Archives Tag: career advice
Accelerate Your Career With The 30,000 Google Africa Certifications Scholarship For 2019
April 19, 2022
World Bank made a 15-years projection that states, “by 2034, Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually in the continent”. The current jobs available in the continent are not enough to cater to the present population because demand on particular … Continue reading Accelerate Your Career With The 30,000 Google Africa Certifications Scholarship For 2019
By aanu-olajide
CODE NAME: CLEANER
April 19, 2022
In Nigeria, some occupations can be a huge source of pride. Some folks would even bite your head off for forgetting to add it as a title when addressing them. These include “Doctor”, “Barrister”, and “Engineer”. The other end of the scale are those occupations that some would rather die than letting friends and relatives … Continue reading CODE NAME: CLEANER
By chiomadiru
Tête-à-tête About Career Changes in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Back in the days, the career trend advised by our parents were medicine, law, engineering among other professional degrees. However, there has been a new trend where there is a big movement into the creative. Everyone seems to be quitting being a Doctor, in order to go to the studio and be a big star. … Continue reading Tête-à-tête About Career Changes in Nigeria
By adepeju
Career of the Week – Damilola Oyedele, Senior Product Manager in Training
April 19, 2022
Damilola Oyedele is in the third and final year of a double master’s program in Business Administration and Public Policy (MBA/ MPP) at the University of Chicago, after which she will be joining a tech company as Senior Product Manager. She got her BSc in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. CN: What other … Continue reading Career of the Week – Damilola Oyedele, Senior Product Manager in Training
By jehonwa
7 Traits of Outstanding Executives
April 19, 2022
An executive is a person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organisation. When I was first employed as an executive, I did not realise this. In fact, it was not until years later when I heard my new boss telling a new colleague, “You were not employed as an officer, you’re an executive!” that … Continue reading 7 Traits of Outstanding Executives
By jehonwa
Career of the Week – Rita Onwurah, Screenwriter
April 19, 2022
Rita Onwurah studied Human Nutrition at the University of Ibadan and has been a screenwriter since 2009, writing and co-writing TV shows and movies like Kiss and Tell, Udeme Mii, Dining with a Long Spoon, Damage, Mrs. Somebody, and Love is in the Hair, to mention a few. CN: What were you doing prior to … Continue reading Career of the Week – Rita Onwurah, Screenwriter
By jehonwa
One Simple Way to Boost Your Career Every Day
April 19, 2022
For a long time, I thought I had read about pretty much everything successful people did daily, from using a to-do list and eating a healthy breakfast, to exercising and reading every single day. I didn’t realise there was one important thing that was not just career changing, but also life-changing —recording your wins every … Continue reading One Simple Way to Boost Your Career Every Day
By jehonwa
3 Things You Should Know About Retrenchment
April 19, 2022
Nigeria is in a recession right now, and every other day, we hear about one organisation or the other laying off staff. Being retrenched can be demoralizing, as it affects not just your bank account but your emotions, mind and even your body. However, it doesn’t have to be the end of your world. In fact, … Continue reading 3 Things You Should Know About Retrenchment
By jehonwa
Dear Teenager, Do You Have a Career Plan?
April 19, 2022
AS a teen, I knew many of my fellow students who had no plans for their career beyond gaining admission to study a randomly chosen course (or one selected by their parents), graduating, and getting a “good job”. Others, like me, were “given” a course by the University we applied to because our original departments … Continue reading Dear Teenager, Do You Have a Career Plan?
By jehonwa
4 Things Every Job Seeker Should Do
April 19, 2022
Nigeria is a dynamic and prolific location for businessmen and job seekers from around the world. People visit the country regularly on business and some even relocate to settle in the country. Unfortunately, with the budding recession, many have been laid off and are in search of new jobs. Even citizens who return to the country … Continue reading 4 Things Every Job Seeker Should Do
By nkemndem
Thank God It’s Monday!
April 19, 2022
Most heart attacks occur on Monday morning. A certain anxiety of going back to work like a rain cloud suddenly hovers over so many people after lunch on Sunday, causing them to succumb to the sickness in their hearts the next day. The sickness being the disaffection you have towards your job that you haven’t … Continue reading Thank God It’s Monday!
By nehijesu
