Job Seekers: 5 Common Mistakes We Make During Job Interviews

1.Lack of Eye Contact

Have you ever held a conversation with someone who looked down at the floor the entire time you talked to them? How did it make you feel? Did you walk away from the conversation knowing they understood what you were saying? Lack of eye contact makes a conversation odd. It also gives off very negative impressions. Look the interviewer in the eyes and glance off occasionally as you speak.

2. Use of Slang

Oftentimes we can become too comfortable during an interview and slip into our “post-work” mode. No matter how cool or friendly your interviewer is, keep in mind you’re a professional  and you’re seeking employment. You can still exude your own personality, but refrain from using slang words/phrases such as; “real talk”, “forreal”, “keep it real”, etc.

3. Selective Listening

This mistake can cost you major opportunities because it shows you’re not an effective listener. I’ve run into situations when candidates didn’t know the meaning of a word and instead of asking me to clarify, they’d answer the portion of the question they are the most familiar with and completely abandon the other portion of the question.

4. Excessive Jesting

Again, I’m not discouraging anyone from exuding their own personality. By all means, be your (professional) self- especially if your role is one that requires you to interact with customers. Having a sense of humor is great, but it can also hinder you if you don’t filter it and limit it. Everyone may not find your jokes funny, so it’s important that you understand when jesting is needed and when it’s not.

5. Begging for the Job

I’ve had a plethora of people give me their entire life story as to why they deserve the job more than someone else. I’ve had people tell me about their starving children, death within the family that has left them poor, illness that has left them jobless, etc. All of the stories are heartwarming, but none of them got them a job. Everyone has a pity party. Some pity parties are sadder than others, but they’re still pity parties nonetheless. The best way to get a job is to fight for it with your confidence, your experience, your professionalism and your perseverance.

 

Real Quote

“The real issues is domestic borrowing even though citizens are not bothered as they believe domestic debt is just domestic and as such, the government can always borrow if it needs to.”

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister for Finance.

IS THIS HEALTHY?

This is a common sight in Nigeria. I seriously think this not healthy for consumption.

Lagos Teacher Disvirgins 3 year Old Pupil With Pencil

As you read this, a popular private nursery and primary school in Lagos, Ivy School is battling with a child abuse case. The case which is still being investigated by the state CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos borders on what has been tagged “Sexual Assault By Penetration” on a 3 year old pupil (names withheld) by her class teacher, Miss Oruma Patience.
According to a petition written by the mother of the little girl, Mrs Zainab Rodemade, and addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
“On the 21st of June after my daughter came back from school, I wanted to bath her and I noticed she cried when I was touching her private part. When I probed, she told me her aunty inserted pencil in her private part in the toilet. When I reported to the school the next day, three teachers were called upon and my daughter still pointed to this Aunty Favour. This teacher must pay for what she did to my child.”
The teacher has denied all allegations. The police is however still carrying out investigations

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola

BEWARE! THIS STD KILLS FASTER THAN…

It appears that there is a new STD that is killing men and it’s related to oral sex. The Human papillomavirus (HPV) was once believed to have no effect on men, but it’s now found to be harmful to men as well as well as women. In fact, giving someone oral sex or receiving it from them if they are infected can seriously jeopardize your health. A new study has found a rapid increase in the number of throat and neck cancers over the last 12 years, with thousands of new cases occurring every single year.

BlackDoctor.org discusses the issue in more detail, noting that throat, mouth and neck cancers were once caused by tobacco use. But although the use of tobacco has declined, the rates of certain cancers related to HPV have been on the rise. The rate of STD infection is even greater in the black community, where a lower marital rate has led to an increase in the number of sex partners. One researcher at a major university told YBW that he randomly tested 20 men in a barbershop and found that half of them were infected with Chlamydia without even knowing it.

According to the Journal of Clinical Oncology, over 11,000 cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed this year, but the number has been declining. Women regularly get Pap Smears, but men are less likely to go to the doctor. As a result, the number of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer cases will rise to 8,700, with 7,400 of those cases in men. The disease then festers within the mouth and throat of the victim, causing cancerous sores to emerge for those who are undiagnosed.
My sincere advice is to stay off sex until marriage. Yeah Right, I am a new fashioned guy with old fashioned values.

 

Lagos acquires Osun land for agriculture

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola says his administration has purchased land in Osogbo, Osun State for agriculture in order to minimize food shortage.

The governor added that the state was making moves to acquire land in other states where it would commence the planting of cash and food crops such as pineapple and citrus.

Fashola, who was represented by the deputy governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, spoke at the inauguration of the state’s Farm Service Centre in Oko Oba, Agege, Lagos on Wednesday.

He said the country was facing a challenge of feeding its huge population.

“Our food security is being threatened by rising food prices. Between 2007 and 2010, prices of major staples rose by over 50 per cent. Nigeria was listed by the World Bank as one of the countries with the highest domestic food price increase among 58 countries surveyed by the Food and Agriculture Organization,” he continued.

The governor explained that the state had come up with an Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy to tackle the challenge of food shortage.

At the event, which was also used to mark the 2012 Farmers Appreciation Day, Fashola said his administration would ensure that by 2025, 30 per cent of the food needs of the state would be produced locally and by 2050, the state would produce 60 per cent of its needs.

Earlier, Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, said the center would expand the scope of government’s support to farmers in the state.

 

JAMB UTME Cut Off Marks 2012 for Nigerian Higher Institutions

Now that the results are out, the next step is to determine the Cut-off for your school of choice. Knowing the cut-off mark for your school is important as it enables you make the critical decision of going ahead with the course/institution or applying for change of course or/and institution. JAMB-UTME 2012 Cut Off Marks 2012 Below is a list of Cut-off marks that will enable candidates sit for the post-utme examination in various higher institutions across the country. The cut-off marks vary depending on the institution. Please note that the list below is subject to change by the school once they release their Post UTME procedures.

List of Schools and their UTME Cut-off Marks:

Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna) – 190

Kwara State Polytechnic, – 180

University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) – 180 or 200 depending on course

Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) – 180

UTME Kaduna State University (KASU) – 180

UTME (first choice only) Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) – 180

University of Ibadan (UI) – 200 (First choice only)

Lagos State University (LASU) – 200

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) – 180

Imo State University IMSU,/ Evan Enwerem University (EEU) – 180

University of Benin (UNIBEN) – 200

Anambra State University (ANSU) – No official figure probably 180

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU/UNIZIK) – 180 Education courses while others are 200

Enugu State University of Science & Technology – 180

Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) – 200

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) – 200

Adekunle Ajasin University – 200 Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) – 180 (first choice only)

University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) – 200 (minimum UTME cut-off)

Rivers State University ofScience and Technology (RSUST) – 180 (1st choice only)

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) – 180 (minimum UTME cut-off)

Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) – 180 (minimum UTME cut-off)

Abia State University, Uturu (ABSUU) – 180

University of Ilorin, UNILORIN – 200 (240 for Medicine)

University of Lagos (UNILAG) – 200

Federal University ofTechnology FUT,Minna – 190

Kwara Poly -180 University of Port Harcourt,

UNIPORT-200/180 depending on course

Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO – 180 UTME cutoff.

Kaduna State University, KASU- 180 UTME cutoff (first choice only)

Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH – 180

University of Ibadan, UI – 200 (First choice only)

Lagos State University, LASU – 200

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU – 180 Imo State

University IMSU,now Evan Enwerem University EEU – 180

University of Benin, UNIBEN – 200

University of Science & Tech -180n

Federal University of Technology,Akure, FUTA -200

Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU -200

Adekunle Ajasin University- 200(minimum UTME score)

Tai Solarin University ofEducation,TASUED – 180 (first choice only)

University of Nigeria, Nsukka,UNN – 200 (minimum UTME cut-off)

Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST – 180 (1st choice only)

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta UNAAB- 180 (minimumUTME cut-off)

Niger Delta University – 180 Cutoff mark will vary depending on your chosen course

Osun State University (Uniosun) – 200 (180 – Agriculture, Education and Arts i.e Humanities and Culture Faculty)

University of Abuja (Uniabuja) – 180

Univeristy of Calabar – Med/Surg and law is 200, while others 180

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) – 180 for Science based courses and 190 and above in UTME for Arts, Social Science, Law and Administration

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) – 180 accepts 1st and/or 2nd choice

Ambrose Alli University (AAU) – 180 and above

Auchi Polytechnic (Auchipoly) – 160 Minimum Jamb Score (2011)

Good luck you all.

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA NAMED AS LIKELY SUCCESSOR OF WORLD BANK PRESIDENT, ROBERT B. ZOELLICK

Once again, the politics behind who is to become the head of the World Bank is heating up. A couple of top contenders have sprung up and Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named as one of the top contenders.

The Center for Global Development, a Washington-based research institution, has recommended the consideration of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. According to my source, she stands a very good chance of becoming the next head because a lot of indices are working in her favor. According to Mr. Dadush of the Carnegie Endowment, “the best person for the job might amazingly be a non-American and non-European.”

Also on the contenders list is Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a former State Department official working with African Countries. Indra K. Nooyi, the India-born chief executive of PepsiCo and Lawrence H. Summers, the former Treasury secretary and economic adviser to Obama are up for consideration.

The white house has not yet announced its nominee for the head of the 68-year-old development institution, whose president, Robert B. Zoellick, a George W. Bush appointee, will step down when his term is over at the end of June.

26yr old Nigerian sentenced to 8years in prison for raping 14yr old girl

Ishola Adeyomi Adeoye, aged 26, from Bermondsey met a 14 year old girl in Plumstead in October 2010 and took her back to his home in Woolwich. Fully aware of her age, he gave her alcohol, waited until she passed out and then raped her.

The victim awoke in the morning and was not aware of what she had been subjected to. Later that same day, having returned home, she began to feel pain and realized that something may have happened. After making a report to the police, a DNA test proved she had been raped.

Officers from the Met’s Sapphire Command at Bexley launched an investigation and the DNA profile taken was matched to Adeoye.
He denied ever meeting the victim but changed his evidence during the trial, admitting he knew her but still maintaining his innocence.
Detective Constable Pete Thompson said: “This was a horrendous act committed against a vulnerable 14 year old girl.

“Adeoye tried to deny the offence and when the evidence against him was so strong he ended up changing his account.
“The jury clearly saw through his lies and I am pleased with the sentencing result.
“The victim showed a tremendous amount of courage and bravery to give evidence against the defendant.
“I hope that this result can go some way in helping both her and her family come to terms with what has happened.”

Deoye had denied rape, but was convicted following a week-long trial at the Old Bailey. He was jailed for eight-and-a-half years on March 2.

Pls do pardon any errors in writing,  I am in flight mode.

AUNTY KILLS HER 5 YEAR OLD RELATION; REMOVES HER TONGUE

 This could pass for one of the wonders of the world. It is a strange but true life story of a 22-year lady, Chinyere Alegu, who dragged her cousin’s five year old daughter, Chioma Edukwu, to a nearby bush, inserted her fingers in her mouth and pulled out her tongue. The victim died as a result of the wicked act. To make it even stranger than fiction, she claims the Holy Spirit directed her.

The incident took place at Ndi Duma Ekpaomaka village, in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
According to a source, the suspect allegedly committed the crime under the influence of some unseen forces.

He narrated how the suspect behaved strangely each time the spirit came upon her. But despite that, Chinyere was said to have taken her Christian life seriously and many referred to her as a prayer warrior. She is said to be a very quiet person, and usually saw visions and received revelations ‘anytime she was in the spirit.’

The Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeola Adeniji, said the suspect had been arrested and would be tried for murder. “We didn’t see any other object other than the Bible,” he said.