Montez90:
Getting jobs as not been hard for me, getting giid and constant pay is the main thing, Got a job immediately after service, left 3 months after, got 6 interviews after the job, some called with low offers < 60k, I've noticed if you're very good in your craft , companies will find you

ZarahBuhari:
Lol! And what baffles me the most is how the majority have resort to praying to get a job. Nigerians you've got to wake up.

Forget religion and fight for your rights, God won't come down and give us jobs. Politicians are the culprits here.

I'm a Christian like everyone else, not an atheists. I've come to realize that politicians/men of God/imams rob us and then use the name of the Lord to deceive us.

ZarahBuhari:
Lol! And what baffles me the most is how the majority have resort to praying to get a job. Nigerians you've got to wake up.

Forget religion and fight for your rights, God won't come down and give us jobs. Politicians are the culprits here.

I'm a Christian like everyone else, not an atheists. I've come to realize that politicians/men of God/imams rob us and then use the name of the Lord to deceive us.

FrenchWay:
Corpers are out today. They be wishing each oda:" favour market, favour market"

Favour market:

translux:


Bros this is a very wrong notion, The power of prayer can do the magic, see i graduated 8 years ago, life was so difficult for me till the extent that i started ridding okada until one day when i took a woman on the bike and she told me when i dropped her, that young man this okada is not your job pls go and pray and God will open the door for you, short the story, i even prayed at home, indeed a very serious prayer, and i applied for almost all the jobs i saw on the internet even for those i am not qualify for,and just two weeks later i received a text message from a giant construction company in lekki, went for interview and i was employed as an account and three months later i was promoted to a facilities manager in lekki, if i tell you what comes to my account in a month you wont believe it, that is the power of prayer.

EsvNwoye:

Why Leave your Job?
And do you consider 50k salary not good enough for starters?

tokrizy:
sure it works?

OreoPaschal:
It has not been easy on me. I don't even know the career path I want anymore. I am so lost with this job hunting. At present I work as a leasing agent although I am yet to serve. But, upon completion of NYSC I will be 26years of age.


I just feel lost out as I may not be able to work in places, I have desired because of their age limit as a requirement for recruitment. Even with my First-class in Agricultural Economics. My depression level goes higher the more. I only pray God will make a way for me when I get to that stage.

JARUSHUB:
Recently, we got this from our mail.


Hello,

I studied Counselling in school because I didn’t get Accounting and because I had started with ICAN exams before getting admission. I finished with 2:1. I completed ICAN exams recently (can’t get the ACA yet because of work experience requirement). I started with CFA too, passed level 1, I have registered for the 2nd level.

I finished service last year and I quite understandably expected to get a job almost immediately after service. I haven’t been able to get one thus far. So my question, do you think my course of study is working against me? Thanks

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You completed your NYSC not long ago, and you’re complaining?

You’re very impatient. Job doesn’t come so fast for 90% of people irrespective of qualifications. I have friends that had first class in accounting (you had 2.1 in Counselling, right?) plus ICAN, and still spent up to a year at home before getting job. That is the reality. It is hardly out of place.

For me, not getting job within 6 months of completing NYSC, irrespective of one’s qualifications, is not yet a bad situation. Even recruitment processes of some companies (all stages of tests, interviews, medicals etc) take up to a year.

Your degrees will not land you job automatically, my brother.

Where did you study Counselling? I hope it is a recognized school. While your course of study (counselling) is not so attractive to employers in this part of the world, the fact that you had 2.1, got ICAN and CFA 1 qualifications is a good remedial strategy.

You did not tell me where you have applied to? What were you doing during your NYSC? Were you throwing your CVs around? How many companies have you applied to? Have you written any company test? If yes, did you pass?

No matter the qualifications one has, job will not come and meet anyone at home. One has to hustle.

I know many companies do not care about your course of study once you have 2.1. Good for you, you have more than 2.1, you also have ICAN qualification and already in stage 2 in CFA. The two issues I sense here are, one, you’re impatient and expected to get job on a silver platter and two, you don't appear to be equipped with right information. It hardly works that way.

If you’re below 26 years, have you applied to PwC, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Akintola Williams Deloitte? These are the Big 4 professional services firms that recruit people like you from time to time. They don’t bother about your course of study once you make 2.1 and you’re below 26 years of age.

Most banks also don’t care about course of study. There are many other firms like that.

You just need to get the right information and probably shed your mindset that your 2.1 will automatically land you job once you finished your NYSC.

My friends with ACA and CFA that you saw did not have that mindset. They loaded themselves with right information. And yes, it’s not so hard getting Accounting/Finance job with zero work experience once you get your strategy right and you can defend your qualifications by passing tests and interviews.

All the best.

http://www.jarushub.com/getting-job-after-nysc-how-long-is-too-long/

cc: Lalasticlala & Mynd44

FrenchWay:
...
The most confusing moment in one's life is immediately after NYSC.
At some point, I thought of becoming a tailor.
I later decided i would open a church.
Currently I'm focused on Sugar mummies. They pay at least.

How long is subjective.
To the wise, hustle should start immediately after WAEC.
To the semi-wise, hustle starts before or during nysc.
To the foolish, hustle starts after NYSC.

As for how long, destiny should take care of that.

Holywizard:
If u know how depressed I am, u would definitely have pity on me.
I studied banking and finance(Upper credit) and I passed out from NYSC last year December.
Omo all my uncles that promised me heaven on earth after POP are no longer picking up their calls. Imagine uncles with connections that refused to help? Just like that?
Right now I'm working hard to become an R & S lotto agent here in Rivers state.
I'm promising my uncles that one day, they will definitely want to associate with me.

FrenchWay:
... The most confusing moment in one's life is immediately after NYSC. At some point, I thought of becoming a tailor. I later decided i would open a church. Currently I'm focused on Sugar mummies. They pay at least.
How long is subjective. To the wise, hustle should start immediately after WAEC. To the semi-wise, hustle starts before or during nysc. To the foolish, hustle starts after NYSC.
As for how long, destiny should take care of that.

FrenchWay:
...
The most confusing moment in one's life is immediately after NYSC.
At some point, I thought of becoming a tailor.
I later decided i would open a church.
Currently I'm focused on Sugar mummies. They pay at least.

How long is subjective.
To the wise, hustle should start immediately after WAEC.
To the semi-wise, hustle starts before or during nysc.
To the foolish, hustle starts after NYSC.

As for how long, destiny should take care of that.

FrenchWay:
Corpers are out today. They be wishing each oda:" favour market, favour market"

Favour market:

chukzyfcbb:
its a f.cuked up situation.
They say go for experience at first, oya make coys give you opportunity to intern, lie lie u no go see.

Them say u no get skills. u pay money to be trained in various skillsets, pay money to write professional certificates. You read your eye balls out just to pass, Still no show of work.

Its a f.cked up situation, then scammers start preaching entrepreneurship epistle just to sell e-books. Crypto currencies and forex guys tell you about being self made and making millions via phone/pc, all they can sell their signals to you.

Bet9ja promises you billions with as little as 100naira, only to collect the little you have saved up.

Then you have others who got employed via long leg or those who got rich via illegal means and those who were fortunate to be employed(forming inspirational speaker asap), look down on you despite your struggles and hustles. Naija is f.cked!!!

BabaIbo:
If you know how depressed I am ehn... I made a mistake of not reducing my age before entering secondary school. I studied Industrial Chemistry and graduated with a cgpa of 4.23. I finished my NYSC program last November at the age of 28, most jobs I see online always come with lower age requirements and you know in my field of study I need to go for internship or graduate training to help me boost my cv n experience but age is a factor, to tell you how confused I am I worked for 2 months with a firm that paid me 20k/month as a marketing executive. I left the job because I spend over 20k as expenses(transportation and others) monthly. I'm still searching for job right now.

It's well, just keep applying, job will come, there's no definite time for it...
Please I need an advice on the right thing to do or direction to take in this situation I find my self

Gerrard59:


Write the GRE: Ensure you score at least 330 (this increases your chances), apply to schools in the US and get sponsored by the university.

Leave the country!

https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre

Montez90:
I'm not saying it's not, but in my field, the more you improve your skills, the higher the chances of getting a very good pay

FrenchWay:
... The most confusing moment in one's life is immediately after NYSC. At some point, I thought of becoming a tailor. I later decided i would open a church. Currently I'm focused on Sugar mummies. They pay at least.
How long is subjective. To the wise, hustle should start immediately after WAEC. To the semi-wise, hustle starts before or during nysc. To the foolish, hustle starts after NYSC.
As for how long, destiny should take care of that.

BabaIbo:
If you know how depressed I am ehn... I made a mistake of not reducing my age before entering secondary school. I studied Industrial Chemistry and graduated with a cgpa of 4.23. I finished my NYSC program last November at the age of 28, most jobs I see online always come with lower age requirements and you know in my field of study I need to go for internship or graduate training to help me boost my cv n experience but age is a factor, to tell you how confused I am I worked for 2 months with a firm that paid me 20k/month as a marketing executive. I left the job because I spend over 20k as expenses(transportation and others) monthly. I'm still searching for job right now.

It's well, just keep applying, job will come, there's no definite time for it...
Please I need an advice on the right thing to do or direction to take in this situation I find my self

AZeD1:
The fastest way to get a job is through referral aka man know man, so when you are in school, try to build a network because it will come in handy in the future.

I have worked in a fairly big organization and I have worked in start ups (where I handled recruitment for my team) and nothing beats having someone on the inside who personally hands over your resume to the person in charge of recruiting.

Most times, vacancies are announced internally weeks before it gets to the public and by the time it gets to the public, the hiring manager already has a group of people shortlisted for the interview.