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It is also important to notify your referees or those that can write recommendations for

you on time. It is not nice to catch them unawares, they may not have the time and
composure to do an excellent report on you. Inform them early enough, get their

contacts (especially email or phone) and let them prepare their minds ahead in case any
organization contacts them to send reports about you. At least two or three people are

always needed by most jobs. They should be people who truly know you, share
professional and training affiliations with you, and can write compelling stuffs about

you. Avoid using your parents, siblings or family members who share the same surname

with you. This is not always acceptable.

You will need money to move around seeking information, making copies of your
supporting documents, transportation to and from interview venues etc. It is wise to

reserve a good amount for this purpose. You would not want to be stranded, and unable
to get to an interview venue because you do not have money. It is ridiculous!

You need to prepare yourself for relocation in case your job would take you out of your
present location. You must be ready for anything possible. You need to prepare for your

job interviews as well as physical and medical employment tests. Be conversant with
current affairs, read ahead. You must be fit to take the job too. All these are necessary

and must be properly put in place so that whenever any opportunity comes, you do not
have to run around helter-skelter. You would not want to wait for and opening, and when

it finally comes it meets you unprepared or ill-prepared, and you lose it. It is painful, and

another one may not come so soon. So, do all the needful, be prepared.

Reflection

“You wouldn’t want to have an employment opportunity, and your
supporting documents are missing, unavailable or inaccessible.”

Poser
How prepared are you for the job you are expecting?

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