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  • How to Write a Nigerian Job Description in 7 Steps

    Teach yourself the wicked ways of Nigerian employers by learning how to write a Nigerian job description.

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    The heart of a Nigerian employer is filled with antics, one of which is writing a wild job description. If you want to be an employer one day, read this and learn how to write one the Nigerian way.

    You need a simple job title

    Nothing too fancy here. You need a simple title like 鈥淏usiness associate鈥 or 鈥淓xecutive assistant鈥. Something that sounds sweet to say but vague enough to hide your evil plans.

    Follow it with a long prose

    When they think this will be a quick read, hit them with your 1000-word description. If they don鈥檛 have the mental stamina to read through, they should shift to one side. You鈥檙e not here to play.

    Add confusing requirements

    You need to let them know you only want people below 25 years old. That鈥檚 not all. They also need to have five years of experience. It doesn鈥檛 matter that you wrote entry-level at the top of the description. That鈥檚 none of your business.

    Crazy job responsibilities

    Yes. We all know it鈥檚 an entry-level job. But where鈥檚 the fun in actually giving them entry-level responsibilities? They should grow up and do whatever you want them to do. Nobody has time to waste.


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    Add extra skills they must have

    Your prospective employees need to be able to work well under pressure. It doesn鈥檛 matter that living in Nigeria and the of sardine are putting them under enough pressure already.

    Do not say a word about salary or pay

    You don鈥檛 want people who like money. That鈥檚 the root of all evil. You want people who have a passion for this odd job you鈥檝e just written. Money is just a distraction from important things, and that鈥檚 why you have to lock up about the issue of salary. Make sure even if they read your long prose twice, they鈥檒l see no money.

    鈥r say it鈥檚 鈥渃ompetitive鈥

    Maybe you want to give them a hint at what you鈥檒l pay, so it鈥檒l not look like your wahala is too much. In that case, just tell them your salary is 鈥渃ompetitive鈥. Because their salary and survival will continue to be in competition as long as they work for you.


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