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Learn a Skill Wednesday: 3 Ways to Network Successfully

April 19, 2022

To achieve success in your chosen career, it’s important to connect (and stay connected) with people who can add value to you. In the office setting, your colleagues are the peers you need to link up with; and those in your line of work are your peers outside the four walls of your workplace. Your … Continue reading Learn a Skill Wednesday: 3 Ways to Network Successfully

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How to Choose the Perfect Mentor

April 19, 2022

So you’ve set out on a solo journey to the Promised Land – that big business or career aspiration of yours – and all seems to be going well from your vantage point. However, even the Israelites needed Moses to show them the way to Canaan, and so do you. You need a mentor – that … Continue reading How to Choose the Perfect Mentor

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Graduate Employment – The Things You Probably Never Get Told!

April 19, 2022

A common theme that arises in our conversations with ‘soon to graduate’ students is that of employment. Whilst graduation is undoubtedly something worth celebrating, that thought of ‘what happens next’ can evoke a range of emotions from excitement to panic! Things are beginning to look up after the global recession in 2008; however, a large proportion of … Continue reading Graduate Employment – The Things You Probably Never Get Told!

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Winning at Work!

April 19, 2022

We spend eight to nine hours a day, five to six days a week at work, so it’s safe to say we invest our lives in it. And for this very reason, whether we’ve got it good or bad, we can be sure other areas of our lives will be affected by it. The workplace can … Continue reading Winning at Work!

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Are You Chasing The Wrong Dream?

April 19, 2022

Have you been in a situation where you have got a dream that must be achieved and so you put energy and time into this dream to make it a reality? However as time passes, your energy keeps waning, your motivation is fluctuating – you are losing focus and then you wonder what made you … Continue reading Are You Chasing The Wrong Dream?

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3 Ways You Can Improve Relationship with Your Boss

April 19, 2022

The most successful work relationships are those where bosses and employees really get to know one another. Knowing how to communicate with your boss has become a necessary aspect of success in the business world. Understanding how your boss communicates in your place of work can help improve communication and give instant results. Usually it … Continue reading 3 Ways You Can Improve Relationship with Your Boss

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3 Simple Steps to Master E-mail

April 19, 2022

E-mail could either make or mar a business. Some advantages of e-mails are that it speeds transactions, slashes cost of mailing and allows you to send messages to thousands of people. However, it has its challenge as well; it eats up energy. The average business person gets more than 100 e-mails each day. If you spend … Continue reading 3 Simple Steps to Master E-mail

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Part 2: How To Get The Job And Achieve Your Career Goal This Year

April 19, 2022

In the first part of How To Get The Job And Achieve Your Career Goal This Year , tips were given on how to acquire a job that you have always desired. Many times, conventional means of applying for a job can prove ineffective, so here in part two I provide more ways by which you can work … Continue reading Part 2: How To Get The Job And Achieve Your Career Goal This Year

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Part 1: How To Get The Job And Achieve Your Career Goal This Year

April 19, 2022

This year is about to end and I won’t let this season pass without giving you some insightful tips on how you can make the remaining months in this year better as regards your job hunting or career enhancement drive. Let’s take a look into how you might have been searching for jobs in the past that … Continue reading Part 1: How To Get The Job And Achieve Your Career Goal This Year

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The Power of Networking Christmas Edition Holds December 18th

April 19, 2022

Are you a young professional or entrepreneur looking for a place where you can meet people with whom you can rub minds and possibly partner? Are you looking for a networking event to attend this Christmas season? Young Adult Professionals & Entrepreneurs (YAP&E) is the place to go! The Christmas edition of “The Power of Networking” … Continue reading The Power of Networking Christmas Edition Holds December 18th

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Didn’t Get A Job This Year? Here’s How To Increase Your Chances In 2015

April 19, 2022

For graduates who have been unable to secure a job this year, nothing could be more devastating and worrying. The competition is stiff, and positions, limited. The endless cycle of applications followed by rejections is sometimes only interrupted by job scams asking for a fee before you can be employed. The year is drawing to … Continue reading Didn’t Get A Job This Year? Here’s How To Increase Your Chances In 2015

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10 Job Interview Mistakes To Avoid‏

April 19, 2022

These job interview mistakes are mistakes most employees had to learn to avoid by experience or they probably would not have been hired. Here is a review of our top ten job interview mistakes you need to avoid. 1. Arriving late: Arriving late to interviews accounts for one of the top five mistakes job seekers … Continue reading 10 Job Interview Mistakes To Avoid‏

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4 Ways to Deal With Workplace Stress

April 19, 2022

We all face stress. Books and tips abound on the topic of dealing with stress in our lives but it seems the more we try to eliminate stress from our lives, the more prevalent stress and associated disorders become. Workplace stress is a staple of modern lives, what with endless meetings, tasks and interruptions that … Continue reading 4 Ways to Deal With Workplace Stress

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Monday Motivation: 3 Tips to Rejuvenate Your Career

April 19, 2022

Have you been losing steam at work lately? Sometimes there are deeper reasons why we drop the ball, but if you’re certain you’re not in the wrong job or industry, and it’s just a case of not feeling motivated lately, try these tips: 1. Subscribe to a good professional publication: It may be a magazine, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: 3 Tips to Rejuvenate Your Career

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The One Interview Mistake That You Are Making

April 19, 2022

A friend had an interview a year ago with a private company in Lagos, and I happened to hear about how the interview went for her and her other friend. They had prepared by checking the company’s website, knew all the names of the members of the Board, and were well familiar with the services … Continue reading The One Interview Mistake That You Are Making

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