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Job search and potency of a persuasive cover letter

By Goke Ilesanmi Apart from packaging a great curriculum vitae (CV), you also need the reinforcement of a persuasive cover or application letter to boost your chances of being invited for a job interview. A cover letter, variedly called “letter of application”, “letter of introduction”, “transmittal letter” and “broadcast letter” is a letter that no

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Say It in Six

Author: Ron Hoff Publisher: Andrews and McMeel Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi It is a fact that brevity is one of the essentials of good communication. This is why I want us to X-ray this week, this book entitled “Say It in Six”, with the subtitle “How to Say Exactly What You Mean in Six Minutes or

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Ten Commitments for Building High Performance Teams

Author: Tom Massey Publisher: Religious Broadcasting Inc. Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi High performance is very critical to the survival of any organisation or individual. This is why I want us to examine this text entitled “Ten Commitments for Building High Performance Teams”. It is written by Dr. Tom Massey, a corporate leadership trainer and coach with

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Effective communication through the business-analysis tool

By Goke Ilesanmi One thing that makes intellectual activities interesting is creativity. That is, ability to think outside of the intellectual box and transplant ideas from their original areas for meaningful application elsewhere. To be able to determine potential for success in the face of competition in business, existing and prospective entrepreneurs basically try to

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Deaconess Alimson for burial Saturday, May 14 at Ijebu-Ode

The remains of the late Deaconess Comfort Adedoja Alimson will be committed to mother earth on Saturday, May 14 at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The late Deaconess Alimson, mother-in-law to Goke Ilesanmi, columnist with Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper and Publisher, www.gokeilesanmi.com.ng, died on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the age of 83 years. According to the burial

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13 Fatal Errors Managers Make

Author: Steven Brown Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Most corporate organisations collapse today as a result of ineffective management. This is because most people find themselves in managerial positions without prior training or preparation. Many fatal errors are therefore committed by such managers which negatively affect their organisations. It is therefore necessary for

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More on using profile and CV to communicate your organisational and personal competence (2)

By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we said the Personal interests/Hobbies segment has advantages and disadvantages. We explained that it can indicate a skill or area of knowledge which is related to the goal, such as “playing football”, for somebody looking for a job as a Physical Education teacher, etc. We added however that the segment

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