JOB ALERT!! STANBIC IBTC Is Recruiting (SHARE THIS)

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa’s financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.
Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for resourceful individuals to join our dedicated team at our offices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Teller

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
What does it mean to be a Teller within SB?

They are most often the first point of contact for our clients – the face of the Bank, so one can understand the importance of this role in maintaining and growing the reputation and brand of the Bank. With this in mind lets chat through a ‘day in the life’ of a Teller.

Customer Service and Care:

The most consistent aspect of this job is people.
A day in the life of a Teller begins and ends with interacting with and serving the Bank’s customers. Within this context, having a love for, interest in and tolerance of people of all ages, races, convictions and attitudes is key.
The catch phrases ‘customer care’ and customer service’ are so often heard but so seldom really experienced. Some people naturally want to, and are really talented at making others feel acknowledged, listened to, valued and heard.
There are many ways of doing this but the result of friendly, competent and efficient service is always the same, a happy and loyal customer.
This obviously requires that you stand for most of the day so physical wellness is a must.
Please note: In addition to the above, Sr Teller will also provide assistance to less experienced teller staff. Another major function is to assume the role of a Teller Supervisor in his/her absence.

Position Requirements
Product knowledge:
You cannot offer great customer service without a powerful product, or as with SB, a range of products.
Having the ability and desire to keep up to date with the market and product changes is a must.
In addition, providing constructive feedback and recommendations on how to improve SB’s services and products is valued.
Would you prefer a role which provides you with clear guidelines? Do you enjoy an organised approach to life? If so then the next 2 role requirements may come naturally to you.
The Teller plays a variety of activities such a receiving deposits and managing withdrawals.
They also play a critical referral role as they are involved in identifying customer needs and need to know the Bank and its products well enough to refer them to the right person.
This is referred to as ‘lead generation’, a role which our best Tellers excel at.

Cash Management:

The Banks main function is to safeguard and grow the assets of its customers.
Managing, monitoring and accounting for the different forms of money that flow through your till is key to the role of the Teller.
A love of ‘precision’ and a desire to be accurate are key to succeeding in this role.

Compliance:

The Bank works within a clear and strictly applied legal framework.
The Teller needs to know and consistently apply these rules, processes and regulations across products and customers.
Well, compliance can also be applied to people and relationships.
Building trust through maintaining high levels of honesty and confidentiality is paramount to the values of the Bank and success of this role.
Often this implies taking the time to explain the ‘red tape’ to the customer in a way that makes sense to the customer impacted.
We began this description by speaking about the people aspects of this role.

How to Apply

Click to apply:

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_standardbankhv/highvolume/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=2&localeCode=en-us#top

5 Books Recommended By Bill Gates (SHARE THIS)

Are you a leader? An influencer? A linchpin? Or are you just starting out on your journey towards entrepreneurship? No matter where you are on your journey, it’s a difficult road to traverse. There is no map. No chart. No gold at the end of the rainbow. There is just a great deal of hard, focused work. But where do you begin this epic journey? This is a question that I struggled with for many years. I learned that you can’t wait until you can answer that question, you just need to begin.

One of the best resources for helping me to start my entrepreneurial journey was to educate myself. I began by reading recommended books by those who are where I want to be. Bill Gates has been one of my greatest influences and has been a (virtual) mentor. Here are five books that Gates recommends. They have helped me, and I am hoping that they can help you in your own journey:

1. Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013, by Carol J. Loomis

Book Summary: Carol J. Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself.

Why Bills Gates Recommends the book:

I think anyone who reads this book from cover to cover will come away with two reactions: First, how Warren’s been incredibly consistent in applying his vision and investment principles over the duration of his career; and, second, that his analysis and understanding of business and markets remains unparalleled.

2. Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street, by John Brooks

Book Summary: What do the $350-million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame.

Why Bills Gates Recommends the book:

Today, more than two decades after Warren lent it to me—and more than four decades after it was first published—Business Adventures remains the best business book I’ve ever read. John Brooks is still my favorite business writer.
3. Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, by Kofi Annan

Book Summary: This is the story of Annan’s remarkable time at the center of the world stage.

Why Bills Gates Recommends the book:

Only after reading his recently-published book, Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, did I get a true sense of how difficult a job Annan had. As a voluntary organization of 192 states, it’s easy to criticize the effectiveness of the UN, but without it, we would be substantially further behind on issues of global health and development.

4. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, by Steven Johnson

Book Summary: The printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery—these are all great ideas. But where do they come from?

Why Bills Gates Recommends the book:

I picked up Steven Johnson’s book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, with a little bit of skepticism. Lots of books have been written about innovation—what it is, the most innovative companies, how you measure it. The subject can seem a little faddish, but Johnson’s book is quite good at giving examples of how to create environments that can encourage good ideas.

5. Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America, by Jay Mathews

Book Summary: When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators.

Why Bills Gates Recommends the book:

Jay did a great job in writing this book. It gives a great sense of how hard it was to get KIPP going and how intense the focus on good teaching is.

Final Thoughts
Which one of these amazing books will you read first? My personal favorite is Tap Dancing To Work, but it doesn’t matter which you choose, just choose one and read it. Learn it. The most important act you can do to improve your chances of being a successful entrepreneur is to educate yourself, and that includes a healthy portion of reading mind-opening books.
Featured photo credit: Boom Beats/Tumblr via boomsbeat.com
Originally written by: Ramon Nuez
Source: www.lifehack.org

NYSC NEWS: Female Corper in Sokoto Dies in Accident (PICTURES)

Balikisu Omolabake Temitope Lamina, a graduate who was observing the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, is dead!

The young lady was said to have been returning to school after traveling to rejoice with the family on the safe return of the mother from the holy land for this year’s pilgrimage, where hundreds were confirmed dead from various disasters.

The Nation reports that the father, Lateef Lamina, a senior sales executive officer with New Telegraph newspaper, could not hold back tears while narrating his last moments with his late daughter whom he referred to as his ‘hope’.

He said: “My hope is dashed.”

Omolabake Lamina is dead
“Balikisu, my brilliant, promising and talented daughter who had passion for broadcasting is gone. The mother travelled to Mecca and came back successfully. When she came back, we were all happy that she survived the misfortune that happened during the pilgrimage. She (my late daughter) decided to come home to see her. She was given about four weeks to be away from her service post.

“Within two weeks of her stay with us, they started calling to say that her attention was urgently needed. She was serving at Rima Television in Sokoto and, at the same time, a top member of the press crew. When the call was coming, I started having premonition that something was about to happen. I kept praying for God to be in control. Her elder sister, Kadijat was also serving in Kebbi State.

“When it was time for her to go back, I followed her to Iddo where she was to take a bus to Sokoto. When we got there, I saw a Sienna bus that looked new, and we paid. We had an agreement with the driver that he would take her to Sokoto. She boarded the vehicle and we bade each other goodbye.

“Instead of taking her to Sokoto as agreed, the driver dropped her off in Kaduna. As at 11.30 pm when we spoke, she was at Kau Motor Park. I wanted her to pass the night around the area but she said she had already got a vehicle and that it remained just two passengers for it to be full. Eventually, they got the remaining passengers and left. I wished her journey mercy, hoping to speak with her in the morning.

“At about few minutes past 4:00 a.m., my phone rang. When I answered the call, the caller asked if I was the father of Balikisu, and I replied in the affirmative. She went on to say that my daughter was involved in an accident and that she died on the spot. I became disconcerted and wished it was a dream. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a dream. It was real.

“My daughter who I saw off the previous night, and spoke with few hours before the sad news came, had died in an auto crash. I was told that the accident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. in Zamfara.”

“A survivor said the vehicle conveying them had head-on collision with a lorry carrying cows. He said my daughter was sitting behind the driver and was trapped when the accident occurred and that she was the only one that died on the spot. Immediately the day broke, the mother gave me some me some money to quickly travel down there.

“As I was making the arrangement, my first child who is serving in Kebbi  State said I shouldn’t bother coming because she didn’t want any unpleasant thing to also happen to me. She would make arrangement for the remains to be brought back. I quickly sent her some money to get a vehicle that would bring my late daughter’s remains back. Along the line, the NYSC assistant director in Sokoto called to sympathise with me.

“He asked if as a Muslim I would want her buried immediately over there or would like to see her remains. I said I would like to see her remains. He then asked me to leave the responsibility to them. They actually brought her back in their vehicle and took active part in her burial. They also gave us N30, 000 to entertain guests that came, but we didn’t do that because it is against our custom. I really commend them for their efforts.”

Speaking glowingly of his daughter even in death, Mr Lamina stated: “My pain as a father is that I did everything possible for my children not to be posted far away but it didn’t work out. I have been working in the media industry for over 30 years and looking forward to seeing my highly talented and brilliant child who had passion to work in the media but bad government policies have made that impossible.

“My hope is dashed. I don’t have university degree. I only managed to have diploma when I was working with Concord Press in the north. As  poor as I am, I struggled to train two of my children in the university but the Nigerian factor has robbed me of my joy. I never liked the idea of travelling over a long distance because of NYSC. What is the big deal about the programme that I have had to lose my precious daughter because of it?

“Though, I don’t want to believe that she was killed by anybody, but if they had not mounted pressure on her to return to her duty post, she would (not) have died. How could I have struggled to nurture my children to this point and the government took both of them to that distance? I know that if they were serving here that similar thing could have happened, but it would have been better if it had happened close by than in distant place.

APPLY FOR 2015/2016 Guiness Nigeria Graduate Skills Development Scholarship (SHARE THIS)

Guiness Nigeria is offering Scholarship opportunities to Electrical and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have completed their National Youth Service program. They must be from the following communities:

1. Ogba, Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State.

2. Oregbeni, Oregbeni Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State.

3. Egbeluowo, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, Abia State.

4. Odeukwu,  Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, Abia State.

Eligibility
Electronic or Mechanical Engineering Graduates from a Polytechnic or University who have completed their National Youth Service Programme.
They must be from the above stated communities.
How To Apply:

Visit the Naptin Portal www.naptinportal.com.ng  Click on the Sign Up as a Trainee Tab.
You will receive details of the selection test from NAPTIN.
For More Information: CLICK HERE
http://www.naptinportal.com.ng/

WOW! CHEVRON And Other Oil Companies Donate Science Lab to School

Chevron and other Petroleum companies donated a standard science laboratory to Ibogun Comprehensive High School, Ibogun Ogun State.

The Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron Company, has deepened the teaching and learning of science subjects by inaugurating modern science laboratory in Ibogun Comprehensive High School, Ibogun, Ogun State.

Apart from SDWPL, other partners involved in the initiative were Famfa Oil Ltd, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Statoil Nigeria Ltd and Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Ltd.The Managing Director, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, Mr. Clay Neff, said the donation of the science laboratory was one of the company’s programmes in its social investment plan aimed at improving the teaching and learning of science subjects in Nigeria’s secondary schools.

Neff, who was represented by a director in the company, Mr. Jeffery Ewing, noted that education was key to unlocking the potential of youths and developing their capacity for societal relevance.
He said, “This particular project is a product of our efforts to help generate improved access to education for all Nigerians through the donation of science laboratory complexes, electronic libraries and scholarships.”

The chairman, Famfa Oil Ltd, Modupe Alakija, said the nation could only develop through science and technology.

She said, “One of the ways of achieving this is through progression in education, especially, science and technological education.”

Alakija, who was represented by the company’s facility manager, Atolagbe Oyeyemi, said the laboratory would help advance the course of science education in the school and beyond.

The representative of Statoil, Mrs Yvonne Yaduma, also said the project would assist the government in providing qualitative education to the people.

The principal of the school, Mr. Oladosu Ajao, commended the companies for the gesture and called on other corporate organisations to emulate them.

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who is a native of Ibogun, was also there and he equally commended the donors.

4 Websites You Can Submit Your CV To Get Your Dream Job (SHARE THIS)

The search for a job search in this digital age has taken on a new pattern. In lieu of submitting your CVs physically, there are now job resource websites that easily link you to employers. What are some of this websites?

1. LINKED IN

According to Wikipedia:

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service. Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of 2015, most of the site’s revenue comes from selling access to information about its users to recruiters.

In 2006, LinkedIn increased to 20 million members. As of October 2015, LinkedIn reports more than 400 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories.

You can sign up for a linkedin account to easily connect with other professionals and potential employers.

2. JOBBERMAN

Jobberman.com is an employment website in Nigeria that started on 16 August 2009 at the Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. It is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Jobberman.com has been described by Forbes as “West Africa’s most popular job search engine and aggregator.”

Financially backed by a world leader in private equity in internet space, Jobberman.com was set up to bridge the gap between opportunity and talent, creating a marketplace where job seekers and employers in Nigeria can find one another quickly, easily, and cost-effectively.

Primarily, Jobberman.com sources jobs directly from companies and recruiting agencies and broadcasts them via the website, blog, email, partner websites and social networks. Job seekers search and apply for jobs by either visiting the website directly or through partner portals.

Jobberman.com has offices in Lagos, Abuja and Ghana. As of January 22, 2015 Jobberman is accessible on mobile phones in Ghana, via the Internet.org Android app.

3. WIREDJOB

WiredJob aims at providing IT jobs for teeming Nigerian Youths. WiredJob is a freelancing/outsourcing website built for Nigerians. It is a platform built for clients to meet and interact with experts and freelancers. It covers the following core categories; Graphics Design, Website Designing and Development, Software Design and Development, Content Writing, Students assignments, projects and many others. It provides an opportunity for Clients/Service Contractors to post jobs free, go through a list of experts/freelancers with their individual bids and work samples. The currency made use of in this website is the Naira.

4. CAREERS24

Careers24 is part of Media24; and member of the Naspers group.

Known as one of the leading job portals in Nigeria, Careers24 brings two groups of people together – the job seeker and the recruiter. We provide job seekers with thousands of vacancies that are posted by hundreds of registered recruiters and employers.

4 Websites You Can Submit Your CV To Get Your Dream Job (SHARE THIS)

The search for a job search in this digital age has taken on a new pattern. In lieu of submitting your CVs physically, there are now job resource websites that easily link you to employers. What are some of this websites?

1. LINKED IN

According to Wikipedia:

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service. Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of 2015, most of the site’s revenue comes from selling access to information about its users to recruiters.

In 2006, LinkedIn increased to 20 million members. As of October 2015, LinkedIn reports more than 400 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories.

You can sign up for a linkedin account to easily connect with other professionals and potential employers.

2. JOBBERMAN

Jobberman.com is an employment website in Nigeria that started on 16 August 2009 at the Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. It is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Jobberman.com has been described by Forbes as “West Africa’s most popular job search engine and aggregator.”

Financially backed by a world leader in private equity in internet space, Jobberman.com was set up to bridge the gap between opportunity and talent, creating a marketplace where job seekers and employers in Nigeria can find one another quickly, easily, and cost-effectively.

Primarily, Jobberman.com sources jobs directly from companies and recruiting agencies and broadcasts them via the website, blog, email, partner websites and social networks. Job seekers search and apply for jobs by either visiting the website directly or through partner portals.

Jobberman.com has offices in Lagos, Abuja and Ghana. As of January 22, 2015 Jobberman is accessible on mobile phones in Ghana, via the Internet.org Android app.

3. WIREDJOB

WiredJob aims at providing IT jobs for teeming Nigerian Youths. WiredJob is a freelancing/outsourcing website built for Nigerians. It is a platform built for clients to meet and interact with experts and freelancers. It covers the following core categories; Graphics Design, Website Designing and Development, Software Design and Development, Content Writing, Students assignments, projects and many others. It provides an opportunity for Clients/Service Contractors to post jobs free, go through a list of experts/freelancers with their individual bids and work samples. The currency made use of in this website is the Naira.

4. CAREERS24

Careers24 is part of Media24; and member of the Naspers group.

Known as one of the leading job portals in Nigeria, Careers24 brings two groups of people together – the job seeker and the recruiter. We provide job seekers with thousands of vacancies that are posted by hundreds of registered recruiters and employers.

WOW! CHEVRON And Other Oil Companies Donate Science Lab to School

Chevron and other Petroleum companies donated a standard science laboratory to Ibogun Comprehensive High School, Ibogun Ogun State.

The Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron Company, has deepened the teaching and learning of science subjects by inaugurating modern science laboratory in Ibogun Comprehensive High School, Ibogun, Ogun State.

Apart from SDWPL, other partners involved in the initiative were Famfa Oil Ltd, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Statoil Nigeria Ltd and Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Ltd.The Managing Director, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, Mr. Clay Neff, said the donation of the science laboratory was one of the company’s programmes in its social investment plan aimed at improving the teaching and learning of science subjects in Nigeria’s secondary schools.

Neff, who was represented by a director in the company, Mr. Jeffery Ewing, noted that education was key to unlocking the potential of youths and developing their capacity for societal relevance.
He said, “This particular project is a product of our efforts to help generate improved access to education for all Nigerians through the donation of science laboratory complexes, electronic libraries and scholarships.”

The chairman, Famfa Oil Ltd, Modupe Alakija, said the nation could only develop through science and technology.

She said, “One of the ways of achieving this is through progression in education, especially, science and technological education.”

Alakija, who was represented by the company’s facility manager, Atolagbe Oyeyemi, said the laboratory would help advance the course of science education in the school and beyond.

The representative of Statoil, Mrs Yvonne Yaduma, also said the project would assist the government in providing qualitative education to the people.

The principal of the school, Mr. Oladosu Ajao, commended the companies for the gesture and called on other corporate organisations to emulate them.

Former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who is a native of Ibogun, was also there and he equally commended the donors.

UNIVERSITY NEWS FLASH: UNILAG 2015/2016 Admission Scam Alert (SHARE THIS)

It has come to the notice of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Management that a text message is being sent to prospective students by unknown persons notifying them that they have been given admission into the University of Lagos.

This is a scam. The message did not emanate from the University of Lagos.
Members of the public are advised to ignore this message as the University of Lagos does not send text messages to admitted candidates, and it does not require anyone to call any number.

The University website is the only authentic source of information on admissions.

Signed: Management