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2sexi: Oladayo042, how you dey o

I'm fyn bro. I have my first sale in Sedo escrow. Will update the name and price when the deal get closed.

I saw your PM too.

I hope we won't be seeing a replay of World War II on this thread anytime soon.

Let it slide guys.

nairalander: Hello guys,
Couldn't certify my own sedo account, so i'm about opening an account with flippa; but i need to know how does one receive payments from flippa ? is it only through escrow, and does escrow accept Nigerians?
Also what other sites can a Nigerian easily buy and sell domains without without withdrawal problems and phony US Addresses.
thanks y'all

Sedo and Flippa are not substitutes. Sedo is a general marketplace while Flippa is an auction-only marketplace.

You could try Afternic and GoDaddy Premium listings. Both sites accept Nigerians and you get your funds through Paypal (@Arbitrage and @Legalwealth help here).

odeebee: hello house. av not got the second stage test till now. pls can anybody wit useful idea help?

This is my response to a guy who asked what you are asking:

That you have not gotten the second mail is actually a good sign. Afterall, it is better than getting a regret mail five minutes after the assessment report.

My best bet is that there are some superpower
combinations that they are considering whether to
accept/reject. This may explain why some people
got the second mail (both acceptance and
rejection) immediately after the assessment
report and some are yet to get it few days after
their report.

It looks like I was right because the guy was later invited to write the second test.

InvertedHammer: /

I disagree with #4.

In the same resume', the applicant must have listed Microsoft as a place of employment.

So what's the big deal if he/she states that he consulted for a major software company in Redmond?

What then is the classified information the applicant is divulging?

SMH
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I think you didn't get the point.

A guy works at a consulting firm (eg KPMG, McKinsey, etc) that has consulted for Microsoft before.

Employees of the consulting firm are required not to disclose their clients. The truth is that they are really working for the consulting firm, no matter where client posting may take them to.

The guy wanted to join Google. He didn't want to betray his non-disclosure oath so he vaguely mentioned 'a major software company in Redmond' in his CV.

Due to Google's knowledge of how the consulting firm works, they know that he's bound by a non-disclosure oath. Google H.R thinks mentioning ' a major software company in Redmond' betrays that oath in spirit but not in letter.

Google is afraid that if they hire this guy, he may later want to join Facebook and be tempted to write on his CV: 'I developed a brilliant social network for a tech giant in Mountain View, CA.' Afterall, he has not mentioned Google.


Non-disclosure means total non-disclosure. You can't agree to non-disclosure and be giving out subtle hints.

einsteino: am a UNN grad with reg no 2007/147169(u can verify it).. I must say I disapprove of this, yeah we are good but we do not hold a monopoly of exceptional students.

this precedent you are setting is a dangerous one, I doubt P&G would want to associate itself with something this unsavory especially now that its been brought to public notice.

I advise you modify your minimum requirement to maybe a first class from any uni(it makes more sense even though I know there are 2-1 materials who could be as productive as the former)

eaglechild: This goes to show that serious companies that are result oriented recognize the superiority of UNN graduates.

mrking3: Sadly, many other firms now will follow suit! This guys are setting dangerous precedent!! This isn't cool!! What's their basis of selecting just UNN graduates?

Cool down guys. For reasons best known to Procter & Gamble, they select a particular university for their annual internship programme; the university selected last year is never the same as the one for this year. ABU Zaria was selected last year and UNN this year. UNN final year student better maximise this opportunity because UNN may not smell the internship in the next 20 years.

Purfekt: 50,000 resumes in a week? That's a whole lot

If you know what Google does to its employees, you may be tempted to quit your current job.

They attract the best of the best talents.

Sircomeference: The G.O of RCCG has a cv of 32 pages...

How cool is that?

This is common with people in academics. They've got to list everything they've ever laid their hands on - journal, monograph, textbooks, periodicals, details of phd and masters students supervised, etc.

This post was posted on LinkedIn by Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google. Enjoy!

I've sent out hundreds of resumes over my career, applying for just about every kind of job. I've
personally reviewed more than 20,000 resumes.
And at Google we sometimes get more than 50,000
resumes in a single week.

I have seen A LOT of resumes. Some are brilliant, most are just ok, many are disasters. The toughest part is that for 15 years, I've continued to see the same mistakes made again and again by candidates, any one of which can eliminate them from consideration for a job. What's most depressing is that I can tell from the resumes that many of these are good, even great, people. But in a fiercely competitive labor market, hiring managers don't need to compromise on quality. All it takes is one small mistake and a manager will reject an otherwise interesting candidate.

I know this is well-worn ground on LinkedIn, but I'm
starting here because -- I promise you -- more than
half of you have at least one of these mistakes on
your resume. And I'd much rather see folks win jobs
than get passed over.

In the interest of helping more candidates make it
past that first resume screen, here are the five
biggest mistakes I see on resumes.

Mistake 1: Typos. This one seems obvious, but it happens again and again. A 2013 CareerBuilder survey found that 58% of resumes have typos. In fact, people who tweak their resumes the most carefully can be especially vulnerable to this kind of error, because they often result from going back again and again to fine tune your resume just one last time. And in doing so, a subject and verb suddenly don't match up, or a period is left in the wrong place, or a set of dates gets knocked out of alignment. I see this in MBA resumes all the time.

Typos are deadly because employers interpret them
as a lack of detail-orientation, as a failure to care
about quality. The fix?

Read your resume from bottom to top: reversing the normal order helps you focus on each line in
isolation. Or have someone else proofread closely
for you.

Mistake 2: Length. A good rule of thumb is one page of resume for every ten years of work
experience. Hard to fit it all in, right? But a three or
four or ten page resume simply won't get read
closely. As Blaise Pascal wrote, "I would have
written you a shorter letter, but I did not have the
time." A crisp, focused resume demonstrates an
ability to synthesize, prioritize, and convey the most important information about you. Think about it this way: the *sole* purpose of a resume is to get you an interview. That's it. It's not to convince a hiring manager to say "yes" to you (that's what the
interview is for) or to tell your life's story (that's
what a patient spouse is for). Your resume is a tool
that gets you to that first interview. Once you're in
the room, the resume doesn't matter much. So cut
back your resume. It's too long.

Mistake 3: Formatting. Unless you're applying for a job such as a designer or artist, your focus should be on making your resume clean and legible. At least ten point font. At least half-inch margins. White paper, black ink. Consistent spacing between lines, columns aligned, your name and contact information on every page. If you can, look at it in both Google Docs and Word, and then attach it to an email and open it as a preview. Formatting can get garbled when moving across platforms. Saving it as a PDF is a good way to go.

Mistake 4: Confidential information. I once
received a resume from an applicant working at a
top-three consulting firm. This firm had a strict
confidentiality policy: client names were never to be
shared. On the resume, the candidate wrote:
"Consulted to a major software company in
Redmond, Washington." Rejected! There's an
inherent conflict between your employer's needs
(keep business secrets confidential) and your needs
(show how awesome I am so I can get a better job).
So candidates often find ways to honor the letter of
their confidentiality agreements but not the spirit.
It's a mistake. While this candidate didn't mention
Microsoft specifically, any reviewer knew that's
what he meant. In a very rough audit, we found that
at least 5-10% of resumes reveal confidential
information. Which tells me, as an employer, that I
should never hire those candidates ... unless I want
my own trade secrets emailed to my competitors.

The New York Times test is helpful here: if you
wouldn't want to see it on the home page of the NYT with your name attached (or if your boss wouldn't!), don't put it on your resume.

Mistake 5: Lies. This breaks my heart. Putting a lie on your resume is never, ever, ever, worth it.
Everyone, up to and including CEOs, gets fired for
this. (Google "CEO fired for lying on resume" and
see.) People lie about their degrees (three credits
shy of a college degree is not a degree), GPAs (I've
seen hundreds of people "accidentally" round their
GPAs up, but never have I seen one accidentally
rounded down -- never), and where they went to
school (sorry, but employers don't view a degree
granted online for "life experience" as the same as
UCLA or Seton Hall). People lie about how long they
were at companies, how big their teams were, and
their sales results, always goofing in their favor.

There are three big problems with lying: (1) You can
easily get busted. The Internet, reference checks,
and people who worked at your company in the past can all reveal your fraud. (2) Lies follow you forever. Fib on your resume and 15 years later get a big promotion and are discovered? Fired. And try
explaining that in your next interview. (3) Our
Moms taught us better. Seriously.

So this is how to mess up your resume. Don't do it!
Hiring managers are looking for the best people
they can find, but the majority of us all but
guarantee that we'll get rejected. The good news is that -- precisely because most resumes have these kinds of mistakes -- avoiding them makes you stand out.

In a future post, I'll expand beyond what not to do,
and cover the things you *should* be doing to make
your resume stand out from the stack.

You can check out the source for some nice rebuttals.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140917045901-24454816-the-5-biggest-mistakes-i-see-on-resumes-and-how-to-correct-them?_mSplash=1

safarigirl: I tire for Nigerians, wetin concern pesin with 'the masses'? Hustle for yourself first, after all nobody follow pesin come this world

That is the gospel truth. The only way you can help "the masses" is that you're not in "the masses" yourself.

'How can I help the poor if I'm among them?' - JayZ

datguru: how do the masses benefit from this ?

Stop being 'the masses'. Do you want to die 'masses'?

The report says more than 23000 Nigerians will have investible assets above $1m by 2017. 23000 is a whole lot of people; I want to be among them.

Seriously, do you need to create another thread for Part 2?

You like being verbose. Even some of your replies to simple comments here are more than 300 words. Despite your promise of the contrary, the Part 2 is still unnecessarily long. People don't want to read your review of "Think and Grow Rich." People don't want to read your analysis of probability theory. Just give them the info, straight away.

The harsh truth is that every job seeker will have to compete. Resources are scarce, including time. What is the probability that I will read your blog out of the thousands of blogs offering job and career advice? 0.000001? That's competition! I thought you said you hate it?

Have a nice day.

wo1F: Bro did they eventually get back to you on the outcome of your assessment and how long did that take? Wrote mine yesterday and got the first message about my superpowers and potentials but yet to get the 2nd message that would inform me of my progression or otherwise to the next stage
Anyone with similar issue?

That you have not gotten the second mail is actually a good sign. Afterall, it is better than getting a regret mail five minutes after the assessment report.

My best bet is that there are some superpower combinations that they are considering whether to accept/reject. This may explain why some people got the second mail (both acceptance and rejection) immediately after the assessment report and some are yet to get it few days after their report.

funshint: Those people are only looking for cold blooded psychopaths!

Lol! What are your superpowers? I seriously want to know what type of people they are interested in hiring, and why?

nellytivities: Were you sent a message that your application was getting dropped? how long did it take for you to get the message?

Yeah. I got it five minutes after I got the Work Strength Assessment Report. The message reads like: "We already have applications from candidates whose strengths matches our requirement" blah blah blah.

Ferdybaba: @Oladayo did u get a regret mail? what are your 'superpowers'?

Yes, I did. Had it been that I saw your post before writing the test, I could have used my knowledge of statistics to game the system. I'm sure the test algorithm works like the 'rank order' test in statistics.

My superpowers are Achieve and Adaptable.

My area of potentials are Trust and Resilience.

It's their loss!

Ferdybaba: Hi guys, my friend told me about getting a regret mail after doing the personality test, so I decided to apply and do the test so I can decipher what they expect from applicants, not that I need the job or even have any interest in banking. So I applied, did the test and got another mail asking me to do an aptitude test, implying that I passed the Personality test... Am just here to give tips and headsup to those who are yet to write the said test.The test is scenario based, they present u with a possible scenario and ask u to rank in order of wat u will 'most likely do' or 'least likely do' when in such a situation....my tips are as followed;

1. You are not being timed, so don't answer in a hurry. Try to read and understand what the situation entails and what u can reasonably do.
2. They want u to be consistent in your answers cos the test is meant to investigate if you are a team player or a self starter(someone who loves to work alone)
3. In my opinion, I believe they need more of team players, so your 'most likely' choice from the options should be the one that reflects a team player.
4. Some of the scenarios wish to know if u have the ability to take initiative and the likelyhood of you relating with your manager when the situation demands it.
5. You will be provided with 5 random options, you should rearrange them by placing in ranking order what u would have done, your most likely answer should be dragged and moved to number1, then 2,3,4 are other options which are u may also take in order of preference,and finally u will place the 'least likely' u would take in any scenarios as the number 5....pls ensure u rearrange in this order so that to reflect ur strength accordingly.
6. pls don't compromise ur team playing attitude, cos if u do, it will reflect that u are not consistent...consequently leading to u failing the test.
7. Trust God and I wish u good success.

Kind Regards...

What are your 'superpowers'?

I just completed the work strength assessment. My application is getting dropped. Best of luck guys.

For those who are selected for the next stage after work strength assessment, could you please share your 'Superpowers'? I want to know those skills they prefer.

ghettodreamz: Thanks for the response. Meanwhile, is there anyway you could be of help to me in funding my Payoneer? I guess funds could be transferred from Card A to Card B, right? Even if it's just 10 to 20 bucks? I just need it to get the card linked with my Paypal, meanwhile I can pay you the equivalent in Naira. Let me know if this is doable and ok by you ?

I would very much like to help you but like I told Madridfc above, I only fund my card through my WL account and there is no funds in my Payoneer account currently. My WL account has had over $40 in it for some time now but sales are not just coming and I don't get paid until I reach the $50 minimum payout. I will let you know if I reach the minimum payout before the Sept 15 payout period.

Payoneer has a Private Loading feature that allows you to load your card from your debit card. You can try this feature though I'm not sure if it will work for you. I've never tried it before.

Thanks.

madridfc: Ola jor did the $200 come from whitelabel stuff?
Got just $30 since God knows when.

Yeah, from the WL. I've never loaded my card through any other source before and I don't think I will.

I actually had $274 on it before the $60 for shipping was deducted.

Olutola88: well said bro. As to my CV, it's a very simple one without grammatical and spelling errors,with my full name boldly written ontop, a permanent home address, with an email address that carries my first and last name, with two telephone numbers, a short and catchy personal statement, about two work experience and my achievements in those positions(I change this to suit the job I'm applying for), a column for education with dates, I have a column for my skills and competencies, another column for my core strengths, a column for awards(just one though and it's a merit scholarship award I benefited for three years), a column for hobbies(this is on my CV to suggest to my potential employer that I'm someone that'll have a work-life balance, and references are available on request.

kindly send me a pm if you want us to relate better

Two questions:
1. Since when have you and your friends been applying for jobs? I believe the graduate trainee programme of many organizations requires NYSC completion. How have you been able to go around this? I am seriously interested in knowing how two of your friends got job offers before NYSC completion when almost all jobs require it.

2. How many pages is your CV? What font size do you use? You seem to have some categories in your CV that I never thought of until now.

Thanks.

ghettodreamz: Hi bro, How are you doing? Pls, I would like to know how you got your Payoneer added to your Paypal account. Did you linked it to your Paypal upon receiving it? Or did you had some money inside it before linking it to your Paypal? I actually tried linking but I was told my card issuer didn't allow the transaction and as a result it wasn't successful. Meanwhile, I guess it was because I had nothing inside it yet, considering the fact that they would need to charge the card before it could be linked.

I will appreciate your swift response to this post, thanks in anticipation.


@2sExy1

Do you use Payoneer with your Paypal?

I had over $200 on my card when I got it. I also had funds on my Payoneer card when I linked it to my Paypal account. Paypal deducted $1.95 and refunded it the next day. You guessed right. The transaction wasn't successful because you didn't have funds in your account.

Okattamgbee: Thanks. But where can i find the ACCOUNT FILE on the person'godaddy account? Thanks and God bless you.

After logging in, go to my account, then you'll see Payments. Click on it and delete your debit card from that account. Don't bother to add another card. When it's time to renew the services associated with the card that you've deleted, Godaddy will tell the owner of the account that there is no card on file for those services and will ask them to add a card.

Yes, you can still use coupons to register domains. Check the ones madridfc quote above.

madridfc: @mrnesty also sold one sometime last year/early this year.
The domain is quite good doe(according to google), anybody willing to take the risk in reggin it?

I just did a Google search now. From what I've read, people don't actually say 'heel shoes' but 'high heels', 'mid heels', and 'low heels'. If HighHeels dot com (regd since 1995), HighHeels dot couk (regd since 1998), and HeelShoes dot com (regd since 2005) can still remain parked, I can't see how HeelShoes dot couk can fare better. My opinion.

madridfc: The dot com is a parked page, though it has been registered since 2005.. Its a gamble anyways.

Other than 2sexy, I don't know if anyone on this thread has sold a couk domain before. They are just a tough sell, in my opinion. I'm only renewing one out of the three I regged last year.

@firsteva
Going commando is green, right? So is going naked. Why wear clothes at all?

Let's save the earth. #GoGreen #GoNaked

@DMainMan
Thanks. I hope others too can share their 'shortcut' methods for solving numerical questions. I will also share mine in this thread when I lay my hands on my GMAT textbook.

HenryThegreat1: I wonder y some1 applied 4 direct sales agent will b writing math nd English. A graduate of mktg 4 dat.

Maths and English are basic skills that everyone needs; be it a graduate of Accounting or Yoruba, applying for the role of a sales agent or human resources. GMAT questions are mostly framed around real-life issues. For example, a GMAT question can come in this format:

"A sales agent gives a 10% discount for every purchase above N10000 of Product A; 15% for purchases above N7000 of Product B; and 12% for purchases above N15000 of Product C. Discounts are only applicable when goods are paid for immediately after purchase. HenryTheGreat bought N12000 worth of Product A; N7000 worth of Product B; and N14999 worth of Product C. He paid in full immediately. How much discount will he get?"

This question may seem easy because I made it up in my head. The essence of the question is to illustrate that Maths and English are very useful in aptitude tests.

@Xfire
God bless you for your comment on certifications. I keep telling my friends: "Don't let anyone sell you a piece of paper, for any amount, under the guise that it will make you more employable."

Mayflowa: The OP's English isn't that bad. We all make one or two mistakes in this language. For instance, u weren't suppose to add 'd' to your suppose. To-infinity doesn't carry past tense.

See?

Thanks for correcting my mistake. In fact, I just learnt something new from your post.

I wasn't really referring to the OP in my post. The guy I quoted made it look you can not write grammatically correct sentences when you are angry; something we both know is not true.

Emasel: Read his tone,he is angry!

what do you expect from an angry man?to type grammatically correct sentences? I don't think that will be possible

Is anger supposed to make someone write badly?

I know that anger can make you commit blunders or even stammer when speaking but not when writing. Writing affords you the opportunity to correct yourself, an opportunity that speaking obviously lacks.