blackpanda:


Ok. And what is the goal of those online courses? What is your plan? What do u intend to use the knowledge you acquired from thevcourse to do? The course u are taking, is it relevant to your immediate environment. Can it be transformed into a business? Cos many jobless youth i know take online courses just to boost their cv or even simply to while away time as the keep up with their random applications.

Jobs are scarce and the available ones are often out of reach. My advise to u is to look around ur environment and find something u can do to earn income. No matter how small. Just put ur mind to it and forget about applying for random non existent jobs that dont even pay much and have no security

OK. Thanks, again. This is quite a lot of help in one post.

I studied economics. So I'm learning eviews and spss. My aim is to venture into data analysis or academic writing.

Aeker:


I feel no sense of entitlement, sir. I have roamed the streets of Kano and Kaduna seeking teaching jobs and all sorts - all to no avail. I recognise that I have to start from somewhere.

Thanks.

send me a pm n your cv

tessygirl:


How much is his phone that he used to type this long Lamentation?

How much is his monthly data sub?

I sold my first phone just to learn a course!! While others were going through sugar daddies to give them cash, I continued using a Nokia Torch just to remain in my training center.

My MUM told me "There is a way you fight for what you want in life, even the universe will be forced to give it to you".

Take that quote back home and think over it!

Thanks, Tessy.

But you see, these gadgets keep me going. It is thanks to them that I gain access to information in this age. As I mentioned to someone, I use my smartphone in learning stuff online, applying for jobs, and staying up-to-date with information in a fast-paced world.

My phone and laptop have helped me maintain this much sanity. I won't be able to learn so much without follow up study of my own even if I registered for some course at the expense of the devices.

Dshocker:



Must you work for someone else?........ Why not start up your own business.

No money for business, sir.

Guy u speak the mind of the youth both graduate and non graduate. May God help our generation.

jaychubi:


lol hw old are u, u cant run away from your problem u only deal with it

why call out for my age? You don't run away from your problem by changing location but rather it helps you get out of your psychological depression when you meet others....

If you've been jobless and lonely you would appreciate my point better

pedrilo:
send me a pm n your cv

Alright, sir. Thank you.

Aeker:


No money for business, sir.

You just would have to come up with a way.


Travel to the north and import foods like yam,cucumber, onions, beans or something else and sell in Lagos.

Aeker:


I feel no sense of entitlement, sir. I have roamed the streets of Kano and Kaduna seeking teaching jobs and all sorts - all to no avail. I recognise that I have to start from somewhere.

Thanks.

When did ur finish service?

Maduawuchukwu:


When did ur finish service?

2016, sir.

Thank you.

Danty37:

honestly.. it's not funny at all.. I'm about passing out from my service next month, it looks as if my world is coming to an end

just try to submit ur CV unsolicitedly and relentlessly. as a young grad, there is hope. most jobs are no longer advertised

Dshocker:


You just would have to come up with a way.


Travel to the north and import foods like yam,cucumber, onions, beans or something else and sell in Lagos.

Thanks for the this helpful suggestion, sir.

Actually, I'm based in the north. Wanted to venture into poultry business at first, but bar no dey. The only way up for me right now is to secure a job.

Aeker:


2016, sir.

Thank you.

I am also Kd based too. I don't think there are jobs in Kd but don't worry it will all be ok.

noscarn91:

How can a beautiful girl like you be unemployed, what did u study?

Human anatomy

Maduawuchukwu:


I am also Kd based too. I don't think there are jobs in Kd but don't worry it will all be ok.

Wow. Good to know that, sir.

Amen. Thank you.

Wealth7:


Its pretty much easy to talk in such manner when you finally achieve or perhaps beat the odds.. If u still find urself in d op's shoes, u wouldn't be talking like this.

Trust me, have met brilliant and bright peeps yet, they find it hard to feed. Life at times is actually a game of gamble where the lucky ones win and d hardworking ones lose

That some people made it through hard work dosent mean others Are lazy... Cheers

you de mind that tessygirl thing.

tessygirl:


How much is his phone that he used to type this long Lamentation?

How much is his monthly data sub?

I sold my first phone just to learn a course!! While others were going through sugar daddies to give them cash, I continued using a Nokia Torch just to remain in my training center.

My MUM told me "There is a way you fight for what you want in life, even the universe will be forced to give it to you".

Take that quote back home and think over it!

God bless your Mum for that quote I'll remember that as long as I journey through life.

Aeker:


Wow. Good to know that, sir.

Amen. Thank you.

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Raintaker:
No be me na Op I answer for.

Lol, , U no dy serious...

Aeker:


I write, and am disposed to learning new things. Unfortunately, financial constraints won't let me acquire as much skills as I'd have liked.

Thanks.

im not a graduate yet but then I presume you're meant to be a graduate to make a difference. What have you done to garner money ? I mean occupying yourself with any work that can bring money . If possible , leave your comfort zone , your parent house ... Since you're eating food everyday, you'll be accustomed to the routine in your home and environment . If it's teaching you're able to find in any reputable school ; do it to garner money . You can't be idle afterall ...you're a man !

tessygirl:

I have never seen any hardworking person lose before.
Maybe they never got to the top, but they were comfortable.

There are many, Maybe is because u came from a better Background....

I graduated hoping that it was synonymous to being rich but I am shocked to see the job still far away from me.
The worst is the age barrier that has been placed in many cases.

Nature May be the Cause.
U May Likely be the Cause.

U need to search every nook and cranny, Maybe u will find the Cause and then look for a solution..





I think that's all I got!

Aeker:
Life as an unemployed graduate isn't always easy. Sometimes, things get so tough that you begin to wonder if you wronged the gods, somehow.

Most times, your life can be summed up in one word: frustrating.

Your ability to achieve a mental balance gets challenged each day.

As soon as you get a moment to forget the struggles of life, that friend with whom it seemed like you had become partners in the labour market calls in to tell you how he's managed to secure a well-paying job.

"Ahhh. So my own case is the handiwork of my village people, as feared?!"

"But I thought my destiny and EMX's are tied together nah!"

Then you remember, that other members of your clique like Emeka, Roland, Wale, Aliyu, Emike, and Daniella have all secured jobs since the turn of the year.

Immediately, you look up to the sky (or ceiling in most cases; sometimes stepping outside the house may seem like a privilege) and question God in a Balotelli-esque fashion: "why always me?!"

You begin to feel alienated by success. Emotions begin to pour. But regardless of your reaction, that's not an easy question to answer.

Life gets you to suffer humiliation and hardships of being considered not good enough for any job at all. All the questions that went unanswered, the advances that were met with a stern, unwelcoming attitude at different offices... or is it the people debating issues of whether to turn you to an errand boy so you could earn some 200 bucks for recharge card or just leave you be (to suffer in silence). "Imagine! People wey no reach to even lace my shoes before."

On the home front, some of your siblings' chores become your duty. Why? Because you are not much use in the house. For every meal you eat, every time you go to bed, each time you sit idly, parents want you tasked.

Your value continues to drop on a per-second basis. It feels like nobody cares about you for anything. You grow anxious and frustrated with life. Your happiness is about to be taken away from you by unseen forces.

"But this no be the plan we been plan from the start!" Soon after that thought, you see an advert on TV reminding you that life doesn't always go according to plan. Or is it the pastor in Church reminding you that everything in life is God's design? How then am I supposed to relate to God not wanting me to succeed? You begin to question your belief in God. "Is there even a god?!"

But all of that is not you. It's frustration playing out. So many times, you feel like a lost soul in a human body. Trapped and without help. You're not sure when redemption will come, or if it will come at all.

Carefully redesigning a CV that never gets more than a glance. Your life is no longer filled with fun an excitement. Grief, self-pity, and anger are gradually taking over.

"What a sorry soul!" No money for business, no means to learn a skill or two, and no jobs to keep you busy. Life can't get any worse.

But what can you do in all of these?

You continue to reinvent, hoping that someday, your salvation will come. All that 2.1 from a reputable university doesn't feel so important anymore. Set all of that aside, believing that only grace can rescue you now.

This is my life. I am Aeker.

Things are HARD!

Please help a broke soul.

I feel the same way too but I believe God is in control. very soon, we will forget about all the frustration and look up to the heaven smile and say indeed God is answers prayers. ���

Why do u sound in such a sarcastic tune?

tessygirl:


Believe is the language of lazy people.

Don't call me insensitive, I passed through worse!!

Aeker:


Alright. Will consider that. I write every once in a while. But the jobs don't come too often.

Guess, I'll have to broaden my horizon.

Thanks.

A word of warning bro...

For the sake of your time, if your intent to get a blog is to substitute it for a job as a means of making money, please have a rethink.

Blogging is not a type of investment that can fetch you anything worthwhile within a year.

bobolizim:
im not a graduate yet but then I presume you're meant to be a graduate to make a difference. What have you done to garner money ? I mean occupying yourself with any work that can bring money . If possible , leave your comfort zone , your parent house ... Since you're eating food everyday, you'll be accustomed to the routine in your home and environment . If it's teaching you're able to find in any reputable school ; do it to garner money . You can't be idle afterall ...you're a man !

Wise words, bro. Thank you.

I'm currently making arrangements to leave my parents' house for good. But for as much as I want to leave, I do not want to jump onto a life of uncertainty so hastily. I've made contacts and am willing to move to any state for a teaching job or just any sort. I have been moving places to see if things could change, all to no avail.

I'm really trying. But lack of funds means that I am unlikely to cover as much distance as I should.

Will keep trying. Thanks.

Luiz1:


A word of warning bro...

For the sake of your time, if your intent to get a blog is to substitute it for a job as a means of making money, please have a rethink.

Blogging is not an investment that can yield you anything worthwhile within a year.

Thanks, bro.

I write articles, so I understand your POV. I only intend to use it as a means for earning passive income. Not much else. That's why I keep spreading my tentacles.

tessygirl:


You are wrong dear.

I have suffered, and till i started being receptive to ideas and took life by force, nothing was coming forth!

that is the word, u hav to fight and get wat u want from life especially in naija oh.

Aeker:


Thanks, bro.

I write articles, so I understand your POV. I only intend to use it as a means for earning passive income. Not much else. That's why I keep spreading my tentacles.

Alright,

Just don't focus on it as your primary means.

I like the quote: "spreading my tentacles".

That is the spirit....

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Thanks for drawing my attention to this, bro.

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They closed the account sometime this year. I haven't tried opening another. But I would on your recommendation.

Thanks.