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Are you often confused when it comes to differentiating between Profession and Career? If yes, this article will clear your doubt and confusion. Profession : This means "any" type of work that requires special training or skill, usually one that is respected because it involves a high level of education. Career: Career is an occupation performed by a person at a particular period of the person's life and with opportunities for progress. Profession usually require formal qualifications, profession is what you are skilled on, what you studied which major on education and training. The person who carries out his/her profession i.e what he/she has been trained for is known as a "Professional", for instance, someone who studied Accounting becomes a professional once he/she start working as an Accountant. Practicing your own profession (what you are skilled on) also means you have chosen a "career" that is about your profession. Car...

       Nutrition is the process by which nutrients and other substances in food interact with one another after absorption, in order to be useful for growth, repair, metabolism, reproduction, maintenance of health and management of diseases.      Dietetics on the other hand, is the application of the knowledge of nutrition to human diet (diet is the total food eaten by an individual) in order to maintain good quality health and manage illnesses and diseases.     Home science or family and consumer science is an interdisciplinary field of knowledge which the objective is at achieving the proper maintenance of individuals, family and society well-being. I previously wrote a detail article about  Home science . To understand this article, let's first explain the meaning of Degree specialization and Major degree. Download interesting books, novels, storybooks and movies • Degree specialization or concentration : This is usuall...

     When we hear "stripper", what comes to our mind is stripping naked...oh yes, strippers  take their clothes off so as to entertain people (mostly and under normal condition - opposite sex) but not all of them actually strip naked. Strippers are usually required to cover their genitals and nipples ( wearing a kind of bikini) . Although, these days, we have "topless strippers" and "complete nude strippers" too ( common in America and Europe ). Topless strippers only cover their genitals while nude strippers are naked. Stripper can be referred to as an attractive person (mostly female) that dance rhythmically to music in a strip club in other to entertain customers, they dance for the customers on the public stage to be a good performer, they can also entertain custumer in person by giving him a lap dance or a private/room dance. Customers are not always allowed to touch them, unless the dancer holds the customer's hand and places it where th...

     Oftentimes, I have seen undergraduates especially the new students in universities and colleges complaining they  do not know much about the course they ar e studying i.e Home science. You do not know much about your course of study? Then why did you apply for it in the first place? They give several reasons - My father asked me to study it, my friend is in second year in the same department and he/she brags about the course and I thought it's good, my sister said it's lucrative e.t.c      Some of them just find themselves studying the course one way or the other but they become discourage when people tell them - Home science is just about cooking and maybe taking care of the house. However, home science is more than cooking and housekeeping.      Home science is a interdisciplinary field of knowledge i.e a course that is closely related to many other disciplines, such as hygiene, food and nutrition, dietetics, chemist...

     A Housemaster(male)/House mistress(female) is a member of staff in charge of overall activities in a boarding house. The housemaster/housemistress is responsible for the supervision, management and care of boarders in the boarding house and he/she typically resides on the boarding house premises.      Housemaster/house mistress is also called houseparent, dormitory parent, housefather/housemother. Sometimes when husband and wife share the duty, they are referred to as houseparents. Housemaster- care for male boarders Housemistress- care for female boarders. We shall majorly use the term "Houseparent" in this article.      The houseparent is responsible for duties, ranging from everyday basic maintenance, organizational duties and personal care and monitoring of  the boarders. The major responsibility is to care for the boarders' well-being, he/she accomplish this by guiding, supporting and advising the boarders. Depending ...

     You might have asked yourself as a tertiary institution student - why are some of my lecturers looking better and organised than others? Why are some more comfortable compared to others who are not also newly employed? Or as a job seeker you get a job advert for the post of contract or part-time lecturer and you wonder what makes the difference among these set and permanent/ regular lecturer. Here is the answer to your question/questions. - A guest lecturer is a professional or an expert who may lecture one or two classes on his profession. They are not usually academics, they do it due to passion and status, they have immense knowledge of their field. They are needed for a specialist skill which can not be met through a permanent staff, for instance, a professional lawyer may be employed as a guest lecturer to teach business law in school of management or employed to teach food law in the department of food science or department of Nutrition. They usually get a ...

Have you ever wondered how to dress to an interview? Although virtual interview is becoming so common these days, however, it does not stop some companies from the traditional way of running an interview. Some job posts demand the management to see you in person too, it might be for many reasons;   To have an idea how active you are, to see how you carry yourself, to have an idea about how you look and more. Here are some tips for you if you need to attend a physical interview, remember, the way you dress to an interviewer matters a lot. - Suit skirt/trouser - Bright coloured shirt should be worn under or low neck top ( without revealing your cleavages). The suit should be a plain one with cool colour e.g black, navy blue or brown colour. - Dress and Jacket - This simply means a short gown with a jacket, the gown should be a cool coloured gown while the jacket should be a little bright e.g brown gown will suit cream jacket. You can also reverse it, when the gown is a bi...