CAREER DEVELOPMENT

QUESTION:Now i got the job i wanted,but some of my colleagues complaints a lot about my attitude to work and my manner of approach to staff. What should i do? 

ANSWER: Office and work environment is a different institution all together,you need to learn job ethics,companies rules and regulations and align your character to meet professional standard. If you have worked hard to secure a job, you should equally work hard to keep it. Hundreds of thousand of people are looking for that job you are toiling with. 

The following must be kept in mind to keep your job:

• Learn your job properly at least for the first six months of your employment.
• Know who you are reporting to and ensure your report meet the deadline of your supervisors.
• Learn to tolerate your colleagues.
• Be prompt in the office and do your job as at when due.
• Build a strong relationship between your direct supervisors,other supervisors and general staff. 
•  Be a team player                                                                                                        Note: If you leave the organization you presently work with what will be said of you by your colleagues and supervisors.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

How do i get a job fast? Depending on what you want you need to use people you know to connect you with the kind of job you want. Survey carried out of recent shows that about 75 percent of job offers are linked with the network of people who know someone who know someone. While 25 percent of job offer are based on merit. This is true. Most time some advertised job have been filled already before it is advertised. So the question is who do you know who know someone who know someone?

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What should i do after interview? Immediately after interview you need to send a thank you note to the interviewer. Note the followings:

• Prepare an official thank you note with Microsoft word template to the interviewer
•  14 days latter if you did not receive any response send a follow up letter to the hiring manager
• Apply for other positions while you follow up on the recent application.
• If after 14 working days that you have send a follow up letter and you did not receive any response, continue to apply for other openings.

Looking for a job is a job!!! So if you have applied and no response keep applying until you get what will suit your need.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

How do i go about applying for a job?. If you have put your paper right and have define the kind of job you want then you need to do the following to proceed to getting a job:
1.Apply for the job: Before you apply for that job check if you meet 95 percent of the job requirements.
2.Send job post/application to the appropriate channel
3.Follow up two weeks after the application if you did not receive any response from the hiring manager to show that you are interested in the job and the company.
4.If you get a job invite send a thank you note
5. Prepare for a job interview and conduct a background check on the company.
6.If you need any assistant contact HR specialist for a mock interview two days before the interview.

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I finished my NYSC two years ago and have not been able to secure a job,why do you think is hard for me to secure one?

Answer: It depend on what you want,if you decide to start small for mega salary,there are jobs all around you can do.Because of your experience don't eye a job that is meant for 10 years experience or more because you will get such. The first thing you need to do when looking for a job is to put your paper right. To put your paper right you need to get training on how to write standard CV and cover letters. Remember the first thing potential employer will see is your resume and cover letter, so get the first good impression that will endear potential employers to invite you for interview.