₦airaland Forum

Willy7: This is serious,i just hope its not true,otherwise this country is really heading for mass revolt and revolution due to unemployment.There's no limit to what a fraustrated man can do.God help us.

ignis: Aint you employed by the Nigerian Police Force? Which link are you looking for again?

afam4eva: I have only been to few parts of Owerri and they were nice. Even better than what i saw on this thread. I doubt if Okija went on a tour of Owerri. He mostly passed through some of these places, so there's no way he could have captured the whole of Owerri. There are loads of nairalanders who are based in Owerri and own cameras, so i'll suggest that they take one day out to go take pictures. You can't leave someone who's not based in Owerri to showcase your city and come back to say the person is being Bias. That's one of the reasons why Spyder88 found it difficult showcasing pictures he took outside Enugu state.

4lorunsho: me dat don't ave lover wat will I say ; #crying

Les: dat's d simple truth. Considering ol d drama she displaced for me to notice her. Wen i proposed to her, she made it a point of duty to luv me beyond measure and by God's grace, am reciprocating dat luv too. She changed me, As a guyman dat lost his vir. Very early in life, i cant remember d last time i had sex- almost a year cos she's a V and I intend to honour and respect her. Guy i've never loved, never knew i'll love, never wanted to love, never even wanted to get married- wanted a fu.ckN spree life, never knew i could control my ses appetite she just came and changed everything. If anything happens to us, i dont need to swear to God or any man nor woman even obatala dat i'll NEVER love again. So guys, i'll advice you to stop dating others' missing ribs, find urs and date her for d right reason as well and you wont need to complain again about her naggin- infaat you will even enjoy it. And beside, after reading my signature, how come we have many tins in common, Eh nwanne m o??

Buc: If not that I'm feeling love, I would refuse to believe it exist.
I saw a fine girl about 8months ago and fell in love wit her at first sight, but as an Ibo guy who was born and live all my life in Lagos, I had hoped to end up with an Ibo girl from my state of origin so my children don't loose their roots completely, because, right now I don't ve substantial ties with my roots, I even speak Yoruba fluently and picked it alongside broken english as my L1 languages.
But, at first sight the girl seemed to be a Yoruba girl so I had to kill the feeling, cos I don't want to start sthing I woult see through. But, one day I heard sbody call her by an Ibo name, mehn! U can't imagine the feeling I felt for that realisation. Right there and then I facebooked to search her out. Since we study at the same faculty, I had hoped that we would ve mutual friends on facebook or atleast facebook would bring her among the first people with the name since we study at the same school. And thats exactly what happened. Going through her profile I discovered she is even from my state. Mehn, she automatically became priority in my life.
I'm not as sharp and sleek as other guys in approaching girls. It took me like a month to gather courage to talk to her for the first time, but meanwhile I ve tried to find out somethings about her(level, course, lecture times etc.).
The day I finally decide to start my move. I already knew where and when she has lecture on D day by 10am-12noon and from 12noon to 2pm. And I knew she would be walking from venue A to B with her friends and I even knew how many they are likely to be in the company.
I went with the idea of not making my intention known to her or her company on that day, but I failed at it, but not badly cos neither her nor her friends new who the target was. She told me months later that they all thought I was interested in one of them when we parted. After that first encounter I kind of got turned off cos of the arrogance she displayed. But later it seemed she was trying to get my attention on that day, may be because she was the dark skin girl in the company and since I did not hint on who my interest lie among them she must ve thought its one of her friends hence the effort to get attention.
After the first meeting we kind of started talking and I realised she is who I ve being looking for and much more. Its been six months now since I opened up to her and the girl no stil wan gree. Its been more heart rendering and heartaching than the fun associated with chasing a girl. I ve made up my mind, I'm going to let her be at the end of this month, if she no gree.
So, as it stands, I'm at a crossroad can't tell if I've found my love or not.

Sanmexy: After all is said & done more is usually said than done.
Two things I 've picked up from this thread:
1. make ur CV a master piece
2. Build effective network...with a tincture of God's favour ur dream job is sure.

@Philip: u must be a badt chap man, 4 a young applicant ur M.O is a Herculean task cos most time u don't know anybody.

1forall: It's actually not a law, it's only common sense.


I am not the only one reading this topic, you're communicating to a much wider audience here.


You weren't quoted therefore couldn't have been misquoted. Assume there are 30million unemployed, (You)1 ÷ 30,000,000 = <0.1%


You've spoken for yourself from your own <0.1% perspective, some other recruiters here have expressed differing views.



Thanks for declaring your approach but giving the impression that recommendations are more important than having the right qualifications would encourage laziness, and continue to breed the wrong attitude that we've seen examples of already on this topic. It also tends to discourage those who are not in any position to get such recommendations.
You may have crossed the unemployment barrier and now possess the luxury of choosing an employer but don't forget that there are several thousands out there struggling to kick start their careers.

A CV remains a basic job seeking tool and an primary requirement.

says who whose law

jp philips theres a hint of arrogance and condescension in nature of your posts that doesn't read healthy for this thread, please refer to the topic - it's about CVs that work.

Some users have stated here that a proportion of appointments are made on merit but you go on about what works for you forgetting the focus of the topic, and that you represent <0.1% of the job seeking population.
According to you:

Well then, a high IQ candidate shouldn't have a problem putting a good CV together in the first place.

You're welcome to start a new topic to provide additional job seeking advice and hints if you wish to share your extensive experience to complement the original post.

skyfall: I thought you were going to say something else. Using connection to get jobs happens everywhere and is not limited to MPN or Akwa Ibom. That the oil multinationals in the Niger Delta have a specific quota (that's the correct spelling BTW) for candidates of ND origin is no secret.
Stop sounding like you know what no one else does.

Except the company is owned by your father, the first step for a job seeker is to have a presentable CV. If you give a rubbish CV to an HR manager, he'll return it to you to go and polish it because that CV will still pass through some other people. The man wouldn't want to be seen as bringing in a mediocre.

The king of Ibeno may get you a job but he'll not come and do the job for you. If you mess up you may lose the job. The king will be asked to present someone else. I hate it when people promote mediocrity in the name of "na naija we dey."

The premise of this thread still stands; have a decent CV. You may get lucky to be helped, but sometimes, it's only your CV that'll push you ahead.

Akshow: white Otondoo. Lol

skyfall: You've said a lot but you still haven't made the point. Even if you come from Akwa Ibom and you're to be employed by Exxonmobil based on this, the very first step is to have a presentable CV. How hard is that to understand? And don't misrepresent facts here, multinationals won't employ you if you don't have good results. Those companies are audited regularly and it's no joke. My friend, the picture you're painting here is too colorful.

People get employed all over the world based on recommendation and sundry reasons, but you don't just walk into an office empty handed. You still need a resume.

I don't know your industry o, but a lot of people still get jobs in Nigeria based on merit only.

deltaforce7: In my Company, I don't really employ people based on the presentation or the volume of their CVs rather by grading their intelligent quotient. Half of the Jobs in Nigeria can be done by anybody with high IQ after brief training or even on the Job training.

Don't mind the voluminous thesis people call CV and University abused Script called Certificate.

Natural(talent) and Home acquired Intelligence is still an assets when combine with definite specialized training and education not forgetting industrial/workplace experience.

Always talk with your "would be" employee without minding the "papers" to ascertain his/her Intelligent Quotient before issuing an appointment letter.

The underlined ones above indicate that your INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT is abysmally low. You really should not be in a position to decide on recruitment matters!

Pulseng: There you go again. How will this country work when some of you have this kind of mentality Whether you choose to believe it or not, people (recruiters and employers) do look at CV's no one is ever really employed if they have nothing to offer. You have to have something to offer. If you haven't gotten a job through your CV then you are not doing something right. Go back and take a critical look at your CV jare!

Greatken007: I think Most of the pple who are opposing this write up are not even graduate bt if they are that means their own don bad b dat.If u know CV does nt count pls go and start doing recharge card business it wil also favour you.My best frnd who is in NLNG undergoing training in london nw does nt know anybody(now is pay is nt less than 400k) and few of my frnds in NNPC.If u are agree wit ur leaders then stop voting for them and stop receiving peanut 4rm them.

Who they are dealing with as in male or female (call it sexism if you will but its true)

Your Date of Birth.

And if in Nigeria , your ethnicity - yeah you heard me right. So your state of origin really matters. Whether it works against you or for you is another issue.

But you making it difficult for employers to find that information is a big minus. Business executives are very busy people and do not consider your CV a novella.

I have had the misfortune to access a candidate with such a CV at some point and what I asked him was simple - If you know this is one information I'll have much interest in seeing, why hide it ?

yemmight: One day, I hope we can change the mentality we have in Nigeria. An experienced person has come here to give a piece of advice that will really help and look at some comments. I am shocked. I am recruiter and sometimes you are so attracted to some CV's that you can't just let go of them. I have, severally returned CV's to applicants for not putting up attracting CV's. I can always ignore them since they are not useful. My advice really to them is to re-do their CV's or they may not get jobs. Please change this mentality.

my friend, experience my foot, some of us here employ labor as well and i tell you that most people don't freaking need to peruse any damn CV to give you a job.
there is no job in Nigeria that is rocket science all na package. forget the suit and beautiful office, we are no high tech country.

if you come to some office well dressed and with high IQ recommended by someone that guarantees business for the company, why will they ask you to p!mp a CV??

after p!mping your CV, you cant guarantee the company a single contract, you sit neck fat under their Air conditioner and collect salary monthly abi you try.

they have a well structured HRO and training structure that can turn a chimp to a genius they don't need your bloody CV, if you guarantee the interest of the organization, they will train and mold you to a useful tool. seriously?? CV??

whats that again??

lekibraky: abeg go sit down if you write only your name for cv you get a job so long u have a right link na cv dem won chop or who u know

Do people still get jobs with CVs in Nigeria?? or is this an old article
the last time i checked, Nigerians get jobs with complimentary cards not CV's, *miss Adeyinka take note*

don't bother about the layout of the CV just ensure you have on the back of the complimentary card *the bearer is my ward, attend to him**

or a logo of the National assembly then the job is yours.

For someone i know to have Gotten a shell job without passing SITP exams, then, when SITP was the most rigorous recruitment exercise was when i knew how badly nepotism has ruined this country.

Miss adeyinka or whatever, please re publish that article again when PDP leaves power not now.

Tell me one Test or interview in this country where some candidates don't know the question before hand??
Is miss Adeyinka aware that some companies like mine has it as a policy that before you are allowed to submit any CV, it must be endorsed by a manager??

if you like rub Tb joshua's olive oil on it, if the HRO doesn't see an endorsement from a manager, nothing for you, she will just take it straight to a shredder and wait for the right people with the right contacts.

Na where school leaver wan know Manager na there the wahala start, but we know why we made it so.

@OP,

next time when you have a fairy tale article like this, please address it to NAOC, they will surely be grateful you did. absolute rubbish.

banki: Can someone correct me if am wrong, when the obasanjo government increased the price of fuel nigerians protesed, they told us that 5naira on every litre of petrol sold would be used to fund FERMA for the maintnce of all federal roads, subsequently all toll gates were removed on fedral roads.....

My question to all those pdp supporters is between 2007 when the tolls were removed and now, how much has been generated? where did the money go to? can we probe FERMA, or should we probe ministry of works?

I also ask SURE P at thier budget defence which was widely telvised was only inaugurated in Febuay after the subsidy crises, they have so far spent75million on local travels in less than 9months we havent added all thier feeding and miscelienious expenses, yet the same people say one of the projects they want to embark on is the famous "east west road" part of the funds should also cater for the lagos benin express road, My people ministry of Niger Delta through its agency NDDC is also fixing that road, FERMA is also working on that road, and guess what its a federal road and YES ministry of Works also is fixing the same road, also rivers state government and bayelsa state governments are reported to be fixing thier own portions of the same road..... my people in reality the road has not been fixed, same with lagos benin express road that Deizani cried for as transport minister in 2007,lagos benin road that ogun state government ondo state government and EDO state government decided to fix portions off yet they havent fixed the road....The funny road is the lokoja abuja express road very close to them there that road has been dualized on newspaper since 2005,in reality it is an avenue to shed more lives every day if its a lie go by road from BENIN to abuja, or Lagos to Abuja, this flood exposed the hipocraccy of the government.meanwhile trillions have gone down the drain

and then some one would still tell me to vote GEJ in 2015 or PDP, or even support this government for what? i wish anyone that has lost a family member or friend on any of the federal highways since due to bad road 2005 till date sue the FG aand all those thier useless contractors for negligence and murder then we go see.....

oh my world!!! messi is a god........ no mortal can ever score a goal like that, look at the run, look at the turns, believe the twists, incredible finish.
now, thats the mark of a true goal scorer

gboss4sure: Is a pity that the opposition especially Tinubu's ACN has blinded a lot of Nigerians with their noise making but yet when you go to some PDP states you will see that they are doing very better than all of the ACN states, if you doubt, pay a visit to Akwa Ibom or Enugu just to mention a few you will relize that ACN na only mouth they get and is a pity that a lot of Nigerians don't know how to think with their brain. I hate PDP yet I like the way they are keeping quiet and allowing opposition to thrive cause they PDP knows when to harness the power of social media, that's 2015 and not waste their time with bragging around on the social media world and by 2015 they will once again unveil the achievements of PDP governments in different states and at federal level and by then ACN will understand the game of social media with politics that is not about shouting everyday on social media just to gain cheap attention that's not gonna last long.

Ikengawo: exactly.
[b]the subsidy protest was the fakest most tribalistic bias the media and opposition had ever spun up and is proof that they're hypocrites.
that same subsidy they were fighting to keep they are now on ribadu's side when ribadu comes out and says it's corrupt.
[/b]Look at El Rufai who was stealing hand in hand with Obasanjo now trying to act like the voice of the opposition simply because Yar adua forced him out of PDP.

Imoke is an excellent governor and has really rebranded his state and made in the tourism giant of nigeria. Nobody hears about it.
Uyo as fine a city as Abuja, minus size and scope but the quality is there, nobody hears about this
No ACN state is as organized, clean, and developed as a whole as Enugu, no noise
Jigawa has gone from a pile of sand to a formidable force in progress, most people can't name the governor.

but the governor of Ogun wants to use human pheces as cooking oil and it's been headline news for the past 2 days.

Ikengawo: I get the feeling that Nigerian sentiment is the way it is because the opposition controls the media, and being more progressive minded than the PDP, controls new forms of media pretaining to the internet (I personally know PDP's party line up in my state and non of these men are tech savvy enough to operate a smart phone talkless of understand the internet).

If you look at the internet, the nigerian personalities that are most savvy at using it
El Rufai
Utomi
Ribadu
etc.

PDP's 'old school' line up has been completely taken by storm.

The reason I want to point this out is because I'm coming to see the Nigeria's media is now dominated by the opposition and this is why it's so incredibly negative. The media is one sided and is on a mission to defame the presidency, as is their role in democratic partisan politics. This is why the governors you see and hear about in the media

Oshiomole
Fashola
Mimiko
Amosun
Ajimobi
Rochas
Peter Obi

are all opposition men. they are called the progressives and their every move is highlighted to make the other PDP governors not look like their working. The impression is that these are the mend that are constantly and actively building their states up. Therefore people such as

Chime Sullivan
Imoke
Amaechi
Sule Lamido
Godswill Akpabio

and various performing PDP administrators are completely left out of the news. It's even more interested that out of the ones i've listed, the ACN governors, by far, get the most positive media attention. No opposition governor has done for their state what Akpabio and Amaechi have done for their own.
I'm not a PDP guy but it's a pattern i've noticed and i want people to steer clear of partisan deception when reading nigerian media and think with an independant mind. I too believe the PDP has failed this country,but i'm not going to pretend that there's nobody in PDP doing their job because that's not the truth as the media is trying to portray.

As much as i agree with some of your post the part in bold is very misleading. outside the 115 health care projects and renovation of all rivers state primary schools,(which are laudable projects anyways). a few road expansion projects.

All was a desperate measure to buy the Goodwill of the masses during his furore with Omehia.

I was once one of Amaechi's praise singers and it might interest you to note that i voted his second term. nevertheless, Amaechi since his second term has failed woefully like any other PDP rag tag in this country.

Amaechi all of a sudden lost focus in the area of Governance, from varying magnitude of corruption scandals to roads which was constructed with exorbitant sums but couldn't last through one rainy season, to Unscrupulous deductions from Civil servants wages, to the sack of LGA heads who questioned his seizure of their funds. the list is endless.

Amaechi lost not focus but vision and zeal to manage rivers state let alone move Rivers beyond the plum it has found itself.

Amaechi under his nose a group of corpers has petitioned the deductions made from their state allowance which was totally illegal and outrageous till date no response.
Have you been to rivers lately?? i don't think so i went through the books of rivers state from feb 2011 to October 2012, i was shocked at the money that state has accrued.

Amaechi is a walking disgrace living in the shadows of his past when the political ambiance was uncertain.

Rivers state is so dis organized. multiple taxation from different accredited Govt touts cant let one make profit, Woji road, Elenwo road, Eneka road to mention but a few are a disaster, these are roads situated in the heart of portharcort and yet the vision less Governors and his contractors are idling around.

Look at the congestion in the state, a monumental problem even before he assumed office yet he has no blueprint for it 6yrs on. the light rail project was the second biggest fraud in the state's history after Odili's turbine project.

what about his mass transit scheme?? BRT buses without BRT lane was what Amaechi could phantom or the pseudo subsidy he promised petroleum marketers. that Man is confused.

look at the mess his contractor is making at Okporo road for three and half years, nothing has been done save for the fact that Amaechi hurriedly demolished houses rendering people homeless. Amaechi in his infinite wisdom did not think that a flyover bridge over rumuodara junction will decongest Aba road.

Are you aware that human rights watch has amaechi on their list as the Gov that created highest homelessness for its citizens?? guess what? the roads for which accommodations were lost couldn't last the rainy season, what a shame.

please tell me something else, Amaechi is not just corrupt but a walking failure like his other PDP cohorts.