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FEATURE
SURVIVING THE TIDE
THE LENS
ushered in for interview proper. 'give the morning and come back later in company in Nigeria, everybody will
us your CV with your original the evening. want to reckon with it?' I was just
Daud Adebayo
observing till he proceeded with a
certificates rented the air. We
presented it and the interview When the day broke, as usual, I set quotation of "if you work for yourself,
began. Mr. Abdulfatai... ' at the end out early enough and arrived the you'll earn more money than working
of the process I heard venue as early as possible. I was for people." Here, you are working
'Congratulations! You are already ushered in just like they did during with us and not for us You get
qualified for the next stage. Come the interview. I sat in the midst of bonuses and allowances and you
make your monies as you so wished.
He encouraged us to be attentive
during the course of the lengthy
lecturer hour that lasted till 4pm.
After the whole lecture on varieties of
insurance and how to sell their
products; insurance. I've known
where they were driving at before
they concluded but I had to play
along. I was already wishing in my
mind an end to the lecture as many of
here on Wednesday with writing other tens of prospective staff of the us were already grumbling.
materials by 9am for training.' I prestigious ***Assurance Company After the marathon lecture, our job
couldn't hold it then I had to call my PLC. We started gisting to while friends to break the good news. away time. The training commenced 'Brother, we are proceeding. I was more than an hour behind schedule among those qualified for next stage but at the end, we started. who are to come for training on A well suited man came in to address Wednesday blabla.’ us and seek rearrangement of the
lecture room. He afterwards
I couldn't wait till that day. I was introduced himself as a popular
already envisaging how the day was veteran in insurance. 'some of you did
going to be like. How myself and not know me but you must have been
other prospective colleagues would hearing my name. I'm Mr. *** but I
be working as a team and how I was decided to hide my personality
going to make a difference in my own during the interview so as not to feel
little way. intimidated.' He states as I nodded
with a smile to show familiarity.
A day preceding, I already told my
description was to become their sales
agents. We were given targets that
must be met every month. We were
being referred to as commissioners
and not salary earners. We must go to
streets and use our social media
handles to market and convince
people to buy insurance from their
company. From the sales is where
we'll get our commissions. They
became emphatic about it and
started reshaping our orientation
into becoming a Sales Agent.
The next three working days after
the training was supposed to be our
induction. As a prerequisite, each of
friend that hopefully, I was going to He continued with 'do you know this
start work in earnest. He also in turn place is our temporary site and the
wished me well; he didn't want to edifice there (pointing towards the
leave me all alone at home again but window) if completed, will be
both of us should go out for work in fantastic. As a public liability
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Editor’s Note
us should have registered three
clients. I pondered over it and
became a bit disgusting because I
never bargained for this as my dream
job.
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Editorial Crew
EDITOR IN CHIEF
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Daud Adebayo
ontent is the new oil in the ever-changing media space, with its EDITORIAL SUPPORT
transformational relevance. And as a matter of fact, the medium used in Uriel Idowu
the process of communication is as important as the message they Hakeen Ogundipe
convey. Intrinsic to all career areas within Mass Communication is the varying Lawal Mayowa
degree of activities encapsulating the content creation process. Thereby Akande Hussain
reemphasizing the place of content creation among the array of skill set required of Preye Campbell
a Mass Communication graduates, whether in the traditional print, broadcast and Rukayat Ogunlana
public relations and advertising sequence or the new digital media landscape. Olojede Joy
With tidal waves of erratic dimension occasionally crashing against the coasts of CONTRIBUTORS
individuals and content creators alike, they must be well equipped to survive the Jokodolu Rodiat
tide. Also, content creators, like other professionals, get better through Olumi Oluwaseyifunmi
consistency of practice even though innate talent play a big part. In the course of Okoyomon Rebecca
sharpening their skills, the need to drink from the fountain of knowledge of Saka Omolola Adijat
experts of their respective field and stand on the shoulder of giants is sacrosanct. Sharon Chidra
This in mind, with our creative LENS, we focus on this significant prerequisite vis- Offorjamah Ogonna
à-vis a cursory look at students' struggle. Come with me to learn from veterans in
various Mass Communication field. Let acquire advertising content creation
intricacies from Jesujoba Popoola and audit digital marketing at Bowale Odukale's
place. It gets more interesting with Frank Edoho giving us the master blueprint
into the broadcast industry and Gidado Shuaib providing the architectural
framework of the print industry. Then, we can quickly branch at Adetunji
Oluwatosin for digital marketing tips and jointly have a tête-à-tête with Seyi
Owolawi on Advertising. Timileyin Bello is also there to share the secret of public
relations with us.
We won't stop until we know what went wrong with Soliu Abdulfatai's dream job
and learn of the misery of Sniper from Saka Omolola. We can also jointly
appreciate women stereotype from Adedoyin Kolawole and peruse Preye
Campbell's Do and Die while beholding inner waves of Okoyomon Rebecca.
Getting all these together is close to impossible without the support of a
wonderful, hardworking, highly determined and goal-driven team. Without the
ever determined AbdulHakeem Ogundipe, Uriel Tomori's foresight, Lawal
Mayowa's timely lexical deliverance, and ever resilient and supportive Opeyemi
Adesina, the Association President, this would have been much more difficult. The
same goes for the young, vibrant and creative minds of Hussein Akande, Preye
Campbell, Ogunlana Rukayat.
Come along, to see how they are SURVIVING THE TIDE, on campus and the open
field of the indifferent world. Let's go on this content creation voyage.
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