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Olaitan's friend.
d guy u discussed Kmpg nd other coy recruitment policies with in the church's premises.

To others called!!!
This is the most competitive and challenging stage.
In TS, many events will unfold to test all the skills you claimed you possess while applying.
Another advice is to be prayerful at dz stage not to be posted 2 marketing dept coz 85% are posted there & people that are in the department resign everyday due to pressure and threat.
I fortunately met 3 bankers from different banks last week monday @ assessment center of a leading FMCG coy and was surprised with what they told me.

NB:
A word is enuf for wise person


Wish you the very best in your endeavour

jidbeg1: Just got my offer letter. Glory be to God.

Congrats namesake.
I am very sure that TS cant give you much ado, however, try to give your best when required and be focused.
The little experience you ve garnered in Spanco is enuf to make U Hot cake in this Industry.

NB: Dont forget to be faithful to God

jesutofunmi13: serious..wats ur name and wats ur cadbury alphabet..did u attend tuesday finance trainee session

did mine monday.
tot finance traonees were interviewed on monday and mgt trainees on tuesday coz we asked one of them.
All is well

15/16 out of 100

bisisho: Invite just rolled in 4 nxt wk thursday. HR trainee.

@ jesutofunmi and maestrob, was it really all day?
Ow many hrs did d whole process take and what were d stages?

whole day

sitosmiles: Pls is it really in batches cos i applied for supply chain and am still hoping. or has any supply chain been invited for interview yet?

one of d HR guys told us that the interview is only for this week and that they are contemplating of next week if they cant round everything up this week.
Sorry for late response
Got home late in the night

jesutofunmi13: Na wa for cadbury. We were told dat 20,000 applicant wrote the apptitude test and they needed just 20 out of d 100 invited for d interview and only 2 slots for finance trainee...

Show urself?
I sight you

You better run.
I know much about airtel recruitment.
This is pure amateurish scam of this century.
Airtel does nt recruit directly but that doesnt remove the fact that this one is pure scam
Run ......

Dont lose hope,
It may be in batches

Surprisingly got interview invite that wowed me this afternoon.
Never tot i could make the next stage coz i got to the venue late and did not take it serious coz i was seriously involved in another one that almost downed me, when i lost out at the last stage.
Baba God noni.
Take all Glory, Honor and Adoration!

Finance Trainee!!!

Google Chooses Kit Kat Chocolate Bar
Over Key Lime Pie
By Associated Press | More Articles
September 3, 2013 | Comments (0)
Google is naming its latest Android
mobile operating system after Kit Kat
candy bars.
The tech giant, which is known for
nicknaming its Android mobile operating
systems for smartphones and tablets
after desserts, has for the first time
chosen a brand-name candy for its 4.4
version that's expected to launch this
fall.
Kit Kat packaging will show Android's
green robot mascot breaking a Kit Kat
bar.
The new Kit Kat label featuring
Android's green robot mascot. AP
Photo/The Hershey Company
Financial terms weren't disclosed for the
sweet deal between Google and Hershey
Co., which makes Kit Kat. But the deal
shows that naming a stadium or
sponsoring a TV show can be seen as old
school. The latest marketing craze may
be to slap a brand name on a tech
product.
Google approached Hershey about six to
nine months ago for permission to use
the name, said Jennifer Podhajsky, vice
president of U.S. chocolate at Hershey,
which licenses the Kit Kat brand in the
U.S., while Nestle owns the worldwide
brand.
Podhajsky said that Kit Kat's jingle is a
good fit for people taking a break to look
at their smartphones or tablets. She
added that the deal appeals to Hershey
because Android hits the sweet spot of
Kit Kat eaters, who are typically between
the ages of 18 and 34.
"Kit Kat consumers are young, vibrant
consumers of candy and chocolate bars,
and that's a nice match with Android,"
Podhajsky said.
The Kit Kat name was unexpected since
tech pundits have speculated for months
that the next operating system would be
called Key Lime Pie. Marc Vanlerberghe,
director of Android Marketing, said the
name was chosen because Kit Kat bars
have been a "favorite go-to snack
among the team since the early days of
Android."
The Android 4.4 Kit Kat system is
expected to launch in October. The
software is now running on more than
750 million smartphones and tablets
throughout the world, making it the
world's most widely used mobile
operating system.
Here's a look at Google's history of
naming each version of the system after
sweet treats:
2008
Android 1.0 -- no nickname
2009
Android 1.1 -- no nickname
Android 1.5 -- Cupcake
Android 1.6 -- Donut
Android 2.0 -- Eclair
2010
Android 2.2 -- Froyo
Android 2.3 -- Gingerbread
2011
Android 3.0 -- Honeycomb
Android 4.0 -- Ice Cream Sandwich
2012
Android 4.1 -- Jelly Bean
2013
Android 4.4 -- KitKat

The U.S. military leadership model is
based on an overview of all great
leaders, not just warriors. Thus, it is not
surprising that it also captures non-
warriors. In such a model, followers
determine if a person is a great leader or
not.
Deceptions in Leadership
In Clark Aldrich's book, Simulations and
the Future of Learning, he tells the story
of a manager who listened to the ideas
presented to him by his subordinates
and then went to his boss and presented
them as his own. He then had the
subordinates dismissed so that there
were no witnesses left. I imagine that he
was considered a good leader by both his
boss and himself, yet the subordinates
would of course had said otherwise. In
most circumstances the best judges of
leadership are the followers.
I once worked with a retired Navy Chief
who led one of our departments. Being
located in the Pacific Northwest, the
department has a good share of
individuals who, let's say, have quite an
opposing idea of the military. In addition,
since the company provides same-sex
benefits to its partners, it also attracts it
share of people from the gay
community. So here we have this
ramrod-straight leader with perfectly
combed hair, who even in civilian
clothes looks as if he is still in uniform
(starched, straight lines, etc.), quite
conservative, and whose actions often
paints the perfect picture of a Marine
drill instructor. His subordinates, for the
most part, have long hair, body-
piercings, dress quite sloppy, are quite
liberal, whose actions at times reminds
you of the demonstrators you see during
anti-war protests. However, they
thought he was the greatest thing since
the invention of peanut butter. They
were in tears when he left the company
to go on to greater things.
Great leadership works in the military
and civilian life because it is what one
“DOES.” Hitler and Aldrich's manager
are deceptions who capture the essence
of phoniness and are quite self-serving
in nature. Gandhi and the retired Navy
Chief are leaders because they capture
the essence of truth and selfless service.
During Enron's heyday its officers were
discussing how much money they could
screw out of Aunt Millie.
Leadership is multifaceted in that it
takes a path along many dimensions and
perspectives. In the early stages of the
Iraq war, a senior Army officer was
charged with pointing a gun at a local
and threatened to shoot him if he did
not reveal some information. According
to the officer, he needed the information
to save lives and that he would not have
actually shot him. His actions were
applauded by many, to include the
mothers and wives of the soldiers he
was sworn to protect (one of the basic
rules of leadership is that you look out
for the welfare of those under you).
However, senior Army officials had a
different outlook on the matter in that
he broke the basic leadership attributes
of ethics, values, and character that it
expects of its leaders.
Leadership decisions often take paths
that define our nation's humanity and
character. . . and it is not always one
easy straight and narrow path, but
rather a multifaceted undertaking that
often has no one-correct answer.
Character and Traits in Leadership
Managers are people who do things
right, while leaders are people who
do the right thing. — Warren
Bennis, Ph.D. On Becoming a
Leader
Building Excellence
Leaders do not command excellence,
they build excellence. Excellence is
“being all you can be” within the bounds
of doing what is right for your
organization. To reach excellence you
must first be a leader of good character.
You must do everything you are
supposed to do. Organizations will not
achieve excellence by figuring out
where it wants to go, having leaders do
whatever they have to in order to get
the job done, and then hope their
leaders acted with good character. This
type of thinking is backwards. Pursuing
excellence should not be confused with
accomplishing a job or task. When you
do planning, you do it by backwards
planning. But you do not achieve
excellence by backwards planning.
Excellence starts with leaders of good
and strong character who engage in the
entire process of leadership. And the
first process is being a person of
honorable character.
Waste no more time arguing what a
good man should be. Be one. —
Marcus Aurelius
Character develops over time. Many
think that much of a person's character
is formed early in life. However, we do
not know exactly how much or how
early character develops. But, it is safe
to claim that character does not change
quickly. A person's observable behavior
is an indication of her character. This
behavior can be strong or weak, good or
bad. A person with strong character
shows drive, energy, determination,
self-discipline, willpower, and nerve. She
sees what she wants and goes after it.
She attracts followers. On the other
hand, a person with weak character
shows none of these traits. She does not
know what she wants. Her traits are
disorganized, she vacillates and is
inconsistent. She will attract no
followers.
A strong person can be good or bad. A
gang leader is an example of a strong
person with a bad character, while an
outstanding community leader is one
with both strong and good
characteristics. An organization needs
leaders with both strong and good
characteristics, people who will guide
them to the future and show that they
can be trusted.
Courage — not complacency — is
our need today. Leadership not
salesmanship. — John F. Kennedy
To be an effective leader, your followers
must have trust in you and they need to
be sold on your vision. Korn-Ferry
International, an executive search
company, performed a survey on what
organizations want from their leaders.
The respondents said they wanted
people who were both ethical and who
convey a strong vision of the future. In
any organization, a leader's actions set
the pace. This behavior wins trust,
loyalty, and ensures the organization's
continued vitality. One of the ways to
build trust is to display a good sense of
character composed of beliefs, values,
skills, and traits (U.S. Army Handbook,
1973):
Beliefs are what we hold dear to us and
are rooted deeply within us. They could
be assumptions or convictions that you
hold true regarding people, concepts, or
things. They could be the beliefs about
life, death, religion, what is good, what is
bad, what is human nature, etc.
Values are attitudes about the worth of
people, concepts, or things. For example,
you might value a good car, home,
friendship, personal comfort, or
relatives. Values are important as they
influence a person's behavior to weigh
the importance of alternatives. For
example, you might value friends more
than privacy, while others might be the
opposite.
Skills are the knowledge and abilities
that a person gains throughout life. The
ability to learn a new skill varies with
each individual. Some skills come almost
naturally, while others come only by
complete devotion to study and practice.
Traits are distinguishing qualities or
characteristics of a person, while
character is the sum total of these traits.
There are hundreds of personality traits,
far too many to be discussed here.
Instead, we will focus on a few that are
crucial for a leader. The more of these
you display as a leader, the more your
followers will believe and trust in you.
Traits of a Good Leader
Compiled by the Santa Clara University
and the Tom Peters Group:
Honest — Display sincerity, integrity,
and candor in all your actions.
Deceptive behavior will not inspire
trust.
Competent — Base your actions on
reason and moral principles. Do not
make decisions based on childlike
emotional desires or feelings.
Forward-looking — Set goals and
have a vision of the future. The vision
must be owned throughout the
organization. Effective leaders
envision what they want and how to
get it. They habitually pick priorities
stemming from their basic values.
Inspiring — Display confidence in all
that you do. By showing endurance in
mental, physical, and spiritual
stamina, you will inspire others to
reach for new heights. Take charge
when necessary.
Intelligent — Read, study, and seek
challenging assignments.
Fair-minded — Show fair treatment
to all people. Prejudice is the enemy
of justice. Display empathy by being
sensitive to the feelings, values,
interests, and well-being of others.
Broad-minded — Seek out diversity.
Courageous — Have the
perseverance to accomplish a goal,
regardless of the seemingly
insurmountable obstacles. Display a
confident calmness when under
stress.
Straightforward — Use sound
judgment to make a good decisions at
the right time.
Imaginative — Make timely and
appropriate changes in your thinking,
plans, and methods. Show creativity
by thinking of new and better goals,
ideas, and solutions to problems. Be
innovative!
Retreat Hell! We've just got here!
— Attributed to several World War
I Marine Corps officers, Belleau
Wood, June 1918 (key ideal — take
a stand)
Attributes
Attributes establish what leaders are,
and every leader needs at least three of
them (U.S. Army Handbook, 1973):
Standard Bearers
establish the ethical framework within
an organization. This demands a
commitment to live and defend the
climate and culture that you want to
permeate your organization. What you
set as an example will soon become
the rule as unlike knowledge, ethical
behavior is learned more by observing
than by listening. And in fast moving
situations, examples become certainty.
Being a standard bearer creates trust
and openness in your employees, who
in turn, fulfill your visions.
Developers
help others learn through teaching,
training, and coaching. This creates an
exciting place to work and learn.
Never miss an opportunity to teach or
learn something new yourself.
Coaching suggests someone who cares
enough to get involved by encouraging
and developing others who are less
experienced. Employees who work for
developers know that they can take
risks, learn by making mistakes, and
winning in the end.
Integrators
orchestrate the many activities that
take place throughout an organization
by providing a view of the future and
the ability to obtain it. Success can
only be achieved when there is a unity
of effort. Integrators have a sixth
sense about where problems will occur
and make their presence felt during
critical times. They know that their
employees do their best when they are
left to work within a vision-based
framework.
Goddamn it, you will never get the
Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole!
Follow me! — Captain Henry P.
“Jim” Crowe, USMC, Guadalcanal,
13 January 1943. (key words —
follow me, NOT “go”)
Perspectives of Character and Traits
Traits (acronym — JJ did tie buckle)
Justice
Judgment
Dependability
Initiative
Decisiveness
Tact
Integrity
Enthusiasm
Bearing
Unselfishness
Courage
Knowledge
Loyalty
Endurance
The Image of Leadership — John
Schoolland
What kind of a leader are you going
to be — the kind who thinks he is
the best?
Or will you be one of the very few
greats
Who attributes success to the rest.
The U.S. Army's Eleven Leadership
Principles
— Be tactically and technically
proficient
— Know yourself and seek self-
improvement
— Know your soldiers and look out for
their welfare
— Keep your soldiers informed
— Set the example
— Ensure the task is understood,
supervised and accomplished
— Train your soldiers as a team
— Make sound and timely decisions
— Develop a sense of responsibility in
your subordinates
— Employ your unit in accordance with
its capabilities
— Seek responsibility and take
responsibility for your actions
Organizations consist of three
components:
1. The structure gives the
organization its form and dictates
the way it will interact.
2. The followers respond to the
structure and the leaders.
3. The leaders determine the
ultimate effectiveness of the
organization as the character and
skills that they bring determine
the way problems are solved and
tasks are accomplished.
U.S. Army 23 Traits of Character
Bearing
Confidence
Courage
Integrity
Decisiveness
Justice
Endurance
Tact
Initiative
Coolness
Maturity
Improvement
Will
Assertiveness
Candor
Sense of humor
Competence
Commitment
Creativity
Self-discipline
Humility
Flexibility
Empathy/Compassion
Are managers leaders? Are leaders
managers?
Managers need to be leaders. . . their
workers need vision and guidance!
On the other hand, leaders need to be
good managers of the resources
entrusted to them.
Is Character Developed Via Nature or
Nurture (Ridley, 2003)?
I do not believe that the nature vs.
nurture debate is linear enough to put
percentages on it — on one side of the
fence we have nature and on the other
side we have nurture. And while nature
(genes) certainly has its influences on
us, the environment (nurture) normally
determines the impact of a gene.
For example, one of the classic examples
for discussing genes is Konrad Lorenz's
work on the imprinting that occurs in
baby geese — they have it within them
to imprint whatever is moving near
them, which is normally their mother.
However, it could be anything else that
is moving around them, such as a
person. But no matter what they imprint
on, rather it be their mother, a human,
or an inanimate object, the piece of the
environment that they actually imprint
on is going to have a huge impact on
their life. Thus genes provide the goal,
but the environment provides the
process. And it is what happens during
the process that will determine the
outcome.
Piaget was probably the first person to
think of children as species equipped
with a characteristic mind, rather than
as apprentice adults (little adults). He
discovered they went through a series of
five developmental stages that were
always in the same order, but not
always at the same rate:
1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete operations
4. In adolescence they have Abstract
Thoughts and
5. Deductive reasoning
Piaget's two contemporaries, Konrad
Lorenz and B. F. Skinner took up
extreme positions. Lorenz as a champion
of nature and Skinner as a champion of
nurture. Piaget, however, dived right
down the middle of this debate. He
believed a gene's meaning depends
heavily on its context with the
surrounding environment. That is, while
a child goes through five stages of
development (genes), it is the active
engagement of the mind with the
surrounding environment (nurture)
that causes development. The two main
forces of the environment are feedback
and social interaction. From this, the
child assimilates predicted experiences
and accommodates it to unexpected
experiences.
For some time it was believed that
animals grew no new neurons in the
cortex of their brains upon reaching
adulthood, thus their fate was basically
sealed by their genetic nature. This was
apparently proved by a Pasco Rakic, a
neuroscientist. However, Fernando
Nottebohm soon found that adult
canaries made new neurons when they
learn new songs. So Rakic replied that it
was only adult mammals that could not
grow neurons. But soon afterward,
Elizabeth Gould found that rats grow
new neurons. So Rakic replied primates
could not. Gould next discovered that
tree shrews grew new neurons. Rakic
that higher primates could not grow
new neurons. Gould then found them in
marmosets. Rakic zeroed it down to old-
world primates. Gould then discovered
them in macaques.
Today it is almost certain that all
primates, including humans, grow new
neurons in response to new
experiences, and lose neurons in
response to neglect. Thus, with all the
determinism built into the initial wiring
of our brain, experience with our
surrounding environment refines and in
some cases rewires that initial wiring.
Nature may be our internal guide (map),

Chy-d-girl:
Hello house, pls I got an aptitude test invitation by Kpmg to hold on Tuesday 20th Aug 2013, pls who knows if I can reschedule it cos I'm not too strong to travel frm east to lagos

yes you can reschedule it

send sms to that effect to their e-mail or the kpmg HR phone nos

congrat bro

Congrats bro.


Spirit lifting story.

I love it bro.
It shall be permanent bro

I give regards to ecolime, kcpumping and oxygen et al

It shows to me that you guys will make headway in your new acquired job.
Thanks for the advice given to him. I hope, he would sense truth in those advice and change.
He is still your colleague
Please,
Dont ostracize him ooo

Pachesky: pls for those that are
prepin 4 d ap test,expect antonyms
and synonyms(questions not in
sentence)..
Tip:two or more options if carefully
analyzed may have the same
meaning go for 4 d exact opposite
ANALOGY AND SYNOLOGY:mine
wz analogy gmat will help you
here
QUANTITATIVE: study d math part
on age diff,percentages on
profit,averages of any kind..your
Gmat will help you hear again
CRITICAL REASONING: not as easy
as u think..try other practise ques
online..cant give u tips here that y
its cald "critical"..lol
SENTENCE CORRECTION:not in
gmat..get them online..there are
so many sites with loads of practice
ques..
ESSAY:would definitely be on the
following
1.leadership qualities either in
school or your local community
2.your role model and y.
tip:know the core values of the
firm
3.team playing ability either in
school or your local community
4.future aspirations: whr you wish
2 b in 5yrs tym

dolapobello1: Hello, @phonon. I want to inquire if the Essay will be written at the same time (on the same day) as the Verbal, Quantitative and Critical Reasoning parts of the KPMG Aptitude test.
I would also like to know sample (likely) topics for the Essay part.
Kindly oblige me with an explicit response. Thank you.

it will be written immediately after the test.
Check other KPMG job post for likely essays topic


Check KPMG 2013 Recruitment.

Wish you success

Halleluyah

got a message that am successful @ Assessment center

Oga Phonon,
Primus maximus.
@ all Thanks for your help.

You are just a great Help.

Partner Interview loading...

Congrats @ all

Boss Phonon
are you serious that the letter is titled Staff assistant/Associate?


Is there anything like probation&/confirmation stage?

Congrats @ all

Boss Phonon
are you serious that the letter is titled Staff assistant/Associate?

@ Julie am not missing her but just like dealing with Strong-headed pple.
lol


Tranquility and pukkah has returned to the house.

Let keep it flowing like milk & honey present in biblical Canaan land


Good night housemates

dr dams: Lwkmd!! Ur patient!!
Hehehehehehehheheheheh
u r missing somebody..
Perhaps dat wud b ur own ******

My friend u wan kill me with laughter
kakakakakakakakakaka

laughing in Taiwan


I dont mind if and if she is ready to change her character Shikena


but ...

At least they would have something to thank HB for.

HB see wetin una cause oooo

heheheeheeeeh

(my patient's style)

zubizareta: After ur assessment interview,hw long did it take before u were informed of ur success and further invitation for your interview with their partner

Yet to do the assessment.
But have received invite for next week AC

jaymedd: wait boss! Did u write ur aptitude on july 20th too?

Yes boss

jaymedd: ... Wait! Was the assessment centre invite sent to u in a mail or via sms? I lost my fone with the numbr I gave them..

I first of all received call from one of d HR personnel before invite was sent to my mail and was asked to confirm my availability.
You can check ur mail!

olumyde: exactly! Is dt what you also did?

@ olumyde

Please, when did u write kpmg test and submitted ur credentials?

Workforce questions are not that difficult.
Just normals GMAT questions like Comprehension passage,
Verbal Reasoning, Critical/Abstract Reasoning and Current affairs depending on how the coy in question want it

@ Kamnelly
Please, accept my condolence ...
for that irreparable Loss.

God of Joseph will remember you and others in this month of Unusual Blessing.

Just keep on looking at that glorious future.
You will get there one day.



The best is yet to come!!!

Imeyo: It shall not be well wit Dragnet o.imargine d kind questions wey dem blast persn. Peeps share ya test experience.lol

Can you please shed more light on those questions?

Dont know whether i would make it coz where am now is far and was scheduled to write d test 1pm

greatdave: Pls folks,do they send these invites in batches or they dnt jst like my cv?? Cuz i applied for d audit trainee positn earlier this month bt avnt gotten any mail/text for a test.

You can rearrange ur C.V and send it again.
No harm in trying.

I have been sending my C.V to them since 2011, i was not called till ds year when they bombarded my email with test invite every week before i ask for permission in my office (screwed my schedule) in order to attempt their Test