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XFIRE’S DIARY: My dream career & I – Lessons from my undergraduate days (2)
MY CAREER DIARY with XFIRE I am a graduate of one of the public universities in Nigeria, and I currently work in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. I am sharing my experience under the pen name XFIRE. I started off in school with a target to graduate with a first class. ...XFIRE’S DIARY: My dream career and I – My undergraduate days and lessons learnt (1)
MY CAREER DIARY with XFIRE I am a graduate of one of the public universities in Nigeria, and I currently work in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. I am sharing my experience under the pen name XFIRE. UNDERGRADUATE DAYS I decided to go for engineering because I had a flair for ...XFIRE’S DIARY: My dream career and I – Recalling the background
MY CAREER DIARY with XFIRE I am a graduate of one of the public universities in Nigeria, and I currently work in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. I am sharing my experience under the pen name XFIRE Let me give you a little background about myself I graduated in ...XFIRE’S DIARY: My dream career, my story
MY CAREER DIARY with XFIRE I am a graduate of one of the public universities in Nigeria, and I currently work in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. I am sharing my experience under the pen name XFIRE Hi readers, my friend from Nairaland, Jarus who is also the founder of this ...Q&A: How do I improve my communication skills in interviews and in the workplace?
QUESTION I’m really inspired by your posts (to be published from next week) because we share very similar experience except the fact that I’m still fairly lucky with age…but you can’t count on it since time is constantly moving. That said, I narrowly missed a 1st class as well ...Q&A: What does performance entail in the workplace?
Question: What does performance entail in the workplace? Answer by XFIRE, who works in an oil and gas company Performance entails a lot of things in the workplace depending on the organization, job role and expectation, and the people (boss, subordinates and colleagues). Many organizations have different ways of ...If JarusHub is raising only the next Fola Adeola/Atedo Peterside, who raises the next Gani ...
Sir, your interest, better put, your obsession with anything finance, accounting, tax, oil and gas and banking has reduced Jarushub to a platform meant for those in aforementioned sectors and not for those in Sciences, Engineering and other fields of study. This I think has partially contradicted the purpose of ...After my Industrial Chemistry Degree, Msc Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering?
Hi Jarus, I am a student of Industrial Chemistry…and aiming to do my Masters in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering…please advise.. Thanks +++++ I passed to this to my Chemical Engineer friend and my own academic mentor: Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, Ph.D I will say you should go for a Chemical Engineering ...Exxonmobil recruiting Trainee Geoscientists
For those that want to “break” into the Oil & Gas industry, here is an opportunity. Golden opportunity? Not so fast. PhD or Msc is required. PhD now required for entry level position……interesting. All the best, guys. ************************** Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited ...3 Most Critical Factors in Getting Shortlisted after a Job Application
My wordsmith friend and Social Media evangelist, Sola Fagorusi, recently did a widely traveled 3-part series on the mistakes Nigerian graduates make in email applications. The articles, inspired by his experience assisting a startup NGO recruit, were well received. I have also shared many thoughts on CV writing, networking skills and interview ...Policy & Youth Perspective with Suraj Oyewale (Watch Video)
In November last year, respected policy analyst, Opeyemi Agbaje, stretched an invite to me to feature on his popular economic and policy analysis TV show, THE POLICY COUNCIL. I discussed issues ranging from oil and gas industry to my mentors to this blog to the role of youth in the ...5 Ways to Identify Fraudulent Recruitment Arrangement
“From: “NNPC Oil and Gas” <nnpcrecruitingportal@gmail.com> Date: Jan 9, 2014 9:02 AM Subject: Re: APPLICATION AS A GRADUATE TRAINEE To: “*********” <******@gmail.com> Cc: Dear Applicant, Your resume and request application has been observed, processed and you have been stated for listing and recruitment. Contact Dr Chris Oke, our Human Resource ...How do I move into senior management cadre?
Dear Jarus, A happy new year to you. Thanks for all the wonderful work you are doing, May God almighty bless you. I have been wanting to reach out to you for quite a while but as they say “Procastination is the thief of time”. Now that we are in ...Shell tops Jobberman’s list of best 100 companies in Nigeria
Jobberman instituted the Best Places to Work in Nigeria to provide a comprehensive rating of employee satisfaction and commitment across employers in Nigeria The 2013 Best Companies to Work rankings include 50 multinationals , 45 majorly Nigerian companies and 12 government agencies. METHODOLOGY To find the companies that were the ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – Here comes the big masquerade!!!
The much advertised book is here: THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND: FROM SCHOOL TO WORKPLACE – TESTED TIPS TO FLYING HIGH “This book is a great effort by Suraj. I am very impressed that someone took out his time to document a lot of ideas most of us hold ...My original certificates were razed…what are my chances of securing job?
Good Day Sir, I will like to remain anonymous. I graduated from the university of Lagos with a B.sc Degree in Business Administration (2.1). My inability to secure a decent job has caused me a lot of pain. I always knew getting a job in my country requires a lot ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – Go……
LAST DAY TO PRE-ORDER, LAUNCHING IS TOMORROW!!! ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book ...ACCA or ICAN …and How Do I Pass?
Dear Jarus, I am grateful for the prompt response given my last message. Thanks to the Jarushub eggheads. However, I still need answers to these questions; firstly, which is better for me to pursue immediately after school as you said, of ACCA or ICAN without minding the exam costs? Also, I want ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – Set….
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – On Your Mark……
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...Dear Jarus, I’m considering career u-turn inspired by your portal
Thank you, Jarus. My name is Bayo, and I am a 3rd year student of the department of management and accounting at OAU. I have been in a dilemma of recent on which career choice to make. I had always wanted to be an accountant, and maybe later become a ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – 4 Days to Go!
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND – 5 Days to Go!
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...The Road to Victoria Island – 6 Days to Go!
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...Job: I am concerned about my stammering
Sir Jarus, I have been lurking around you, and I have seemed to have taken a fancy to you. There is something that has been giving me the heebie-jeebies whenever I think of it. I am a student of economics, 300 level, but a mild stutter. I came from a ...How do I become a “great guy” in Finance?
I feel most lucky knowing Jarushub at this early and meaningful stage of my life. I am well pleased about the information on this blog and I commend all who has contributed to its success. I am a first class undergraduate (in my final year) student of Agricultural Extension and ...The Road to Victoria Island – 7 Days to Go!
ABOUT THE BOOK THE ROAD TO VICTORIA ISLAND is my first work, and those who have read my short articles will testify that I don’t go for less. It is a collection of the best of Jarus. One unique thing about this book is that it is based on ...Can I put my experience in a dead bank in my CV?
Good day Jarus. Thanks for the good job you are doing. I once worked in an old bank (FSB) bank as a Teller. I put this as a working experience in my CV. I went for an interview somewhere and the interviewer was telling me that I have to remove ...Return to my 50k/month job or go ahead with farming?
Dear Jarus, I need your advice on something quite important. Three months ago, I was suspended from my job for a crime I am not guilty of (I suspect my boss does not want me and other accountants again; he suspended me and forced another accountant to resign). Since then, ...NNPC or a “Big 4″Consulting firm?
Hi Jarus, I just got an offer with NNPC and one of the big 4 consulting firms in Nigeria. I’m an accounting graduate with ACCA completed. Which do you advise I take for long term growth and career development? I look forward to your quick response as I have to decide by ...Finding a Job: My Top 5 Unusual Acts
Jarus Some people are just wired to defy the norms. For example, billionaire investor, Warren Buffets, I read in Tope Fasua’s “Things to do….before your career disappears”, doesn’t go around with mobile phone. You can only do that if you are Warren Buffets. Someone like me cannot do that. Facebook ...Masters in Petroleum Energy Economics or in Accounting & Finance?
Dear Jarushub, Kindly advise a friend of mine. He is a member of ICAN and ACCA. He had HND in accounting and Bsc in Applied Accounting.He wants to break into O & G. He has over six years experience in Accounting and Taxation environment. He is now thinking of adding ...Finance qualifications to aid my property management career?
Good morning Mr. Jarus, Thank you very much for your blog (I just stumbled on it). It is a great work you are doing. I am quite interested in developing myself in finance related areas. I graduated from O.A.U with a second class upper degree in Quantity Surveying. I worked ...Meet Taiwo Oyedele, Record Youngest Partner at PwC
Taiwo Oyedele is the Head of Tax and Corporate Advisory Services at PwC Nigeria (the world’s leading professional services firm with presence in over 150 countries). Taiwo has been in the forefront as a thought leader and prominent speaker on key accounting and tax issues including the tax implications of ...“Investment bankers work long hours….have less social time” – Yewande Sadiku
Q&A with Yewande Sadiku Ms. Yewande Sadiku, an experienced investment banker, also of the Atedo Peterside School of Investment Banking, briefly explains to us what investment banking is about. Sadiku is currently the Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited. She served as the Head of Finance Department of Stanbic ...Revitalizing the Nigerian economy: Beyond western dependence (vi)
Kola Olaniyi Olaniyi is a graduate of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, kellokelington@yahoo.com, 08068495313 INDUSTRIAL POLICY Fiscal policy begat industrial policy. Industrial policy begat industrialization which dovetails actualization of government budget (either through deficit funding) with realization. Industrial policy, if painstakingly implemented and applied effectively would ...New graduates have skills, not fields
By Todd Hirsch Dear Applicant: Thank you for your letter inquiring about positions in our economics department. At this time, we have no openings. However, I will keep your letter on file should an appropriate job become available. At least, that’s what I am required to tell you. But here’s ...Game-changing Trends in the Global Energy Industry
Recently, I did a series on oil and gas career opportunity where I answered more than 20 questions on the career in energy sector in Nigeria. If my followers recall, I advised that prospective workers in the oil and gas industry should be informed about industry happenings, not only locally but ...Register for 2nd Jarushub Career Conference
The biggest career event in Nigeria is here again!!! 2ND JARUSHUB CAREER CONFERENCE Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014 Time: 9am – 2pm Venue: Citilodge Hotel, Lekki, Lagos THEME BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER TOPICS From Bad Grade to Successful Life – Tips to Converting Academic Failure to Post-school Success: Mr. Emmanuel ...I took ‘grass-cutting’ job in the US when my Msc scholarship fund wasn’t flowing again ...
This article was written by a good friend and one of the ‘Jarus eggheads’, Idris Ayodeji Bello, when he joined me in endorsing the Dangote Graduate Drivers scheme last year. – Jarus WHY I ENDORSED DANGOTE GRADUATE DRIVERS SCHEME Idris Bello Idris holds a First Class degree in Computer Science ...NLNG Graduate Trainee Opportunities
Graduate Trainee GT/2013/001 LOCATION : PORT HARCOURT (INTELS) The Job: Graduate Trainee The Duties: Graduate Trainee The Person: Qualifications: Candidates must possess a university degree obtained at a minimum of Second Class (Upper Division) in any of the following disciplines: Engineering Sciences Social Sciences Arts Law Business/Management Sciences In ...I earn 120k per month from writing for people, but I don’t enjoy it
Dear Jarus I am one of your avid followers on Nairaland and I have to start by saying thanks for all I have read and learnt from you. Please I am in a dilemma. I am a 25 year old with a second class lower degree in Animal and Environmental ...Disregard of less than 2 years experience in O&G companies: Jarus, I beg to disagree
Hey Jarus, reading several of your posts suggests that oil companies disregard where you work for the first three years( mostly in your opinion). Well, the little I know, it depends on the companies policies and the quality of your work experience. The oando guy with four years experience that ...Still underemployed despite his First Class
Jarus, please help advise a young man here. This 27 year old guy graduated with a first class honours degree in Public Administration from a top university in the South-West in 2011. He just completed his NYSC in June 2013. In order to keep body and soul together he picked up a ...Dear Jarus, what am I getting wrong? Saanu aje
Dear Jarus, I will not leave you till you answer at least one of my questions. I wrote a note to you and it is unfortunate that we were unable to discuss on it. Never mind, Bamidele was able to give me some advice and insights at the conference. I ...