly follow this pattern of application. You are to provide answers to these questions:
· Your Name:
· Phone Number:
· Email ID:
· Age:
· Year of graduation:
· Degree:
1. What leadership role have you assumed in the past?
2. What was a latest innovation from you?
3. What entrepreneurial activity have you engaged in?
4. What do you do at present?
5. What is the largest number of people you’ve addressed at a time?
6. What is your weakness?
7. What solution will you recommend to the problem of unemployment? (in two sentences)

Forward this application to jobs@quiversandmaze.com. Please note that this advert is only valid for two weeks from the day of publication being 18th April, 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be invited for an aptitude test. Please adhere strictly to this pattern of application.
This request for application is open to both qualified male and female graduates.

Our client a group of companies with huge investments in the oil & gas, FMCG, Agriculture, Finance and IT mandates us to conduct a Graduate Trainee Program for her subsidiaries.
In line with the group-wide succession planning framework, there is need for fresh, innovative and challenge thirsty talents across the group.
We seek applications from you young Nigerian graduates who fall within these criteria:
· Age: 28 and below
· NYSC: Must have completed
· Grade: a minimum of 2.2
· Years of experience: 0-1year

If you meet all these criteria, kindly follow this pattern of application. You are to provide answers these questions:
· Your Name:
· Phone Number:
· Email ID:
· Age:
· Year of graduation:
· Degree:
1. What leadership role have you assumed in the past?
2. What was a latest innovation from you?
3. What entrepreneurial activity have you engaged in?
4. What do you do at present?
5. What is the largest number of people you’ve addressed at a time?
6. What is your weakness?
7. What solution will you recommend to the problem of unemployment? (in two sentences)

Forward this application to jobs@quiversandmaze.com. Please note that this advert is only valid for two weeks from the day of publication being 18th April, 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be invited for an aptitude test. Please adhere strictly to this pattern of application.
This request for application is open to both qualified male and female graduates.

GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAM
Our client a group of companies with huge investments in the oil & gas, FMCG, Agriculture, Finance and IT mandates us to conduct a Graduate Trainee Program for her subsidiaries.
In line with the group-wide succession planning framework, there is need for fresh, innovative and challenge thirsty talents across the group.
We seek applications from you young Nigerian graduates who fall within these criteria:
·         Age: 28 and below
·         NYSC: Must have completed
·         Grade: a minimum of 2.2
·         Years of experience: 0-1year

If you meet all these criteria, kindly follow this pattern of application. You are to write an essay answering these questions:
·         Your Name:
·         Phone Number:
·         Email ID:
·         Age:
·         Year of graduation:
·         Degree:
1.       What leadership role have you assumed in the past?
2.       What was a latest innovation from you?
3.       What entrepreneurial activity have you engaged in?
4.       What do you do at present?
5.       What is the largest number of people you’ve addressed at a time?
6.       What is your weakness?
7.       What solution will you recommend to the problem of unemployment? (in two sentences)

Forward this application to jobs@quiversandmaze.com. Please note that this advert is only valid for two weeks from the day of publication being 18th April, 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be invited for an aptitude test. Please adhere strictly to this pattern of application.
This request for application is open to both qualified male and female graduates.

Will like to receive CV's for the following positions before 5pm 12/07/09

Waiters @ 20,000 + Service Charge
Cooks @ 25,000 + Service Charge
Chefs @ 40,000 + Service Charge
Porters @ 13,000
Kitchen Assistants @ 15,000 + Service Charge

Also a Company in the business of Trust with head office in VI requires the services of a skilled Business Development Manager with experience in the sales of insurance product.
Please forward your CV's to femi_ojomo@yahoo.com

Will like to receive CV's for the following positions before 5pm 12/07/09

Waiters @ 20,000 + Service Charge
Cooks @ 25,000 + Service Charge
Chefs @ 40,000 + Service Charge
Porters @ 13,000
Kitchen Assistants @ 15,000 + Service Charge

Also a Company in the business of Trust with head office in VI requires the services of a skilled Business Development Manager with experience in the sales of insurance product.
Please forward your CV's to femi_ojomo@yahoo.com

An Entertainment House with Game Centre, restaurant and bar is in need of the following people:

Waiters - 20 ( Male and Female) @20K per month + service charge
Cashiers - 5 ( Male and Female)  @ 20k per month + service charge
Cooks - 15 ( Male and Female) @ 25k
Chefs - 10 ( Male and Female ) @ 40k
Kitchen Assisstants - 5 ( Male and Female) @ 15k
Portals 4- 15k

Forward CV's to femi_ojomo@yahoo.com before 5pm 12/07/09

Hello Guys! I've got info about the following jobs at a stockbroking and investment banking corporation.
1. Head-Operations: 8-12 yrs exp, at least 5 in a managerail position, in depth knowledge of dealings in the stock exchange/CSCS operations
2. Head, information technology: 7-10yrs exp, at least 4 in a managerial position post CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, MCP, MCDA or MSCE
3. Head, Asset Management: 8-10yrs exp, at least 5 in a managerial position, good knowledge of macroeconomic issues
4. head, research & development: 8-10 yrs exp, at least 5 in a managerial position. in depth knowledge of dealings in the stock exchange
5. Investment Analysis: 5-8yrs, at least 3 in a corporate or project finance
6. Systems/ Audit Manager: 8-10yrs exp, at least 5 must be in a managerial position.
7. Corporate finance officers: minimum of 5yrs exp in corporate finance dept of an investment bank or securities trading firm
8. Stockbrokers: Good knowledge of macroeconomic issues, exp in stockbroking

Interested persons should pls forward their CV's to info@inkwellnigerialimited.com on or before monday the 29th of october 2007. Thank you