I can relate too bro.
Anyways, don't give up and don't give in, till you reach the end, always try again.

I got a regret mail from total, not too long ago.

okeniti:
I'm past even counting now. Almost one year and half of regret mails and failed interviews. As time goes on, my CV collects dust and that only makes finding work even harder as nobody likes to see gaps on CV. My confidence is at an all time low, my future is looking very dark right now, despite the hope of a brighter day I try to have.

We are trying to get him out of his bad state and not you in. God is your strength, don’t lose hope.

OsamBrain:

Funny thing is I post jobs o..
https://nigeriajobscout.com

I know. I was even suprised it was you who got regret mails

Justpassing1:
Young blood.....keeping pushing it.

I have over 800 ( Eight Hundy ) regret emails before I finally got a job. I kept these to show my siblings when they get depressed during job hunting ...the 800 were within 4 months...

Take note of , and do , the following ;

- Till you get your job..you have no other business on the internet besides searching job boards and applying for roles.

- For most multinationals ..first screening is done by a robot. Before uploading your cv , you need to tailor it such that all keywords in the job description are on your CV. Don’t just develop a general CV and throw at every job.

- You need interview experience. Apply and interview for jobs / companies you know you wouldn’t even want to work for...wether na egg dem dey pack there o ..or Na car wash ..as far as dem advertise vacancy ..throw your CV..after attending a few interviews , you would be less nervous when THE INTERVIEW comes...I was so confident at the interview that finally got me a job that I wasn’t worried sharing 2 to 3 big stouts with one of my yeye paddies before the interview.

- Do some research about any company interviewing you. Products ..Services...Competition..previous year financials..etc

- Don’t limit yourself geographically...and I don’t mean Nigeria..the world has really gone smaller..one of my mumu guys for Ilorin throw CV to Multinational wey dey UK ..dem fly am go interview for Ghana..before you know he was in the UK with the firm..no foreign masters ..nothing ..2-2 from Ilorin village

- You get a regret email ?... look at what you might have missed /done wrong and reapply immediately if possible. Those days I would be on my computer applying ..regret email notification comes in..I yinmu..finish the one I dey do..go to that regret email and reapply ...their daddy !!

Thanks for sharing this,it's really encouraging.GIVING UP IS NOT AN OPTION.

I can't even recall the number of regret mail I have gotten since I started applying.
One thing is certain, being unemployed doesn't mean we can't be self-employed.

The road is sometimes rough, but we will always reach the smooth path

You guys are amazing.
I am not in a bad state at all o

wow all your comments are inspiring. we will all get there last last.

Don't lose hope...Learn something while you keep searching

These comments are quite unusual of nairalanders. But be it as it may, one just have to keep hope alive. Job search period I will say is a trying period especially when the results are not forth coming, you just have to keep pressing and keep believing.

Closed

This bros them sef...my Gmail nah "We regret to inform you been full am"...now the story don change.



At a time I was averaging 10 CVs sent per night (MTN Night Browsing)

13 interviews - 1 big payout later I don forget the thousands of "we are sorry to inform you"

OsamBrain:
Life goes on anyways

1) Ernst & Young
2) KPMG
3) Shell

Dont turn to an atheist oo.

Something would come, i wish i could say soon but i dont know when. Note that it would only come if you keep trying. Most times it’s the one we least expect.

During my time, i didnt really occupy myself and it affected me. Try to keep busy while also practicing gmats etc. i hope your interview skills are good also so that you dont waste the one you passed the aptitude test.

Hang on

DominantMale:


Dont turn to an atheist oo.

Something would come, i wish i could say soon but i dont know when. Note that it would only come if you keep trying. Most times it’s the one we least expect.

During my time, i didnt really occupy myself and it affected me. Try to keep busy while also practicing gmats etc. i hope your interview skills are good also so that you dont waste the one you passed the aptitude test.

Hang on

Lol, I can't be an atheist o..
I recite the National anthem second stanza.. LOL

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Take note of , and do , the following ;

- Till you get your job..you have no other business on the internet besides searching job boards and applying for roles.

- For most multinationals ..first screening is done by a robot. Before uploading your cv , you need to tailor it such that all keywords in the job description are on your CV. Don’t just develop a general CV and throw at every job.

- You need interview experience. Apply and interview for jobs / companies you know you wouldn’t even want to work for...wether na egg dem dey pack there o ..or Na car wash ..as far as dem advertise vacancy ..throw your CV..after attending a few interviews , you would be less nervous when THE INTERVIEW comes...I was so confident at the interview that finally got me a job that I wasn’t worried sharing 2 to 3 big stouts with one of my yeye paddies before the interview.

- Do some research about any company interviewing you. Products ..Services...Competition..previous year financials..etc

- Don’t limit yourself geographically...and I don’t mean Nigeria..the world has really gone smaller..one of my mumu guys for Ilorin throw CV to Multinational wey dey UK ..dem fly am go interview for Ghana..before you know he was in the UK with the firm..no foreign masters ..nothing ..2-2 from Ilorin village

- You get a regret email ?... look at what you might have missed /done wrong and reapply immediately if possible. Those days I would be on my computer applying ..regret email notification comes in..I yinmu..finish the one I dey do..go to that regret email and reapply ...

These up here are nuggets of advice that I also like to give. Keep improving with every application. And keep your options open. And remember that ATS has come to stay in sifting applications. Make your CV ATS compliant. Best wishes

OsamBrain:
I just finished service too

Wow. cool. so wetin dey sup from ur end?

okeniti:
I'm past even counting now. Almost one year and half of regret mails and failed interviews. As time goes on, my CV collects dust and that only makes finding work even harder as nobody likes to see gaps on CV. My confidence is at an all time low, my future is looking very dark right now, despite the hope of a brighter day I try to have.

Have you thought of volunteering with an NGO? You could get valuable work experience this way. Also apply to an SME and try to get on board.

Some SMEs entry criteria are not as strict as those of multinationals. Their pay is not much, but it allows you to acquire work experience, contacts and a small salary to keep body and soul, together.

But research the SME well o, before joining them. You don't want to get there, and they start owing you salary for 2 months, after paying you the 1st month.

I had a friend who joined a local security services company, after trying unsuccessfully to get a job with different conglomerates. After about 2 years, an international oil company contracted the firm she was working for, to provide them with security services in one of their locations.

She was assigned to that location, as a security back-up personnel. She was very diligent and hardworking.

After 3 months, one of the oil company's staff in the security dept resigned to go abroad, and that was how she was asked to take up the role. Within 6 months, she was made a full time staff by the IOC. Na so Papa God take pick her call, o!

Keep hope alive. Don't give up.

OsamBrain:
Life goes on anyways

1) Ernst & Young
2) KPMG
3) Shell

You never Chee Chun chin

I am glad sterling bank sent me a rejection letter.


I am also glad NNPC didn't shortlist me for their cbt test


I am very much happy Nigerian Navy rejected my applications



I am thankful and grateful where I am now.

I'll rather die than sit on a chair from morning to night Mon-Sat making money for another man for peanut salary.
I'm 26 and I've never had a boss to say 'good morning sir' to and yes I was raised with a wooden spoon.
know your worth abeg.

minasota:
Get me a federal job and take home 500k
B.sc Hospitality & Tourism management (2:1)

show me the money

johnkey:
I'll rather die than sit on a chair from morning to night Mon-Sat making money for another man for peanut salary.
I'm 26 and I've never had a boss to say 'good morning sir' to and yes I was raised with a wooden spoon.
know your worth abeg.

lol, I know my worth. Did you notice my signature?

OsamBrain:
lol, I know my worth. Did you notice my signature?

Not scouting for job bro. I left school the instant I figured school is shit so it's business for me not jobs.

johnkey:
Not scouting for job bro. I left school the instant I figured school is shit so it's business for me not jobs.

Yea true but do you know not every one is cut in for business right??


OP,sorry for derailing

I'm a corps member

will be passing out February next year

I'm serving at Uyo

i really need advice as to professional courses to run during my time here and also skills to learn


I studied Quantity Surveying

second class upper


Please senior ladies and Gents

I need advice

johnkey:
Not scouting for job bro. I left school the instant I figured school is shit so it's business for me not jobs.

you are right, different strokes for different folks

Justpassing1:
Young blood.....keeping pushing it.

I have over 800 ( Eight Hundy ) regret emails before I finally got a job. I kept these to show my siblings when they get depressed during job hunting ...the 800 were within 4 months...

Take note of , and do , the following ;

- Till you get your job..you have no other business on the internet besides searching job boards and applying for roles.

- For most multinationals ..first screening is done by a robot. Before uploading your cv , you need to tailor it such that all keywords in the job description are on your CV. Don’t just develop a general CV and throw at every job.

- You need interview experience. Apply and interview for jobs / companies you know you wouldn’t even want to work for...wether na egg dem dey pack there o ..or Na car wash ..as far as dem advertise vacancy ..throw your CV..after attending a few interviews , you would be less nervous when THE INTERVIEW comes...I was so confident at the interview that finally got me a job that I wasn’t worried sharing 2 to 3 big stouts with one of my yeye paddies before the interview.

- Do some research about any company interviewing you. Products ..Services...Competition..previous year financials..etc

- Don’t limit yourself geographically...and I don’t mean Nigeria..the world has really gone smaller..one of my mumu guys for Ilorin throw CV to Multinational wey dey UK ..dem fly am go interview for Ghana..before you know he was in the UK with the firm..no foreign masters ..nothing ..2-2 from Ilorin village

- You get a regret email ?... look at what you might have missed /done wrong and reapply immediately if possible. Those days I would be on my computer applying ..regret email notification comes in..I yinmu..finish the one I dey do..go to that regret email and reapply ...their daddy !!

I Like this guy..LoLs. funny. I can equally relate. I am tired of regret mail. I have gotten more than 17 this year alone.

Justpassing1:
.go to that regret email and reapply ...their daddy !!

Lolz

OsamBrain:
Life goes on anyways

1) Ernst & Young
2) KPMG
3) Shell

I understand what this mean to you, but don't give up, be hopeful, your dream job is on the way. You know nothing good comes easy. Keep trusting God, he will surprise you

ILLICITblood:
Yea true but do you know not every one is cut in for business right??


OP,sorry for derailing

I'm a corps member

will be passing out February next year

I'm serving at Uyo

i really need advice as to professional courses to run during my time here and also skills to learn

I studied Quantity Surveying

second class upper

Please senior ladies and Gents

I need advice

Take an ICT related course with relevant certifications. You can look at areas like database administrator, software development or coding, hardware repairs (e.g with HP certifications), digital marketing, network cabling, AutoCAD etc.

These will help to give you an advantage in the job market, and you can also use it to create a job for yourself.

laudate:


Take an ICT related course with relevant certifications. You can look at areas like database administrator, software development or coding, hardware repairs (e.g with HP certifications), digital marketing, network cabling, AutoCAD etc.

These will help to give you an advantage in the job market, and you can also use it to create a job for yourself.

I was thinking towards that line


And maybe HSE course


haven't heard of any institute in Uyo here that i can register with