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You've started a new job, but something about it doesn't seem quite right. You're not doing exactly what you expected, or there's something holding you back from being yourself. Sound familiar? If so, it's possible you didn't ask the right questions about the role during the interview process. Stacy Donovan Zapar has been a recruiter for 20 years and worked with top companies like Zappos, Amazon and Netflix. She says it's imperative that job seekers "remember that the interview process is a two-way street." In addition to prepping with right answers to an interviewer's questions, she tells us, candidates should also come to interviews armed with a few key questions that will help them determine whether a job is the right fit for them. "It really comes down to what matters to you," says Zapar, founder of the recruitment consulting firm Tenfold. "You usually only have about 30 minutes for an interview, so don't c...

Afeez Hanafi and Ademola Babalola A cab driver, identified simply as Segi, and a nursing mother were burnt to death on Thursday in a tanker explosion on Sawmill Bridge, Onipepeye, at the Ibadan end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Segi reportedly came out of his cab and was scooping fuel that spilled from the tanker when it ignited. The woman was said to have been trapped while struggling to come out of a car stuck at the scene. Our correspondents learnt that the fire raged for about 30 minutes before officials of the Oyo State Fire Service and the Federal Fire Service arrived at the scene. An eyewitness and resident of the area, Babatunde Ajayi, told one of our correspondents that the incident happened around 1.30pm, lamenting that the explosion was avoidable. He said, “Around 1.30pm, a petrol tanker en route to Ibadan wanted to negotiate its way to avoid hitting a Micra car along Sawmill Bridge, Onipepeye. It slipped and fell in the middle of the expressway. The dri...

Social Media they say is a leveler and maybe it is true. Everyone appears to come to the same level once they are behind the keyboard. While people are diverse and different, I have been a social media experts for some time now and can say that people are basically the same on social media. Yes, I know the basic type of people on the internet especially on social media and I am sharing them with you. The Underground People These ones will have you as SEE FIRST, but will hardly ever comment. They make sure that they read all your posts. In fact, some will visit your wall to read your old posts. Their major concern is to read your posts and leave your wall. They probably like you. They look forward to your post but never quite active. The Likers This category of people like every one of your updates. Even if you update how armed robbers came to your house. They will LIKE. You died, LIKE. Some of them won’t even bother if the post is rubbish. Sometimes these categories ...

Female Kidnapper Arrested By Nigeria Police Force (photos) A female kidnapper and her gang members have been apprehended by security operatives after a gun battle. The female kidnapper paraded alongside others Police officers in Katsina State have succeeded in the arrest of a suspected female kidnapper after a fierce encounter in Sabon Layin Sira village of Kafur LGA. This was contained in a press release signed by the Katsina State command Commissioner of Police Sanusi Buba and gotten by Katsina Post. Bellow is the press release: ARREST OF A SUSPECTED FEMALE KIDNAPPER AND RECOVERY OF TRAVO-21 RIFLE, BREECH NO.38801176 WITH SEVENTY NINE ROUNDS OF 5.6MM LIVE AMMUNITION; On 11/04/2019 at about 13:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, the Command succeeded in raiding a criminal hideout at Sabon Layin Sira village, Kafur LGA of Katsina state. After a fierce encounter with the bandits, the Police team succeeded in dislodging them. A search was immediately c...

ALERT! 12 Ways To Avoid Being Killed By Law Enforcement Agents In Nigeria osawaruosazuwa.blogspot.com Following the increasing spate at which security agents in Nigeria are killing Nigerians unjustly, a man, Akinbusola Babatunde, has shared a list of ways people can avoid being victims of extrajudicial killings. Read below Members of the public are strongly advised to take note of the following as you kindly share it as well: 1. For your own good, whenever law enforcement agents ( whether in uniform or not) stop a vehicle you boarded, stay calm, avoid hissing and grumbling. Whether you are a man or a woman, respect them. 2. Please take the receipts of your electronic equipment, laptop or other bulk gadgets (original or photocopy), anywhere you go if you must carry them. 3. If you don't have means of identification from your school or workplace, get at least a national ID card or driver's licence. It is crucial. 4. Delete all your bank alerts, and transfer se...