eduj:


one of the easiest ways to get job experience in Nigeria is to volunteer/ intern for free in a firm.

Bro,if Mohammad refuses to come to the mountain,the mountain will come to him.

3 months after service (NYSC) no work. I began thinking.Most of the firms I applied to wanted a minimum of 2 years experience.and I had just one from my service year and many firms don't like a CV with NYSC experience as your only working experience.

I woke up one day, dressed up and began visiting firms for fun . I walked into the garage of a multinational logistics company ,met the workshop manager and told him I was a young engineering graduate looking for experience .He told me that there wasn't any vacancy and I insisted that I can intern/work for free.

He was impressed and told me he did the same as a young graduate, eventually getting employed and rising to managing an expanding fleet of over 200 trucks.

He took me on unofficially and I began my learning.It wasn't easy but I worked for free for months.

I got valuable experience that helped me gain a job with another multinational production company less than half a year later. I even had 3 job offers to choose from. one from where I was working for free, another from my present workplace and another from a firm in Lagos.

make no mistake ,it wasn't easy ,am not there yet but am on an enjoyable and financially stable path in my engineering field.


in Nigeria , getting the best paying jobs is through "I know pesin " or being exceptionally good at what you do (experience),it's mostly a combination of the two.

By working for free, I gained a connection that hundreds of fresh graduates applying to same firm won't ever get ,plus I got the experience

Jah blesss!!!
Grace work for you Chief
But it’s not always like this for ever one

During my siwes period
Despite the fact that most of this companies ain’t paying!

I keep hearing no space here and there!
Getting a job in naija na luck
Even the ones that they ain’t gonna pay dime

Milesbillions:
Man!!!
Congratulations in advance, atleast one stage will soon be over.
Yeah, most of the works are requesting for experience, reason I'm going for graduate Internship programs and entry roles. I even applied for MTN graduate Internship but have not heard from them.... don't know if they have started shortlisting thou?

Yeah, I'm reading a small free course on UI/ux....it is just like a preamble of what ui/ux is all about....

About making CV, you can search for entry level cv template on google and use the format unless you have the money to hire a professional CV writer.

On the Cv /resume stuff
Please did you know any website that do it for free

I was able to create one below!! But they won’t let me down without paying


I can only download in plain text for freee

gly2ken:
My brother congrats for making 2:1, but that does not really guarantee success in life. With the way you spoke you don't have connection but remember you have God by your side. Open your mind to opportunities in other areas other than your course of study. I know of a fellow that had 2:1 in geology from a university whose geology department is renowned in the petroleum industry. But guess what after years of looking for job, the guy is making a live as a chartered accountant practicing tax and he is doing well. The city or town where you start from also matters. My Advice: Among other efforts look for opportunities in banking, audit and consulting. Remember the pay might not be big, but I sure you it's a good place to start. Remember teaching in a private school will tie you down and prevent you from looking for better opportunities. May God bless your hustle.

Hello Chief

Sorry for cutting in
How did a graduate of geology become an account?

I love to learn from you sir

swaqq:
Can you manage my logistics company

Location sir?

Karleb:
Get a support system.
Move to major city in your state, preferably, come to Lagos or at least Abuja or port Harcourt.
If you have money or connection, use it to get a job.

Lastly, you will suffer. Trust me.

Chief

Can you please
Explain that money or connection in the abuja case

Milesbillions:
I just concluded my service year on February 2022....barely a month ago and I'm still job hunting, although I have submitted so many applications but the job invites that are coming through are from lagos.

I'm currently in the east. Don't have anybody to stay with in Lagos for now. Now, I'm somebody that like to get a work in career or field that does not allign with my course of study, remember...I studied Animal and Environmental Biology and I came out with a good 2:1. In terms of job opportunities in Nigeria in respect to what I studied, it is very limited and chances of me getting in a job is very slim considering Nigeria factors as I don't have any connection.

A friend adviced me to go for my masters abroad and I told him, there is no money to do the initial processes although I believe in myself that I can get full funding if I apply but the money to write the necessary exams is not around, reason I'm trying my best to get a work of any kind that doesn't necessarily require what I did in school. So many people are doing it and if I ask them, they will say, they got it through graduate trainees and entry level roles in organizations and firms

I'm somebody that likes working in logistics company and as a customer representative but the major hindrance I'm having right now, is not having the experiences that will make me to work in those fields. Some, if not all of the job offers I always come across require for 1-3 years experience which I Don't have.

So guys, what's the best way to get through this? Just one month out of service and I'm already feeling bored at home doing nothing apart from helping my parents in the farm works and reading a basic course on UI/UX designing?

Please any advice of any kind is duely welcomed. Insults are welcomed too. I out here to learn because, nobody knows it all.

About digital skills....I can write but currently don't have a system to do the job again.

The mods please help me move it to the right thread and if possible, Front page.

Op it’s not easy outside there!
At all
Especially for a male and also a first born
We are in the same situation
Just that My pop is June
I’m a graduate of Geography and planning sciences
I don’t have a 2.1 neither did I have a first class

I’m scared already
Most jobs out there is asking for experience
Which I don’t have any
I grew up in Lagos

But right now
I’m ready to relocate to any where I got an offer

About your choice of location
Lagos is expensive
If you don’t have anyone here

Someone mentioned saving allawe
It’s not easy saving with the cost of things
Family will call
Monthly subscription in Nigeria !
Now use highest a week!
Especially if you’re the first born and you got siblings couple with the fact that popcy is late


Most graduate internship have seen so far are for 2.1 holder only
Example
The just concluded mtn graduate internship.


Bro you said you’re reading on Ui/Ux design
I will appreciate if you can share


If there’s anyone that can help me with Cv writing In the house
I will be the most greatful

Finally try to sign up on Linked.In

truthCoder:
not so smart...

why did he wait to attend the hand-over?

Ego possibly...he was feeling untouchable like most 'big men' in Nigeria.

He should have travelled first to a decoy country, say UK like two weeks ago, hopped to his safe location privately with strict instructions even to his wife and close associates not to disclose, attend the hand-over via zoom and monitor events for the next two months.

Everyone would be thinking he is in UK while he actually is in a remote log cabin near a lake in Florida with just his most confidential aide who will handle grocery. All his phones and aides would be with his wife in UK. All calls would be picked and enquirers would be informed that "Oga is having a 2 weeks dry fasting and is in his room, not to be disturbed"

How do these people become our leaders?

Somebody should tell @efcc to recruit this bros

He’s one of our best brains !

Our graduate of criminologist sef no fit reason ham like this

Sixfiguresmart:
The west are seeing it from the skies

Bro no loud ham

Tell ham say he dey m*d

Everything about Aso rock structural works
Has never been in the public space!
It’s kept In secrecy!


You don ever see anyone video aso rock round?
Nah only picture of their car park we dey always see!
And where dem dey address press

gideonbhalo22:
I feel so sorry for her

GOD please don't let diseases disturb me when I'm finally financially okay

Amen

LeJeun3:



Who steals a Hybrid??

Chief whats the meaning of the Hybrid abeg

Did they release this press conference in English?


He’s asking Government to constitute P.M.S

So they can make him chairmo abi

Make them commot leg for ham!

He go enter free

Make all of them just dey jump untop

No time

We all know Dcp Abba Kyari still operate even after is suspension!


If That cop can operate after the whole audio suspension!


Then Mc too can also operate after the pen and paper suspension

Looks yummy!


You got a new a subscriber already

How did this companies usually recruit graduate trainee sef!!

How can one apply?

Can a current NYSC member apply even if he/she is gonna round up service year by April

You finished In Uniabuja

And you still wan serve in abuja


U still wan serve in Gwags haba bros

U like abuja oo


I’m currently serving in ikire,osun state and the state government is paying 5k stipends

But not immediately

They start paying after 4months

Note they will pay arrears of that 4months when they start paying you!


The rule here is if you fall under government sch they will pay you 5k

But if you fall for LGA secretariat

They won’t pay you

nwakibe:
Chai! Most of the bills passed don't favour governors. Good for them. Their excerses is too much.

But state house of assembly will still deliberate on some of these bills nah

Lamasta:

And state police

Dem no add state police to their draft before!

Did they just give state right to generate,transmit and distribute power?

Is Nigeria not part of UN Security Council?

How come Ghana and Kenya voted and Nigeria didn’t?

Sadiqali24:
Pic 1 is the Akurba power station.
Every lafia resident knows that light is a thing of the past.
On average, we experience 18-20 hours of light.

Which part of nassarawa is experiencing 18-20 hours light bros!


Hope you know maraba/karu is part of nassarawa sha

LordviccoDaGuru:


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1521691074880657&id=100011193364134&sfnsn=scwspwa

The weather shows is not even Nigeria

Greeed don set in

sweet16s:
PiggyVest

i once download the piggy vest app!

After setting the app and linking my bank app for the daily deduction

They fail to remove money from my bank app

I set it to #500 daily and despite connecting the bank to the piggyvest app

Nothing happened

Nah vex I later take delete the app

How many times will IGP order closure of the IRT offices nation wide!




That aside it’s absurd to close all satellite office nationwide cause of the dcp!

I remember October last year when one chance boys operating along oshodi-Ikeja along-iyana ipaja collected our phones and also rob us of other valuables around 6

I entered from ikeja along heading to abule egba!


It was IRT operatives that got the tip off and take decided to find them

From ikeja they chased them down to igando
Before arresting some of them!
Including the bus

They dragged them back to irt office ikeja!
Then they switched the phones that has been off for the past two days
on and start asking people to come to IRT office GRA IKEJA for their phones



When we get there that day
Once you identify your phone and you will unlock it just to be certain
They will ask you to write statement of how you were robbed!

That was all


Despite the fact that our security agencies is tainted in corruption

We can’t deny the fact that some of them are still working

Imagine if the IRT ikeja office was closed
Who will have apprehend those boys?

Is it normal police?
That will say they don’t have fuel?

I’m against police brutality
But u still cant close an active unit cause of DCP Kyari

Who’s funding
Who’s demolishing!

Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding


Please Op

Can you mention the free online courses
That is applicable in Nigeria Labor market!

Help a graduate that will be rounding up National service in the next few months! Sir

Who is the current minister of petroleum in Nigeria?