Hey, Workie!
Serious question: does anyone know how I can make money without having to do any work whatsoever?
Or better yet, can I get paid for sleeping? Because I just realized thatâs my real passion, and they say do what you love, right? Anyway, let me move on before imagination kills me.
P.S. This newsletter is for undergraduates and newbies in the corporate space. Know anyone who fits this description? Please share with them
CORPORATE BANTS
You Arenât Too Inexperienced To Have A Resume!
First, if youâre over the age of 16 and you donât have a resume, I just want to know what exactly your excuse is. And I donât want to hear.. âI have nothing to put on my resumeâ because that couldn't be further from the truth.
If anyone has ever told you the only reason you blow through your allowance really quickly is because you donât know what it feels like to work for money, then you can probably relate to the dying need to want to start earning money. But thereâs only one problem - No experience to get started or put on your resume.
I know, I know!
But fear no more because your corporate big sister is here to help!
So, hereâs the tea on how to put together a resume with little to no experience, and itâs really not as difficult as it seems.
The ultimate rule of thumb is to play up the other aspects of your life like education (grades in particular), extracurriculars, skills, and every other little thing that paints you in a positive light on paper.
Even if you donât have any tangible professional experience or you donât have the best academic track record, play up your other strengths. Are you really active in a club? Do you have experience in student leadership? All these little things added up make for a really strong student resume.
If you still need some help visualizing what a resume with no experience would look like, here are some templates that you could use.
Now, are you going to get on that resume or keep on begging people for urgent 2k? đ
AMATEUR HOUR
This Guy Started Asking Too Many Questions At Work And His Boss Wasnât Too Happy
You know how they say there arenât any stupid questions? Well, this guyâs boss didnât think so.
This guy was literally always asking questions at workâso many questions that they started calling him the âquestion internâ and everything was fine and good till his cup got full one day and the ITK caused wahala.
SIDEHUSTLE SPOTLIGHT
Dropshipping
So, what exactly is dropshipping?
Dropshipping is basically selling products for a company and handling all the customer-facing communications and marketing while the company handles the inventory.
If youâve got a knack for marketing and gingering people to buy things then this is a really good side hustle for you to look into, especially if youâre fresh out of school and have some time on your hands.
This side hustle is for you if:
Youâre really good with people.
Youâre really good with time management.
Youâre great at being organized.
You have great copywriting skills.
TOP PICKS FOR GIGS
Jobs Of The Week
- Software Engineer (Backend) at Sticker Mule
- English Practice Partner at Tutor Job
- Machine Learning Engineer Internship at Hugging Face
- UX/UI Intern at BOAS
- Instrumentation Engineer Trainee at Dangote Group
- Finance Intern at Lendsqr
- Legal Officer (NYSC) at Filmhouse Group
- Customer Service Representative at Filmhouse Group
- Reservoir Engineering Intern at Exxon Mobil
- Application Security Engineer at Scroll
DEV RECS
Upskill Opportunity Of The Week
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The World Economic Forum just said that by 2024, 75 million jobs will be replaced by AI and I donât know about you but Iâll definitely go where the money is. So you see that laptop youâre using to download pirated movies ehn, better start putting it to good use and learn at a lucrative school.
If youâre an aspiring techie trying to make yourself indispensable, then start looking into AI and Machine learning and become a corporate hotcake!
Oooor keep playing. Itâs up to you bestie.
THE LITTLE PERKS:
AI and ML skills are in high demand across industries, and people with these skills are corporate hotcakes.
You will learn about programming languages like Python and R, data analysis techniques, machine learning algorithms, and deep learning concepts.
Having this skill on your resume is almost guaranteed to get you an interview every time.
LEVEL UP SQUARE
Four little tricks to upgrade your life:
- These are the ten things you should never say at work, to avoid coming off as passive-aggressive.
- You need to stop using ChatGPT for your assignments and use this instead.
- This guy is spilling all the tea on how to get the most out of your internship
- These are the lies that are okay to tell on your resume, as long as youâre sharp.
Opportunities of the Week:
- Next Gen @ ICANN Program
- The Caine Prize For African Writing 2024
- Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship 2024
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