Hi y'all and how
are you doing this evening? In this age of more job seekers that jobs, it's shocking that so many people lose job
opportunities simply because of bad manners and improper dressing. Nearly 40
million youths in Nigeria are unemployed and in case you didn't know,
most employers believe more than more than half of this number is unemployable!! What does unemployable mean? Simply put, if
you are unemployable, it is believed
that you do not possess the basic and technical skills needed in today's job
market. And untop of this unemployable palaver, we all know more and
more people are returning from outside the country with their foreign
Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degrees in order to job hunt so that means millions
more added to the 40 million already looking for work!!!Despite all this, may
young people apply for jobs, get through to the interview stage, and then never
hear back from the company. Do you want to know why? Hard truth guys and girls, FIRST
IMPRESSIONS STILL GO A LONG WAY IN NIGERIA. A bad attitude, bad dressing, and
lack of preparedness will have you lose out on your job from the 1st minute and
it doesn't matter how many 1st class degrees you possess nor certifications
you have undertaken. So here are my free - acing your job interview - tips.
Unless you are a technical genius and
companies are begging you to work for them, buy yourself a nice black trouser
suit (guys and girls) and a pair of black shoes that you will use ONLY during
interviews.
Don’t color block the interviewer(s)
to death
Do NOT wear slippers, platforms, or
wedges (if you have leg injury ladies, wear flat ballet pumps)
Smile A LOT, and be confident (not
arrogant)
I did a TV
interview on job hunting tips for job seekers in Naija which I will post on my
blog soon. Till then,
Take care y'all!!
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