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Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by H100: 8:28pm On Jul 24, 2019
Never despise the days of your little beginnings no matter how cruel they came. As we walk along the journey of life, let us continue to celebrate little successes and also appreciate how far it's takes us. Add to your work experience by working for yourself to the benefit of others with your zero working experience

Job Volunteering has so far proven to be the most effective way to garner the work experience employers always crave for, this is because these companies need your skills and you need the experience too. Don't sit at home  accumulating years of joblessness, Go out and volunteer

A 4 year degree attained after 7 years is still a degree. A graduation at 50 is still a graduation. A business started at 65 is still a business. You are never too old to have a new dream... It's okay to start over. Don’t let people confine you with their timelines of success, just start somewhere.

When Volunteering, Remember that the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. A little patience. Keep going. Don't give up. Your time will surely come. I will discuss what you need to be a volunteer and the tips on how to go about it down this post.

I do not want to talk about the possibility of  retention or recommendation for your service, that's obviously a positive we are aware and sure of.

Come to think of it. Do you know that volunteering experience can actually improve you efficiency when you get a Job with a seemingly hostile Boss? Jobs and salaries are advertised for you to choose, but bosses are not advertised for you to choose. If we assume the statistics, you will agree that some people get the privilege of many interviews with one offer, while only a few get Multiple offers within short period such that the interval is not enough to fully understand your colleagues to reach such a conclusion as 'bad boss'. No matter how devilish a person is, there is someone that acts to his/her style with commendation, and you might be that person. Hearsay can never be trusted. What you have learned over time as a volunteer worker can ease your fears when you get the Job.

You won’t be able to find a good boss until you work with the person long enough to know him/her well.. However, you can control your attitude. If you are at the lowest rank of the organisation and you don’t have a choice but to stay in the organisation, dealing with a “bad boss” is not easy. But having the right attitude, combined with a good skill to handle situations(based on your volunteer time incidences and not taking things personal ), you should be fine. But of course, if you’re looking for progress and you can’t see it with that boss, then you have to take a leap of faith & find the better opportunity where you will grow together as a boss and as an employee.

When you volunteer, have a purpose!

A lot of people want to do good and feel good after it and that’s all. While volunteering might be a good thing, it might also turn out to be beneficial, depending on the reason why it’s done initially.

Many young people who are so energetic jump from one project site to another, accumulating various volunteer titles and losing count on all the teams they are part of. In the end, there’s no significant value added to them.

If you want to derive value from volunteering, then you need to transition to being a purpose-driven volunteer.

What do you need to as a Volunteer? or do we go about it?

read more: https://onegoodhead.com/job-volunteering-work-experience/

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by rentAcock(m): 10:26pm On Jul 24, 2019
Yes volunteering beats staying at home all day frustrated and depressed. Volunteering gives you a purpose to wake up, take a bath and leave the house, doing so boosts your morale, ego and self esteem. Also volunteering might make you cross path with someone in a position to give you a job offer. And most importantly, volunteering looks good on your CV because potential employers see you as a dedicated person who would rather gain experience without pay than languish at home.

But besides volunteering and hopping from one job interview to another, you should try to think outside the box. Some of the apps we use today were created by teenagers just experimenting with silly ideas that became huge successes. I mean who would've thought that an app that creates 10 seconds videos that self destructs will be as wildly popular as it is today (Snapchat in the early days). Or the recent craze for tiktok the Chinese app that allows people to video themselves lip synching to songs would be the #1 most downloaded social media app in recent weeks? Look around you and create something, anything. I have a friend who's trying to create a Nigerian Gofundme type site where you can donate money for social causes, this is thinking outside the box.

When I finished school, I couldn't get a job so i started a dating/escort service named Rent-A_Cock. Needless to say it was a one man company run by me but it got traction. I advertised on social media and little by little I started getting female clients just looking for a guy to flirt with on whatsapp or over the phone. Premium packages involved me giving them massages or even posing as their boyfriends at social events. Super ultra premium services involved erotic details I cannot divulge online. But today, the company has grown to 30 employees in 5 states and and growing exponentially.

Moral of the story, I'm not saying you should become a male giggolo but staying home and doing nothing is the worst course of action for a jobless youth.

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by tstx(m): 10:26pm On Jul 24, 2019
Interesting read

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by MurderEnglish(m): 10:27pm On Jul 24, 2019
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A sensible and an educative post at last...


Although I never read am Sha...


Buh, e make sense... I deduced by scanning through the post.

smiley smiley

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Montanasnr(m): 10:27pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by starbuck(f): 10:27pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Offpoint: 10:27pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by ictjobber: 10:28pm On Jul 24, 2019
Cool tips


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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Lincoln275(m): 10:28pm On Jul 24, 2019
Hmmmm
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by luemz(m): 10:28pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Nobody: 10:28pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by merits(m): 10:29pm On Jul 24, 2019
H100:
Never despise the days of your little beginnings no matter how cruel they came. As we walk along the journey of life, let us continue to celebrate little successes and also appreciate how far it's takes us. Add to your work experience by working for yourself to the benefit of others with your zero working experience

Job Volunteering has so far proven to be the most effective way to garner the work experience employers always crave for, this is because these companies need your skills and you need the experience too. Don't sit at home  accumulating years of joblessness, Go out and volunteer

A 4 year degree attained after 7 years is still a degree. A graduation at 50 is still a graduation. A business started at 65 is still a business. You are never too old to have a new dream... It's okay to start over. Don’t let people confine you with their timelines of success, just start somewhere.

When Volunteering, Remember that the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. A little patience. Keep going. Don't give up. Your time will surely come. I will discuss what you need to be a volunteer and the tips on how to go about it down this post.

I do not want to talk about the possibility of  retention or recommendation for your service, that's obviously a positive we are aware and sure of.

Come to think of it. Do you know that volunteering experience can actually improve you efficiency when you get a Job with a seemingly hostile Boss? Jobs and salaries are advertised for you to choose, but bosses are not advertised for you to choose. If we assume the statistics, you will agree that some people get the privilege of many interviews with one offer, while only a few get Multiple offers within short period such that the interval is not enough to fully understand your colleagues to reach such a conclusion as 'bad boss'. No matter how devilish a person is, there is someone that acts to his/her style with commendation, and you might be that person. Hearsay can never be trusted. What you have learned over time as a volunteer worker can ease your fears when you get the Job.

You won’t be able to find a good boss until you work with the person long enough to know him/her well.. However, you can control your attitude. If you are at the lowest rank of the organisation and you don’t have a choice but to stay in the organisation, dealing with a “bad boss” is not easy. But having the right attitude, combined with a good skill to handle situations(based on your volunteer time incidences and not taking things personal ), you should be fine. But of course, if you’re looking for progress and you can’t see it with that boss, then you have to take a leap of faith & find the better opportunity where you will grow together as a boss and as an employee.

When you volunteer, have a purpose!

A lot of people want to do good and feel good after it and that’s all. While volunteering might be a good thing, it might also turn out to be beneficial, depending on the reason why it’s done initially.

Many young people who are so energetic jump from one project site to another, accumulating various volunteer titles and losing count on all the teams they are part of. In the end, there’s no significant value added to them.

If you want to derive value from volunteering, then you need to transition to being a purpose-driven volunteer.

What do you need to as a Volunteer? or do we go about it?

read more: https://onegoodhead.com/job-volunteering-work-experience/


Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Endtimebro: 10:30pm On Jul 24, 2019
You may be right bro
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Softmeecay: 10:30pm On Jul 24, 2019
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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by therajah: 10:35pm On Jul 24, 2019
If na how wizkid kiss tiwari now, u go read am as if say u wan do nairaland exam

Quote author=MurderEnglish post=80599915] smiley


A sensible and an educative post at last...


Although I never read am Sha...


Buh, e make sense... I deduced by scanning through the post.

smiley smiley[/quote]
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by obykachi(f): 10:43pm On Jul 24, 2019
I honestly don't mind volunteering in any NGO or any other organization.
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by kingopta(m): 10:50pm On Jul 24, 2019
obykachi:
I honestly don't mind volunteering in any NGO or another organization.

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by qanda: 10:56pm On Jul 24, 2019
In this age where behaviorial and situational questions are asked during job interviews...no job experience is a disadvantage. Graduates with no work experience should take this advice seriously. Look out for volunteering opportunities, particularly in your area of interest. Many successful entrepreneurs, career men and women got their breakthrough while volunteering.

To close, if you are job hunting, do yourself a favor to install Q and A App from play store. You'd find valuable free materials (PDF and Videos) that will prepare you for your next Job test and/or interview. You'd also get information about exclusive and on-demand job opportunities.

Install Q and A App now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tolu.qanda

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Oyerinde16(m): 11:00pm On Jul 24, 2019
Drone One Enterprise Solutions Needs Volunteers in each state. DM privately.

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by shezpwiti(f): 11:14pm On Jul 24, 2019
Pls i am in search of an NGO to volunteer with. Preferably a human right NGO. Plsssssssss ���

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by wethebest(m): 11:17pm On Jul 24, 2019
Nice
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Curry30: 11:22pm On Jul 24, 2019
Even acceptance into volunteering roles is by connection. Nigeria is so doomed!!!

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by culswagz(m): 11:26pm On Jul 24, 2019
But besides volunteering and hopping from one job interview to another, you should try to think outside the box. Some of the apps we use today were created by teenagers just experimenting with silly ideas that became huge successes. I mean who would've thought that an app that creates 10 seconds videos that self destructs will be as wildly popular as it is today (Snapchat in the early days). Or the recent craze for tiktok the Chinese app that allows people to video themselves lip synching to songs would be the #1 most downloaded social media app in recent weeks? Look around you and create something, anything. I have a friend who's trying to create a Nigerian Gofundme type site where you can donate money for social causes, this is thinking outside the box.

When I finished school, I couldn't get a job so i started a dating/escort service named Rent-A_Cock. Needless to say it was a one man company run by me but it got traction. I advertised on social media and little by little I started getting female clients just looking for a guy to flirt with on whatsapp or over the phone. Premium packages involved me giving them massages or even posing as their boyfriends at social events. Super ultra premium services involved erotic details I cannot divulge online. But today, the company has grown to 30 employees in 5 states and and growing exponentially.

Moral of the story, I'm not saying you should become a male giggolo but staying home and doing nothing is the worst course of action for a jobless youth.[/quote]

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by elonize(m): 11:37pm On Jul 24, 2019
How do one become a volunteer,
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by anochuko01(m): 11:42pm On Jul 24, 2019
Curry30:
Even acceptance into volunteering roles is by connection. Nigeria is so doomed!!!
Shut up man. Must you volunteer in Chevron?
Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by blueskies(f): 12:16am On Jul 25, 2019
Pls guys i also need infos and links to b a volunteer in any NGO or government organisation related with public health. Thanks

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Re: Job Volunteering Tips For Job Seekers by Gosj01(m): 4:55am On Jul 25, 2019
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