After NYSC, you are likely going to face one of these 5 things. As a corper in Abuja you need to acquaint yourself right now.

Finding a Job - Jobs are scarce and the few ones are almost always taken before you'll ever get to know about them

Training and Certifications - there are many professional trainings you should know about but most of them are not worth the stress

Learning a trade - this is for vocationally minded, entrepreneurs. Tailoring, website design, coding, etc

Networking - Joining a professional association, Linkedin,

Self-employment - starting something for yourself after work.

If you are an Abuja corper still serving you should brace up for these.


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Kindly create your own thread and stop derailing.

Thanks!

Tomorrow I will start taking these 5 points one after the other.

Finding a Job - Jobs are scarce and the few ones are almost always taken before you'll ever get to know about them

If you are among the lucky few that will land a federal government job on merit or any other job for that matter straight out of NYSC, you won't find the rest of this advise useful.

Secondly, if you are like most NYSC serving members the job search will be a frustrating experience.

Thirdly, if you are like a smaller segment of serving NYSC members, you would seek out other opportunities to make a living e.g acquire employable skills or start a small business.

My take on this is to start a business or acquire vital skills now that you have the chance. You won't regret it if you do.

As per starting a business if you are in Abuja, join our business hub to receive valuable information and tools to help you start a part time business.

See the phone numbers above.

Certifications are important

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2. Training and Certifications

There are many professional trainings you should know about but most of them are not worth the stress. I did not say all of them are not worth the stress, but majority of them will only gulp money and would not give you any serious advantage of landing a job. I don't want to go into details but you have to choose wisely among professional courses and certifications so as not to waste your time. I will give you 3 reasons why I say so.

First reason is some of these so called trainings and certifications can be learned online for free. I am not saying you can learn everything on your own, you definitely need an experienced professional to train you atimes but many valuable training you pay hundreds of thousands of naira for can be learned at little or no cost to you.

Second reason is that some so called training and certifications are glorified paper qualifications. You may have legitimacy and recognition from their professional bodies but fact still remains that practical experience and expertise will always trump paper qualifications which is what many trainings do. Unless you gain capacity which is applicable to your occupation, just going for lectures and writing exams does not prove your competency or capacity.

Third reason is proven work experience trumps certifications except for specialist professional fields. An HND holder who has worked for 10 years with an auditing firm for instance would have bagged enough experience to trump a B.sc first class graduate with ICAN certification.

That brings us to the catch 22 question - if work experience is important for gaining employment, how will an inexperienced job seeker ever get employed without work experience when you need to be employed in the first place to be considered for employment?

The answer is to intern - pay your dues, work for free. Use your time and effort to acquire skills, connections and network.

If you are in Abuja and are a serving corps member looking to make a decent income, call any of the numbers above.

See you all tomorrow.

Hi Folks.

I am sorry for not updating this thread yet. Been busy lately. Look out for more updates.

Good afternoon Abuja

3. Learning a Trade

This is an advantage for serious NYSC folks over the rest of the job market. The truth is a proven skill outside of the workplace is an attractive quality employers recognize in potential job seekers. In addition, it is a backup plan against being laid-off.

Even if you don't get employed, you can start something for yourself eventually.

List of trades to learn: writing, electrical repairs and installations, coding, repair and installation of ICT gadgets, events planning, fashion design, marketing, website design and many more.

4. Networking is a powerful way to secure new employment and contracts by meeting and connecting with new people who have shared interests in common with you.

Using nairaland and linkedin as examples, I have secured contracts from people through both platforms based on the information I shared and the kind of people I connected with.

Besides online platform, networking can also happen in real life among friends and acquaintances, at church, wedding receptions, seminars among other similar events.

Meet people who have similar interests like yourself, share ideas, exchange contacts and information and the rest will fall in place overtime.

Good morning Abj corpers.

Corpers Wee Wee Wee!

Nice post. I like to learn a skill but don't know the one to go for now. I mean computer skills. Can you help me out?

niceguy555:
Nice post. I like to learn a skill but don't know the one to go for now. I mean computer skills. Can you help me out?

Good morning. There are so many out there that recommending anyone to you is not ideal because it depends also on your personality and career goals.

Abujabizhub:


Good morning. There are so many out there that recommending anyone to you is not ideal because it depends also on your personality and career goals.

Ok. I have huge interest in learning computer skills. Can you recommend the computer skill which is sought after in the market

niceguy555:


Ok. I have huge interest in learning computer skills. Can you recommend the computer skill which is sought after in the market

Again at the risk of misleading you - there is website design, coding, web development, networking, database administration, digital marketing, video editing etc

Most of these computer skills have high demand but that is not the real issue. Can you standout?

Abujabizhub:


Again at the risk of misleading you - there is website design, coding, web development, networking, database administration, digital marketing, video editing etc

Most of these computer skills have high demand but that is not the real issue. Can you standout?

I believe in my capabilities, as I am a fast learner. What can I do to standout like you said

Good afternoon ABJ.

Corpers Wee!

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Well done sir.

Good afternoon Abj corpers.

Abujabizhub:


Well done sir.

Thank you sir.