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| 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by jobsduck: 1:50am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Do you know that 11.5million Nigerians are unemployed and the government is to be blamed? Raise up your hands if you believe this. If you just raised up your hand, I will advise you to simply print this article and make it your companion. This is because you are just been told the worst lie in history. The government is not to be blamed for your lack of a job. Your parent is not to be blamed even though I will blame them for a different reason. You are simply the reason to be blamed for your lack of a job. In this article, you will learn the top reasons why you don’t have a job yet and what you should start doing about it right now. Let me tell you a story. In the past, I used to think that the getting a job was the hardest thing in this life but after a few years in this world by carefully avoiding the things in this article, I have been able to get the kind of job I want. Now let’s look at the top reasons why you don’t have a job yet. 1. Youself Okay. This is my first reason why you don’t have your job. You entire life suck. You don’t know precisely what you want. You see, unless you can identify the type of job you want, you will be confused. Another way you suck is you see a job as a way out. Getting a job won’t make you happy. What will make you happy is getting is building a career? So instead of trying to get a job, you simply start blaming everyone and everything around you. You suddenly realize that the cost of a dollar has gone up. Do you know that despite all the hullabaloo, people still get jobs every day? So get out of your self-pity and identify the kind of job you want. Dust your CV. Package yourself and simply start your job search again. 2. You don’t have the necessary skills How many people want a job in Chevron? I bet you do but do you know what department you want to work. I’m not sure everyone has an answer to that. Most of us want jobs we don’t have the necessary skills for. For example, if you want to build a career in digital marketing, do you have analytic skills? Are you familiar with SEO, Social media marketing etc? For you to have the job you want, you need to know the skills required and build proficiency in your desired job requires. One way to do that is to ask people in the industry what qualifications they had. When I was looking for job years back, I look at the skills people in the industry have and I started learning them. As a growth hacker, when I was learning to get a job on growth hacking, I also started looking at what skills people in the industry have and slowly started building skills in it. So ask yourself these questions. What are you passionate about? What skills do you need to have in order to be successful in that career? Now go build those skills. 3. You looking for Jobs of the past I’m sorry to disappoint you but all those jobs you are looking to build a career in are disappearing gradually. Today, Freshbooks is taking away the role of accountants for small businesses and lots more. Jobs are disappearing fast. Machines are taking away jobs at factories and in many companies and if you think you are immune, even automated recharge card buying is taking away jobs from recharge card sellers. Do you know that the job skills employers are recruiting for in the past 3 years did not exist 10 years ago? You can check LinkedIn 2016 and 2017 survey here. If you want to know the jobs you should be seeking to build a career in, then signup at jobsduck.com and we will send you a free checklist. 4. Your LinkedIn profile sucks Of course, employers recruit every single day but they don’t do it the traditional way again. Today recruiters are using social media platforms like LinkedIn to recruit talents but you are still depending on job boards. Job boards like ours are replacing newspaper advertisement so if you are still going to the newspaper stands every morning, you wasting your time. Go set up a professional LinkedIn profile and start getting active on it. 5. Your CV is dead on arrival Do you have a CV? I bet you do but I think the right question should be “will your cv pass the 6seconds rule” I remember when being interviewed for a job. Now I was simply lucky to be called for the job interview. During my discussion with the HR, she said she didn’t even want to call me because my CV did not reflect m experience. This doesn’t mean you put the number of years you have worked on your CV. What if you don’t have any experience and you are not fresher. Rather what you need is to have a CV that can get you feet through the door into the interview room. Once there, you can now show them the stuff you made up of. 6. Your interview skills are old If you have attended some interviews and you have not been made any offer, then two things are wrong. You either are Applying for the wrong jobs You messing up at the interview. There is a level of skills required to pass a job interview. I won’t go into many details here. You can’t begin by reading this interview don’ts. 7. You don’t network Do you know that 60% of jobs are not advertised? This is because they are filled internally. According to one source, I can’t quite remember who said it first, your life is worth 5times the number of people who are your current network in the next five years. So who is on your contact list? Did you keep in touch with your friend who you served together? Did you remember to say thank you to that boss you worked with last? Do is your mentor? Luckily today’s means of networking is getting better. Do you know that my first interview at a growth startup was through a friend? Of course, I did not get the job but you can begin to understand if I did not keep in touch with the guy. And mind you, we met on LinkedIn. So instead of spending time on Facebook, Snapchat etc, get serious with your LinkedIn profile. 8. You believe more in luck than getting your hands dirty There is a place for God, there is a place for luck but seriously both God and luck will only happen if you take your career seriously. This means you might learn to improve yourself. You must get out there and go search for the job. If you want to climb the leader in your career, you must improve your skills. Instead of complaining about who got a promotion, a layoff or spending all your life fasting, you must be winning to improve yourself. Look for one skill that is crucial to your job or that is central to the need of your company. Now become an expert in it. 9. You want to start at the top I’ve met people who want to start as the MD of the company where they want to work. This is possible. I strongly believe that if you can dream it, you can become it but except your father is the owner of the company, you may have to start from the most available position. If the MD position is vacant and you can get it, go for it but if not and you know you need the job, nothing stops you from starting as a HOD, then by proving yourself, you can work yourself gradually up the ladder. Want to get a job in customer service? Look for a company and become a customer service intern first and take it up from there. I have met people who today are HR professional but they started as an intern in the company they were working for. 10. You don’t have people skill Finally, you need to have people’s skills. You need to learn how to get along with people and get what you want. Like Brain Tracy would say “life is a negotiation”. You need to develop your interpersonal skill. These include learning the art of communication and the first basic rule for any meaningful communication is to learn to listen first. Learn to communicate well, learn to lend a hand to people, learn how to get along with everyone even that gateman or cleaner you meet every day on the road or at your place of work. Conclusion Now over to you, which of these do you think is stopping you from getting a job and what are you going to do about it. 48 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Cameleon72(f): 6:06am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Tell them |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Brymo: 6:49am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Tell them |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Barywhyte(m): 6:57am On Jul 16, 2017 |
This is the most important thing: getting skills. Other things are also important but they only follow your skillset. Op u tried! |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by babablogger: 7:09am On Jul 16, 2017 |
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by ipobarecriminals: 7:09am On Jul 16, 2017 |
 May God help us in this country.U pay to get FG job,they scammed u instead. If I lie,ask those who jona govt scammed.2 Likes |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by rawpadgin(m): 7:10am On Jul 16, 2017 |
I hate all this 'i know it all' thread the reason u don't have a job in this country is because the government is useless & u don't know the man @ the top personally 33 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by celestialAgent(m): 7:10am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Job seekers be like: 4 Likes
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Nobody: 7:12am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Now.. Most of the points listed above are valid, but what happens when you get the job? You keep dressing up and knotting that tie every day of your life till retirement? You keep praying for promotion as your paycheck gets swallowed up in debt? You live your whole life, in fear that your job offers no security? You wake up every day, fearing uncertainty. 'What if i woke up one morning and I don't have a job? ' Year to year, you keep running the rat race.. Running in circle and hoping to pull through. One of the greatest thing in life is when you tackle that which you fear most. Everybody cannot be the boss, but you can. You can be the boss and be in charge. You can be financially free and employ. You can have everything. In your mind, you're limitless. In life, few are meant for the spotlight, billions are spectators. Which one do you want to be? Don't listen to that weak voice, telling you to take the easy road. Telling you to avoid failure. Fire your boss, burn that CV and be the boss. Happy Sunday. www.entmirror.com 38 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Rick9(m): 7:13am On Jul 16, 2017 |
You speak unadulterated truth. Nice one 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by moscobabs(m): 7:16am On Jul 16, 2017 |
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Barywhyte(m): 7:16am On Jul 16, 2017 |
rawpadgin: Government is useless: I agree. Man know man: I disagree |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by ANBAKO: 7:17am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Good article. I will expect a continuation of this article because you articulated the problems extensively without in-depth solution. 2 Likes |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Icon4s(m): 7:18am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Op, the number 1 reason should be : You graduated with a poor grade. |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by geeluck1(m): 7:19am On Jul 16, 2017 |
I don't know If this post is intended to motivate or insult someone Well, non of my biz....ain't jobless |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by ebosetaled22(m): 7:21am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Na Wetin again. Job dis job dat haba |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Nobody: 7:21am On Jul 16, 2017 |
One low lifer will soon come and blame Nigeria for his predicament Op, nice write-up |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Zdoh(m): 7:23am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Very interesting .. My skils on my signature and I think I know what next for me to do with this write up @Po kudos to you. |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by RobinRay(m): 7:23am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Why Don't I Have A Job 1. There's no light 2. Number 1 |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Nobody: 7:23am On Jul 16, 2017 |
rawpadgin: The reason people like you don't have jobs is because you prefer to sit with your phone all day and post nonsense on the internet 2 Likes |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by ElectronicsGuy(m): 7:30am On Jul 16, 2017 |
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by nmreports: 7:33am On Jul 16, 2017 |
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by kandyj(f): 7:33am On Jul 16, 2017 |
nice write up. I need a job anyway, anyone on nairaland with a job, I'm very much interested. let me start networking via nairaland. 1 Like |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Nobody: 7:35am On Jul 16, 2017 |
alright |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by nwoye72: 7:36am On Jul 16, 2017 |
hmm |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by phorget(m): 7:40am On Jul 16, 2017 |
But for wia the job dey self wey dem dey look for am? |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by Nobody: 7:43am On Jul 16, 2017 |
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| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by BiafraIShere(m): 7:46am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Fallacy! |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by ayamprecious: 7:48am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Weldone |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by UbChapter(m): 7:48am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Op, do you have a job? 1 Like |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by adewumiopeyemi(m): 7:50am On Jul 16, 2017 |
Ok |
| Re: 10 Reasons You Don't Have A Job Yet And What You Can Do About It by jetbomber17: 7:50am On Jul 16, 2017 |
How about a Job I applied for being given to another person because of he or she is connected? |
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