10 simple and possible ways on How to Become a More Employable Candidate in Nigeria – Now and in Future without musch stress.

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As we all know, Nothing can be more depressing for new job seekers than working on your resume, sending countless applications, and remaining in the category of the unemployed for more than a year. Six months in and no feedback from employers, let alone a call for interview.

Business owners are not looking to reduce the rate of unemployment. They are looking to grow their business. To work with people who will share in their vision and help move the company forward. Put yourself in the position of a business owner, you’ll want the same.

It then boils down to the same question, “How much value can you offer?” This is where the problems of most fresh graduates begin. It hasn’t been easy for the professional with job experience to get a better job. It certainly would be worse for fresh school leaver without so much as holiday job experience.

If you are in this position, you may not be able to change the way things work, but you can make yourself a better job candidate fit for your desired employment. Here are a few ways to become more employable in the face of stark unemployment.

Develop Computer-based skills

Learning how to use a new piece of software is never a waste of time. This may sound cliché but a large number of job seekers out there have little to no basic computer and Information Technology skills.IT skills are now more important than ever in the job market. Virtually every establishment of any sort needs at least basic technology to make work smoother. Microsoft office, graphic design, web development and management, programming, search engine optimization, social media management, Digital Marketing.

Combining your current qualification with some IT skills will make you even more qualified for a vast number of jobs.

Come out of school with good grades

Imagine you are in a concert filled with hundreds of people but without the music and without the normal glee and thrill of every turn up. That’s a picture of a hall filled with jobseekers.

While high grades aren’t everything, many organisations still ask for a 2.1 degree as a minimum. Now imagine the 2.2 student struggling alongside the 2.1 and first class students for the same job position.

There are few other good jobs around without this criteria. Theses jobs place skill over academic qualification but appointment is usually based on referrals.

So if you, reading this, are still in school, do not give ear to people who say grades do not matter. They do matter especially if you have nothing else going for you; if you have no guts, no wits, nothing. In order to have the confidence to apply for certain job positions, you do need good grades. In order to compete with a teeming population of unemployed graduates on the streets, you need good grades. Additional touchups like job skills can be learned and adopted in a year or less.

Take Online Courses
Online courses are hot these days. People have been able to alter the course of their career by making use of free and paid learning materials readily available online to improve their knowledge. That you studied mechanical engineering in school does not confine you to work in engineering firms. Even if you must, you may not have the luxury to practice your profession. There are torrents of quality resources online to self-educate and be a well rounded individual.

Your online self-education may not come with a traditional qualification. But at you get to know more than you were taught in school. Here is a list of websites to learn Courses Online free.

Take that low-paying job

It’s easy to feel overqualified for certain positions. A great job is what every job seeker wants. Unfortunately, only few will get lucky. Many eyes are focused on that high paying job that it becomes almost impossible for a candidate without experience or contacts to get through.

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