Chevron Nigeria Limited is committed to hiring the best individuals for positions consistent with the long-term best interests of the company. This commitment reflects Chevron’s continuing policy to afford equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their religion, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.

At Chevron, you’ll find a stimulating environment where you’re continually challenged to go further. Chevron Nigeria’s Training and Career Development programs are designed to keep you challenged and help ensure your professional success.

Here are 4 ways you will benefit from the program:

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Tags: Career Development

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If you are interested in an IT career or you just want to get some IT skills for your career, perhaps this seminar would be of help to you. We’ve recieved a lot of requests from our readers who are interested in IT and IT certification programmes, and I thought it would be nice to share this information about a FREE IT Career and Certification Seminar organized by Jidaw Systems Limited.

The IT Seminar will address how to build and grow a successful career in Information Technology. The seminar will also provide unique career insights by looking at requirements and key certifications in two high demand areas of IT, plus there will be discounts for the training programs of Jidaw Systems, for those who attend the seminars and one of the participants will win a high value Information Technology book.

The seminar will include tips on the NEW Cisco CCNA 640-802 and the NEW Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) certifications.

For more information, visit the Jidaw Systems website here.

I normally won’t make an announcement like this, but I just thought that information is better when it is shared, so there you go.

To your career success

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Starting from May 1, 2008 most of the articles on this careers advice blog would be written by guest authors from different backgrounds and experiences. Two weeks ago, I invited people to write content every week for this blog.

So far, almost 20 people have indicated their interests to write career articles for this blog, which is remarkable. I have emailed these persons to start sending in their articles, so you’ll see them appearing on this blog within a few days.

I recently started a new project on Web 2.0 startups in Nigeria, so my posts on this blog would be limited. However, I’ll be moderating and editing guest articles before publishing them, so that’ll be some work too.

Thanks to everyone who have indicated their interest to be a part of this, and we look forward to an interesting month ahead.

To your career success!

Starting a career in any Bank in Nigeria does not just require the right skills and qualifications. It also requires the right personality and values. Most banking jobs in Nigeria require that job candidates have the same values with the Bank’s core values.

If you are seeking a career in Zenith Bank, you need to have the matching values of Zenith Bank in order to be offered a place in the organisation, even if you have the skills, qualifications and experience. In otherwords, you’ve got to have all that it takes…to be a Zenith Person.

In this post, I’ll be discussing the 8 Characteristics of A Zenith Person. If you have these qualities or values, and you’re interested in a career at Zenith Bank, you can contact Zenith Bank’s Human Resources directly.

A Zenith Person is an employee who:

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I’m presenting you guys with the top 10 posts of April 2008. You can add them to StumbleUpon, Digg, Sturvs or Delicious. Since the beginning of February 2008, you guys have kept us working to provide you with practical advice you can use to take your careers to the next level.

This post will highlight the top 10 posts that recieved attention from readers this month. In case you missed these articles, you can enjoy them now;-)

1. Top 5 Career Skills They Don’t Teach in Nigerian Schools
2. Build Your Career Reputation By Creating Web Content
3. Steps To Take Your Career to the Next Level - Part III
4. Useful Lessons From Asking Questions at Job Interviews
5. Tips on Moving to the Next Level in Your Career - Part IV

And 5 more from the 7 Habits of Highly Productive Nigerian Professionals series…

1. Habit #4 - Balance
2. Habit #5 - Punctuality
3. Habit #6 - Commitment
4. Habit #7 - Self-Assessment
5. The 8th Habit - Network

See also Habit #1 - Plan, Habit #2 - Organize, Habit #3 - Read which are archived in March 2008. There are also other interesting posts that you can find in the archives and you can also subscribe to the Careers Advice in Nigeria blog feed. View the top 10 posts of February 2008 and top 10 posts of March 2008.

We appreciate all your comments and feedback.

To your career success!