START WITH A VISION
If you don't know where you are going, you will end up everywhere and nowhere. A vision is a mental picture of a future destination. A career vision depicts the dream you have for your career, who you want to be and where you see yourself in the future. With people...
BEST NEWS EVER!
In just a few days since my live video on '10 Interview Tips To Get You That Job' one of our HR Nigeria Facebook Group members has gotten a job! Not just any job but a high paying 6 figure job and beat 15 other people at it. Yipee! Despite 100s of people indicating...
THE CRAZY ONES
Steve Jobs said, "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." Many of us are held back from greatness by own own limiting beliefs. We make unjustified assumptions and excuses and think conforming to the world will gain us...
On Work Experience
People keep asking how they are expected to gain 3 years work experience by 25 years of age. First of all, if you waited till you graduated before getting work experience, you put yourself at a disadvantage as by graduation you should have had several years of...
ON JOB ABANDONMENT AND INTEGRITY
Long Rant Alert A few months ago someone from this platform was recruited to work for my firm. I did not know him personally but he responded to a job advert I posted. He did not qualify for the role but he stayed in touch. The correspondence started in October and he...
On Maternity Leave, Stillbirths and Miscarriages
Did you know that medically a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks is considered a miscarriage while loss after 24 weeks is considered a stillbirth? Thus, technically a miscarriage is not covered by maternity law. This means there are no maternity leave or benefits granted...
On Personal Messages Sent to Me
I will like to thank those who send positive messages my way and apologise for not being able to reply most messages sent to me. Due to the sheer volume, replying them would mean not being able to meet other important personal and work obligations (not got an...
On Packaging
Truth is, a lot of people do not know how to use their work experience to work for them. They automatically think their experience is irrelevant without looking deeper into the role. Should you write Hawker as work experience on your CV? No! But you can definitely...
Are You Showcasing Your Best Version?
Imagine you had a very important meeting that was a key defining moment in your life. You were to present a pitch in bid for a large work contract. You found out at the very last minute that you could not attend in person due to personal circumstances outside your...