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 Career › See What PWC, KPMG, Nigerian Breweries, And Deloitte Pays. by Nnaeb(op): 6:41am On Aug 19, 2015 |
This data is according to Glassdoor Nigeria PWC Naira Audit Associate (138k – 152k) Monthly Associate Consultant (158k – 171k) Monthly Audit Senior Associate (3.82m – 6.36m) Annually KPMG Trainee IT Consultant (2.42m – 2.61m) Annually Semi Senior Associate (3.35m – 3.66m) Annually Advisory Associate (3.82m – 4.18m) Annually Advisory Senior Associate (5.51m – 5.98m) Annually Manager (12.5m – 13.5m) Annually NIGERIAN BREWERIES Sales Executives (126k – 138k) Monthly Sales Representatives (135k – 145k) Monthly Associate (144k – 155k) Monthly DELOITTE Audit Senior (125k – 138k) Monthly Tax Associate (2.42m – 2.62m) Annually Tax Senior (3.43m – 3.71m) Annually Senior Financial Analyst (4.42m – 4.8m) Annually visit : http://jobtrends.com.ng/see-what-pwc-kpmg-nigerian-breweries-and-deloitte-pays/ 1 Like |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Job Vacancy At Glaskosmithkline by Nnaeb(op): 6:42am On Aug 18, 2015 |
EHS Manager, Africa Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Medical / Health / Safety Basic qualifications: •Degree or equivalent in scientific related discipline •Knowledge ISO14001/OHSAS 18001, EHS management systems • Competence and regulatory knowledge in EHS disciplines -EHS Risk Assessment -Driver Safety -mental health, employee assistance programs, resilience and energy management -health promotion -attendance management -ergonomics -injury and illness care. •Strategic knowledge of global pharmaceutical, vaccine and consumer healthcare operations. •Successful experience of delivering a range of EHS services to various GSK or external business units, experience of working internationally •Quick acclimatizer to new situations •Highly effective influencing and consulting skills. •Demonstrated ability to work effectively in matrix teams •Strong customer focus and delivery track record and experience •Proven track record of active listener, flexibility and solution building •Good examples and feedback on pragmatic approach •Demonstrated ability to effectively mentor and develop EHS staff and managers for more info visit :http://jobtrends.com.ng/job-vacancy-at-glaxosmithkline/ |
| Crime › Supervisor Loots Hotel Rooms Weeks After Employment by Nnaeb(op): 7:01am On Aug 17, 2015 |
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a hotel supervisor, Christopher Ogbu, after he allegedly escaped with over $4,500, clothes and a bottle of holy water belonging to guests, just three weeks after his employment. The 36-year-old was said to have been employed at the Arc Reception Hotel, Ago Palace Way, in the Okota area of Lagos State and placed on a monthly salary of N20,000. He reportedly sneaked into the director’s office same day he was employed and stole more than 15 duplicate keys with which he had access into the guest rooms. The father of three was said to have started breaking into the rooms of the guests in their absence, and making away with their valuables. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, who hails from Akpugo community in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, fled the hotel in April after he stole $3,500 from his last victim, a South-African-based Nigerian. He was said to have damaged his SIM card and thrown it into the river. Our correspondent was told that Ogbu bought a Mitsubishi Galant car, ordered for second-hand clothes from the Benin Republic for his business, and rented a new apartment in the Satellite town area with his loot. He was arrested by detectives at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, four months after the incident. The owner of the $3,500 which Ogbu allegedly stole on Sunday, April 12, Joshua Olasunkanmi, said he had seen off a female friend when he returned to his room and discovered his money was missing. He said, “I always lodge in the hotel, and I had planned to spend a weekend there before travelling back to South Africa. He was the one that checked me into the room, and he said it was the only available room. “On that fateful Sunday, I had seen off a female friend around 5pm and spent some hours with her. “When I returned, I checked where I kept my money. To my surprise, I found out that the $3,500 I left before going out was no longer there.” He said he reported the matter to the manager of the hotel, who referred him to the director, Mr. Ibe Alo, who was around at the time. Alo told PUNCH Metro that he was shattered by the news because it was the fourth case within the three weeks that the suspect was employed by the hotel. He said, “Two days after his resumption as the supervisor, the room of a relative of a senior police officer was burgled and some money stolen. “A few days later, another friend of mine from South Africa had his room burgled. About $800 and a box load of clothing materials for his children were stolen. “On April 8, while in the village for a very important function, I got a call that another room had been broken into and $200 stolen, together with a bottle of holy water from the Synagogue Church.” He said he cut short his visit and returned to Lagos to investigate the strange happenings in the hotel. Alo said he suspected Ogbu because such incidents were rare before his arrival, adding that he also directed security officials at the hotel to verify his credentials. “But the following day was a Saturday and there was restriction of movement because of the gubernatorial election. We were planning to start the verification of his documents on Sunday when the man from South Africa reported to me that his $3,500 had been stolen in his room,” he added. The suspect, who had got wind of plans to verify his documents, was said to have fled the hotel on the pretext of paying a visit to his sister. The director said the hotel discovered that the information Ogbu supplied in the documents he submitted were false, including his name, address, hometown and marital status. He said the incident made him sack all members of staff of the hotel and started a fresh recruitment with stricter standards to forestall a recurrence. http://jobtrends.com.ng/supervisor-loots-hotel-rooms-weeks-after-employment/ |
| Career › #TGIM: 5 Things That Should Keep You Going Back To Work by Nnaeb(op): 6:31am On Aug 17, 2015 |
Thank God it’s Monday! The alarm rings at 5.15 AM.I battle the urge to sleep for a few more minutes. The warmth of the bed and the thought of dreaming sweet nothings keeps me tied down. After a few more minutes of tossing around, I finally wake up. Another Monday and the routine of packing the kids lunch and getting ready to leave to work begins. I finally head out at 6.30 AM with the hope of beating the traffic. A few podcasts later, I reach my desk at 7.45AM. What keeps all of us going back to work everyday after battling our own little struggles? The easy answer is to pay our bills. But deeper contemplation reveals that there are 5 other factor that keep us going back to work. For some it is a combination of a few of these, for others, one of the factor is enough and stronger than the rest. The bottom-line is a combination of all these keep us going back to work day in and day out. Compensation– The big C for most people. All of us love a healthy compensation package. The money is important to pay our bills, to save for the future, to keep the family wheels turning and to relax at times. There is no doubt that this a key factor for most people to go to work. People who emphasize heavily on this C, may feel the need to switch jobs as soon as they hear about an alternate well-paying job or their life circumstances change and there is an increased monetary need, they begin to scan the horizon for an alternative. Challenge– Some people thrive on challenge. Mundane things can easily demotivate them. They go to work as it provides a playing ground for them to keep themselves challenged through their work. The workplace offer myriads of opportunities to find a challenge and be part of it. These people have a tendency to constantly raise their hand for different tasks, love taking on stretch goals and roles and learning new things. Recognizing and acknowledging their efforts is important for these folks. Community– We tend to downplay this very important C. It may come as a surprise that a significant portion of the population goes to work to feel kinship with other humans. Being part of a community and feeling accepted is a core need for humans and finding it through the workplace is a key driver. We spend a large amount of our waking time at work and the relations and the comradrie we share with our coworkers fills that need. Taking part in office events, celebrating coworkers birthdays/babyshowers, hanging out at happy hours, team lunches, water cooler small talk – are all small events that contribute to that community feeling. Company culture– The kind of company/organization that you work for is also an important driver to keep you going back to that place. The mission and vision of the firm, the values the company stands for and the culture of the place you work make a huge difference. A cutthroat culture may work for few people, whereas others may like a laid-back culture. The culture of the workplace is what you experience and see on a daily basis among all your coworkers. The leadership team plays a key role in embodying and driving the culture. Contribution– An inner need to contribute and make a difference and serve is another important driver for us. The workplace provides us with a forum to utilize our skills and capabilities and touch more lives and make a difference in the world through the work we do. Remember, the best way to love your job is to imagine yourself without one. Have a great week. visit ;http://jobtrends.com.ng/tgim-5-things-that-should-keep-you-going-back-to-work/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › 3 Fashion Errors Job Seekers Commit by Nnaeb(op): 7:29pm On Aug 16, 2015 |
I just wonder how the average Nigerian undergraduate who has a sense of style loses it all the moment he starts job hunting. Probably, because most naija young people are not cut out for corporate dressing as compared to looking lavishly stylish in casuals. But, corporate dressing is something we all have to embrace because it makes us stand out. It makes you look competent and professional when you step out in a well-tailored outfit that is ‘your own’. For emphasis ‘Your Own’. Below are the three style blunders job hunters commit Shirt Please let me ask, how can someone get to the market or wherever you do your wardrobe shopping and purchase a shirt that is not your own. The shirt more or less looks like a swimming life jacket on your body. In fact, it can even pass for a parachute. You are not been fair to yourself now. Looking good is not really about getting expensive stuffs, but getting stuffs that is proportionate to your body size even if it is cheap. Your shirts must be fitted. Even if you got the designer shirt from a senior friend, nothing stops you from taking it to a tailor for shaping and amendment for as little as 100 naira. Suit One of the funniest thing job seekers get wrong is their choice of suit, or should I say coat. When you see the kind of coat people wear to job interviews, you will think they did that on gun point. Get a good suit for yourself. How can a young man be wearing 3- button suit in this age. I have even seen people appear for job interviews in a four button suit. It does not speak well of your poise and style. Your options should be between 2-button, 1-button and no button at all. Choose a suit or jackets that hug your body like both are meant for each other. Tie The slimmer the tie the better. The choice of your tie can make a bold statement of your sense of style. Not just the choice of tie but how it is worn matters a lot. It irritates my eyes when I see people destroy a good tie by the way they wore it. There is nothing professional about knotting your tie to appear short. You see some folks wearing a tie that is just sitting a 2cm below their chest. That is terrible. Look at executives of corporate organization and show me the person that knots his tie like that. Even sport personalities look more professional. Get it right please. Your tie must be sitting 2cm bellow your navel, very close to your belt. And please, you don’t wear striped tie on a striped shirt. To be continued! http://jobtrends.com.ng/3-style-blunders-job-seekers-commit-brown-uzoukwu/ 1 Like |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Zimbabwe :see The Number Of Job Looses In A Month by Nnaeb(op): 7:11pm On Aug 16, 2015 |
Zimbabwe has lost 20,000 jobs in the last month after a court ruled that companies can fire workers by giving them three months’ notice, the main labour union said on Sunday. Businesses in the southern African country, which has a jobless rate of more than 80 per cent, are struggling with electricity shortages, high finance, labour costs and cheap imports. The challenges have seen many firms fail to pay wages or forced to shut. The latest wave of job losses are leading to renewed anger against President Robert Mugabe’s government, which promised 2 million jobs after winning the last elections in 2013. Japhet Moyo, secretary general of the main Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, said a July 17 Supreme Court ruling had opened a floodgate for dismissals. Instead of the cumbersome and expensive process of paying severance packages, businesses now only have to give workers three months’ notice to terminate their employment. see more: http://jobtrends.com.ng/zimbabwe-job-losses-hit-20000-in-month-union/ |
| Career › Why Did You Leave Your Last Job? by Nnaeb(op): 1:31pm On Aug 16, 2015 |
The intriguing thing about a job interview is that even questions that have a perfectly reasonable answer can throw you off balance. When a recruiter or a hiring manager asks you “Why are you job-hunting?” you may feel your throat tighten, just for an instant. Just take a look at these examples of job-seekers who decided to share the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: Why are you job-hunting? Here’s Ronke’s answer: The investors are getting ready to pull out of that company and I have overheard so many shouting arguments between the CEO and the principal investors to still hang around. Here’s what Mariam has to say: My boss was a creeper who started sexually harassing me and then retaliated when I didn’t respond to his advances the way he wanted me to. He trashed my reputation at that company by falsely accusing me of stealing someone else’s work. I was devastated but the Director of HR in that company is useless and told me to my face that she wouldn’t go against my boss. I had no choice but to look for another job. Finally, here is Emma’s response: I was overlooked for two promotions and I know why. One of the women who got promoted told me that there’s no way I would advance in that company because I had already let them know that I plan to go to an Acting School in a few years. “That sounds like disloyalty to them,” she told me. The other woman who got promoted told me that the HR made her swear she wouldn’t have kids in the next five years. That’s sick, not to mention illegal! I didn’t want to job-hunt but here I am. honest and realistic, isn't it? But, we are trained not to say anything bad, even if it’s true, about our past employment because recruiters and hiring managers can freak out very easily. It's even worse to say you were fired. They can be skittish, and start to think that anyone who has anything negative to say about a past job must be a problem employee. That is not true, but you can’t help it. The mindset persists in large and small organizations everywhere. Basically, by making it socially unacceptable for you to tell the truth about the reason you’re leaving your current job or the reason you left your last job, they’re forcing you to tell a white lie. That’s okay! Here are two perfect lies to the question “Why are you looking for a new job?” that will make sense to prospective employers without forcing you to spill your guts on the interview table. Why did you live your last job? I had a great time at ABC LIMITED and I learned a lot, but then the learning slowed down and eventually stopped. It was obviously time to move on in order to keep learning and growing! XYZ GROUP is a terrific company and I have great friends there, but they’re going in a direction that won’t make the most of my passion for [eCommerce, e.g.] and I owe it to myself and my new employer to work in the area where I can bring my best! I believe the two answers will do for now. Good luck source : http://jobtrends.com.ng/why-did-you-leave-your-last-job-lying-is-allowed/ 7 Likes 2 Shares |
| Jobs/Vacancies › 3 Style Blunders Job Seekers Commit - Brown Uzoukwu by Nnaeb(op): 9:29am On Aug 15, 2015 |
I just wonder how the average Nigerian undergraduate who has a sense of style loses it all the moment he starts job hunting. Probably, because most naija young people are not cut out for corporate dressing as compared to looking lavishly stylish in casuals. But, corporate dressing is something we all have to embrace because it makes us stand out. It makes you look competent and professional when you step out in a well-tailored outfit that is ‘your own’. For emphasis ‘Your Own’. Below are the three style blunders job hunters commit Shirt Please let me ask, how can someone get to the market or wherever you do your wardrobe shopping and purchase a shirt that is not your own. The shirt more or less looks like a swimming life jacket on your body. In fact, it can even pass for a parachute. You are not been fair to yourself now. Looking good is not really about getting expensive stuffs, but getting stuffs that is proportionate to your body size even if it is cheap. Your shirts must be fitted. Even if you got the designer shirt from a senior friend, nothing stops you from taking it to a tailor for shaping and amendment for as little as 100 naira. Suit One of the funniest thing job seekers get wrong is their choice of suit, or should I say coat. When you see the kind of coat people wear to job interviews, you will think they did that on gun point. Get a good suit for yourself. How can a young man be wearing 3- button suit in this age. I have even seen people appear for job interviews in a four button suit. It does not speak well of your poise and style. Your options should be between 2-button, 1-button and no button at all. Choose a suit or jackets that hug your body like both are meant for each other. Tie The slimmer the tie the better. The choice of your tie can make a bold statement of your sense of style. Not just the choice of tie but how it is worn matters a lot. It irritates my eyes when I see people destroy a good tie by the way they wore it. There is nothing professional about knotting your tie to appear short. You see some folks wearing a tie that is just sitting a 2cm below their chest. That is terrible. Look at executives of corporate organization and show me the person that knots his tie like that. Even sport personalities look more professional. Get it right please. Your tie must be sitting 2cm bellow your navel, very close to your belt. And please, you don’t wear striped tie on a striped shirt. To be continued! http://jobtrends.com.ng/3-style-blunders-job-seekers-commit-brown-uzoukwu/ 2 Likes |
| Career › Re: See The 6 Kinds Of Irritating Colleagues You Never Want To Sit Next To At Work by Nnaeb(op): 8:28am On Aug 15, 2015 |
will correct it asap. thanks Ukeachu1: |
| Career › See The 6 Kinds Of Irritating Colleagues You Never Want To Sit Next To At Work by Nnaeb(op): 7:56am On Aug 15, 2015*. Modified: 8:29am On Aug 15, 2015 |
6. The Loudspeaker She has email. She has instant messaging. She has a desk phone. She has a cell phone that texts. Yet when she has a question for the boss, who sits on the other side of the room, she doesn’t use any of that technology at her disposal. Hell, she doesn't even use her feet, for that matter. Instead, she stands up, leans over the wall and shouts across the office in a deafening tone. It doesn’t matter that you’re on the phone with a customer. She cares not that you’re meeting with another co-worker at your desk. Because she has a question and she wants that answer now, which is more important than having courtesy for everyone else she's disturbing. 5. Old School Yeller He gets on the phone and you’d swear the person on the other end of the line is deaf. He’s talking so loudly that the person you’re talking with on your own phone thinks he’s suddenly in on a conference call. It’s distracting. It’s annoying. But, alas, you’re going to hear his conversation whether you want to or not. 4. Talkative Her modus operandi is to tell you everything about her children’s latest milestones. Yes, we know, kids walk eventually and, yes, your house help made a mess of her undies and dumped it somewhere in the children’s wardrobe. No, I didn't need to see a picture of the undies afterward. They have no regard for that pile of work you have on your desk or the deadline that looms. They are there to share, and to bother. Always seeking your opinion over things they have already made up their minds on. 3. The Mumbler . The person who sits at her computer and complains about everything and everybody, except you can’t hear a word she’s saying. You hear the noise, but you can’t quite make it out. It’s just loud enough to annoy. Almost as bad as the Choosen mopol who shouts everything from the mountain top, is the mumble. She opens an email. Mumble, mumble. She hangs up the phone. Mumble, mumble. She looks at a memo. Mumble, mumble. The worst part is, you never know if she's talking to you (since you're the only one around), so you're constantly following up her mumbles with "I'm sorry, did you say something?" 2. The Scattered Fellow Everyone can have moments when they’re untidy, but this person has papers stacked so high it looks like the union bank marble house. So high you are expecting the folders is going to collapse on you the next time the boss slams his door. And you don’t even want to be around when it’s cough and cold season. No amount of hand sanitizer will help the amount of used tissues sitting on the desk and the bits of food and crumbs that live in every crack and crease. 1. The Lazy Boy He’s right there under your nose, day after day, doing little and getting paid for it. Doesn’t show up on time. Doesn’t take on new projects. And all the while the boss keeps tapping on your shoulder instead of his when there’s something he needs done. The only time he shows a little hop in his step is when it’s time to go home for the day. You don’t want to get in his way at the exit after he has clocked out. http://jobtrends.com.ng/6-kinds-of-irritating-colleagues-you-never-want-to-sit-next-to-at-work/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Which Is The Most Guaranteed And Consistent Medium Of Employment In Nigeria? by Nnaeb(op): 9:21am On Aug 14, 2015 |
In western countries, research has it that employee referrals is the most guaranteed and effective medium of landing jobs. according to the report, candidates referred to a company by an existing employee have the best chance of receiving and accepting a job offer. Do you think that same applies in Nigeria. jobtrends.com.ng needs your thought on the subject matter of the most consistent and guaranteed medium of securing a job in Nigeria. We need real answers Please. which means, it is either you indicate the medium that got you your job if you have a job. if you are still job hunting, you can still tell us the medium a family member used to secure their job. below are the likely options you can choose from Employee Referrals Personal Connection Outsourcing and Recruitment Firms Online Application University Referrals Your thoughts please.... http://jobtrends.com.ng/jobtrends-online-survey-the-most-consistent-and-guaranteed-employment-channel/ |
| Webmasters › See Who Takes Over Google From Larry Page by Nnaeb(op): 8:37am On Aug 11, 2015 |
Google's product Executive Sundar Pichai will replace Larry Page as the company’s CEO, the search giant said Monday — a move that is part of Google splitting its core business from its ultra-ambitious “moonshot” projects. Pichai, who as senior vice president of product oversaw Google’s main offerings like search, advertising, Android and Youtube, has long been considered the heir apparent to Page, who became CEO in 2011. The announcement came with news that Google is rebranding itself as Alphabet, a “collection of companies,” the largest of which is Google. Page will be CEO of Alphabet and Google cofounder Sergey Brin will be its president. The new Google will keep search, ads, maps, apps, YouTube and Android. Alphabet will oversee Google X projects — businesses such as Calico, Nest and Fiber — as well as Google Ventures and Google Capital, the company said. Pichai will become CEO once the merger is completed. The split setup will allow Page and Brin the freedom to pursue far-flung projects like Google’s explorations into areas like glucose-monitoring contact lenses, internet balloons and anti-aging research. Google, now led by Pichai, will focus on its core businesses in advertising, mobile, search, video and more. That shuffle is more of a change in name than in practice. Since October, when Pichai was promoted to senior vice president, he has already been running most of Google’s products, leading industry observers to predict he would take over for Page soon. “It is clear to us and our board that it is time for Sundar to be CEO of Google,” Page added. “I feel very fortunate to have someone as talented as he is to run the slightly slimmed down Google and this frees up time for me to continue to scale our aspirations.” Pichai, a 43-year-old, soft-spoken leader popular within the company, joined Google in 2004 as a product manager, then moved up through the company by overseeing development of its Chrome browser. In an interview earlier this year with FORBES’s Miguel Helft, Pichai laid out a vision for improving Google’s core products, focusing on three areas: search, monetization and platforms like Chrome and Android. Pichai’s dedication to the less shiny — and more reliably profitable — parts of Google make him the perfect foil to Page and Brin, who continue to look wide-eyed into the future and seem more than happy to let Pichai run the day-to-day business of Google. source : http://jobtrends.com.ng/sundar-pichai-the-new-man-to-take-over-googles-ceo-job/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: YES! There Is Hope For 2.2 And Third Class Grads: Job Hunting Tips by Nnaeb(op): 1:34pm On Aug 08, 2015 |
will get back to you on that k. thanks forix4u: |
| Jobs/Vacancies › YES! There Is Hope For 2.2 And Third Class Grads: Job Hunting Tips by Nnaeb(op): 7:39am On Aug 08, 2015 |
I intended to share this on this platform at a later date but, the thread I saw yesterday prompted me to do this now. I feel very deep inside of me that I have a solution to someone’s challenge. It mustn’t be everybody. The thread was asking if there is any hope for a 2.2, third class and pass graduate in the Nigerian labor market. The answer is an emphatic YES. There is hope, opportunity and there is grace for them. As a matter of fact I know a handful of persons that have good jobs (not business) without a degree. So what are you saying? The truth is that it does not guarantee to be an easy ride, but I sure guarantee you that you will find it interesting and adventurous. It will be an experience and a discovery of the ability that God embedded in you. You have to understand that Failure is the best backdrop upon which success is painted. No one should make you fill you have not gotten a job because of your ‘poor’ grade in school. No. there are still quite a number of first class and 2.1 students roaming the streets searching for jobs. So many factors contributes to this unemployment rate. Top most of them all is the fact that the jobs are scarce to an extent, then secondly, a high percentage of our graduates has learnt absolutely nothing. I conduct interviews on a monthly basis, so I can confidently tell you this. The essence of the 2.1 benchmark recruiters or employers place on job adverts is just to reduce traffic and make their job a bit easier. Nobody is blown away by your grade during the interview, it is not even up for discussion. That is why at the end of the day, the best candidate is taken from amongst them and the rest goes home. So below are 5 difficult steps to land your dream job as a 2.2 and third class grad. 1. Decide on the kind of job you want I understand there could be numerous justifiable and funny reasons why you couldn’t make first class or 2.2. Probably you lost interest in your course of study and did not give it your best shot. It could also be that you gave it your best shot, but your efforts were frustrated by your ‘wicked lecturers’ or by some ancestral or village deity (lol). For some others you were just clueless and careless in your first year in school, but by the time you sat up in subsequent years, the damage has been done already and you really wished you can turn the hands of time. For some folks even, you deserve not to even succeed in life considering the way you conducted yourself on campus that landed you here. But whatever is your own story, just put that behind you and take a decision. Life has never been fair. Life does not give people what they deserve but what they demand for. Decide on the kind of job you want and attract it. This life you see is more spiritual than it is physical. 2. Enlarge your capacity What can you do? You must be able to answer this million dollar question. Your answer to this question in the face of opportunity could be the game changer for you. You know your grade is poor already. So you just don’t have something to prove but everything. Right now you don’t have a choice but to be the best at something. Acquire a skill that is relevant in your job choice. Get a professional certification (forget about masters for now), work on your communication skill and professional poise, work on your personal branding. Image and perception is everything. Exude the confidence and aura of a Harvard MBA grad. 3. Don’t apply for advertised jobs Don’t wait for a vacancy to be advertised before you apply for a job. It limits your chances. As a matter of fact some of the adverts has already place a 2.1 benchmark on the qualification. So what do you do? Even when there is not bench mark, the recruiting firm or HR has a lot of 1.1 and 2.1 CVs to contend with. So yours won’t get anybody’s attention. So you don’t have to be applying for advertised jobs. God gave us the ability to create. Where there is no vacancy, you can create one. How? See no. 4 4. Proposals not CVs Improve your business writing skills. Learn how to write proposals because that is what you will be needing, not CV. Start selling yourself and the value you can bring to the system. The private sector is result and productivity driven. Do a convincing proposal to the company, stating how you can contribute in improving either their bottom line, accountability, security, maintenance and operations, image, communication and market expansion. This is what consultants do and most of them don’t do anything special. Do a good proposal and attach your CV to it. 5. Networking Start building a strong network. No matter the grade you graduated with, a strong network can help you land your job. Like I said in my last article, one good contact is worth more than a hundred CVs submitted at random. Seek to meet with Business owners, by pass Recruitment agencies and HR. build relationships with people that have decision making ability. They are in your churches. You can meet them in clubs. Just focus on building strategic relationship with industry executives. Do things for people without being paid. Volunteer to serve on different platforms where your ingenuity will be felt. Don’t be in a hurry to brandish your CV or inundate people with calls because you are looking for a job. Employers are interested in what you can do and what you have the potential of achieving. By pass the long queue and seek for employer’s attention. Like I said, you don’t just have hope. You have grace. http://jobtrends.com.ng/job-hunting-tips-for-2-2-and-third-class-job-seekers/ 125 Likes 21 Shares |
| Career › TGIF: Ten Funny Interview Answers And Work Quotes To Spice Up Your Day by Nnaeb(op): 6:32pm On Aug 07, 2015 |
Why did you leave your last job? The company relocated and didn’t tell me where If the earth rotates 30 times faster, what will happen? We will get our salary everyday What do you have that other applicants do not? Just syphilis Working in a team means spending half of your time convincing the others that your idea is better than theirs I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early Personally I have nothing against work, particularly when performed quietly and unobtrusively by someone else. The best part of going to work is coming back home at the end of the day I like work it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. Everything on your CV are all lies, but I like that. Welcome to sales! Tell your boss what you really think about him and the truth shall set you free from your job. Love what you do friends. The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one. Enjoy your weekend. http://jobtrends.com.ng/tgif-ten-funny-interview-answers-and-work-quotes-to-spice-up-your-day/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Why Job Seekers Hate Marketing Jobs (A Must Read) by Nnaeb(op): 7:56am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Noted. Thanks a lot virud: |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Why Job Seekers Hate Marketing Jobs (A Must Read) by Nnaeb(op): 6:45am On Aug 06, 2015 |
Truth be told, there is a difference between marketing and selling. What we call marketing jobs are actually sales job. It’s not your fault really because even the company that recruited you advertised for executive marketers only for you to end up as an executive sales representative. Nothing is wrong with that though. So pardon me, when I refer to selling as marketing, which is the language in the street. The actual topic for this piece would have been ‘why people hate sales job.source http://jobtrends.com.ng/why-job-seekers-hate-marketing-jobs-brown-uzoukwu/ 20 Likes 4 Shares |
| Politics › US About To Pass A Bill That Ensures Income Equality Between CEOs And Employees by Nnaeb(op): 9:23pm On Aug 05, 2015 |
A controversial component of the 2010 Dodd-Frank legislation, which increased regulation of the financial sector and publicly-traded companies, just received its final form by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Corporations will have to disclose the pay ratio between CEOs and a company’s median-paid employee — the middle point in pay, with the number of people making more being the same as the number of people making less. Although not applicably the privately-held companies, which make up the majority in the country, this rule would force big companies to show just how much more top executives make than a typical representative of rank-and-file employees. There have been various claims from studies, like the AFL-CIO saying that the average CEO made 331 times more than the average employee and 774 times more than minimum wage workers. That number may not hold up because it was calculated from only five companies known for high executive compensation and low wages. But the SEC rule would force many companies to shake loose and admit how big income gaps, and income inequality, are among their employees. To call this a contentious issue is putting it mildly. In a statement, SEC Chair Mary Jo White wrote that the agency had “received more than 287,400 comment letters, including over 1,500 unique letters, with some asserting the importance of the rule to shareholders as they consider the issue of appropriate CEO compensation and investment decisions, and others asserting that the rule has no benefits and will needlessly cause issuers to incur significant costs.” However, the big worry is probably how bad many companies will look when shareholders and the general public can compare how much a CEO makes compared to a regular employee. Some studies have suggested thathighest-paid CEOs are often the worst performing. But that would pale next to a direct comparison between a highly-paid CEO and a struggling middle-of-the-pack worker. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement, “The decision to require companies to disclose how much more CEOs are paid than workers is an important step in the fight against income inequality.” see more at http://jobtrends.com.ng/us-about-to-pass-a-legislation-that-ensures-income-equality-between-ceos-and-employees/ |
| Career › No Career Opportunity For Women In Financial Services - PWC by Nnaeb(op): 6:48am On Aug 05, 2015 |
Much of the recent focus on developing women within the financial services sector has focused on the mid to senior management level. An accusation leveled at large global organizations, not just those in the financial services is that much of the gender diversity work ignores women at the start of their careers. Now a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) revealed that two-thirds of young women don’t believe they will be able to reach a senior level within the organization. The PwC report entitled “Female millennials in financial services: strategies for a new era of talent” has found that limited opportunities for career progress is the main reason why female millennials leaving their job in financial services. The report, which draws on interviews on more than 8,000 female millennials globally, found that the financial services industry faces a number of hurdles in attracting and retaining this generation of women. See more at http://jobtrends.com.ng/young-women-leaving-financial-services-due-to-limited-career-opportunities-pwc/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › HR Outsourcing: Has It Done More Harm Or Good To The Nigerian Worker? by Nnaeb(op): 7:17pm On Aug 04, 2015 |
With the rate at which HR outsourcing companies are sprouting all over the country, jobtrends Nigeria seeks to get your opinion on the impact of HR outsourcing firms on the plights of the Nigerian job seeker and the working conditions of the already employed persons. For persons who might not know what HR Outsourcing is all about, this is what it means. HR outsourcing (also known as HRO) is the process of sub-contracting human resources functions to an external supplier. Reviews of business processes have led many organisations to decide that it makes business sense to sub-contract some or all non-core activities to specialist providers follow us on http://jobtrends.com.ng/hr-outsourcing-has-it-done-more-harm-than-good-to-the-nigerian-worker/ |
| Career › The Number Of Persons That Lost Their Jobs In Nigeria:The Second Quarter Of 2015 by Nnaeb(op): 6:26am On Aug 04, 2015 |
Unemployment rate worsens :1.3m lost jobs in Q2 -National Bureau of Statistics There are indications that the country’s labour market has taken a major hit with worsening unemployment recorded in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015. About 1, 317,700 Nigerians lost their jobs within the period.- Source:http://jobtrends.com.ng/unemployment-rate-worsens-1-3m-lost-jobs-in-q2-national-bureau-of-statistics/ |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Top Four Most Dreaded Marketing Jobs by Nnaeb(op): 10:07pm On Aug 03, 2015 |
it was deliberate. i will do that some other time. emitheo: |
| NYSC › Re: NYSC:8 Things You Must Do Before Passing Out by Nnaeb(op): 9:27pm On Aug 03, 2015 |
i don't know how good you are with auto card now, but you really need to acquire professional certification in designing. go for auto cad application courses or PDMS (PLANT DESIGN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ) COURSES. it will present you with more opportunities than your certificate in Agricultural Eng. Enasdan: |
| NYSC › Re: NYSC:8 Things You Must Do Before Passing Out by Nnaeb(op): 7:01pm On Aug 03, 2015 |
very funny. noted! uracocksucker: |
| NYSC › Re: NYSC:8 Things You Must Do Before Passing Out by Nnaeb(op): 9:52pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
thanks bro. i appreciate Ademat7: 3 Likes |
| NYSC › NYSC:8 Things You Must Do Before Passing Out by Nnaeb(op): 2:04pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
Job hunting could be an uphill task for most fresh graduates considering the fact that it is a game of the survival of the fittest. Also, when you put into consideration the fact that the school system have not done so well in preparing the students for the highly competitive labor market, you can understand why we still find graduates who were exceptionally smart in school but finds it difficult to land their dream job. Below are a list of 10 things you must get done while serving your nation to be better positioned for the job hunt especially in the private sector.http://jobtrends.com.ng/nysc-8-things-you-must-do-before-concluding-your-nysc-by-brown-uzoukwu/ 65 Likes 13 Shares |
| Career › Top 5 Careers That Can Make Your Spouse Cheat On You by Nnaeb(op): 8:03am On Aug 01, 2015 |
With the growing rate of marriage failures as a result of infidelity in Nigeria and beyond, JobTrends Nigeria decided to look into the epidemic from our own perspective and we realized that there are careers that makes couple more prone to having their marriages hit the rock.http://jobtrends.com.ng/top-5-jobs-that-can-make-your-spouse-cheat-on-you/ 14 Likes 4 Shares |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Top Four Most Dreaded Marketing Jobs by Nnaeb(op): 8:16am On Jul 25, 2015 |
Every passing day, Marketing jobs are becoming more available in the labor market and a number of job hunters are being frustrated each day whenever they show up for an interview to realize it’s a marketing job offer. Irrespective of what they decide to call it; Relationship officers, Marketing Executives, sales representatives, below are a list of the four most dreaded marketing jobs. Feel free to add yours 4. Network Marketing 3. Micro Finance Bank 2. Commercial bank 1. Insurance 7 Likes 1 Share |
| Education › Opinion: These 20 Courses Should Be Scraped From Our Universities by Nnaeb(op): 8:45am On Jul 19, 2015 |
• Philosophy • Zoology • Sociology • Social Work • Linguistics • International Relations • Combined Social Sciences • Archaeology • Public Administration (which public?) • Banking and Finance • Political Science • Estate Management (which Estate abeg?) • Religion • Insurance • Marketing • Physics and astronomy ( There is nothing astronomical about this course in Nigeria) • Botany • Library Science • Corporative Economics If the federal government are not doing anything by now to scrap this courses from our universities, then it means our economic liberation as a nation is still far-fetched. This courses should be replaced with the courses below. Not as a vocational program now, but as a degree program. Nigerians don’t like to identify with anything vocational, they love to go for ‘NYSC’. • Software Development • Welding and Fabrication • Fashion Designing • Concrete Finishing (Plastering, Screading, Painting, Tiles) • Interior designing and Decoration • Security Systems Technology • Wood Finishing • Road Construction Tech • Leather Extraction and Finishing • Cinematography and Movie making • Advanced Programming • Furniture making • Solar Engineering • Automation Engineering • Hospitality Management • Waste Management and Recycling Tech • Web Development and Management • Graphics, Branding and Industrial Printing • Plant technology and Herbal sciences • Content development and Research If we can embrace this, unemployment will be reduced drastically. Brown Uzoukwu, (jobtrends.com.ng) 384 Likes 32 Shares |
| Jobs/Vacancies › How To Make The Most Of Church In Job Hunting by Nnaeb(op): 10:36am On Jul 12, 2015 |
So many Christians walk up to me and complain about how they graduated from school and has remained unemployed for the past 3-5years or more. It’s absurd. I am like, can’t your church help you get a job? If not, then you need to change your church. I understand that so many factors could contribute to one being unemployed after so many years, but in a situation where your qualification, skills and IQ are not in doubt, I find it unbelievable that you are still unemployed after so many years because in my church, almost everybody have got a job. So that leaves me with no choice but to ask you- What is the name of your church? Yes. Which church do you attend? If you have been committed to a particular church for almost 3 years after graduation and you still don’t have a job, then it is either you are not doing something right or you need to change your church or better still move to my own church. Wait a minute, before you squeeze the name of my church out of my throat, I want to honestly let you know that there are a whole lot of churches around you that ensures that their members are not unemployed. In fact, in my church there are so many job openings that you can choose from. There are opportunities for you in Accounting and Finance, Mass Communication, Branding, Social Media Marketing, Security, Information Technology, Architecture and Interiors, Human Resources, Customer Relationship, Multi-Media, Hospitality, Advertising, Health and Para-Medics, Writing, Education and Show-Biz. The sweet part is that they go to the extent of encouraging and coercing you to take up a job and in some churches that I know they get you the job by force. They fix you somewhere immediately you append your signature to their membership form. So, you need to review your church membership seriously. ‘Jokes apart’, one of the quickest way to land your dream job is to choose your church carefully. So many testimonies abound. Doubt me at your own peril. Believe me and thank me later. Now, how can my church help me get a job? NETWORKING: the primary reason you go to church is to worship and to get your spirit man edified. Yes. But there are other side attractions. If not, we can as well stay in the privacy of our houses and worship. Get to a good church and build strong network, especially for the conservative Christians who don’t club, or belong to social organizations. That is why it is called the fellowship of brethren. You cannot breakout from your community, struggle through school, get to one village for NYSC and return back to a church where you are the shining light. Every one’s hope is on you. You are the youth leader, church secretary, Sunday school teacher and what have you and you are still job hunting. That is an error. Change your church now. OPPORTUNITY TO WORK (without pay): a good church affords you the platform to showcase your art and also sharpen your skills. One of the greatest undoing of today’s job seekers is that they want a job but they don’t want to work. Everybody wants a job, nobody wants to work. But they fail to understand that JOBS are hidden in WORK. Some folks got their dream job by first requesting for an opportunity to work for free. Although, most organizations might not grant you that request again because they can’t hold you responsible when they don’t pay you. But a good church provides you with the platform to work for free and you are held accountable. Grab that opportunity and work yourself out. You might just get yourself a recommendation for that Job you‘ve been dreaming about. If you have interest in media, a good church has a vibrant and viable media department and that applies to every other area of interest, from medical to IT and what have you. Don’t just visit a good church, but fold your sleeves and get committed to a good church. MEET EMPLOYERS: a good church affords you the opportunity of having a direct contact with business executives, leaders of industry and directors of multinationals. You might just be serving with him in the same protocol department in church. These are people that has the capacity to employ but ordinarily you can’t access them. However, when they are in church their guards are down. You can easily establish a relationship with them as long as you don’t front your CV first. Don’t jeopardize important relationships with your desperation for job placement. Don’t inundate people with calls and text messages. Don’t scare people away with your CV. Just concentrate on building a relationship and offering value. JOB ALERT: when you have employers of labor in a church, the members (committed members) of the church most of the time are privy to information about job openings before it goes public. You have Intel as to when a recruitment process is going on under ground. Sometimes, job vacancies are announced in church and its only committed members that can take advantage of that. MOTIVATION: I don’t know what motivates you, but personally, I am motivated by success, excellence, wealth, and good living, yes. A good church like my church will always raise the bar of excellence that will question your effort. You will strive to learn, develop and improve more. You will get to see persons that have gotten to the peak of what you are pursuing and you are motivated to keep pushing. Good churches encourages career, leadership and management training that can enhance your employability status. I advise that you take a tour of your town and locate a church that can not only equip you spiritually but can also build and enhance your professional life as a young graduate. \For more tips on Job Hunting and labor market news, follow us at www.jobtrends.com.ng\ |
