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Oluwainnie:
Uhh? Just zobo or you do other things?

Well sometimes i get to do research work and assignments for people and i also do cakes not too professional though...But the zobo is my only source of income for now...Nevertheless I'm seriously searching for a job... the profit from it is nothing to write home about but keeps body and soul together

secretsuccess:
my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

All the money you spent in getting those certificates and CV upgrades you should have saved all of them and started a small business to provide you with some money to survive at least.

Hassy4:
My dear, u need 2 hear my own story too. I think mine is even worst than Urz, I used to be called an engine boy, dt booking has turned me to be a tomboy lol. What differs mine 4rm Urz is I hav my parents and a special one consoling me always. Things are still hard for them Dou. Will I kill myself? No. Am a lady, hussle for job continua.... Am a 2012 graduate,5 good yrs after graduation,hmmm, best lady in my set, 2-1 Electrical and computer Engineering! With my CCNA and my little ICT experience, still nothing! I always pray for one major thing to my creator, "patience "!.so I can bear all.. .
Dear, go hussle software skills and learn, like coding or developing softwares... Those have great promises. All the best to us

Are you really a lady? If you know how to use that strength of a woman I don't think you should be in this situation. I don't mean sleeping with anybody. As a lady you can influence men even without sleeping with anybody.

Wow.. I appreciate ur strength. I did zobo for a while bt d patronage was low, so i stopped. Thinking of something else

adebayooye:
Well sometimes i get to do research work and assignments for people and i also do cakes not too professional though...But the zobo is my only source of income for now...Nevertheless I'm seriously searching for a job... the profit from it is nothing to write home about but keeps body and soul together

How Please shed more light

Ontarget:
Are you really a lady? If you know how to use that strength of a woman I don't think you should be in this situation. I don't mean sleeping with anybody. As a lady you can influence men even without sleeping with anybody.

Oluwainnie:
How Please shed more light

All the attention you get from guys use it wisely.

Have you tried to volunteer in order to get relevant experience.

secretsuccess:
my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

We dey d same page

let an HR person review ur CV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuvCcjo0dV8

Benekruku:
I smell lies


Because you re Igbo and a Roman catholic?

How did u factually arrive at that conclusion?


You really dont deserve a job if u can run into conclusions like the way u just did

Dont talk like that...I have been denied Jobs for more spurious reasons, and mind you, i'm a Medical Doctor........I need a Solid eason why i shouldnt start aborting babies to pay my bills.

Hassy4:
My dear, u need 2 hear my own story too. I think mine is even worst than Urz, I used to be called an engine boy, dt booking has turned me to be a tomboy lol. What differs mine 4rm Urz is I hav my parents and a special one consoling me always. Things are still hard for them Dou. Will I kill myself? No. Am a lady, hussle for job continua.... Am a 2012 graduate,5 good yrs after graduation,hmmm, best lady in my set, 2-1 Electrical and computer Engineering! With my CCNA and my little ICT experience, still nothing! I always pray for one major thing to my creator, "patience "!.so I can bear all.. .
Dear, go hussle software skills and learn, like coding or developing softwares... Those have great promises. All the best to us

Where are you?
If you are in Lagos, send me your cv.

Dude you are not suicidal!
This is a smart sly way to get attention towards yourself to help you from your joblessness.


I can see people asking you to send CV's already, smart guy!

Lots of Nairaland guys would follow your pattern soon, I'm so sure about that

Bro don't give up!
[quote author=secretsuccess post=56981696][/quote]

I feel your pain bro, I am glad you still show iota of hope.

I was once like you until I discover my way and currently building myself. All those qualifications are not waste. Just keep trying.

Should be you interested, many like have done this and thank us later.

Read below, just a choice.

This is a sure way we've seen people gainfully employed.

You are not alone.

Here is my own story.

I thought there was hope in sight when I applied for a grant via twitter. I was not chosen, but someone asked me if I have a business plan. I replied him and later checked his profile to see he works for a senator as an aide.
He dropped an email where I would send the business proposal. I did and crossed my fingers waiting patiently the day I would check my email to see good news.
Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months. Nothing positive entered my email. I decided to contact him privately on facebook, I told him if he can help me out with any token at least to start something.
He asked me about my location and I did give him an answer. That was the end of his replies.
Is my location the reason why he suddenly no longer replies?
I have decided to leave my fate to God. Heaven knows I have tried.

MansaMoussa:
Dont talk like that...I have been denied Jobs for more spurious reasons, and mind you, i'm a Medical Doctor........I need a Solid eason why i shouldnt start aborting babies to pay my bills.

Where u told u were rejected for a particular reason?

I can as well also make up a reason why I was rejected during job search.


Moreover, the write-up is too riddled with assertions to draw pity

Op let's look at your options; you have a good degree in Chemical Engineering, you have Process Safety Management Certification and you have IGC...yippee!

You have the the 3 most sought after pieces of paper, have you thought about searching for a small firm to start with.

Hassy4:
My dear, u need 2 hear my own story too. I think mine is even worst than Urz, I used to be called an engine boy, dt booking has turned me to be a tomboy lol. What differs mine 4rm Urz is I hav my parents and a special one consoling me always. Things are still hard for them Dou. Will I kill myself? No. Am a lady, hussle for job continua.... Am a 2012 graduate,5 good yrs after graduation,hmmm, best lady in my set, 2-1 Electrical and computer Engineering! With my CCNA and my little ICT experience, still nothing! I always pray for one major thing to my creator, "patience "!.so I can bear all.. .
Dear, go hussle software skills and learn, like coding or developing softwares... Those have great promises. All the best to us

you can never find or be given any job if you type like this..Haba..when are you going to learn to stop abbreviating words stupidly

[secretsuccess[/quote]You're full of negativity in all your write ups here. Your problem is you want it big and if not big job, nothing else goes. Bro, keep certificate aside and be humble with little jobs to keep u busy. We all did bricklayer work after school when job was not forthcoming and we never for one day thought of suicide. With all the professional courses u have with u, your problem now is ego and pride to stoop low and look for daily pay while waiting for the major one. Two of my friends working in oil company as big boys today were all sent SMS to resume work from the site we were mixing cement as labourers. They had more professional certificate than u and are even married with kids but for one day we are full of joy and happiness. maybe your Dad call u lazy cos u can't do anything to feed or transport sef. Wake up and drive keke if possible. You need to see how we drag cement with and concrete during babo work. Humble your self and pretend like u never went to school and keep applying secretly. Humility is what u lack from my observation

secretsuccess:
my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

Go and teach....all of you want to start from the top. It doesn't work like that. Get a good school and teach else you ll waste away

This problem is now systemic with Nigeria.

You can't change it. When I left school, i spent close to 6yrs before I got a modest job.

That was 75k momthly then.

secretsuccess:
my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

send me a text 08022141489, I will help submit your cv.

secretsuccess:
my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

It's always darkest before dawn.

[quote author=secretsuccess post=56981696]my name is joshua a chemical engineering graduate. it is so difficult to survive as a hardworking, honest and God fearing person here in Nigeria. After my NYSC i have been struggling from place to place, looking for opurtunities. i always shuttle from lagos to portharcourt...thinking that one day it will be well. i just discovered that it will never be well..

When we were in secondary school we were told to get a good course..my parents were happy when i got chemical engineering..then in school it was get a good result..that was no problem, i got a second class upper.

Ater service it was get certified..ahh, no wahala.. i got my NEBOSH certificate..then again some said it was connection..ok, i joined lots of proffesional whatsapp groups after much work, i even had to pay for some...funny enough the so called proffesional group failed woefully.

twice i was called for a job brief..twice i was rejected..the first reason was because i am igbo the woman saw my name and her countenance changed though she dashed me 2k and told me the usual words i would get back to you..ok, fair enough. The second was in portharcourt i was rejected because
of my church..Roman catholic.. hmmm. A young man was also rejected for same reason he kept on complaining while i was just laughing..though later i begged him for #100 for my TP, he gave me sha.. he is a nice man.

ok. i had to go back to the drawing board..met some people and they said i should just do further courses..oooo! course again, ok.. no wahala. i begged my mum to sell her bike for 110k so i can add 30k and do process safety and loss prevention..she accepted.. i sold the bike and did the course.. yet, no interview call. i said ok let me visit companies and give them the cv..my brother no show.

i sat still again..and then reviewed my cv..paid 2k for push CV to review the cv..still no luck.. downloaded CV review app used it time and time again. same results.. no calls.

the only thing i get everyday is insults from my Father and some relatives of how lazy and weak i am...this is not fair life itself is not fair..is it not better to die? after working hard in school and after school for about 8-10 years no result for it..

People will always say dont be tired but my brother i don tire... i know many of us have same story, but for me the only thing i can do to make the pain easy.. is write..

Nigeria is not worth it.. did i tell you i briefly went into business?.. but how can you do well in business without long time experience.. it is always difficult..well, the pressure is much and i see that breaking point is close... only God knows Tomorrow.

These days the only thing that comes to my mind is suicide..i have downloaded lots of books to see if i can find a solution.. but none yet.. please if you have good advice for me i am willing to hear it.

thanks
E Joshua

Please take note of sensible advice given to you on this platform and discard the senseless ones.

As I have keenly observed, much of your quest to getting a job is has been systemic and self gratifying. In itself, that is a plus because it has proven that you are not given to excuses and you are not a lazy person. As a christian, you will agree with me that 'by strength shall no man prevail'. Put that into consideration first.
Now you will have to really take a journey through the path of self discovery. The purpose is to discover yourself through Gods eye. You will have to ask the following questions
1. What do I want for myself?
2. What does God want from me?
3. What does God demand of me?
4. What is God's purpose for my life?

Your answers to the above questions will simplify the task of ahead of you to discover yourself. Take note that it is never too late to start such a journey. I can't promise you that the journey will be very short, but all I can say is, the journey time has reduced by you bringing the matter out on this platform.

I am not laying down a particular order of principles that you should operate by, that is in fact left for you to determine. But there is something which is common, God is ready to receive us at anytime when we realize how proud we have become and how far away we have been from Him. In addition, the harder the battle sometimes the sweeter the victory.

Go to the Lord in prayer, rediscover your Spirituality, understand God so he can understand you more readily, fast and pray in other to inflict the respect of humility, give to the poor as much as you can afford.

This principles are common to all those who sing the song of victory and I pray that in no time you will sing your own victory song


Thanks.

May Almighty help us all, facing d same thing bro

Benekruku:
I smell lies


Because you re Igbo and a Roman catholic?

How did u factually arrive at that conclusion?


You really dont deserve a job if u can run into conclusions like the way u just did

You will experience a thousand of what he has gone through then we will read your story here.

Challenges will surely come... But only the hopeful that will make it to the end!


To start with, you have a priceless skill.... WRITING

Not everyone will be patient enough to read a long article but I did that effortlessly and connected with your journey...

Consider polishing your writing skills

I for one is a petroleum engineer turned writer and so far... It has paid my bills.

Some of you may not like online businesses but that also has paid my bills..

I've made millions doing online businesses...

You can contact me on whatsapp on 0.9.0.9.3.3.5.2.0.0.3

Again... Work on monetizing your skills... Not your certificate.

That's the only way to overcome the challenge of not having a good job.

Yours Sincerely