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What Skills are Employers looking for?

Every job has its specific requirements. However, some employers lookout for certain skills when hiring and they are known as soft skills. Soft skills are personal attributes that can help you become successful in your career and personal life. Employers value these skills while hiring any candidate because they serve as a reflection of how important and valuable such candidate is and could be to the organization; COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS The ability to communicate effectively should not be underestimated (written and oral communication). To succeed in an organisation, employees need to know how to communicate as well as listen to work effectively [...]

What Skills are Employers looking for?2022-09-05T07:49:09+00:00

How to Write your Scholarship Essays- Chevening Scholarship

Your goal when scholarship application essays is simple: stand out as one of the most qualified and interesting applicants. This be your main goal and knowing this fact will help you achieve your goal, which is to get a scholarship. They are so many techniques and strategies that could be used for writing an amazing scholarship. However, the STAR technique will be talked about here. The Chevening scholarship is one of the prestigious scholarships in the world. This scholarship is competitive but not if you know this secret on how to write the four important essays on the Chevening Scholarship application. [...]

How to Write your Scholarship Essays- Chevening Scholarship2022-08-31T15:08:22+00:00

Linkedln Rules for Job Search

LinkedIn job seekers more often succeed when they make several adjustments to their LinkedIn profiles. Job seekers can also improve their odds by following companies, joining LinkedIn groups, making connections, and reading relevant content. Other viable LinkedIn job-hunting tactics include using the job search tool, setting job alerts, and displaying that you’re open to new work. This article is for job seekers looking to use LinkedIn more effectively for job prospecting. New rules for LinkedIn job search are; SEARCH FOR YOUR PREFERRED JOB POSITION There is a new template for finding your preferred job position on LinkedIn which will set you [...]

Linkedln Rules for Job Search2022-08-31T15:05:41+00:00

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Let's find out. Entrepreneurship is fun to talk about, it can be a lot harder to become one. The notion that you will be your own boss, create the hours and life you want and ultimately see riches beyond your wildest beliefs draws people to start their own businesses. However, the reality is that starting your own business is one of the hardest things you can do, and it will require you to develop your leadership skills. The fact that 8 out of 10 business fail within the first year shows [...]

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business2022-08-31T14:43:23+00:00

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Let's find out. Entrepreneurship is fun to talk about, it can be a lot harder to become one. The notion that you will be your own boss, create the hours and life you want and ultimately see riches beyond your wildest beliefs draws people to start their own businesses. However, the reality is that starting your own business is one of the hardest things you can do, and it will require you to develop your leadership skills. The fact that 8 out of 10 business fail within the first year shows [...]

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business2022-08-31T14:33:22+00:00

Stuck in a career you are unhappy in?

It is important to say that an average human get unhappy with their career path or job at some time in their life. However, what is important is how you get unstuck and move forward. As humans, our needs are insatiable and changes constantly, so it is normal for you to always want a better job or a career that makes you happy and fulfilled. Your job should fulfil you emotionally, financially, and intellectually, therefore, it is okay to want a change when you are not getting any of these. Are you stuck at a job you no longer love?  Are [...]

Stuck in a career you are unhappy in?2022-08-10T09:16:58+00:00

Best Secrets on how to Manage your Salary

It’s salary day! There is this theory that your salary should keep you going for a month. However, reality sets in and inexplicable emergencies set in our income finish even before the end of the month. Creating a budget as an adult can be overwhelming. There are so many expenses that are required of you to fulfill. From buying different outfits ranging from work clothes to casual clothing, getting toiletries and cosmetics and giving money out to your younger ones in school, then your salary is not enough! Creating a budget is an extremely important step towards saving your income and [...]

Best Secrets on how to Manage your Salary2022-08-10T09:15:13+00:00

These CV Red Flags might hinder your chances. Fix it now!

Some of us have been sending out applications for our dream job, but do we get called back for the next stage? Some of us have all the required skills for advertised jobs; our cover letter is engaging and highlights our abilities, but do we get the job? It might be our resume. Have some of us thought about this? Hiring managers often spend a lot of time looking through several resumes and finding the perfect candidate for the job. However, some of us candidates, through our resume make the recruiting process harder for hiring managers. You do not want you [...]

These CV Red Flags might hinder your chances. Fix it now!2022-07-20T14:43:56+00:00

Not sure how to get your dream job? Let your CV guide you

Your CV is often your passport to getting that dream job. More often than not, hiring managers will meet your CV before they get the chance to meet you. As a matter of fact, what they make of your CV determines if they get to meet you or not. In this article, we share with you 6 easy steps to writing a fantastic CV Clean clear formatting. Formatting speaks to how you arrange and organise the content on your CV. There are different types of formatting options available. Chronological, functional, and combination. Chronological formatting structures your CV in order of most [...]

Not sure how to get your dream job? Let your CV guide you2022-07-20T14:39:46+00:00

How to Find a Job Without any Experience

Employers are often in search of candidates who have required experience and skills to do a job As an entry level candidate with little or no experience, how do you navigate the job market? Below are a few tips. EDUCATE YOURSELF Educating yourself means investing in yourself. You need to step out of your comfort zone to gain the experience that you need. Take classes, attend workshops, get professional certificates with a whole lot of dedication and commitment. Search for more knowledge within your career and tailor that knowledge to your chosen career path. A convenient way of gaining experience could [...]

How to Find a Job Without any Experience2022-06-30T09:46:58+00:00
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