Business Man Impresses Minister, Gov. Okorocha For Donating Hospital To Imo Community
The Chief Executive Officer of Blue Diamonds Logistics, China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu has attracted commendation from the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and minister of women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Junnai Al- Hassan for donating a well- equipped hospital to Umuchima Community in Ideato Local Government area of Imo state.
The multi-million Health Centre was formally opened at the weekend and handed over to the community by Mbisiogu through the Umuchima Women Organization (UNO).
Minister of women Affairs described the building and donation of the hospital as an indication of Festus Mbisiogu’s love for his community, especially women and children who would be the major beneficiaries of the project.
She said that the project was in line with President Mohammadu Buhari’s vision and programme on health care and that the Federal Government was willing to partner with individuals and corporate entities on health care and other sectors.
The minister called on wealthy Nigerians to emulate Mbisiogu and reach out to their various communities in areas that would be beneficial to the generality of the people.
Also, Governor Rochas Okorocha who was represented by the Commissioner for Health, Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Ngozi Njoku, commended Mbisiogu for his foresight in building and donating the hospital without any financial help from the state or federal government.
Okorocha said that health is key to the existence and well-being of the society, adding that the modern health centre would ease the problem of the primary health care in the community as well as reduce maternal mortality rate.
The philanthropist, Mbisiogu, said that while growing up, his mother related to him how she lost her second son who was sick because there was no available health centre in their community.
“Before she could take her son to Urualla where there was an existing health centre, the child had died.”
Mbisiogu said since then he had nursed the dream to build a befitting hospital for his community so as to forestall such occurrences.
He thanked God, the community and particularly the Umuchima Women Organization for their support in seeing to the actualization of his dreams.
President-General of UWO, Dr. (Mrs) B.N. Ubbaonu described the health centre as a timely, worthy and miraculous gift from God through Mbisiougu.
She described the Blue Diamond boss as a worthy son of Ideato that other people should emulate and celebrate.
The ceremony drew many dignitaries who praised the project which was single-handedly executed by Mbisiogu without a financial help from the state government.
It would be recalled that besides the hospital, Mbisiogu has also built and donated over 42 pipe-borne water boreholes to various communities in Ideato. [myad]
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The Battle For Job After Graduation, By Yusuff Olayode Yusuff-Supoto
Good that you have a good grade, and I am happy you are the best product in your department. However, there is a very important question you need to ask yourself before writing an application letter. You importantly should see after answering this question that definitely, you are an irresistible product for an employer. Why not ask yourself, “Am I employable?”
Professor Peter Cappelli, the Director of Wharton’s center for Human Resource, in his article, ‘What Employers Really Want are Workers they do not have to Train’, revealed that employers do not seek graduates without tenable skills, they do not need burdens in work environment. Instead, they desire workers they do not have to train.
Peter said that “when employers are specifically asked about recent graduates, their complaints have nothing to do with academic skills, they often express the same concern older generations have always hard about young people –they are not conscientious enough, they do not listen, they expect too much.”
These have been the complaints received from one employers to another. What then is bringing in complaints? Many things! You should not expect employer to say good about you after discovering that you visibly have not the skills they really desire.
That exactly tells us that employees need in-depth knowledge about certain industrial requirements pertaining to their field, and if they do not, some basic skills are required.
Master The Rules Of English Language
Have you noticed that not quite a few of today’s Graduates finds it hard to communicate? It begins to reflect in their interactions, and soon one ends up not making sense of their speech. One thing has certainly lost it ground, “the use of English”. This is dishearteningly becoming problematic, and sincerely yours graduates of this kind need to reread English textbooks. No one is too old to learn. If you did not understand the use of English in your high school and even in the university, rather than remain redundant for the rest of your life, why not consult an English textbook for mastery. One thing employer appreciate is good communication skills. Learning to usher in the right world any time is a requirement for industrial acceptability. Except you have waiting for you, a job that requires no interview, proficiency in the language you communicate with is important. Begin to learn it now, master its usage, so that it becomes part of you.
Do not misinterpret my advice. I did not opine that you begin to speak Wole Soyinka or Farouk Kperogi’s high level English Language. What I said is that, you should begin learning to speak simple and coherent English. That is ok, and no one will crucify you for speaking simple English understandable to kindergarten pupils. Upon this, begin to communicate with people, so it will not appear a burden when you are called to duty.
Go In Search Of Additional Skills
By additional skills, I did not mean that a graduate of Accounting should start learning Electrical Installations. Additional skills are what you were not thought in Schools, but are relevant to your studies. Many a number of Software exists today. Why not learn them and have edge over your sedative counterparts. Besides, conferences, workshops, and training will boost your potential. Go in search of them.
Do Not Be Jack Of All Trade
Employers seek dynamic job employees, and this, still, does not make them employ jack-of-all-trades. It is better to have specialization than say you can do thousands of things. Jack-of-all-trades does not have a space in industry, but someone with specialization does. Know what you can do and what you cannot, and will not want to do. Develop on what you can do, and eschew what you cannot do.
Perfect Your CV
Your CV should depict your skills. What power will you gain from bombarding your CV with irrelevances? Forget about trying to stand out. And if you have to stand out, lies will not make you. So, craft a simple and relevant CV, and see why you won’t be hired.
Let Google Qualify You With Reliability.
Have you searched yourself before on Google? “Google yourself. What comes up – and how does it make you look?” says James Whatley, social media consultant at Social@Ogilvy.
“Potential employers will do this – so make sure you’ve done it first.” Use Facebook’s new “view as” button (found under the “edit profile” settings) to see how your non-friends can see you – and adjust the privacy settings accordingly.
“Next, set up your LinkedIn profile. It’s a brilliant place for hearing about jobs on the grapevine. Keep adding new training and skills you pick up, so it’s always bang up to date,” adds Whatley.
If you neat your social media page and make sure it speaks volume about your profession, you can get hired through this means. Employees nowadays get jobs via LinkedIn.
Postgraduate Is Not The Option
Please, carefully think before signing up for an exclusive postgraduate course that may be of little or no interest to employers. Don’t see postgraduate studies as a way to bypass the demand of employers. What your employers seek are employable skills. If you do not have those skills, and even additional skills, find a means to acquire them. Postgraduate schools will not inscribe those additional skills into your CV. Instead, kindly go in search of the skills you lacked, and see postgraduates as a second option that employers may require. Who says things will be better in 12 months i.e. after your postgraduate? Next year, you will be competing with a new batch of graduates and those that did not find work this year. Is Postgraduate study the best way to rule over them?
Note: I have not said you should not go for Postgraduate Studies, I only said you should not see it as a way to avoid all those skills employers demand.
Yusuff-Supoto can be reached on getlayus@gmail.com. [myad]