The Absolute no nos for a well armed résumé. Finally, the elections are over and now we can breathe a little. Life can return to some sense of normalcy and we can stop fighting each other over social media. Companies can now revisit suspended recruitment campaigns and business can continue as usual. I can now write my concluding […]
I will be unusually short in this post. I have made the key points about hiring and firing a politician in my last post, so in case you missed it, it is a jolly good read before you digest this one. I watched last week as Nigerians having cast their votes a few days earlier, waited anxiously, biting their fingers and watching as the […]
“Deji…I thought you said last week you were going to…” Yeah…I know what I said, or wrote. Relax. You haven’t missed the sequel I promised to last week’s issue. Yes, I did say I was going to share my thoughts on the absolute no nos of crafting a great CV. But, I’m Nigerian and I […]
Someone asked me the other day how many CVs I had reviewed in my professional experience. I tried to make an estimate and it seemed like asking an Eskimo to count snowflakes. I know what you’re thinking…that’s an exaggeration. True…but then, I wouldn’t be too far off the mark if I said the number will […]
In today’s complex economic environment, trying to get a job can feel like a real battle. And just in case you’re thinking it’s unique to your part of the world, rest easy…the experiences of job seekers the world over are quite similar. Between filling out online applications, responding to ads, writing tests, taking interviews and waiting […]
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