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INFALLIBLE? 190

 Looking for the most substituted word in the Nigerian employment market? Look no further - Sponsor in place of Nepotism. NEPOTISM is employing people using other criteria but Merit.

PREPARING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW 1

 I like to start with a word of caution, that most of my positions may not be main-stream views because of the centrality of our national Malady - NEPOTISM. There are two people that must prepare for a job interview, the candidate and the HR Manager. The failure at either the short- run or the long-run is dependent on who did not prepare for the job interview. It does not matter the level of preparation by the candidate, where there is no vacancy because the position has been filled through nepotism, the candidate will still fail at the job interview. Candidates fail at job interview by applying for positions, they have no basic qualification and experience. Candidates equally fail at job interviews by the preparation of multiple job specific curriculum vitae and submitting same to employers without keeping tracks of same. Some candidates are careless to the extent that at job interviews, what they say will be at variant with the CV the employer is holding. Again, there are candida...

INFALLIBLE? 189

 Looking for whom to fear to obtain wisdom, since the fear of the Lord is no longer the beginning of wisdom in Nigeria? Find The Evil Tag Team of pastor and politician, fear them and obtain abundant wisdom.

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE NEGOTIATIONS

 The Content I proposed to share today has been overtaken by events. I shall only ask some questions:- Firstly, Has the Trades Union Act that created multiple Law Centers been amended again? Secondly, Which union leader was used to break NLC into two during the PDP rule. Thirdly, From N610,000 - 100,000 and cost implications of minimum wage on the FGN, are both parties serious? Fourthly, Are Board appointments in the offing? We reserve all comments untill the agreement is signed and enacted into law.