Maintaining a Healthy Working Relationship with Colleagues
Chioma walks in with her usual air of entitlement and self-importance; and suddenly everyone else in the room becomes engrossed with one activity or the other in an obvious show of false engagement. The air in the room just got hotter and the sense of apprehension is palpable. It is difficult saying anything to or […]
Hey!!! Give That Job Offer Letter A Second Look Before You Sign Off On It
Often times, the pressure of joblessness makes the anxiety to get a job so high that applicants often sign away their lives, finding themselves feeling ‘boxed-in’ between the choice of leaving an unsatisfying job and the fear of losing the semblance of security which the job tends to offer over a perceived inability to find […]
Your Certificate Is Not Enough
The caption above might lead a lot of youths to ask, “why bother with school?” Have you ever wondered why most ‘blue chip’ firms would always advertise for GRADUATE TRAINEES? Note the word in capital letters. These words have vital connotations which is descriptive of the status of a certified scholar, especially at the first […]
Why do you want that job?
For those who may consider it as such, this is not an interview question for you to navigate with or memorized lines that have been structured to impress the interviewer. Rather this is a major point of introspection for every job seeker. Providing an honest answer to this question and confronting the reality which it […]
Life of a Recruiter: Interview shenanigans
I once had an encounter with a young lady during a recruitment process at the office. She was quite articulate, great appearance and etiquette with good energy; I mean without much effort, she could easily make it to the next stage of the interview, which she did anyway. Now, on to the next phase for […]
Job Interview!
A job interview is expected to be a conversation, just like a trade discussion between two parties; a buyer and a seller trying to ascertain the suitability of the product in addressing the buyer’s identified need(s). It is common to attend interviews where the interviewer assumes a very hostile and confrontational façade in the course […]
You are about to miss your next job on LinkedIn
Ask an average professional if they have a LinkedIn account. Oftentimes, the answer is yes! The question however, is why have a LinkedIn account if you are unable to maximize its functions or at least make good use of it? Isn’t every employee a potential jobseeker? Quite a number of job vacancies have been filled […]
Happy Women’s Day!
Taking some time to reminisce; to see how far we have come as women and where we currently stand, with the hope of a much stronger, better and united tomorrow…as women! Social media is flooded today with memes, graphic posts, comments etc. on how beautiful it is to be alive today to celebrate “Women’s Day”. […]
Common, this is 2017, it’s time to DUMP your old CV writing methods!
Imagine looking through over a thousand (1000) applications per day, how many minutes do you think I’d spend on each? Too much irrelevant information on your CV sometimes makes smart candidates lose out on great opportunities. Honestly, as a recruiter, before anything I’d first like to see your past job titles (to determine the relevance […]
