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How to send out job applications via email

For the most part, your interface with recruiters is effected through a medium that has become the standard for official communication in the 21st Century workplace, the Electronic Mail, or ...

Last updated: 12:41-am August 20, 2023

How to network with people at an event and online

Everyone keeps saying network but how many of us really know how to network with people. I will teach you as this is a vital skill for times like this. ...

Last updated: 4:08-pm August 27, 2023

How to write a good Personal Statement

1. Identify a problem statement/research question Link your interest in a specific program (MS or Ph.D. research) to the identified problem statement/knowledge gap. E.g. I may be interested in a ...

Last updated: 5:48-pm August 26, 2023

How to be a Product Manager

So you want to be a Product Manager? I got your back!  Right. Let’s start. You’ve always wanted a career in tech but you’re not particularly interested/ don’t have the ...

Last updated: 8:44-am August 28, 2023

Top 10 reasons why a recruiter might have pushed your resume aside and what you can do to avoid it

You've been sending your resumes to recruiters but no response? Here are Top 10 reasons why a recruiter might have pushed your resume aside & what you can do to ...

Last updated: 12:56-am August 31, 2023

13 hard truths you should know after finishing National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC)

Congrats to all those that completed their National Youth Service Scheme today. I am no prophet but let me tell you some hard truths about the system and tell you ...

Last updated: 8:59-am August 31, 2023

Schlumberger Foundation STEM education scholarship for women

Greetings, - Are you a woman from a developing/emerging economy? - Planning to pursue a STEM PhD/Post-Doc Schlumberger Foundation can award you $50k (PhD) & $40k (Post-Doc) under her Faculty ...

Last updated: 1:22-am August 30, 2023

How to prepare for MS/PhD programs interview in USA

Have you applied for admission into MS/PhD programs in the USA? Have you been invited to an interview with a Professor (potential advisor) or a panel of faculty? - Your ...

Last updated: 8:59-am August 31, 2023

What you should know about building wealth

  To build real wealth, you need to do 5 things: - Make a lot of money - Spend less than you make = save - Invest what you save - ...

Last updated: 2:36-am August 30, 2023

Top 3 skills a UX Designer should have

The User Experience Designer is concerned about how the user's overall interaction with a product/ platform feels. S/hedoes this by providing solutions to maximise the value a user gets from ...

Last updated: 11:37-am August 31, 2023