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plantain boy...what should we do? go and fry plantain?

TheReadyWriters:
A Curriculum Vitae is your own way of communicating your abilities, experiences, qualifications and skills in order to secure a job you desire.

Writing your CV requires conscious effort. Employers have also identified some flaws that reduce the chances of job seekers getting call backs simply because they do not know or are careless about the presentation of their CV.

For the purpose of this writing, we would list and discuss ten mistakes applicants must refrain from in order to scale through job interviews and get the appointment afterwards:

Irrelevant information:
No employer has all the time in the world to check through your CV; they scan through your CV within a minute or less. So, do not fill it with needless information that would only jeopardize your chances. Data like religion, height, weight, etc. should be excluded.

Hiding significant information:
What else does your CV do if not to sell your personality vis-à-vis the job you aspire to and this should be communicated right away to your prospective employer in your CV. You can use highlights or bullet points to emphasize your strong areas and important information.

Ambiguous expressions:
On no condition should you use words or phrases like ‘several’, ‘a few’, ‘many’ in your CV, which are not definite enough. They can only make your CV unclear and hence, become unacceptable to your interviewer. Especially when you are meant to state the years of work experience, mention exactly the number of years, designation or role, and nothing more. Perhaps, you made significant sales in your previous employment, state precisely the figure or amount for your interviewer to know that you are sure of your responses, and that you are not faking it.

Wide or close gaps between employment dates:
The onus lies on you to explain the reasons you were out of employment for such a long time, maybe due to a professional course, travel, or any other necessities, etc. In case it is a close gap in date, which some employers frown at, you should let them know the reason too. You may offer that the close dates or short stay in an employment is occasioned by a job opportunity in your professional field or interest, necessitating the shift, etc.

Being economical with the truth:
Know that your CV is representative of your worth. However, do not include a qualification and work title that you know nothing about. Saying exactly what you are or have (qualities, previous salary, grade level, skills, etc.) presents you as an honest person and that could be just what the interviewer or employer needs to approve you as the best fit for the job.

Too lengthy expressions:
Describe yourself or ability in the shortest possible way because it will help you keep your employer interested in going through your CV. Adopting a short but precise CV helps keep your material to a maximum of two pages, which is acceptable for the so busy employers who have tons of other stuff to attend to.

Heavy graphics design:
Focus on the most important things, which are your experience, qualification and skills. Employers are interested in what you have got to offer other than mundane add-ons (though they may cite it in the course of interview). Let your CV be typed in a screen friendly font like Ariel, Times New Roman, etc. and with a size not exceeding 10 or 12 for the body text, while the heading and subheading can take a slightly larger size.

A clueless introduction:
Instead of a vague introduction, we recommend a direct expression of your ability or experience with words like “A sales representative with 10 years of work experience in the financial sector”. This is acceptable than saying ‘results-oriented, team player, achiever,’ etc. Mind you, the interviewer’s first port of call might be your introduction and if you can get the required attention there, you will be good for it.

Enlisting Referees:
Except it is called for, do not, for any reason, list a number of referees, which takes up a lot of space in your CV. Better state that ‘References will be presented on request’. Preferably too, list your references on another sheet of paper for evaluation by the employer.

Grammatical errors:
This is termed a credibility killer by some people. Do not ruin your chances of getting a job by any error in grammar, spelling, or expression. Therefore, make sure you check and cross check your CV for errors and get someone else to do this for you too.
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I disagree with you on references.

I always advise applicants to include it....a referee's name that is familiar with the interviewer gives you a distinct edge.

I got my last job that way. the recruiter knew one of my referees and just called her up. The referee gave a good recommendation and the interview became a mere formality.

but...it looks like a harmless playful kiss na...there are other people there na so its not hidden relationship...this woman just lost her marriage

this is a treat and akpororo should get the guy arrested.

Come to nairaland

subtlemee:
Your citizenship is an embarrassment to the country

how so?

you support a foreigner being fleeced of her money and you dont feel any sense of shame?

subtlemee:
We experience worse things in other countries too and shrug it off and continue with our lives without making noise..i don't blame her,anything Nigeria gives instant popularity

your comment is a shame to Nigeria...

nonsense

I know her. She isn't Nigerian. She is south African and one of supersport's presenters I think. Her IG name is official lumitsa or so

yeeeee!!!!



na my girlfriend of 3 years be that naa!!!!


no be she dey marry another guy so?


#idondie!!!

Where is Jesse jagz

Falz b artist?

StrawberryGloss:
That kiss looks too passionate to be sisterly

Happy birthday dear

These guys are just a better version of speed Darlington and vic o....they can't sing....although Atlanta gave them a breakthru and was a hit....you have to admire their tenacity tho....

onegig:
Reading shouldn't be that hard. The initial route was supposedto pass through the existing Iddo Railway Terminus and line. I.e from National theatre through Ijora Causeway then ido and unto Marina passing the the front of UBA headquarters.

The FG as at then in their usual senseless manner denied them the right to use that right of way thus making them link it directly through Apongbon. And still yet there's this Federal ministry yard there that i doubt they have gotten approval for thus stalling the project there. You could see that they abruptly stopped constructing pliers there before the main bridge and moved on to the Marina axis to continue construction.

You can plan and do your home work but if you have an archaic Land Use Act like that of Nigeria you would understand that even building a 1km road that shouldn't take you more than 6 months would take 10years with the useless bureaucracy at the top and needless politics in play and same applies in the power sector.

Funny enough we aren't doing anything to dismantle such laws and give more automony to State Governments so they can achieve their aims.

Educate me please...the federal and state government....do they belong to different parties?

sooo all these were not meant to have been planned before the project even started?

rumenase:
see size

No be small thing

make we sha see the swags

The scissors sef na award?

Abi Wizkid don dey do scissors kick?

i no understand the wine award o...

If na weed award now....i no go complain...wiz na baba...

Abi wiz dey shack bottles like that?

The end is here!!!

i am happy bout this...neymar doesnt add much to the team. we can get someone cheaper and more effective....lets go for mahrez first

naturebase:
M bison wasn't nearly as hard as shao Kahn. Don't know about street fighter V though. Haven't played it properly yet.

MBISON was madt men!...shao khan wasnt half as hard...to even beat sagat...you needed to be on top of your game

What about Mbison in street fighter?

matured reply from Tonto..

wey the special forces?

ishowdotgmail:
Wow!!!!!

God been backing UI all these years despite all odds... am proud to be a product of the " PREMIER UNIVERSITY"

No school badder than

Word!!

Isn't being a lesbian also a crime!!!!!!!??

omo...e be like say na white men naija babes dey gun for these days o....


Naija babes sef don vex begin leave naija men for south african and kenyan babes....

FreeSpirited:
Go back and re-read all your cuntish replies and fear for your own future. Ode.

should the mods not be banning this guy?

lalasticlala
seun

FreeSpirited:
Just go and stop dragging me back to your lowlife thinking. U are insignificant in the scheme of things.

#brainless
kids of this days dont just have sense...

i fear for our future.