Here is my advice for young graduates looking for jobs. When you graduate from university don’t go out looking for jobs. begin by understanding what is currently happening in the industry you are targeting and what they are looking for. Turn yourself into what the industry is looking for. You do this by acquiring skills that you never learnt in your university class. After you have d ...
If you cannot solve a problem, then you can’t be employed. Whoever solves a problem on this planet is paid – Africa is the biggest employer because we have many problems- the question is, what can you solve? What distinctive competence do you have? It can be a talent, a gift or your ability… The problem is, we’re simply copycats. You want to be like the other one, you don’t wan ...
It’s not just talent. You must also understand your industry/field For the longest time I use to wonder why the most talented people are not always the most successful. I used to think it’s automatic that if you are very talented then you will be very successful. But that is not the case. You see, talent is one thing but understanding your field/industry is another. Having a clear un ...
Ezra and Thomas joined a company together a few months after their graduation from university. After a few years of work, their manager promoted Ezra to a position of Senior Sales Manager, but Thomas remained in his entry level Junior Sales Officer position. Thomas developed a sense of jealousy and disgruntlement but continued working anyway. One day Thomas felt that he could n ...
You can’t grow if you don’t know how to sell… You can pray heaven down and still be poor because you don’t know how to SELL… You can visit Witch doctors, Prophets and do all their rituals and still be poor if you don’t know how to SELL… You can have the smartest business idea or product and still fail if you don’t know how to SELL… Now Let’s Learn How To SELL. SELLING is ...
My barber resigned from his place of work a few months ago and started his own barber shop. Yesterday as I was passing outside his former workplace, I found him. What? He is back at the same place he had resigned from. A little discussion with him revealed two lessons that I think are important before quitting your job. Am sure he was looking at how much money his boss makes, and he ...
