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TEDx Bodija Holds on November 30
TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then, its scope has become ever broader.
TEDxBodija was licensed in May 2013 – Its focus is on sharing ideas between businesses, people and communities in Ibadan. The theme for TEDxBodija holding at FilmHouse Cinema Room 1, Heritage Mall,
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 10am on 30th of November, 2013 is TIME AND SPACE.
Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “Ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.
OBJECTIVES OF TEDxBodija: I.D.E.A.
Ideas: We aim to share ideas that would integrate all efforts towards development and equally enrich individual view of community and business.
Development: The prime objective of the event is Development, of people, of small scale enterprises and of communities, through the promotion of communal values, environmental protection, and dynamics of micro-economics.
Empowerment: There is a big gap of human capacity within the society and the youths could be used as a tool of socio-economic development if empowered. This aspires to achieve this by showcasing global perspectives and systems.
Action: The whole essence of the talk-show is to trigger Local Action through Global Passion. The major post-event activity is to measure the impact of the event by following up with participants, both online and in-venue audience.
THE SPEAKERS
IDAGU DAVID
David can be described as an intern of life and an idea evangelist. His sales skills were honed from age seven(7), selling items such as phones, toilet soaps, books, clothes and snacks. In 2008, as a brand/business consultant, he founded a Public Relations Academy. His recent project is Intelligent Shoes – an outfit that create customized shoes designed to fit the personality and temperament of the client. His favorite quote is “show me your shoe and I’ll tell who you are”. He blogs daily on business and is working on his new book – The Sixth Sense Paradigm. At TEDxBodija, he would speak on Beyond The Space in Your Shoe.
Read more about him here
FRANCIS ADESHINA
Francis is a graduate of Agric Economics and Extension, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria. He is into Multisensory Branding, integrated multi-channel marketing, promotions, and advertising. He is the founder of EightTwentyTwo Networks which has numerous organisation-members such as Abinibi multimedia, eighttwentytwo integrated Advertising, Eighttwentytwo DreamCentre for Learning, and Dudutoons Studioz. His vision is to help convert dreams practically, to leading Brands with global competitive edge. At TEDxBodija, he would speak on the Mystery of Time.
Read more about him here
ATINUKE H. ODJENIMA
She bagged a Bsc (Hons) in Botany at Olabisi Onabanjo University and she is currently building a career in public relations. She also had trainings and certifications in leadership, peer education and counselling. She is very passionate about love, life and people.
Tinuke is the founder of The Hindsight Nigeria – a leadership development organisation she founded in 2005 while she was an undergraduate. She has been using the organisation as a platform of discovering and maximizing individual potentials, grooming young people for leadership towards nation-building. She is a promoter of a new mantra – To Lead is to Love – which encapsulate her idea of leadership and vision: ‘to make a better place for living through love’. At TEDxBodija, she will speak on The Shrinking Space of Love.
Read more about her projects here
GBEMISOLA OSADUA
Gbemisola is the Vice President, International Law Student Association (ILSA), University of Ibadan, awarded Student Entrepreneur of the year 2012 by, Law Students Society, University of Ibadan. She was a delegate at African Youth Economic Forum, Accra, Ghana, May 2013 and also at African Youth And Governance Conference, Accra, Ghana, August, 2013. She is a resourceful young female undergraduate of Nigeria’s premier university – University of Ibadan, presently studying Law, and a former Speaker of Parliamentary Arm of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union. She is the founding Executive Director of Dynamics Impact, a social enterprise and also Principal of The Productivity Academy (TPA) an initiative aimed at reducing unemployment in the southwest region of Nigeria (Edo State, Oyo State, Ondo State, Ogun State, Lagos State and Osun State). She was a Guest Speaker at 3rd Annual Women Conference GHANA National Union of Polytechnic Students Accra, May, 2013. At TEDxBodija, she will speak on The Future of Our Political Space.
Read more about her here
JOHN ARMAH
John is the CEO of Ghana Centre for Entrepreneurship, Employment and Innovation, GCEEI, Accra, Ghana. He is an Award-winning Entrepreneur ranked as the 27th Most Influential Ghanaian by ETV Ghana, Winner 2012 Ideas Award by Legacy and Legacy, Chairman Africa Youth Economic Forum,Model African Union Commission, Member of World Economic Forum, Youngest Contributor to Ghana’s Budget, and Former Radio Talk Show Host. At TEDxBodija, he will speak on MarketSpace Versus MarketPlace.
Read more about him here
PASTOR FRANCIS E. MADOJEMU
Pastor Francis E Madojemu, Coordinator of The Bridge Network is an Architect, a Businessman, and Consultant for ReCLAIM Culture as well as the CEO of NuSTREAMS Concepts, owners of NuSTREAMS Conference & Culture Centre, GameWorld & The Well. He is amulti gifted motivational speaker as well as an educator whose principles on Success and Wealth fly in the face of conventional wisdom.
He has worked in various other capacities as General Manager & Executive Director of Nuyi Knitting Industries Ltd from 1985 to 2000 and as Managing Director, Chief Executive of Wood & Things, Tops & Bottoms, since 1987. He started the Shut Up & Drive Initiative to combat the use of mobile phones while driving. His latest projects include iBridge Hub initiative, which is an inspiring contemporary open space where young entrepreneurs and innovators in the city of Ibadan can bring their ideas to reality. At TEDxBodija, he will speak on Time and Chance Happen to Them All.
Read more about him here.
For more information, contact the official organiser of TEDxBodija, Olufemi Babalogbon
Address: 8 Awolowo Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan
Email Address: femi.babalogbon@gmail.com
Phone: +2348036292636
Remember the date is November 30th. See you there!
Register for the event here!
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Take the Internet for Professionals Course
INTRODUCTION
Internet For Professionals is a special and cumulative training for professionals in different field. It emphasizes the relationship between being a professional and maximizing the internet resources to promote your professional offerings. The training is planned to take you round the world of the internet from the basics to standard level.
COURSE
Internet for Professionals is a special course that seek to delve professionally into the core area of Internet World. Its curriculum include the following:
1 Internet Correspondence
2. Internet Consulting
3. Internet Blogging
4. Internet Branding
5. Internet Research
6. Internet Calling
7. Internet Social Media
SCHEDULE
SESSION 1 is only available for 10 participants and holds as follows:
DURATION / DATE
The training shall take place on September 7, 2013 between 10:00am and 4:00 pm
VENUE
4th Floor, 161, Herbert Macaulay Way, Adekunle Bus Stop, Yaba, Lagos.
REGISTRATION and FEE
Registration for session1 closes September 4, 2013
Fees:
Plan A: N10,000
(Training Material, Video Tutorial, Tea Break and Certificate of Participation)
Plan B: N15,000
(All Materials with Domain and hosting)
Account Name: Articulate Technologies Concept
Account No: 0010933715
Bank: Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank)
For more info
Call Akorede on (+234) 08054659872, or 08136266466
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Live your dream: Meet Ordinary People with Extraordinary Stories in Lagos this September
From Bankole Williams
Hi Friends,
A few people have asked me how I was able to boldly leave the banking profession and plunge into my current career as a Management Consultant.
Some others would like to know how OC UKEJE became a successful actor. In 2009 when he decided to go to NY Film academy, he was turned down by a prospective sponsor who advised him to get a 9 to 5 job. Today he is the recipient of the Best Actor in a Drama Award – AMVCA.
A few others wonder if their class of degree is a prerequisite for success, yet after spending 14 YEARS in school and graduating in 2009 with a 3RD CLASS, FUNMIKE OLAYERA is now a Regional Coordinator in 21st Century Technologies.
Come listen to their True Life stories @ #LiveYourDreamsAfrica.
Other speakers and panelists include:
– Linda Ikeji (Nigerian blogger with over 50,000 daily hits on her blog)
– Idy Enang (MD L’Oreal Central West Africa)
– Steve Harris (College Drop-out to Corporate Sellout)
– Lanre Olusola (The Catalyst )
Not forgetting our Comperes for the day:
– MC AK47 (Banker turned MC)
– Aderonke Adebanjo, Smooth 98.1FM (HR professional turned TV/Radio Broadcaster)
These people are living their dreams. Come learn how to discover and start living yours @ LiveYourDreamsAfrica
Date: September 14, 2013. Time: 11am
Venue: Terrakulture, Tiamiyu Savage, VI
Theme: Ordinary People…Extraordinary stories!
Gate fee: FREE
To Register, go to http://www.liveyourdreamsafrica.com
I look forward to seeing you there.
Bankole Williams
@iambankole
mail@liveyourdreamsafrica.com
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Be part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Nigeria this November
The Global Entrepreneurship Week [GEW] Nigeria is here again. The Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The (GEW) is an international initiative that introduces entrepreneurship to young people in six continents. It takes place every November annually, and it is to promote the spirit of enterprise; several Alumni members, Partners are engaged, through various media, including radio interviews, talk shops, and conferences. It is also a platform wherein all social sector entrepreneurs come to talk about sustainability, and governmental support.
During one week in November, GEW will inspire people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors—introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities. The initiative launched in 2008 and has since grown to 125 countries—with 24,008 partner organizations planning 33,846 activities that directly engage millions of participants every year.
The Global Entrepreneurship Week continues to attract and engage high-profile entrepreneurs who are enthusiastic to share their personal experiences and insights—including Richard Branson, Michael Dell, Russell Simmons, Muhammad Yunus, Mark Cuban and others. Meanwhile, world leaders on each continent and local elected officials alike have embraced the campaign—through proclamations as well as participation—as they look to fuel the economic engine of high-growth Startups in their own countries and communities.
The GEW also aims to expose people to the benefits of entrepreneurship through different activities and to motivate them to explore their own entrepreneurial ideas. And, also by empowering them, they in turn empower others, reducing the dependency on governments to create job opportunities for her citizens. In Nigeria, many high school students and university undergraduates through initiatives of the Enterprise Development Centre, an affiliate of the Pan Atlantic University, are already entrepreneurs and employers of labor. This has encouraged and brought about support from the Federal Government and State Governments for the GEW. Most of the Government-owned Universities in Nigeria have an Enterprise Development Centre and some Entrepreneurial courses have now been made compulsory during each academic year.
This event holds between 18th and 24th November, 2013.
To be part of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week Nigeria [GEW] in November, click here
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Training for Human Resources Managers, Personnel Managers and Vocationalists
Are you looking forward to improving your career as a Project Management Professional and/or Human Resources Manager? This is for you!
Pistis Solutions is a training firm with corporate and vocational training arms committed to career development. Its founders see it as a responsibility to build the Nigerian economy by building her middle class since it is known now that all thriving nations around the world survive on their middle class.
Founded, few years ago, its founders believe in giving people the opportunity of having quality training at the cheapest price possible. Be rest assured that at the end of the training, you should be able to start your own business or get employed by their partnering firms.
The Corporate Training Arm
This arm trains people on the two distinct professional courses; Project Management Professional and Human Resources Management. Other courses are expected to be included much later.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s) Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is the most regarded industry-recognized certification for project managers and is highly demanded by multinational companies in all sectors.
Benefits to You:
• Learn about the ten knowledge areas and five process groups of Project management outlined in the PMBOK.
• Increase your employability and maximize your earning potential.
• Demonstrate to employers/clients that you have the competence to lead and direct project teams.
• Become conversant with the whole breadth of modern Project Management.
• Prepare for the PMP examination (should you choose) by answering many sample questions.
The Body of Knowledge to be learnt includes:
* Scope Management
* Time Management
* Cost Management
* Quality Management
* Risk Management
* Human Resource Management
* Communication Management
* Procurement Management
* Integration Management
* Stakeholder Management
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management is one of the World’s fatest-growing fields, which presents HR professionals with an unprecedented opportunity for global advancement through certification(s).
The courses have certification(s) issued by the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI).
The module of the training programme correspond with the body of knowledge of the HRCI examinations.
Benefits to you:
* Increase your employability and maximize your earning potential
* Membership of a global certifying body
* Achievement and personal satisfaction
* Increase knowledge in Human Resource Management
* Candidate is fully prepared to take the certification exam
Courses:
* Professional in Human Resources{PHR®}
* Senior Professional in Human Resources{SPHR®}
* Global Professional in Human Resources{GPHR®}
* Human Resources in Business Professional{HRBP®}
The Vocational Training Arm
Pistis Vocational academy (PIVA) is one of the arms of Pistis Solutions with the mission to provide the missing link in education in Nigeria and Africa through the provision of effective and efficient vocational trainings garnished with entrepreneurship trainings, building and empowering the middle class and strengthening the economy through our 21st century improved, world class vocational training model.
Students, after their training go for a compulsory internship programmes with partnering operating firms before coming back for their graduation.
Courses
• Professional Photography;
• Professional Cinematography;
• Professional and Bridal Make-up;
• Professional catering and pastries making;
• Professional leather works making (with african unique styling);
• Professional event decoration;
• Professional Beads and wire jewelry making;
• Professional fashion designing and styling.
We have a network of seasoned, globally trained and locally impactful partnering firms, most of them fully into the operations, and making globally felt impacts in their respective fields mentioned above.
Some of them include:
* Finesse Photography, Lagos
* St. Phremys Leather Work, Lagos.
* K & I Trendy, Ile-Ife.
* Nebzer Catering Services, Ile-Ife.
After graduation, students are encouraged and helped to either seek employment or start up their own business because of the company’s passion is not to only train you but also to empower our students.
Click here to register for any of these!
Upcoming Event
Pistis Solutions holds PMP/HR-training in Ibadan, Nigeria as follows;
Date(s): 21st and 28th September, 5th and 12 November, 2013.
Venue: Jogor Centre Meeting Rooms, No.1 Harvester Drive, Liberty Stadium off Ring Road, Ibadan.
Facilitators
For HRM:
Obaro Aziza (HRBP)
Wale Adejuyigbe (GPHR)
For PMP/CAPM:
Seun Okunfolami (PMP)
Tobi Obasa (PMP,ITIL)
Segun Akinwumi (PMP,ITIL,SAP-ERP)
Benefits of Attending
:::Networking opportunity
:::Increase your employability and maximize your earning potential.
:::Membership of a global certifying body.
:::Achievement and personal satisfaction.
:::Increase knowledge in Human Resource Management and project management.
:::Candidate is fully prepared to take the certification examination.
Note: Because it is a class for professionals, very limited sits are available and it is on a first come, first serve basis.
Who should attend:
• Professionals
• Corpers
• Students
Training Fee: N30,000
N10,000 discount available for the first 10people to register.
BONUS: Free Ms project software training!
To register,
Send an SMS in the following format to these numbers: 08079985617,08167602169
Full name, phone number, email address, course.
e.g
Kunle Ademola, 08050000001, kunleademola@yahoo.com, HRM to 08079985617
For more information, Email: info@pisitis.com.ng or visit the website
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Apply to become LEAP Africa Fellow
LEAP Africa is delighted to announce its LEAP Fellows Initiative. The initiative is a 3 – 4 month professional fellowship for individuals with under 5 years post graduate experience who have a passion for leadership development in Africa.
Fellows will serve full-time at LEAP Africa located in Lagos, Nigeria working on issues centred on leadership, business development and social change. The initiative is designed to enable Fellows develop their leadership and research skills while sharing best practices.
About LEAP Africa
Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism Africa (LEAP Africa) is a non-profit organization committed to developing dynamic, innovative and principled African leaders. Since 2002, it has dedicated its efforts to working with visionary youth, business owners and social entrepreneurs, who have been inspired and equipped to lead ethically while implementing positive change projects that transform their communities and organizations; thereby sustaining livelihood and contributing to national development. To date, LEAP has worked in 26 states across Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
Beyond its leadership initiatives, LEAP conducts primary and secondary research that serves as a basis for its innovative curriculum and has published 8 relevant and timely publications which have been utilized in local and international training programmes and endorsed by global business leaders. Our publications span topics such as Ethics, Succession Planning, Corporate Governance and changing mindsets.
For additional information about LEAP, please visit our website at http://www.leapafrica.org. Also click on the following link to view a documentary on LEAP’s 10-year journey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03kGalJeopk
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REQUIREMENTS
• A first degree from a reputable university. A Masters degree will be an advantage.
• Creative writing experience and/or basic research skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English: general ability to clearly and concisely express ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
• Work experience with an international NGO or with an academic institution would be an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Highly self motivated.
• Detail oriented and self management skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
BENEFITS FOR FELLOWS
• Visa Expenses/Support:
Selected candidates are expected to pay for their travel to the Nigerian Embassy but LEAP Africa will reimburse the visa fees for successful applicants. LEAP Africa will also write a letter in support of the selected candidate’s visa application.
• Coaching & Networking:
Fellows will receive approximately one week of orientation at the beginning of their Fellowship and will be exposed to captains of industry and networking opportunities during the period of the fellowship.
• Health Insurance:
Fellows will be enrolled on a basic Nigerian health insurance plan.
• Living Stipend:
Fellows will receive a monthly living stipend but are expected to be responsible for their accommodation arrangements. We strongly recommend that fellows have established housing/living arrangements in Lagos.
• End of Service Award:
Fellows that complete the programme in good standing will receive an End of Service Award.
• Alumni Network:
Following completion of the programme in good standing, Fellows will be included in a prestigious alumni network which will provide an avenue for continuous learning, support and networking opportunities.
All applications should be accompanied by a 300-word cover letter and curriculum vitae and sent to vacancies@leapafrica.org with the heading “APPLICATION FOR THE ROLE OF LEAP FELLOW”.
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Attend this Seminar on the Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
To take smart risks, you need to get comfortable with being a little uncomfortable. When you know how to handle discomfort, you’ll be better equipped to evaluate risky choices and less likely to resist innovation.
There are limitless ways to push your own boundaries, but ultimately, you want to put yourself in an unfamiliar situation and stay there until you get used to it.
The most effective strategies will also exercise skills that directly apply to your business.
In view of the above, plan to attend the forth coming entrepreneurship seminar organised by Dynamic Global Concepts in Lagos.
Participants will learn the following at the end of the workshop:
• The Place of Financing, Financials & Marketing in Entrepreneurship.
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals for entrepreneurs.
• Risk assessment strategy.
• Key characteristics & qualities of successful entrepreneurs.
• The brand management tips for entrepreneurs
• Obstacles of upcoming entrepreneurs.
• The Entrepreneur test / quiz
Benefits:
• Automatic membership of “Dynamic Entrepreneurship Academy (DEA)”.
• Free Marketing & Customer Service Consultancy services for a period of 3months – 6months to all established and would be Entrepreneurs.
• Automatic 30% discount on course fee to attend the 3 Saturdays (3 modules) on “Intensive Advanced Course in Entrepreneurship”
• There will be opportunity for referrals & networking.
Registration fee: 7,000.00 naira
This covers: Workshop materials; Certificate of participation; Membership as “DEA” to attend free periodic seminars on entrepreneur, etc.
Date: Saturday, 31st August, 2013.
Time: 9am – 4pm.
Venue: Centre for Management Development;
Management Village, (CMD Road), Shangisha, Magodo.
Registration & enquiries: Make payment of your registration fee in favour of Dynamic Global Concepts, GT Bank Account N0. 0010169075
Call: +2348036638933
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Know your rights and responsibilities as a volunteer
Earlier, you read that being a volunteer could be a way of building your experience! The popular image of a volunteer is the selfless, giving, altruistic individual who’s willing to take on any task that comes their way. While this is perhaps a noble idea, there are actually very real rights and responsibilities to volunteering. Here are some of our suggestions of rights and responsibilities for you to keep in mind as well as discuss with your volunteer manager or supervisor:
A volunteer’s rights
1. The right to feel safe
One of the benefits of volunteering is that we can decide to intentionally leave our comfort zones in order to experience new and challenging situations, environments, or roles. However, there is a big difference between feeling off-center or uncomfortable and feeling at risk or unsafe. As a volunteer, you have the right to be apprised of any potential risks as well as have precautionary measures and safety procedures in place to ensure your physical and emotional well-being.
2. The right to information about your volunteer role or project
Whether it’s questions about the application process (why do I need to have a background check? when will I find out if I’ve been accepted?) or the volunteer role or project itself (who will I be working with? how will my efforts make a difference?), you have the right to know the who, what, when, why, and how of your volunteer position.
3. The right to feel valued
Volunteering—whether for two hours or two years—is a significant commitment that you choose to make. In return, you have the right to feel that your time and contribution—however long you’ve volunteered and whatever your task—is valued. Similarly, you have the right to feel that an organization or volunteer effort is using your skills and talents well (keeping in mind that they may not always have the capacity to take on some or all of your ideas or proposed projects) and that the work you do—and this can be anything from filing papers in an office to coaching a youth sports team—has meaning and makes a difference.
4. The right to negotiate your volunteer role
Find yourself in a volunteer position that just isn’t working for you? You have the right to talk to your volunteer manager or supervisor to discuss ways you might be able to shift your role or take on another project or position. And if you still can’t find a good fit…
5. The right to leave
…you have the right to leave. This isn’t a decision that should be made hastily but, if after talking to and working with your volunteer manager or supervisor, you still feel unhappy, unappreciated, or unsatisfied with your volunteer experience, you do have the right to do something, or go somewhere, else. (A side note: should you leave, it’s best to avoid bad-mouthing the organization in the community. Not only might your negative experience have been unique to your circumstances, but publicly bashing them can both hurt the organization’s reputation and ability to work towards their mission as well as perhaps unintentionally burn some bridges of your own as you seek to volunteer—or even work—somewhere else.)
A volunteer’s responsibilities
1. The responsibility to communicate your needs
Feel like your work isn’t meaningful? Not what you thought you’d signed up for? Or just bored and ready for something else? Talk to your volunteer manager or supervisor, providing specifics about your dissatisfaction and at least a few suggestions of ways to make it better. If you don’t let them know that you’re not getting from the experience what you’d hoped, they can’t work with you to improve things. Similarly, don’t hesitate to let them know if you feel you need additional tools, training, or support; if they can’t provide it directly, they should at least be able to point you in the right direction.
2. The responsibility to follow through on your obligations
There’s a pervasive myth that volunteers are unreliable. While of course this isn’t true across the board, there are plenty of flaky volunteers who reinforce such negative perceptions. Help improve the reputation of volunteers worldwide by doing what you say you’ll do, whether it’s honoring the volunteer role and schedule you’d agreed to, providing ample notice if you’re unable to perform your tasks or responsibilities, saying no or stepping away from volunteering when necessary, or simply serving as a good representative of the organization in the community.
3. The responsibility to not promise what you can’t deliver
While related to #2, this one is worth singling out as it’s fairly easy to unintentionally promise too much when one is excited about making a difference. This is especially important to avoid if you are working with a vulnerable population like children. An example: say you’ve promised to take a young person whom you’re mentoring to a concert. You then forget or get busy and are unable to go. By not following through with your promise, not only can you potentially hurt the reputation of the organization and undermine its work but, more importantly, you could unintentionally do harm by giving the young person a reason not to trust you—or possibly even others.
4. The responsibility to honor the organization’s investment in you
Another pervasive myth about volunteering is that volunteers are free. In fact, organizations invest quite a bit in their volunteers via staff time, tools, training, and so on. This is why it’s important to research your volunteer position first to determine if it’s a good fit for you, and, once you’re in the role, to always first try negotiating your volunteer role if you’re unsatisfied, rather than just suddenly leaving.
5. The responsibility to take care of yourself
Last but most certainly not least, you have the responsibility to make sure that you aren’t overextending yourself, burning out, or causing yourself physical, mental, or emotional harm by taking on roles that aren’t a good fit or that you aren’t prepared for. While some stress and burnout may be inevitable depending on the project—for example, anyone volunteering in a hospice is likely to have some difficult moments—you can significantly limit it by seeking out support (talk to your volunteer manager and fellow volunteers), taking a break (either as you’re volunteering or stepping away from volunteering altogether for a while), injecting some fun into your service portfolio (even if it’s just a one day gig on the side), and having realistic expectations about what can be accomplished and when.
Happy Volunteering!
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Getting a job without working experience
It is not uncommon to find announcements of job openings requiring applicants to have a number of years of work experience. This is a towering stumbling block for most job seekers, especially fresh graduates in Nigeria who often enter the labour market too ill prepared in terms of critical skills acquisition and workplace know-how. Hence, they grow despondent and join the growing league of unemployed or out rightly unemployable Nigerians. How do you expect a 22 year old graduate to have three years working experience in the first place is a question that easily comes to mind?
Never mind! Experience can be got even while you are still a student. Generally, employers look out for your employability – demonstrated by your knowledge, skills, experiences and work habits. Employers aren’t asking for experience simply to intimidate the newbies, they ask for it because that’s what demonstrate your understanding of the work in context, your good judgment, responsibility and track record of excellence.
Internship, volunteerism, industrial training, chamber attachment, placement with a multinational company, long-term projects, students’ extracurricular activities, etc. are all veritable ways of gathering valuable experiences before ever getting a job. Your experiences in managing people, planning, executing and evaluating an event, presiding over meetings, raising funds, etc. as a president or financial secretary of a students’ association or a committee member should all be leveraged in proving to employers that you have work experiences.
If you’re a Law student, your experiences during chambers attachment as a student could prove decisive for you. If you study Engineering, your industrial training constitutes valuable work experience. Those in education can easily gain that requirement in schools these days, you know! Volunteerism with organizations focusing on your field of study shows employers you’re responsible, selfless and of course experienced. The good thing is how easy it is to find a volunteer position that fits your interests and potentials.
Let me quickly take you through my personal experiences. Right from secondary school, I had been having this stint of work experience through co-curricular activities. From the secretary of one club to the coordinator of another – culminating in prefectship. Upon leaving secondary school (merely an SSCE holder), I needed to shop for a job while awaiting university admission. Who would employ an SSCE holder when many NCE and bachelor’s degree (even masters) are yet to get one? Being able to proof your mettle would make the whole difference! I got a job in one primary school like that after some interviews (yes!) At the school, I held functional positions as coordinating ‘teacher’ for segments of the co-curricular activities. I equally had the privilege of organising programmes for students! I was equally known then by my contemporaries to be fond of spotting grammatical errors in every tom, dick and harry’s use of English.
When admission into the university finally came, my aim wasn’t to do anything but to study. Lo and behold, rather than just studying, I was (and am) engaged in some activities that led to me being the editor-in-chief of a students’ magazine and member/advisor of two others. My stint as a secretary took me into students’ politics contesting and winning election for (almost) similar positions through two years. All these were combined with some private teaching of children of members of staff within my university campus and neighbouring schools (my university is located in an academic community of eight tertiary institutions – the only location like that in Nigeria!). There are more to me than these. Let me not bore you with this story story o! Back to the matter!
Now, ask yourself first if you had identified the job or industry that you would like to work in, chosen your ideal job in that industry and applied for internships, paid or unpaid in that particular area of endeavour before you start volunteering. Just keep volunteering and doing the internships until you get a full-paid employment.
If you are however finding a choice difficult to make, do these:
1. Get a sheet of paper to list all of the skills that are valuable to a worker in general and a worker in your field. Start stating out the ones you personally possess or can easily develop yourself in. …from the technical to the managerial skills. List them out! Employers are in need of people that can work independently.
2. Don’t forget to include skills you gained in past jobs, holiday jobs, temporary jobs and jobs where you helped family and friends: not necessarily relating to your present field but based on your capabilities and accomplishments.
3. Explain how these skills are transferable to the new job or industry. Be analytical and creative in this process. Once you establish how you can transfer your skills, you can explain it to a potential employer.
To identify your accomplishments,
1. Think about any awards you have won. From employee of the month, to a top retail associate, to a dean’s list commendation, awards and honors should be listed to show your dedication and exceptional work ethic.
2. Never exclude accomplishments or skills you gained through volunteer work. People develop extensive skills while they volunteer their time. Extensive volunteer accomplishments show your dedication to work in a cause. In your cover letter, you will want to explain your drive to succeed and how it parallels your desire to succeed in the job.
3. Develop your expertise. If you are trying to break into fields like writing, film editing or interior design, create sample products to show your potential employers.
With these, you could be on a perfect way to develop a functional CV! By the time you start applying for a job and you get called for an interview, you would have been able to prove your worth. In a job application or interview, if you can speak clearly about these seemingly fringe experiences and show their nexus with the job you’re discussing, you’ll make your case.
So when next you need to convince a prospective employer that you actually have the work experiences he needs, remember the cultural movie you made with your friends as a sophomore, the campus mapping you partook in as a volunteer, how you combined your printing work with campus journalism, students’ leadership/activism, essay competitions and religious activities and still had good academic grades.
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Think outside the box. What’s your choice?
Imagine this scenario……………
You are driving along in your two seater car on a wild stormy night. It’s raining heavily and when you suddenly pass by a bus stop, you see three people waiting for the bus:
1. An old lady who looks as if she is just about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect soul-mate you have been dreaming about all your life.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?
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This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job interview.
* You could pick up the old lady and take her to the hospital to save her life since this is the humane thing to do.
* Or you could choose the old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back.
* However, you may never be able to find your perfect soulmate ever again.
The candidate who was hired {out of 200 applicants} had no trouble coming up with his answer. Guess what his answer was?
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He simply answered:
“I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the old lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the perfect soul-mate of my dreams.”
Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn egocentric thoughts . Always remember to “Think Outside The Box.”
So, what was your answer?
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