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Meet Arinze. (Alumnus Impact Story)

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Arinze Ilechukwu is a 20 years old Sales Representative, currently working with Hans and Rene. A young promising lad with potentials. II. Before WAVE How many jobs have you previously done before joining WAVE? What kind of job? I have been on 2 jobs before WAVE. The jobs were Sales Representative and Office Assistant. How much did you earn from these jobs? Was it enough to support you and your family? If not, how did you and your family get by? I earned N10,000 on the first job, N15,000 as a sales representative. No, it was not enough. Sometimes, I had to trek to work for a full month so that I won't have to spend from my salarie s. What is your dream job? I would like to become a Pilot. Did you try to look for a job? If yes, what made the job search difficult? Yes I did.  Before WAVE, I tried looking for good paying jobs, but it was very difficult because I never knew that there were some skills an employer always looked for. In your opinion, what were the factors that made it h...

MEET OMOLOLA AROLUKE

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Omolola got to know about WAVE through a sensitization programme that was held at Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government. Before WAVE, she was a budding entrepreneur who was optimistic about making a big break. She decided to join WAVE after her interview. She learned how to be convincing to potential employers/clients within seconds so she was intrigued by this. She trained at the academy situated at Yaba.  She admits that the WAVE training wasn't all rosy for her because of the various challenges that the training provided. She harbored self-doubt at first but was determined to complete the training.  The skills that she paid close attention to were Time Management, Communication Skills, and multi-tasking. After the training, she job shadowed at cakes and creams. It was an eye-opener because she put everything she had learned to use. She learned how to make cakes and pastries within a short period. Omolola works at Elite Box office. She has been at her job for 2 years. She ...