A curriculum vitae (CV) is a personal marketing document used to sell yourself to prospective employers. A lot of jobseekers get it wrong through their CVs,...
To burn a bridge with an employer means to intentionally destroy your relationship or path when leaving that job. Leaving with a bad reputation has more...
Express your desire in your specific career path, share what you have done in the past (volunteering), skills acquired (transferable), and relate it logically to your...
Here is a story of Tayo, a story lots of jobseekers will be able to relate with: Tayo sees a wonderful job advert with an impressive...
Anyone can find themselves recruiting for a role in their personal business or for a friend. We have a lot of ‘recruiters’ who destroy the professionalism...
To someone out there who has been told that they are not good enough, to someone who has failed numerous times: Please don't allow what others...
The ability to work effectively with others on a task involves learning to listen well, respecting the opinions of others, communicating effectively and embracing each other’s...
The inspiration to write this article came from my discussion with a colleague who told me how she got her first job into her desired career...
So you’re super excited that you just got a job offer, after days/weeks/months/years of your job search. Then you find yourself having to deal with the...
I recently wrote an open letter to fresh graduates who just passed out from NYSC. I feel like I need to provide clarity to new labour...
There are a lot of things that put recruiters/employers off which most candidates are not aware of. One major thing is the art of listening. I...
Dear ex-Corpers, Welcome you to the labor market. Here’s a big welcome to reality and to your first month of ‘no allawee’. I’m sure you have...
Comfort zone syndrome is something that currently plagues a high percentage of Millennials and Baby Boomers. Comfort zone syndrome is a state where someone is at...
There are various strategies recruiters use when filling different roles. One of those includes phone interviews with candidates without pre-informing the candidates ahead. This is most...
I got inspired to write this article because I’ve been privileged to be at the other side of the table during interviews and a lot of...
We all know the labor market is not smiling and a lot of people are looking for various opportunities to network in order to get them...
A lot of young people, at interviews, get confused when they’re faced with the‘Tell me about yourself?’ question. It comes as the first question and will...
You may be excited that you have landed a new job or an offer is on the way, but here’s a reminder that not all that...
Feeling that life, or the government, or even our organisation owes us, can hinder us from achieving a lot of things. Sometimes, your feelings may be...
It’s the weekend BNers, Time to relive another series of thrilling adventures filled with love, movies, music, events, recognitions, lifestyle, good news, and more. In the...
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