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5 COVID-19 Questions You Should Ask In A Job Interview
Adunola Adeshola When you finally see that job interview request pop up in your inbox, it can be tempting to start thinking about all the ways you can please and impress the interviewer, especially right now in a competitive job market. But, now is not the time to forget that ...JarusHub Nigeria Personal Statement Challenge: Winning Essays
Recently, JarusHub, Nigeria’s leading career resources platform and leading provider of career and education services like CV and personal statement writing, recently organized a personal statement challenge for young Nigerians. We thought to publish the top 2 essays. The contest requirement was: You are seeking admission to your favourite course ...Winners of the JarusHub Nigeria Personal Statement Challenge
We are pleased to announce the winners of JarusHub Personal Statement Challenge that held last week. The contest tested the essay writing skills and creativity of young Nigerians and we are impressed with the quality of entries. The contest also seeks to prepare them for one of the most important ...16 Amazing Tips to Build Your Online Personal Brand to Grow Your Career
Randi Sherman Building an online personal brand for yourself is something more imperative than you may think. When you hear the word branding, you may think about it only in terms of a business and not as something you need personally. However, establishing a personal brand is very important and will help you ...For International Jobs, Masters is the First Degree
I used to advise that Nigerian graduates delay their masters as much as possible. This view was informed by knowledge of three things: Most decent equal-opportunity employers of graduates (banks, audit firms, consulting firms, FMCGs etc) in Nigeria put age limit as part of their employment requirements. This is usually ...Can you send a “thank you” message to your interviewer on LinkedIn?
Dear Jarus How have you been. Trust you are keeping safe. I will like to know your position on some HR & Recruitment related issues. I won’t mind you share same on your timeline for other erudite inputs. 1) Is it appropriate to send a thank you message to a ...JarusHub Nigeria Personal Statement Challenge
You are seeking admission to your favourite course in JarusHub University and have been asked to write a SOP detailing why you should be offered admission to study any course of your choice. Length: 1,000 – 1,200 words 1st Prize: N5,000 and opportunity to earn by freelancing with JarusHub 2nd ...Career Choice Dilemma: Medicine vs Finance?
Good evening Jarus, I’m terribly sorry to barge uninvited into your DM, but all other efforts at contacting you, including trying to send you mails from your JarusHub mail link, have failed. I got your contact from a WhatsApp webinar you were invited to by Unilorin. I’ll be brief. I’m ...Job Offer: IHS Towers vs Glo?
Dear JarusHub I am still struggling with discovering a career path sir. My first job is with a Telecom company and there’s no career growth. Presently I have an offer from Globacom and another one from IHS Towers I am in a state of confusion regarding which one to go ...PwC Interview Coaching
If you have scaled the test stage of the PwC Nigeria Graduate Recruitment Programme and got to the assessment center or interview stage, you can engage the services of JarusHub interview preparation experts to coach you. We offer the best preparation for job interviews and assessment centers in any industry, including the audit/consulting industry. We have coached more than 500 candidates ...8 Years of E-commerce in Africa: A Retrospective Review Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
By Jumia Nigeria With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, e-commerce has in the last 8 years improved the quality of lives on the continent by helping consumers to shop and pay for millions of products online at the best prices wherever they live. Thanks ...Forbes Nigeria Summit Will Feature Top Companies from the 1st Digital Accelerator Program for Nigeria
[June 11, 2020, New York, USA] Forbes announced Nigeria’s First Digital Startup Accelerator program powered by the Global Startup Ecosystem early this year and within 2 weeks received over 5000+ applications. 200 companies were selected for the 2020 program which offered 4 weeks of free virtual training from 50 global ...How to Re-launch Your Career After COVID-19
Dideolu Daniel Are you lost or uncertain of how to take charge of your career and launch yourself into better heights after COVID-19? Then you’ve come to the right place! This article will give you specific pointers on where you should focus your efforts now, so you can come out ...Top 5 Skills Needed for the Future of Work
By StanbicIBTC Bank Regardless of your professional endeavors, your goal at this crucial time should be to acquire employable as well as future-ready skills to meet the needs of current and future employment trends. Here are some other tips to help you stand out in today’s crowded job market and ...How to Raise Funds For Your Startup Despite Coronavirus
Damilola Faustino With the coronavirus pandemic, you would think venture capitalists and angel investors would stop scouting for African startups to invest. This is wrong. In the past few months, African startups in different sectors have raised significant dollars and more are still coming as the coronavirus lockdown is gradually ...Q&A: Any Prospect for First Class Graduate of Animal and Environmental Biology?
Dear Jarus Please is there any prospect for a first class graduate in animal and environmental biology from your experience in the labour market? – Joe Dear Joe Do you want to practice in your field or any field? Jarus Dear Jarus, I intend to practice in any field that ...JarusHub, Others Partner Forbes on Nigerian Startup Accelerator Project
Forbes Digital Startup Accelerator (Nigeria Edition) is pleased to announce the first wave of partners and supporters who announced Forbes’ first digital startup accelerator (Nigeria Edition). These ecosystem leaders represent the media, accelerators, incubators, events, and entrepreneur communities of Nigeria. The Forbes Digital Startup Accelerator (Nigeria Edition) program is a ...Standard Chartered appoints new Head of Corporate Finance for Africa and the Middle East
Standard Chartered (www.SC.com) has announced that Abbas Husain has been appointed Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Africa and the Middle East (AME). Bringing over nearly 24 years of banking experience, 17 years of which have been with Standard Chartered, Abbas has been leading one of the largest and most successful ...Remarkable Habits to Advance Your Career Faster
Resolutions To Adopt For Career DevelopmentThe Quiet World of Nigeria’s Career Oil and Gas Executives
I enjoy reading executive profiles (right from secondary school). I chanced into the profile of a former CEO of NLNG this morning and some things struck me: – Almost all Nigerian career oil and gas executives (not those that came to invest later like Wale Tinubu of Oando or ABC ...Zoom Video Interview and Assessment Center Coaching
It is no longer news that video interview and assessment centers have come to stay. Only that some of us have been there for long. As can be seen in the picture above, far back half a decade ago we were teaching people how to do well in video interviews. ...Forbes8 Launches Nigeria’s First Digital Startup Accelerator Program To Support Business Resilience During COVID19 Pandemic
Forbes8 announces Nigeria’s First Resilience Digital Startup Accelerator program. The free virtual accelerator will welcome 100 top companies from Nigeria. Founders selected for the program will undergo 4 intensive weeks of digital training to help build and scale their companies for the future. Applications are now open and close on ...6 Surefire Ways To Get High-paying Jobs After Covid-19
But if you are the type your posts always portray impatience, grammatical errors, verbal abuse, and other unacceptable contributions, chances are your potential employers won't be impressed.Is CashNigeria Airhost Job Advert a Scam?
Dear JarusHub team, Great to see your article on fake job sites and vacancies. Please can you kindly help me to verify cashnigeria – claiming to be a company recruiting for AIRHOST/HOSTESSES. See the copy of the text they sent me after I have Applied online so I wouldn’t fall ...How to Pass Video or Online Interviews
Tips for passing online or video interviewDoes Having Masters Degree Guarantee Jobs?
Guarantee is a strong word. Helpful the better word. No certificate guarantees job. You still need to convince the recruiter, you need to defend it. No one will just hand you job just because you have masters. But it can be an edge. It can be helpful. It can get ...Sterling Bank CEO Shares 10 Tips for Staying Fulfilled During Covid-19 Pandemic
Abubakar Suleiman, CEO of Sterling Bank, in this Facebook post, informally advises on tips for getting the best of this crisis period. ‘For thou shall work remotely & still be fulfilled’ I will skip all the analysis and tell you what you could do about what is coming, and what ...5 Helpful Career Tips During and After Covid-19 Lockdown
At a webinar organised by JarusHub, Nigeria’s most resourceful career platform and JarusHub Career Club, Taiwo Oyedele, President at Impact Africa Foundation and Partner at PwC Nigeria, shares tips on positioning for opportunities during and after Covid-19 lockdown. The tips: 1. Stay safe: You have to obey and comply all the ...Free Webinar: Job Search & Retention in a Post-Corona World
JarusHub Nigeria’s Most Authoritative Career Resources Platform & JarusHub Career Club Nigeria Biggest Career Information Hub present JOB SEARCH AND RETENTION IN A POST-COVID WORLD A free webinar to cover key issues that will be advantageous to finding or retaining job after the corona pandemic Key issues to be treated ...Take Advantage of our 1-for-2 Offer During the COVID-19 Lockdown
We are in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic which has many of us under lockdown. However, while we stay at home, observe social distancing and take precautions as announced by the authorities, it is important to embark on self-improvement and at JarusHub, we are here to help you ...How Technology is Molding the New Job Market for Recent College Grads
Carl Evenson In a contemporary world where technology plays an increasingly central role in the daily lives of people around the world, it’s important to understand the implications that technological developments will play in the job market. If you’re a recent college grad who is wondering how technology is molding ...Career Advice to a Geology Graduate
Dear sir, I must say a very big thank you for all your good works. I just finished reading your book and it opened my eyes about some things. Firstly, I am a corp member serving in Lagos state, I studied geology and mineral science from University of Ilorin and ...Questions and Answers on Oil & Gas Career (IV)
Hello Sir,I am writing to know if you can refer to an engineering personnel who can guide me into certificate courses that I can sit for either in the oil and gas industry or the power industry.Your guidance would be highly appreciated.Thanks in advance. Regards, AA Dear AA To be honest, I ...Can Masters Degree Help in my Job Search After a lot of Rejections?
Dear Jarus I’d like to seek your advice on a critical issue which has been giving me sleepless nights. I graduated in 2017 with second class upper degree from the Faculty of Social Sciences, OAU. Since then, I have taken up jobs as a Sales executive, and Training officer and ...Feedback from NNPC Successful Candidates
Sometime last year, when NNPC invited candidates for its interview, we coached several candidates on how to prepare for the interview. We offered mock interview as well as career guidance. To God be the glory, majority of the candidates coached by us performed well at the actual interview by NNPC ...NNPC announces completion of Graduate Trainee Recruitment
After a long process that spanned almost a year, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally announced the completion of the recruitment of Graduate Trainees for its 2020 recruitment process. As tweeted by the corporation today, 1050 graduate trainees were successful. The corporation announced that the experienced hires process ...Can a second class lower graduate get job in a Big 4 or investment firms?
Good day sir, My name is Wale Ladeji. I am a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. I graduated with a second class lower in 2017 and I currently study online in a UK university. I will like to ask if I have a chance of being selected for interview if ...Can I gain admission into university without credit in English language?
Greetings to you ma/sir Please help me out with this: I am an Arts student back then in school, I made credit in all the subjects I offered excluding English where I had a pass, “E8” precisely. Is there any course I can study with the result? Can I Study ...Breaking into the oil and gas industry as a lawyer
Dear Jarus, I am in a bit of a bind. I am highly qualified on paper with an LLB from a top university in the UK (2:1), LLM- from another top university in the US, LPC City University London, BL Nigerian Law School (2:1). I am in my mid-20s, and ...NNPC set to contact successful candidates in 2019 recruitment for appointment letters
UPDATE: Finally, NNPC finishes the GT recruitment Barring any last minutes changes, there are very strong indications that the Nigerian national oil company, NNPC, will contact successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment before the end of January, or latest first week of February. Successful applicants for graduate trainee positions are ...Featured Company: Morgan Stanley
I spent my last holiday touring the UK (and Turkey) and one of places I had the most fun in the UK was Glasgow, Scotland. My hotel, Hilton Glasgow, was just few meters away from the Glasgow office of the multinational investment banking and financial services giants, Morgan Stanley. Right ...NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE (NCS) INTERVIEW COACHING
If you have scaled the test stage of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Graduate Cadet recruitment and got to the assessment center or interview stage, or you are an experienced hire, you can engage the services of JarusHub interview preparation experts to coach you. We offer the best preparation for assessment center and job interviews in any industry, including the public sector and para-military ...TOP QUESTIONS ASKED DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE (NCS)
JARUSHUB “WORKING IN” SERIES (J-WIS) (J-WIS is a platform by JarusHub to enlighten prospective job seekers about companies in Nigeria with a view to aiding them in making informed career decisions. The information is drawn from basic research. While we did our best to ensure the information is accurate, we may not be able guarantee 100% accuracy in all ...Top 10 Jobs in Nigeria – January 2020
PwC, P&G, TVC and other companies recruiting in January 2020What’s Next After Your Degree?
By David Adeoye, CFA It’s not uncommon to find young graduates lament the paucity of employment opportunities in our economy. Even in good times, when the economy was growing at 7 to 8%, the jobs never went round. I remember many (maybe not all) members of my graduating set got ...