deebsman1:
c'man lets look for solutions not just scaring pipu jor

People have already dropped the solutions in the thread. Open the eyes.

sounds scary but that is just the truth

hmm.,God knws wat best for me..,nice one!

dearpreye:


Every stale news is fresh to others.

If the news of "How difficult life after service is" is fresh to some others, then those individuals are isolated from reality. By now, this is something every corp member should know assuming am not presuming too much.

Building on the skill you have learnt is another key factor to consider. I realise the market is not for mediocre. If you are into something, be good at it.

Raalsalghul:
If the news of "How difficult life after service is" is fresh to some others, then those individuals are isolated from reality. By now, this is something every corp member should know assuming am not presuming too much.

The truth can never be stale. Even if they've heard it before, I assume there's no big deal in reminding ourselves once again of the need to think ahead.

chaii this life ain't easy
Currently a serving corper i report to my PPA at 9am nd close 5pm which means i bearly get time to learn a new skill.
I'm paid 20k + allawee 19k and it hardly last to the end of the month. Biko how man go do?? no skills no savings

Sha i'm good in my field.

dearpreye:


The truth can never be stale. Even if they've heard it before, I assume there's no big deal in reminding ourselves once again of the need to think ahead.

If you say so.

gurunlocker:
nice post op

Thanks for saying that.

niggi4life:
Learn how to sing, learn how to preach, learn how to play football and learn how Lie!!!!!!.
With all these skills, you shouldn't do badly yourself as a promising Entrepreneur.

are u shitting me?

dearpreye:
To start with, if you haven't started pondering what will become of your life and career after the NYSC, you're already in a very big trouble.

Ours is a society where parents and guardians believe that training their kids or assisting adolescents end the moment after their graduation from the higher institutions. I believe that's terribly wrong BUT that's the relentless reality. Once you're out of the higher institutions, you're ON YOUR OWN.

Whether you like to believe it or not, there's no free lunch waiting for everyone after their NYSC. Except your parents are top politicians, the average one of us will have to fight for their survival after the NYSC.

Our lives are rated in time. So to waste time is to waste our lives. I wish I could drop all I discussed recently with a neighbour when she told me she will be going for her NYSC very soon.

To many this one year is a year of enjoyment and frivolities. If you're in that category, perish the idea. This one year is one of the most important period in your life. This one year should be spent planning your future, pondering what exactly you want to do, where you'll love to work, where you'll like to live, what you'll do if there's no job in the first one or two years. The fact is, many shall be worn out jobs in their first few years after the NYSC. You may say GOD FORBID, but again that's the bitter truth.

As a corper or prospective one, I advise you save at least 10% of your allowance EVERYONE MONTH. You've got no choice. The first year after service is usually the most challenging for most graduates, because that's the very first time they're experiencing the reality of life. The euphoria of school and NYSC are over and the brutal reality stare them in the face. Save your money. Have an idea what you may do. Plan your years ahead.

Learn a skill. The present economic times are challenging. Folks are losing jobs everyday. The prevailing economic downturn may be around till next year. You need to be prepared. This news should discourage you, instead let it make you become very proactive and forward thinking. If there's any skill you love to learn, this is the best and most appropriate time.

It takes a lot more than being a graduate to succeed. It takes planning, plan B, focus, discipline and determination to succeed. Being without a job is the worst position one can find themselves.

With a little discipline and vision, impending joblessness and the accompanying depression can be avoided. Be smart.

Like the Boys Scout Motto: Be Prepared.

Lalasticlala, please kindly do the needful.

your post is on dailyindependent http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/10/life-after-the…e-grim-reality/

demoreon:
your post is on dailyindependent http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/10/life-after-the…e-grim-reality/

Are you serious? How did it get there?

Nice one

Masculity:
What a very interesting thread! OP keep it up.... You definitely said it all.... Life after NYSC is a serious business.


I am guilty, just pas out last 2 weeks (batch C) but believe me OP things are not 'OK'.


Desperately analysing things.


THE SOCIETY REALLY WELCOME ME TO THE REAL WORLD.

why not learn a skill under SAED during ur service year because to learn any skill now is expensive unless u find favour.my advice is if u still want 2 learn u can still go 2 ur L.G.I 4 d help so can still learn it very cheap.urs SAED facilitator

IamBae:
Oh, so inspirational

Motivational as well *free b!tch* as on ur dp plus are u god or smtin related 'coz u said u were b4 anytin else? Jst curious.

Iambae also

mrnuur:
chaii this life ain't easy
Currently a serving corper i report to my PPA at 9am nd close 5pm which means i bearly get time to learn a new skill.
I'm paid 20k + allawee 19k and it hardly last to the end of the month. Biko how man go do?? no skills no savings

Sha i'm good in my field.

Life isnt easy; we just need to be stronger and more proactive with our thinking.

Masculity:
What a very interesting thread! OP keep it up.... You definitely said it all.... Life after NYSC is a serious business.


I am guilty, just pas out last 2 weeks (batch C) but believe me OP things are not 'OK'.


Desperately analysing things.


THE SOCIETY REALLY WELCOME ME TO THE REAL WORLD.

Thanks for your gracious words.

Keep thinking. Keep analysing things. You'll surely find a way soonest. Nature gives way to the brave and relentless thinkers.

Dear DearPreye if I say I love you, will I be wreaking any havoc? You are such an inspiration! I wish I knew all these while going for service but i'm learning prudence albeit the hardest way. God's blessing won't leave you darling!! *dont jolos my loff oo* Lool

In my previous articles, I have tried to define customer relationship management and look at some of the benefit of customer loyalty to a customer-centric enterprise as well as talked about how you can raise the exit barrier for your customers. I also talked about some of the qualities that you will always find in an ideal customer centric enterprise. In this article, I want to talk more about three basic questions that you need to ask yourself as a customer centric enterprise. Follow me as we look at these fundamental concepts together.



#1: HOW MANY CUSTOMERS?

In one of my articles, I have tried to define who a customer is. Some organizations cannot identify who their real customer is. Your customer is not necessarily the end user, enjoying your product. It might be someone who is paying for the service which is been enjoyed by another person entirely.



Some organizations nowadays just opened shops and are hoping that customers will come around and pick whatever they have for sales. This is not too good for a customer centric enterprise. You have to know the actual number of customers that you have and know who is actually paying for those services.



When you look at telecommunication networks for example, all what they count is the total number of active users. Mark Zukerberg will only tell you the total number of active users on facebook. Some of the business owners cannot really tell you the total number of customers that they have. All this is not too good for business. Knowing the total number of your contacts will help you to prepare adequately for your customers and retain them for life.



#2: HOW MANY PRODUCTS?

This is another question that customer centric enterprise has to answer if they want to retain customers for life. They should be able to say, without mincing word, how many of their product is been owned by a customer. Many of the big organizations most especially Insurance firms cannot say how many of their policies is been owned by a particular customer. Some organizations that have subscribers find it extremely difficult to do this also.



In a nutshell,. If organizations could not answer the question of how many of their products is been owned by a particular customer, they will not be able to come up with a loyalty program for such customer and this might make them to lose such customers to competitors.





#3: HOW MANY CONTACTS

The question of how many contacts is another question that customer centric must seriously answer if they want to evolve into a true customer centric enterprise. When we talk of contacts here, we are talking about the number of contacts that the organization has to talk to before they can make changes in their account with the organization.





If I want to update my contact address for example, what do I have to do? Even in a company with subsidiaries, how easy is it to effect changes across product lines? All these will affect the perception of customers about the organization.



These questions are a good beginning to any CRM effort, because they provide both an assessment of the current CRM state as well as the knowledge of what you be addressed in order to succeed as well. CRM, you should know is a balance of organizational culture, strategy and information.

dearpreye:
To start with, if you haven't started pondering what will become of your life and career after the NYSC, you're already in a very big trouble.

Ours is a society where parents and guardians believe that training their kids or assisting adolescents end the moment after their graduation from the higher institutions. I believe that's terribly wrong BUT that's the relentless reality. Once you're out of the higher institutions, you're ON YOUR OWN.

Whether you like to believe it or not, there's no free lunch waiting for everyone after their NYSC. Except your parents are top politicians, the average one of us will have to fight for their survival after the NYSC.

Our lives are rated in time. So to waste time is to waste our lives. I wish I could drop all I discussed recently with a neighbour when she told me she will be going for her NYSC very soon.

To many this one year is a year of enjoyment and frivolities. If you're in that category, perish the idea. This one year is one of the most important period in your life. This one year should be spent planning your future, pondering what exactly you want to do, where you'll love to work, where you'll like to live, what you'll do if there's no job in the first one or two years. The fact is, many shall be worn out jobs in their first few years after the NYSC. You may say GOD FORBID, but again that's the bitter truth.

As a corper or prospective one, I advise you save at least 10% of your allowance EVERYONE MONTH. You've got no choice. The first year after service is usually the most challenging for most graduates, because that's the very first time they're experiencing the reality of life. The euphoria of school and NYSC are over and the brutal reality stare them in the face. Save your money. Have an idea what you may do. Plan your years ahead.

Learn a skill. The present economic times are challenging. Folks are losing jobs everyday. The prevailing economic downturn may be around till next year. You need to be prepared. This news should discourage you, instead let it make you become very proactive and forward thinking. If there's any skill you love to learn, this is the best and most appropriate time.

It takes a lot more than being a graduate to succeed. It takes planning, plan B, focus, discipline and determination to succeed. Being without a job is the worst position one can find themselves.

With a little discipline and vision, impending joblessness and the accompanying depression can be avoided. Be smart.

Like the Boys Scout Motto: Be Prepared.

Lalasticlala, please kindly do the needful.

This is the best post on nairaland. Thankyou sir.

Eugenedimgba:
Save enough money,buy ps3 and a God Of War ascension and Call Of Duty collection.Play these games non-stop for the first one year after service and you will be inspired to write a comic/story book..send your works to Sony Inc. and earn royalties for life.

Warning: Your dad must be worth over a billion naira.

Jokingly seriously you made great sense

MsGlobalwonder:
Dear DearPreye if I say I love you, will I be wreaking any havoc? You are such an inspiration! I wish I knew all these while going for service but i'm learning prudence albeit the hardest way. God's blessing won't leave you darling!! *dont jolos my loff oo* Lool

You're not alone when it comes to learning prudence the hard way; most of us had to learn from our own costly mistakes. Some of those mistakes took us five years or so backwards. Smart people should learn from the mistakes of others.

Thanks for the kind show of affection and love. You do wreak NO havoc here, my dear.

The winter is coming, and we all MUST be prepared for it. I'm sorry you had to learn the hard way.

Dariyan:

This is the best post on nairaland. Thankyou sir.

Thanks for dropping those motivating and encouraging words. I'm grateful.

dearpreye:


You're not alone when it comes to learning prudence the hard way; most of us had to learn from our own costly mistakes. Some of those mistakes took us five years or so backwards. Smart people should learn from the mistakes of others.

Thanks for the kind show of affection and love. You do wreak NO havoc here, my dear.

The winter is coming, and we all MUST be prepared for it. I'm sorry you had to learn the hard way.

yaay! Firstly, happy i'm not wreaking any havoc.. Lool. *i don't take myself too seriously* and secondly Thank you once again for this post. Do you remember you gave out some financial intelligence books one time? I'm a proud and grateful recipient. Trust me it's not commonplace for anyone to share intellectual properties FOC! I mean, you are so so particular about lives of "virtual" people? Poeple you don't know and may not meet? ... i'm also learning selflessness! Kudos dear dearpreye!! *i did that for the ryhmes * Lool

That's a bitter truth.....Thanks for opening their eyes

Hummm,everything has tired me since I passed out last 2wks,no more allawee o!

MsGlobalwonder:
yaay! Firstly, happy i'm not wreaking any havoc.. Lool. *i don't take myself too seriously* and secondly Thank you once again for this post. Do you remember you gave out some financial intelligence book one time? I'm a proud and grateful recepient. Trust me it's not commonplace for anyone to share intellectual properties FOC! I mean, you are so so particular about lives of "virtual" people? Poeple you don't know and may not meet? ... i'm also learning selflessness! Kudos dear dearpreye!! *i did that for the ryhmes * Lool

I could run an entire page of commentary on those few lines of yours. MizMycoli taught me to write ONLY when I'm inspired. Thanks for the kind words; you seem unselfish with them.

Financial intelligence book? I hardly can recall though I'm aware I've opened a few thread ls over that issue. I take that topic very seriously. I'm glad you're learning so much; I am too.

I'm so particular about the success and happiness of others like I'm about my own. Thanks.

dave2meek:
Learn a skill don't wait for Buhari's 5k per month

PMB can never pay #5k per month. That's unrealistic, it's about 25% of our national budget