MY STORY; THE NAIRALAND JOB SEEKER
I finished my NYSC in july 2015 and one of my greatest fear during NYSC was the fear of unemployment after service. So few months to the end of my service, the job section of nairaland became my browser home page (lol). I check for job updates day and night and subscribed to jobberman, justjobsng.com, careers24 etc. I applied to over 50 jobs online but got not even one interview invite.

Fast forward to August I got an interview invitation from a company I sent my CV to through one of the lamentation threads someone opened (I also created mine too sha). Went for the aptitude test in September and was interviewed same day (only those who passed the test were interviewed). Thirteen of us were interviewed and only 5 of us were called for the second stage of the interview alongside 6 previously interviewed applicants. At the end of the second stage, yours truly was among the 5 finally offered employment in October.

Now during the period of waiting for the job, I read a story on nairaland by ajasa4link about how he got his job through manual CV submission and I decided to give it a trial. I trekked the streets of Lagos with passion and determination to succeed and write my own story. I chose the sector of the economy I wanted to work in and surfed the internet checking addresses and contact details of companies in that sector. I packaged my CV and cover letter and trekked out my shoe alignment locating these companies. I remember trekking from Ojota through kudirat Abiola-Billings-Mobolaji Johnson down to Ikeja submitting applications and receiving all manner of embarrassments from security guards and receptionists ( Lagos receptionists na God go judge all of una nasty behavior to job applicants. But God will also bless a few of you e.g that of my current company, I will surely pay back her kindness towards me).

I resumed my first job in October where I was offered a pay package of 90k monthly but the Oliver Twist in me wanted more. So when one of the companies I submitted applications to called me for an aptitude test in November I went. We were over 100 that wrote the test and yours truly was among those called for interview. On 30th November around 03:12pm I received a call to come and collect my employment letter in two days’ time. When I collected my offer letter, I didn’t believe what I saw. I was offered a position higher than what I applied for with a salary almost double my salary where I was working with a car and driver and other allowances and bonuses.
Thank you God!!!
Thank you Ajasa4link!!
Thank you Seun Osewa for creating nairaland

NOTE; My friends who told me that I shouldn’t waste my time trekking around Lagos are still idle and jobless at home and shocked when they heard my story

congrats dear. As i no go church, i dey here to recieve testimony time offering. God wld keep u and uld continue finding favour in his sight
modified: FTC. Na so my testimony dey next in line

Congrats..really love ur zeal nd determination.

Gona testify mine very soon.
In jesus name

Congratulations man.I pray myself and others here on nairaland receive some blessing from above on the EFFORT WE PUT IN

Wow. Congrats. God is great.

Why some are shouting there are no jobs in Nigeria, others are changing jobs like towels.


Maybe I should also start trekking asap

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Congrats dear. Please can you connect me to your previous working place.

Congrats Op. Wish you favour at your new workplace. .


But which company gives trainees cars and drivers? Or is it position for sales rep?

Congratulations

God is great... Congrats to you.

Congratulations

adeaks:
Wow. Congrats. God is great.

Why some are shouting there are no jobs in Nigeria, others are changing jobs like towels.


Maybe I should also start trekking

Trekking.... Really...

PresVA:
Congrats Op. Wish you favour at your new workplace. .


But which company gives trainees cars and drivers? Or is it position for sales rep?

Lol I was gonna ask the same question ooo.
I dey find job with a car and a driver attached

Congrats o reali Hapi 4 you. It is my turn to share testimony in jesus name

ElDeeVee:

Lol I was gonna ask the same question ooo.
I dey find job with a car and a driver attached

Lol, may God grant ur wish..He fit add house and virgins on top

PresVA:
Lol, may God grant ur wish..He fit add house and virgins on top

Thank God that you got a job.....its not because you trekked around lagos...you are not the first to trek and you won't be the last searching for jobs. friends that can't trek and are jobless..do not castigate them....all of us are striving in one way or the other...the key thing is we should all make effort...congrats once again.......may God bless and answer those of us all in the struggle.....its not by power or might..its by HIS grace.

babyfaceafrica:
Thank God that you got a job.....its not because you trekked around lagos...you are not the first to trek and you won't be the last searching for jobs. friends that can't trek and are jobless..do not castigate them....all of us are striving in one way or the other...the key thing is we should all make effort...congrats once again.......may God bless and answer those of us all in the struggle.....its not by power or might..its by HIS grace.

This is very true though.

End time story

Great
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Ok

Clap for yourself

Ok

The summary of everything from what the OP said is that hard work pays a lot.

I will soon start my own job hunt

I tap into this blessing.

congrats broo

Flying on green and white

Me that my own NYSC is still like 2019 .. Should I start looking for job now ?

its better i start my own search next year...need a job badly...