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HIGHTLIGHTS Basic Requirements To Succeed In Job Application

Reasons Many Graduates Fail In Job Search.

Basic Requirements To Succeed In Job Search

1. Employability and Transferable Skills

2. Courage, Confidence Plus Self-Motivation

3. Strategic Search: Networking:

Social Media, e.g. LinkedIn, FaceBook, etc. Relatives, Friends, Lecturers, etc.

Sourcing For Advertised Vacancies: Job boards and Companies’ websites Newspapers, TV, Radio

Sourcing For Unadvertised Vacancies: Personal Inquiry Unsolicited Application

Recruitment Agencies

Employability skills are a set of skills

and personal attributes that make individuals

more likely to gain

employment and to be

successful in their chosen careers/jobs.

Transferable skills are the

skills developed in

a field of study or

profession that can be

can be transferred across other

fields.

Reasons Many Graduates Fail In Job Search

Reason One: BADLY-WRITTEN CV/RESUME

Your CV is the most important of all your job-application documents because it represents you before job recruiters. It speaks about you and for you. It is the first contact a prospective employer is going to have with you. Its goal is to earn you an interview.

Your CV Must: Evince A Positive

And Professional Outlook;

Highlight the Skills And

Experience Relevant To The

Applied Position

Present You As The Best Match For The

Applied Post; Be Written To The Specification Of The

Job And The Recruiter Provide All The

Required Information In Each Part

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asaolusola@rcketmail.com; asaolusolay@gmail.com

LinkedIn URL: https://ng.linkedin.com/in/asaolusola

Bio-data: Sex: Male; Marital Status: Single; State of Origin: Ondo; Nationality: Nigerian

Personal Statement A postgraduate of Engineering Physics with a wide range of excellent transferable skills gained through practice and theory. Currently, aspiring to enter into an organization where I will be able to make strong impacts in HR Management and Personnel Training/ Lecturing/Sales through but not limited to the following transferable skills:

Writing Creativity Software Proficiency Research Critical Analysis Internet Social Media CorelDraw Teaching and Training

Presentation Microsoft Office Suites Verbal & Written Communication Leadership (with motivating spirit) Problem-Solving Internet Proficiency Business Skills and……..

Personal Attributes Goal drive Team player Emotional intelligence Trainable

Self-confidence Interpersonal skills Resilient Adaptable.

Accomplishments 1. Published Books Titled: Feeder For Job Applicants

(Human Resources Schooled But Not Employable (ongoing)

(Human Resources) An Unstable Element Transforms

(Creative Thinking from Physics Concepts) 2. Developed a Software for the Computation of Some Physics Parameters

(MSc Research): This work tapped from my elementary skills in Java

Programming, Proficiency in Software Application (e.g. CorelDraw, MS Suites and Origin Package) and Data Fitting and Analysis.

3. Co-published a Paper Titled: A Java-platform Software for the Evaluation of Mass

Attenuation and Mass-absorption Coefficients for Body Tissues and Substitutes –Ref. number: IJS vol. 18, no. 1 (2016). (This proves my ability to write scholarly and systematically)

DAVID RHODA OMODARA

SAMPLE CV

Working Experience February, 2013 – January, 2014 Industrial & General Insurance plc, OAU Branch Position: Marketing Executive Responsibilities:

Canvassing for policies buyers and; Training of co-marketing executives on the use of social media to aid marketing. Achievement(s):

Introduced the idea of e-canvassing into the marketing strategy of company’s policies. This increased client’s patronage by 60%.

January, 2013 – January, 2014 Self-owned Business (Online importation of Goods from China, e.g. suits, bags, jewelries, and so on). My responsibilities involved:

Sourcing, identifying and ordering of genuine Goods on the internet market such as Aliexpress, Alibaba, etc.

Negotiating with potential sellers via emails Marketing of the imported goods through door-step delivery to my

customers. NB: I was involved in this business concurrently with my position as marketing executive in IGI plc. March 2012-December 2012 Urban Day Grammar School, Ile-Ife Position: Physics Teacher Responsibilities:

Training students on how to use the internet to aid learning; Teaching Physics and Mathematics and; Coordinating and instructing the students in the laboratory works.

Achievement(s): Incorporated animation into teaching of all the Science subjects. This

enhanced the students’ interest and understanding, and greatly increased their productivity.

SAMPLE CV

Education 2004-2010 B.Sc. in Engineering Physics (Second Class Lower) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 1993-2000 West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) ( 2 distinctions and 5 credits at a sitting) Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State.

Hobbies Gospel Music Reading and Writing Watching Selective Movies.

References Prof. A .A. Okunade Physics Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife aokunade@oauife.edu.ng; 08034045349. Dr. C.A. Aborisade Physics Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife caboris@oauife.edu.ng; 08037007900. Prof. S. O Adedeji Music Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. olufemiadedeji@yahoo.com; 08034549393.

SAMPLE CV

How Can I Learn And Develop How To Construct An Impressive CV?

Reason TwoNon-

Inclusion Of A

Cover Letter In

Every Sent Job

Application Or

Poorly-Composed

Cover Letter

A cover letter is a document which must

be sent with your resume/CV to provide additional information

on your skills and experience. It is a

formal letter, and a marketing tool in your

job search. The main objective of your cover letter

is to attract employer's

attention towards your CV.

Be Written With Humility As Well As With Confidence and Professionalism;

Not Contain Grammatical Errors;Confidently Explain Why You Are Qualified

For The Job; Highlights What You Can Do For The

Prospective Employer.

A Convincing Cover Letter Must:

An Convincing Cover Letter Must:

A Well-Written Cover Letter Can Bring You Closer To Securing The Job, i.e., Earning You An Interview.

Not Duplicate Your CV Highlight The Skills And Experience Relevant To The

Applied Position. Be Well-Constructed Under

A Beautifully-Designed Template (i.e. Header)

Showcase Your Competency For The Applied Position.

One Of The Most Effective Ways To Ensure That

Your Application Stands Out From The Teeming

Crowd Of Job Competitors Is Through Professionally-written

Cover Letter-Gloria Ibeziako

Head People Performance & Culture -KPMG

ASAOLU OLUWASOLA LANRE Email Contacts: asaolusola@rocketmail.com; asaolusolay@gmail.com.

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2/31/2015

The Human Resources Manager, Distinct Consultancy Ltd, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Dear Human Resources Manager,

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE TRAINEE EXERCISE

I hereby apply to participate in the graduate trainee exercise in your organization that was advertised in the Guardian Newspaper of January 6, 2015. I am a hardworking, promising, fresh university graduate with a background in marketing and sales. As a creative, energetic individual with excellent communications skills and pleasant, accommodating manners, I believe I offer the right combination of skills to make a good trainee.

As reflected in my enclosed CV, I graduated from the University of Calabar with a first-class honour in Marketing. During my National Youth Service, I attended courses and took exams with the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM). Please see my CV. I am currently a registered member of the organisation. While in the University, I worked in a variety of positions in marketing, sales and administration. In all these positions, I earned a reputation as a professional, conscientious worker with excellent customer-relations skills. In addition, I have good research skills and solid marketing and advertising instincts.

As a fast learner with a large capacity for growth and development plus the above-mentioned skills, I am confident that I will be an excellent addition to your company’s team of staff if given a chance. I look forward to speaking with you soon. Thank you for the time used to go through my documents. Yours faithfully, ASAOLU, O. L.

SAMPLE COVER LETTER

SAMPLE COVER LETTER

April 30, 2016.

The HR Director, ERS Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria. Dear HR Director,

APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF A MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

From your company’s web site, I learned about the ongoing recruitment for management graduate-trainee position in your organisation. I am very interested in this position and I am confident that my level of education and work experiences will suit the nature of candidates you intend to recruit for this role.

As you will see from my CV, I recently graduated from the University of Lagos, with a B.Sc. in Economics, where I demonstrated extraordinary efficiencies in learning, adaptability and accountability. I was involved in several management events in my department. Noteworthy was my work for the Nigerian Economic Students Association, where I served as its Vice President from 2005/2007 to 2007/2008 academic sessions.

At present, I am doing my NYSC with Eagle Insurance Plc., where I am responsible for marketing their insurance policies aggressively. I am working closely with the agency manager and thus have an informed knowledge of the financial industry, while also acquiring business development skills. Prior to this, I worked briefly at an Internet Café as an operations officer where I ensured that all the workstations of the business ran smoothly at all times, implemented a code of conduct for the employees in the firm in order to improve their effectiveness. I received the Employee of the month award from the management for three consecutive months, highlighting my hard work, honesty and high sense of responsibility.

With my proven ability to manage great responsibilities, I feel that I will be able to make significant contributions to your organisation’s overall growth. I am anxiously waiting to hear from you. Thank you for giving my application a favourable consideration. Yours faithfully, ELIZABETH, Jane (B.Sc…….)

ELISZABETH J ANET BUNMI Email Contacts: elizabethjan@ymail.com; elizabethjane@gmail.com

LinkedIn URL: https://ng.linkedin.com/in/elizabethjane Mobile Contacts: +2347063902949; +2348150441178

How Can I Be Skilled In Writing A Convincing Cover Letter?

Reason ThreeInadequate

Preparation For Job Interview

Preparing For A Job Interview

Interview Represents The Most Crucial Stage Of The Job Application Process. It Is A Stage Where Your Cover Letter And CV Can No Longer Speak For You, Except Your Personal Representation.

1. Emotional preparation

2. Psychological Preparation

3. Physical Preparation4. Spiritual Preparation

5. Intellectual Preparation

Questions About You Abilities And Skills Questions About

Yourself Entry-level Questions Behavioural Interview

Questions and So On

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTION AND TACTIC

QUESTION: Why do you want to work for us? TACTIC: The intent behind this question is to measure your level of

interest in the company. Thus, Your answer must reflect passion for the company. See an example:

I have three good reasons why I want to work for this company:Firstly, it has always been my dream to become an investment banker, and from a careful observation of this company as the leader in Nigeria in this area, I believe it is the best platform to realize my dream, while contributing to further the success of the organisation; Secondly, as said, I have been watching this company, and I have been doing this in a long time. I believe in her dream as well as in her future, and I want to be part of the team that drives her success;Lastly, Integrity is one of my virtues, and from my knowledge of this organisation, I know integrity is the watchword. This integrity-driven environment agrees with my personality and thus makes my ideal workplace.

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTION AND TACTIC

QUESTION: Tell me about yourself/ Can we meet you/ Who is Mr. X? TACTIC: This is a very simple and common question, but most candidates

answer it incorrectly because they do not prepare how exactly to tackle it. The answer is simple -it should be carved around your education and accomplishments. Stay away from answering it with your personality, your social life, what it was like when you were growing up, etc. In fact, the tactic is to summarize your CV. Note the word ‘summarize’. Do not be so detailed that the interviewer will be the one to stop you. For example: My name is JACOB James, I was born 25 years ago in Lagos state. I attended Oyemekun Grammar School in Ondo State and came out in 2006

as the 2nd best student. I thereafter proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, from where I graduated with a 2nd Class Upper honour in

economics. At the university, I was the president of the Association Economics Students. Moreover, I won a number of scholarship awards,

including the Shell & Chevron University scholarship awards. My youth service was done in Sokoto State between 2011 and 2012. I like writing articles and some of my articles have been published in some National

dailies such The Guardian, The Tribune, The Sun and The Punch. During my leisure time, I play football or watch movies.

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTION AND TACTIC

QUESTION: What can you do for this company? TACTIC: This question demands that you must have researched

the company before the interview, so as to be familiar with the company's mission, core values, products, management and even

current affairs of the company. For example you can say: Having researched deeply into your company, I am well familiar

with her core values, visions and missions, managerial styles, as well as her products, services and current challenges. With my

education, skills plus my little but relevant experience, it won’t be too difficult for me to be able to promote the company’s trend of growth and be part of the team that drives her success. Sir, if you need a candidate that can carry out the responsibilities demanded by this position (mention the responsibilities of the job position),

then I am the one you are looking for.

How Can I Know

How Best To Answer

Job Interview Questions?

Have you completed any internship, what did you gain

from the experience? What qualities would you look for

in a candidate for this position? Do you have any question? Why do you think you will

successful in this job?. Why should we hire you instead

of another candidate? How can you compensate for your

lack of experience for this job?How long do you want to work for

us? Tell me a time you participated in

a team, what was role?

Other Reasons Many Graduates Fail In Job Search

Stiff Competition Among Graduates In The Job MarketOver-Bloated Belief About Job

ScarcityInability To Find A

Connection Between Course Of Study And Job

Titles.

3rd Group(PhD)

2nd Group(M.Sc., M.A)

1st Group(HND, B.Sc., OND,

NCE)

WHO ARE YOU?

ACTIVE?

PASSIVE?

DORMANT?

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