About 98 percent of large firms screen with software, and roughly 75 percent of CVs are cut before a human reads them.
Here are 10 Ways to Beat the Software That Rejects Your CV:
1. Use the exact keywords from the job description
2. Use a simple layout, no tables, columns or graphics
3. Save as normal Word or PDF, never an image
4. Use standard headings: experience, education, skills
5. Spell out terms and their abbreviations, both
6. Put results and numbers in plain text
7. Match your job title to the advert where honest
8. Skip the photo and fancy fonts
9. Name the file with your name and the role
10. Tailor every application, never mass-send
The degrees with the highest employment rates:
Nursing: 98.6%
Construction Management: 98.0%
Civil Engineering: 98.0%
Special Education: 97.9%
Accounting: 97.7%
Elementary Education: 97.6%
Mechanical Engineering: 97.5%
Electrical Engineering: 97.4%
Finance: 97.2%
Healthcare Administration: 97.1%
The internet spends a lot of time discussing what degrees are “dead.”
Everyone wants the degree with the highest salary, very few ask which degree gives them the highest chance of actually getting hired.
Three of the four Nigeria-based (Forbes-recognised) dollar billionaires in one location.
Then there is Bukola Saraki that appears to be friend with or grew up with every tier 1 rich person (of his generation) in Nigeria.
FO has been friends with Bukola Saraki since their 20s. Proper Nepo baby.
1. Drink water, put a bottle by your bedside, drink when you wake
2. Ask your friend abroad to buy your multi-vitamins. Take them daily
3. Stop taking soda and “juice”, eat the fruit with the pulp, chew an orange, don't drink orange juice.
4. Slow down on the carbs, garri, jollef and amala, and do more protein. Termites are high in protein if you can't afford beef. ( I didn't stutter)
5. Sleep longer, weekends are for sleep, not just parties and watching football.
6. Take your holidays, do not exchange them for cash and work all year round. Go to a village or slow area for a holiday once in a while to decouple. Travelling to the UK or Dubai to shop in malls and eat a burger is not a holiday
7. Slow down on salt and sugar, think more of ginger and turmeric
8. Eat suya, eat the vegetables, onions and tomatoes too, all join
9. Slow down on white bread, pasta, etc. Brown rice 👍 is Ofada rice brown? Does anyone know?
10. Have sex regularly. A blow job is not sex
11. Stretch, walk, move. Yoga is good.
12. Be happy, watch comedies, laugh
13. Have an emergency fund. Looking for urgent N10,000 on “Tuesday” will cause hypertension faster than salt.
14. Buy a plant, have a garden, sha touch soil once in a while
15. Be careful with the news you listen to, don't be naive, but don't dwell in the comfort of mockers
16. Fall in love, not mandatory but recommended. Yes, you can love the company of someone, all join.
17. Use deodorant, not Antiperspirants.
18. Guys, change your boxers daily, even if they do not smell. A beard has to be combed and maintained. It's not fallow land
19. Ladies, you also look beautiful without a wig or nail extensions, plus you save money 😉
20. Don't bleach your skin
This is financial advice
One thousand plus people got married, and they don’t even have money to sponsor a simple wedding. So what will happen after they give birth?
At least we’ll be expecting about 700 newborn babies from people who don’t even have the means to sponsor their own wedding. In the next 5 years, we are expecting over 3,000 babies from these families.
Who is going to pay for the children's schooling, their basic needs, and healthcare?
I’m not saying marriage is not good. Marriage is a good thing, but not in a state where millions of children are out of school, and where basic education and proper healthcare facilities are lacking.
These are the priorities we should be talking about.
When a 16-year-old sees his mate flexing iPhone 16 Pro and designer wear from "hacking" wallets, and the parents or aunties are hyping it, that child internalises one lesson: hard work is for suckers.
It's no longer about poverty alone; it's normalised pathology. The system failed us, yes, but we've also failed ourselves by accepting the shortcut as a legitimate lane.
The real tragedy is that the next generation will see this as normal. And when the world finally cracks down (as it's already starting to), we'll cry victim instead of facing the mirror.
This year…
Ramadan visits me while I am alone.
As European Muslim girl, living in a small apartment.
No family knocking on the door before Maghrib.
No mother preparing the table.
No father raising his hands in warm, comforting prayer.
I prepare my iftar in silence.
A glass of water… a few dates…
And long conversations with Allah
Sometimes I smile, remembering how Ramadan used to feel at home.
Sometimes the tears come.
Not out of weakness but longing.
To be a Muslim in an environment that does not understand you.
To lose your parents.
To be weighed down by debt.
To see doors close in your face…
And then Ramadan arrives,
reminding you that the closest door is the door of Allah.
I am not writing to complain.
I am writing to say that when faith lives in your heart,
it makes you strong even when you are alone.
But loneliness in Ramadan is heavy.
And the heart is still human.
If you come across these words,
please make a prayer for me.
And if you are able to offer support — a kind word, a share, assistance
you are not helping just a girl…
you are strengthening a heart that is trying to stand firm.
Ramadan Kareem.
Even if it comes quietly.
Even if it comes in solitude.
It still comes carrying the mercy of Allah
Horseman I: Aliko Dangote (The Fortress Builder)
If Aliko Dangote doesn't own the entire street, he doesn't buy the house.
He is the undisputed King of the NGX, controlling nearly 20% of the entire market. But his strategy isn't merely investing, it is Enclosure. He doesn't just build companies; he builds industrial fortresses.
This is how the Fortress Builder plays the game:
The Dangote Doctrine. 🧵👇
Kuda broke down the new tax law in 4 slides. If you actually read it, you’ll see there’s no need to panic. 😌
But let’s talk: which part is still confusing you? Reply, I’ll explain
‘The Thinking Game’ documentary has just passed 200M views on YouTube in just 4 weeks! 🤯Perfect holiday viewing if you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how an AGI lab works, or what goes into making a Nobel Prize winning project like AlphaFold happen.🧬🚀
🚀 The wait is over! Registration for AWS Community Day West Africa 2025 is now open.
On October 11th, tech builders, developers, and leaders will gather at Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos for a full day of learning and networking.