MarvellousGod: I'm not saying volunteer work isn't good, only trying to say not everyone has that luxury...ofcourse volunteer work is good if you have a good organisation willing to take you, someone to house you(not everyone lives in the city, some may have to migrate), then give you some cash for transport..Your friend had all these settled, so your example doesn't relate to what I said.

Btw, did your friend get that offer without anyone's influence?

anonimi:

I trust my prayer warrior folks
Indeed "just pray" and God will send someone right away to even take you in her hands to the organisation where you will volunteer.
Obviously in YOUR world ALL the people who have volunteered for church/mosque/shrine programmes, school activities, NGO events, companies and organisations had "someone refer" them to the place

SMH!

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9jaSceptic: How and where can one get the opportunity to volunteer for Jobs in NIGERIA ?

Aggrippa: all of you are missing the point... how will the scarcity of jobs be addressed? I know everybody likes competition. there are only a hand full of jobs/positions out there.

chidyhels: The word prayer as used here is not what you understood it to be. We all volunteer in churches so I don't think that counts as experience here. As for the rest you called, getting your vounteer request read will require knowing one or two persons that will help you pass the bottle necks, if not, your application will end up with the receptionist.

chidyhels: The word prayer as used here is not what you understood it to be. We all volunteer in churches so I don't think that counts as experience here. As for the rest you called, getting your vounteer request read will require knowing one or two persons that will help you pass the bottle necks, if not, your application will end up with the receptionist.

swiftkid007: Are you advertising for NEBOSH ITCONG OR NEBOSH IGC? Copy paste master! You want to rip uninformed citizens off!
I have gone through NEBOSH website to search for your company's name but its nowhere to be found. What are ya'all gaining from this? Scammer!

Please fellow Nairalanders before you enrol with any organization for any NEBOSH program, do check here to confirm if they are approved by NEBOSH or u risk loosing your money and ending up with an unverifiable certificate.

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/NeboshWEB/Studying/Find_a_CourseProvider/#

Krucifax: The issue of work experience is present in every country in the world. However there is a way round this. As a fresh graduate seeking work you can offer to do unpaid internships with a company no matter how big or small. Also remember on the C.V having 6 months experience at a company does not mean you had to be there Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Your internship could be for a day or two in a week and it may be for half of the the day.You will then tailor your c.v to suit.

It's understandable that companies don't want novices as this slows down productivity and can be expensive if they decide to offer training. These are costs many businesses are not willing to incur. However a smart person who understands this can work it to their advantage.

When I graduated with my law degree here in London years ago I was feeling impressed with myself but by the time I had spent months getting rejected for everything from middle ranking to office administrator roles, I realised I had to go back to the drawing board as far as experience was concerned. And to God be the glory I am where I am today because of it. Good luck to you all.

anonimi:

If you JUST volunter in church/mosque/shrine and YOU think it doesn't count then it won't count.
However if you volunteer in your church/mosque/shrine MEANINGFULLY and made a SIGNIFICANT impact that you can DEMONSTRATE then it will count as YOU have made it count.
I hope I made myself clear.

BTW, since when did ALL church goers volunteer in the place

decode55: am I the only one that finds the tle of this thread very funny?

SLIDEwaxie: No matter wot rubbish u wrote there, u can't have an experience of 3 years in 1 year. That's how u write rubbish and think u're making sense.

So, if I'm working 8am to 4pm everyday, I still shld roll to a voluntary work jes to garner experience?
Why dnt u tell me to work 24hrs.

Time is time, experience is experience. No matter how hard u tried, u'll either say,
"I have 3 yrs experience as a marketer"
OR
"I have a year's experience as a marketer".

U can't be comparing urself with a hardworking man who works round the clock for3 yrs with u who had jst completed a year and u think u have a panacea to yrs of experience.
He had made mistakes u never made, he had learned the hard way, he had gotten himself sacked from a particular area, and had himself deployed to department he never thought of....

Dude, stop that rubbish....

You can only leatn some more, u can't steal the experience. You have to go right through it!

Mblem: nice one but most times how about the certificates to backup?

SweetyZinta: Eyaa May God correct ur understanding.

Oxone:

LOL thats so not true madam.

If and when you really want something "NO" becomes a challenge instead of a hindrance. You obviously didn't want it bad enough.

I'm sure if you approach the front desk executive of any company courteously and ask pertinent question, they'll tell you how to go about it. My friend who got the volunteer job wasn't even allowed into the premises the first day he went there. he had to camp outside there for several days and when they couldn't get rid of him, they gave him audience.

Finally I'll leave you with the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson - "The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going"

chidyhels: So I should camp outside for days, beg for days too before I will get to volunteer...- wonder what I will do to get a paid job then. Well you said your friend not u did it, right? Noted.

Sweetlemon: It's either all these people posting jobs tips on NL do not live in Nigeria or they live in cloud 9.

chidyhels: So I should camp outside for days, beg for days too before I will get to volunteer...- wonder what I will do to get a paid job then. Well you said your friend not u did it, right? Noted.

londoner: This is where educational institutions fail their students. They give a false sense of security in what having a degree certificate will deliver you. Its like that the world over, except maybe places like the USA.

Most people I know in the UK, were not working in their field, even up to two or three years after graduating. You see, if you have no experience, graduating is the first step on the journey, it shows the direction you want to head in. They don't tell you that.....lol

In fact, they should tell people in the first year that they should start gaining skill/ experience Not just for a job per se, but even to become a well rounded person. Many people have no experience working with others, or under a superior, let alone problem solving and working on their own initiative.

I know many people, myself included that were actually shocked and dazed, regarding what the working world actually demands of even a first jobber. People, we are Nigerians we can rise to the challenge, so long as we accept this truth.

Its not prayer (alone), or a result of anyone's "juju"......its actually just the real world, which granted, we may not be prepared for.

Don't worry, one day you'll be he "Oga" or "Madam", but today is not that day, oh first jobber. Stick at it and you'll gain what nobody can take away from you.