Keeping your employees motivated still doesn’t mean anything serious in Nigeria. Many Nigerian employers just hire people, expect them to work their fingers and toes off, don’t pay salaries on time while expecting the best results from them. The key to a successful business isn’t only focusing on customer needs but ensuring your employee’s needs …
Making your CV stand out is not as difficult as everyone says it is. But with the onset of Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) and algorithms, recruiters no longer spend aeons poring over applications and thousands of cover letters. The ball game has changed and in order for your application to stand out, you need more …
Work from home seems like a sweet concept, right? Just lounging about in your previous day’s clothes, lugging your laptop from one room to the next and generally having a swell time. This is the case until reality sets in. The inability to work through your housemates’ endless noise and your neighbour’s noisy generator and …
Remote workers; a notorious alias for unproductive and paid workers. And we understand why this is so. Resources are spent on hiring and remuneration and close monitoring seems daunting. As a result, many employers shun the innovation altogether. For those whose operations have had to shift from office operations to remote working or combine the …
Did you lose your job? Is contract work drying up? Were you downsized? Many experiences can result in job loss. Losing your job is never a palatable experience. It is so overwhelming and the worry about what to do next is often paralyzing because a job is more than work to many people. Our jobs …
Many employers hardly know how to write job postings. And most times highly effective job postings are a rarity. Hiring employees is a challenge small businesses face, but the perfect fit is not as far away as you think. 10 times out of 12, firms conduct interviews for applicants from online sites and sources. These …
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Next up after optimizing your CV, is how to write a compelling cover letter. We dread this aspect so much that it keeps us from applying for jobs we’re qualified for. Truth is, it doesn’t have to be that way, and with the proper guidance you’ll be able to know how to write a cover …
“Everybody eye don red”, a suspect said when apprehended for posting fake / scam job offers online. We also remember the tragic tale of the young lady, Ini Umoren, who met her fate when she thought she was going for a job interview. Our hearts have not healed from that sad tale, and millions of …
This is the point at which applicants start to sweat. The interview is going really great, you’re showing off your industry knowledge and everything is moving rather smoothly… …until the interviewer asks, “How much do you expect to be paid for this job?’ ‘H-h-h-how much are you willing to pay?’, you manage to blurt out, …
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This is for you if have spent at least 3 years in your current job. It is possible for boredom or an over familiar routine to get you cold on the job but that’s not what you want to do in 2021, it’s not one of your goals for the new year. So, I have …
