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elisinho:
abeg my chief whats the name of this your AI its so good
thanks

Chat gpt plus (the free version is also good but not as reasonable as the paid version ($20 monthly)

Microsoft Bing Chat - free

Claude Ai - free

Google bard - free

I use all, to have different perspectives on a subject matter but mostly use Gpt plus

(With AI, less time spent in understanding complex concepts/matter, issues, code, quick summary of, pdfs, webpages, YouTube videos instead of spending hours watching, etc )

heroshark:
Abeg make una put mouth for this abeg.

A sub £40k consulting role in the UK (sponsored and yet to spend 3months with the firm) and a P3 level role with UNDP, salary $93k but duty station is Mali 🇲🇱.

Which do you advise and why?

Advice from my AI (lol 🤭)

“ This is quite a personal decision and it depends on many factors, some of which include your long-term career goals, personal circumstances, risk tolerance, cultural openness, and interest in international development versus consulting.

Here are a few things to consider:

1. **Career Goals and Interests**: Are you more interested in consulting or in international development? The nature of work will be significantly different in these roles. The UNDP role may offer more opportunities to have a direct impact on communities and countries, while the consulting role may provide broader exposure to various industries and business problems.

2. **Compensation**: The UNDP role appears to offer a higher salary, but also consider the cost of living in the respective locations, as well as the currency you'll be paid in and its stability.

3. **Location and Lifestyle**: Living in Mali would likely be a very different experience than living in the UK. Consider whether you're open to such a dramatic change in lifestyle, the security situation, language barriers, and the distance from family and friends.

4. **Work Security and Progression**: UNDP roles often come with job security, good benefits, and a structured career progression, whereas the consulting role may be more competitive and fluid. However, consulting roles can often offer faster career progression if you perform well.

5. **Visa Sponsorship**: The UK consulting role is sponsored, which could be a significant advantage if you are seeking to live and work in the UK longer term.

6. **Cultural and Personal Growth**: Living and working in a different cultural context like Mali could provide a rich personal growth experience. It could also be more challenging and demanding.

At the end of the day, this is a deeply personal decision and what is right depends on your individual circumstances, aspirations, and values. I would recommend seeking advice from people who know you well and possibly speaking to professionals who have worked in both types of roles to get a better sense of what might be the best fit for you.”

Plaitex:
Good evening House. I need your advice please. My partner is a Structural Civil Engineer with 9 years experience in Nigeria. He has tried to apply for series of jobs on all the job websites. Has had a couple of interviews which moved to the second stage, but was not shortlisted.

@Owoado is actually right.

For him to be able to an interview, that shows a sign of interest from the company because lots of other candidates have been screened out.

First of all, I would suggest he ask an experienced fellow or a friend to watch him do a mock interview as advised by Owoado.

2. Can he defend all what he listed on his cv, if asked to

3. Understanding each of the job roles perfectly.

4. Personally, I do use AI to understand the job roles sometimes or ask it to tell me the core skills needed to succeed in such roles by pasting the roles (this is just to have another perspective of what the role entails, I got to learn from 3 different ai, that their are always different ways views are being perceived).

5. Personally, sometimes when interviews has been completed, when I’m giving the opportunity to ask questions, I use that opportunity to say some few things they did not ask during the interview and I know it’s really important for the job or I felt will impress them, (like saying how you always assist your supervisor to archive their commercial aims and objectives by being a high performing employee) then backed it with a scenario, before asking my question.

6. Giving examples and scenarios is always good, (every one can claim that they are a good team player or good communicator, but give a scenario or example to back it up)

7. Try as much as possible to seek for feedback if unsuccessful after interview, (it does give lots of insight or encouragement, 3 of my unsuccessful interviews gave me feedback that kept me going, by not relenting, one told me that if their choosen candidate had not applied I would she been successful).

8. He can watch YouTube interview videos to improve (try @Richard Pass my interview )

Note: This is just an opinion.

lavida001:
Is this a tech related job ?

How una dey get all this jobs please I need guidance.

Data related,

Lots of applications with rounds of interviews, and lots of rejections as well which was almost depressing.

I always write a cover letter alongside my application, even if not required.

I started with an entry role, then after settling, I proceeded with roles with more responsibilities.

There are some data related roles, say you are a data analyst or you know how to analyze data, then you can search for roles like, data quality, data processor, data management, data officer, data analyst,
Etc

So, while searching, I would use keyword such as data so any role related to data will pop up, likewise analyst, roles like financial analyst, information analyst etc will pop up,

Controlv:
A friend got caught in this mess as well. Paid over £200 to the recovery company + taxi fare + loss of wages for that day (He couldn't make it to his shift) + 3 penalty points.
.

A friend was also caught, entered a left side road with speed, police saw this and stopped him, upon checking his details they learnt he’s over a year he has been in the UK, case still in court.

During my own checks, they went an extra miles of getting my details from home office, to check when I entered into the Uk.

Note: uninsured car driver caught Dey enter DBS oh, God no go shame us.

Lexusgs430:
My brain is like a sponge.........😂😁

Lol,

I hope it's a sea sponge and not a kitchen sponge! 🌊🤭

Lexusgs430:
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Let's hope they listen........ 😜🤣

Lol, they’d say it doesn’t always happen.

I was lucky when I had my own encounter, I had less than 1 weeks to my 1-year chance of driving, when I know how significant it it, it pushed me to write the practical test, watched lots of DGN mock videos, and I passed at first attempt, told like 7 others friend of mine, to watch the same DGN driving school mock on YouTube, all passed at first attempt except 2 who passed at 2nd and 3 attempt after changing centre.

Only 2 had an instructor(not licensed), just paid him to see them driving and tell them what there mistakes are (charged 15£/hrs, and 2-3 sessions)

So basically, only 5 of us went on to do the test without instructor led.

Note: we’ve all been driving for over 3 months in the Uk (all have their own car). We all used the same centre, except for one person.

Another lesson, please never give out your insurance to someone to do for you while you paid them, they mostly end up lying for you.

And

Never lie to get your insurance reduced.

Let me tell you some potential consequences:
1. Your name might enter CFA or INSURANCE FRAUD LIST.
2. Once that happen, you might struggle with credit cards, loan, getting insurance.
3. You are likely to pay more like x2 of normal insurance even if you eventually get one to register you
4. Might affect you getting some jobs.
5. More which I can’t remember.


I shared this story Oga Lexusgs430 last year via WhatsApp, don’t know if you remember.

pushup:
Hi. I have original Nigeria licence that expired in January and International one that has not. I am only 8 months in the uk. Guess i can still drive

I heard of someone in this mess, was fined almost 100£ with 3 points on already on provisional licence

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Viruses:
Start with B
Move to A the next day/week/month depending on the start date for A.

Don't worry...B will be alright las las,
After all, we are in the fourth week of July already.

Sorry

August not July

…

Lexusgs430:
Schoolhike....... This your AI dey chop pounded yam + egusi soup + orijin........ I want to take her out on a date ..........🤣😭

Lol,

No dey disappoint me.

Lexusgs430:
On this thread many month's ago........ One Nigerian based troll, insulted UK and their small engine's + small vehicle's.........

I hear from the grapevine......... All those V6's & V8's in Nigeria, are spending time suspended in the air/or having white kegs on their roofs ........ 😜🤣😂

Lol, I do understand your message here, but want to have another perspective on interpreting your message, give it to AI to interpret this is what I got.

“This message seems to be part of a light-hearted argument or banter about the types of vehicles and engines preferred in the UK versus Nigeria. Let's break it down:

"On this thread many month's ago........ One Nigerian based troll, insulted UK and their small engine's + small vehicle's.........": This statement suggests that a user, referred to as a 'troll' (often a term used for someone who stirs up arguments or posts inflammatory comments online), who is based in Nigeria, had previously posted on the same thread making fun of the UK for their small engines and small vehicles.
"I hear from the grapevine......... All those V6's & V8's in Nigeria, are spending time suspended in the air/or having white kegs on their roofs ........ 😜🤣😂": The phrase "I hear from the grapevine" is a colloquial way to say they've heard rumors or unconfirmed reports. It seems they're making a joke or teasing about large-engine vehicles (V6 and V8 engines, which are typically found in larger, more powerful cars or trucks) in Nigeria. The part about "spending time suspended in the air" could be a reference to these vehicles being lifted for maintenance or repairs, suggesting they break down often. The "white kegs on their roofs" could be a humorous or sarcastic reference to people using their cars to transport goods, suggesting that these larger vehicles are being used for utilitarian purposes, rather than for their power or performance.”

I’m even happy paying for the gpt plus as it’s reasoning is beyond expectations.

lavida001:
I heard thwy now have software to filter our cover letter written with AI

Yeah, there is but not sure if it’s in-use currently by recruiters.

I tried checking it my self before I even got to know that there is another AI to check if a content is AI written.

So, ai use case in such situations, the way to go about it to edit or use prompt that relates to personal experience, scenarios, your work experience, based on your cv, etc., also if you are used to AI, you will noticed that it repeats the topic of discussion quite often.

Well, I do have my personal way of getting around it, most important is don’t let it portray you in a way you are not (basically lying for you).


AI has always been helpful as it explains concepts, you would normally spend hours searching for online, can’t even remember when last I visited stackoverflow which has always been my first go to sites.

(gpt plus, google bard, Claude Ai)

In less than 4 months of using AI , I’ve learnt things that I couldn’t have learn in a year or more.

nihilistjnr:
Have you looked at a job board recently? There are almost no fully remote roles again.
Everything is hybrid now, and the rates are the most depressed i've seen in years...including during the pandemic
The era of multiple contracts is fast coming to a very abrupt end.

Omg, you noticed this reduction in pay for lots of jobs also.

When I was made redundant in my previous company, I started looking for jobs that could match my previous pay, I couldn’t get much talk less of more pay.

It’s because of the competition.

If a job is posted today on indeed, check back in few days, you will be marvelled by the number of applicants.

Let’s for instance consider the financial viability for both immigrants and UK-born residents, let's consider a scenario where both individuals earn £2,000 monthly after tax deductions. From this income, each person pays about £800-£900 on accommodation and approximately £1,000 on bills and other expenses.

An important difference to consider is that immigrants, particularly those on certain visa categories, are often not entitled to public funds such as unemployment benefits, housing assistance, and certain tax credits, despite contributing to these services through their taxes. This restriction could potentially leave them in a financially precarious situation in the event of sudden job loss or other unforeseen circumstances. (My personal situation when I and some other British were made redundant in my previous company, it was a very difficult situation for me if not for God and the over 1k tax refund I got, while a typical British would quickly request for benefit)

Furthermore, immigrants from are required to pay IHS. This is an additional cost that UK-born residents do not incur, and which further reduces the disposable income of the immigrant in our example.

When we consider the cost of living alongside these financial obligations, it becomes evident that immigrants may face unique financial challenges. It's important to acknowledge this context when discussing their contributions to the UK, as it provides a clearer picture of their experiences.

Although I do believe that all this arguments may not go beyond this thread but we need to appreciate immigrants.

I think some questions needs to be asked and answered using realistic data which I think are not available or not made to be available.

1. What proportion of legal immigrants utilize NHS services annually?
2. Do legal immigrants contribute to the overall strain on NHS services?
3. Comparatively, how does the contribution of a legal immigrant, through taxes and IHS payments, correspond to their usage of the NHS services?
4. What percentage or estimate does an average immigrant contributes more in taxes than received in public services.


The statement “people should go back to their country if they ain’t happy with a particular policy” actually undervalues immigrants role in the healthcare workforce and their tax contributions to society.

Sincerely it’s essential to appreciate the various ways in which immigrants contribute to the UK, and to ensure fairness and balance.

* We need to consider the economic contribution of immigrants beyond the taxes and IHS they pay? it's worth noting their substantial contributions to the economic growth of the Uk.
* Are the financial contributions of immigrants, including the increased IHS fees, in balance with the benefits they receive? The increment in IHS fees should raised questions about fairness, especially as these immigrants also pay taxes. It's essential to approach this issue with fairness and equity in mind.
* In addition to financial considerations, what are the cultural and social contributions of immigrants? The UK's cultural diversity is in part due to its immigrant communities, whose contributions have shaped the nation's arts,, music, and more.
* What would be the potential impacts on NHS staffing if immigrants felt unwelcome or chose to leave the UK although this can’t happen but let’s just assume it happen ? Many NHS professionals are immigrants, and their departure could significantly strain the system.


Immigrants also support NHS through working in essential healthcare roles, paying taxes, and on average using fewer services than native Britons, especially the elderly.

eniola1010:
My boss when you say civil service of course you are talking of public services maybe transport, hospital, accounting, or other fields.
Is there a general site where the uk gov post all their job opening for roles like how nhs has general site where they post job openings

Someone already shared above,

**Just filter for Administrative officer, Executive officer and if you are really experienced ( then try Higher executive officer or Senior executive officer)
Then
Permanent,
Leave the rest.**

But then, some people still use lower grade as a stepping stone to higher grade, like say you are confident of EO role, then you can also send in application for AO role that’s after you’ve submitted lots of applications and you still have more time to apply.

(Like for instance, Someone close to me got the job as AO and while during the training another person that they were being trained together left because they got another EO role.)

My point is lower grade are easier to join, even though it doesn’t come easy because the competition is also stiff there.


But with my experience 95% or majority of AO roles doesn’t require experience, people can even use some of there other unrelated experience from other sectors to write personal statement.

Lastly when writing supporting statement or personal statement, I always include scenarios some something you’ve done in the past using the STAR framework to structure it.


Make sure read the job details as some require SC clearance which obviously someone with less than 5 years stay can’t apply

080bjaked:
Hello Gurus,

Please my wife is due to give birth in the UK in a couple of weeks. As required, we need to get the baby's brp within the first 3 months of birth for IHS to continue to cover all hospital and treatment costs.
However, reading how long it takes to get the NIN and Passport for the newborn in the london embassy before applying for the visa isn't encouraging.

Please who is able to advise on how to go about with this?

Are you planning to travel out of Uk with the baby?

Cos the issue of registering doesn’t matter till you plan to travel out with the baby.
Many people I know that have birth here never does that and one was even scared when they wanted to apply for another visa and she had to contact citizen advice and was told not to bother, can’t remember the exact word shaa.

Baby born here wouldn’t need that I think.

Goke7:
I think things will get better after summer, this period is usually quiet as so many people are on holidays

That’s true, someone said this to me also recently.

lavida001:
Competition is very stiff. It’s hard to get an interview this days

Was actually reading a news from telegraph this afternoon, where Reed managing director said there has been a plunge of 24percent of job posting on Reed.


What I normally do is by making sure I included a cover letter with my application, only focused on indeed, civil service and nhs (both England and Scotland).

I actually prefer applying for civil service and nhs cos real people get to read your application not like those cv filters that some private companies use.

If I apply to like 40-60privates, would get like 5-8 employers interested in, then only 2-3 will eventually grant interview cos other would not continue after asking for visa status (psw).


But with nhs or civil service , 10 solid applications could grant 3-5 interviews, tho, the application takes time, say like 30-1hr, but really worth it.


Another thing, always try to apply to most recent posted jobs, I normally filter out 7 days upwards on sites like indeed. (Not cs or nhs ).

DadR:
Greetings, my people!

The news of the imminent significant increase in IHS and Visa Fee don wake silent reader up o! Please, I need your kind opinion.

We are currently on Tier 4 visas which will expire towards the end of Sept. 2023. Also, my spouse has just been cleared by her school hence we are now eligible to apply for postgraduate study work visa .

While we are still exploring the possibilities of securing a job with Tier 2 sponsorship, our plan was to wait till a week before the expiration of our Tier 4 visas before applying for PSW visa with the hope of securing a Tier 2 sponsorship before then. But now, we are worried that the proposed increment in IHS and visa fees might take effect before the end of Sept 2023.

So, please, do you think this increment might happen sooner than we think or will they announce on a particular day and state that it will take effect in a month's time, for instance?

Should we just apply now to hedge the risk of not incurring any additional costs?

If the above is yes and we later apply, in a short while, to switch from PSW to Tier 2, will the Home Office refund the unutilized portion of the IHS paid for 2 years PSW?

Make una no vex for my long story o, I no fit sleep like dis cos na fam of 3 we be and dis additional cost no be small tin!

Thank you!

Another angle to this is that, securing a job with less than 2 months left on the visa might be a little bit off to some employer most especially those that can’t sponsor, except if you are only pursuing sponsorship jobs.



Last year December, I locked up not to only apply for jobs that can sponsor, so I started applying to jobs that can’t sponsor after getting the psw, eventually got one, after 4 months on the job, like 10 of us in the company were made redundant, eventually got another one (which would probably come with sponsorship from my research), after a month of thorough searching with lots of interviews rounds like 2 in a week,



(then I remembered an advise from the thread that not to be too loyal with a company when opportunity arise, some other opportunities did arise when on that job, but turned a blind eye)




Well all in all, would advise you apply as soon as possible cos of the increment and also be able to apply for jobs without the fear of an expiring visa which some employer might take serious because sincerely, I got to know during my job search that the competition out there is stiff, compared to when I came in in 2021.

Nelsmannnnnnnnn:
This is brilliant!!!

Sincerely, @semmyk will end his statement with (“The advice herein are not construed as legal advisory as contemplated in law“)

But low-key when you follow his advice, omo, it’s perfectly legal,

I followed one of his advice about excluding me from witnessing a neighbour of mine in court I was later exempted with his advice and guidance, my bad for not thanking him on the advice.

Nelsmannnnnnnnn:
This civil services you mentioned, do they give sponsorships for BA, PM or DA roles?

They would sponsor people that complete their studies in the UK, will less than 26k£ salary, in as much it’s not written in the job description that people needing sponsorship in future should not apply.

But most will ask that will you have the right to work uptill the start date of the role.

A friend was sponsored on 22k salary with civil service, and the role is more customer service related.

Basically people that studied in the Uk can be sponsored with less 70-80% salary of the job ongoing rate.

My hypothesis is that administrative role in private or band 3, 4 and above in NHS could be sponsored should you finish your studies in Uk ( bachelor, master, phd, etc ) just try to get the job and start the role, if I were you I wouldn’t bother asking during the interview or before final confirmation, but be quite sure that you are sure that you can be sponsored, or your company is on sponsorship list and possibly enlighten your hr by also printing the government guidance.

Lexusgs430:
Reject the job ......... Make den no go pour stone, inside your beans........😂

Lol, some jobs na isolenu,

He can actually propose using payslip as evidence of employment, if dem no gree, make dem carry on with their talent search

Wking:
I am specifically seeking advice regarding NHS healthcare assistant jobs. Does anyone know if they offer sponsorship? I have come across several individuals who are requesting £10,000 for sponsorship na wa ooo for some Nigerians, which has become quite frustrating.

somebody please advice.

Just make sure you apply for band 3, full-time, permanent

Don’t expect sponsorship for band 2

Joy83:
Please, can one use normal Nigerian driver's license or it has to be International driver's license?

Thank you.

That were actually more interested in my normal Nigerian license, even after showing the international license with me

Solumtoya:
Move to a City not too far from London. You can move as far as Newport, Wales and use National Express of £18 return ticket to go to work. Or you can even go to Northampton or Birmingham. Don't move to London or very close Cities, the Cost of Living would be a lot.

But yes, i would advise you to take thw Sponsorship

Thanks so much,

Would consider that, tho I don’t have much knowledge England, but would explore the city options, thanks

Goke7:
Just relocate to London temporarily and get your sponsorship, once you switch your visa after one year, start looking for roles according to your desired location that will offer sponsorship too, it's easier for companies to switch you from one tier 2 to another especially if it's the same occupation code as it cost them far less. Hope this helps

Thank you for the input,

This is valid

.

Seynex01:
I have a provisional license and I have been in the Uk for 5 months. Is it advisable to keep driving with my Nigerian license while I get prepared to get my uk driving license.

Yes, you’ve got no issue, once had a stop over by police and they were confused on whether my provisional licence then superseded my Nigeria licence while still within the 1 year limit, they had to make lots is calls and at the end I was told I’m allowed to drive.

Note: the stop over ain’t because of licence, it’s another issue entirely, but to rectify the issue they had to verify my licence first