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Rise Above Control and Ignorance!

In every stage in history, people have been influenced with different narratives; Be it from leaders, our cultural beliefs and even the media. These influences have affected the way that we perceive things in the world, although this may happen to us unconsciously. But today, we have the unique chance, with the internet and technology in our hands, we have the opportunity to access information, and to discover different points of view. Accepting ignorance is no longer an option and leaving it is not simply obeying what is being fed to us. It’s about asking questions, critically analyzing what is real, and going beyond that. It is also important to note that learning from history, understanding how our minds work, and being aware of our own biases and that of others’ can help us recognize when someone is trying to manipulate us. Real freedom does not come easy, it comes from our strong desire and the discipline to want to learn more; our willingness to tell the truth; and our...
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The following point has always been a watch guide for me after my awful experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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It could be helpful to you too. (Please be aware that I'm still working on a few of them. The first step is to acknowledge that you are guilty of any of the listed behaviours, and then to continuously improve your handling of it.) Plan your finances; Please don't spend the last kobo in your account or at hand. Know the difference between things you need and things you buy for your enjoyment or to impress people who don't even know you exist. Save for the reigning day, because you might have to fight the battle alone when nothing is left. Build network and quality relationships; Get out there and interact with people who can truly add value to your life. Don't do this out of friendship; instead, be open to learning and seizing opportunities that you might not have otherwise discovered if you hadn't moved out in the first place. Remember that getting in touch with people of value is not something that could happen in each of your outings, sometimes you could...
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How I went for a 5-stage job interview and still didn't get the job

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It was around April in the year 2018, I was already seeing myself getting an opportunity to work for a notable Marketing and Advertising Agency in Lagos, Nigeria. I was convinced and believed I was well positioned and prepared for the job interview in Lagos which I left Abeokuta in Ogun State to attend. During that time I hardly had enough money on me as I just left a toxic job. This toxic job it's something I would love to talk about but this is a story for another day. The first stage of the job interview involved meeting with the employee who wanted to leave the position that I wanted to fill. I passed and was moved to the second stage where I had to convince the department managers for the position after which they got back to me to come for a brief presentation and online brand auditing of one of their clients - this happened for the third stage. I tell you that even after that I was invited for a 4th and 5th stage interview, the previous was to check my ability to use wor...
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I Must Confess to You, Getting a Job Now Will Be Difficult...

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It's a pity that it has now come to the main fact that without having the needed connection getting a Federal Job will not be easy and without you possessing the right and needed skills from private employers getting their jobs will be a hard case.  I must confess to you getting a job will be difficult, if you are still that individual that procrastinate in empowering yourself with great learnings and gaining soft and universal skills.  Getting a Job will be difficult for you, if you are still not the networking type; without engaging yourself with the outside world, no one will get to know you neither will they share opportunities with you if you are no where to be found. Getting a Job will be difficult for you if you are not a self starter; you possessing the right and needed skills might not work for you if you don't know how to jumpstart a job search and winning it to the end. Look carefully you might still be struggling even with the skills that you think you have mastere...
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How You Can Be Valuable In a Tough and Competitive Job Market

You're done with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and so eager to find and jumpstart a career in your interested field at a reputable organization. You have been trying to applied to jobs in your field of interest but no positive response yet. Though you graduated with the Second Class Honors with a good academic background but your drive in order to escape the unemployment shackles has yield no positive outcome. The fact is that In a competitive job market, there are more employees waiting to fill roles than there are positions available. Things may get tough for you in landing your first professional job if you don't possess the right combination of education, experience and skills to stand out among other job seekers not even to talk of seizing a position from an experienced employee, its important to develop your own personal brand. In this article, let me share with you 11 strategic points to make you valuable in the eyes of the employer. 1. Get relevant work experience...
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Job Seekers let's get it Straight Part Two

  Job Seekers let's get it Straight Part Two Do you remember how our parents priotize us going to school? and sometimes doing courses that they wanted or considered to be the best in terms of profession and gaining higher earning means and thereby think it will bring prestige to the family? but in some cases the reverse is the case, most especially for those without the right skills, qualifications and connection. It is hightime we understand what our younger lads love doing inorder to rightly position their career path, we need to start preaching to our younger ones about what the labour market demands and it's not about Certificate but the adequate gaining of the universal skills and possessing the right attitude that will sustain their job.  Getting a job in Nigeria itself is a job, I use to tell job seekers this, you stand to gain nothing if you're not positioning yourself in line with what the labour market trends. Learn skills that are useful and are mostly being in n...
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JOB SEEKERS LET'S GET IT STRAIGHT PART ONE

It is so frustrating and it will continue to be If we keep on doing a thing the same way and expecting a different result; My brother & Sister you will continue to be in a long thing. Unemployment; this I see to be in the next 10 years from now to be more worsen in our country (not Nation) because nothing seems to be sustainable. Most especially if Jobseekers don't get it right now. Even in the job, the Nigerian government promised to provide, Let's look at the most common Npower which started as a campaign from the current presiding authority, has been showing some bottlenecks in the promise of job security and payment of the volunteers. Ask a friend that has already partaken in it or go and check peoples comments on their social media posts you will see most of the people's clamour over issues happening to it.  If you are fond of going to job sites to apply for jobs with the same CV or Resume, please stop it, it won't go well. And I must say you won't get a jo...
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