₦airaland Forum

Setaje:
Feeling alone and unhappy. Avoiding people. The list is endless. The one I hate most is some people feel u are just being lazy. The idiots that say go and learn something as if they will give u money to go and learn. Some will say go and do masters, go and start buying and selling. As if they will give u money. Some will say u are choosy. Another will say start small. Start what small? The major problem is not laziness but background of job seekers. Job seekers who were hustlers in school, people who their parents added no value in their lives, who struggled in school already have that tenacity and will to do any kind of jobs. In Unilag I new girls who fix nails, do hair and the ones that carry aristos for a living. Had no help from family. The ones that carry aristos are d ones doing so well now and travel round the world and get married to one mugu. The ones doing handwork continue after school. While the rest, it's either their parents help them or they just sit and wait hoping for a breakthrough. You cannot compare such people who have been spoon fed by their parents which is actually the right thing to do, to start doing all sorts of menial jobs. We have all forgotten the very basis of going to school. The country wants to turn everybody to a daylight business woman or man. All my friends be make up artist, sell clothes and bags, perfumes, caterers and u say I should also do that and market to this same friends. Not everybody is wired to do business. Not everybody is wired to learn a handwork. Not everybody is meant to work in an office. frustration should not be the basis of going into anything. I have never seen anybody do well in something they have no love for......

huhmuhyehmi:
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About the topic, well what can I say **SipPowerHorse


[size=10pt]And to the mod that ban HOLYBOSS, I knw am guilty as charged but please, August Toooooo far na, Abeg reduce the duration BIKO..

Equalizer:
Foreign onions but for adult foods only.... when you buy it, always keep it away from children..

Equalizer:
Foreign onions but for adult foods only.... when you buy it, always keep it away from children..

Equalizer:
I lie?

Equalizer:
That's true brother but the fact still remains that with #1, one can comfortably buy one bottle orijin without much stress...

lookooman:
After reading through all responses to the op, i feel the need to make a little contribution. I have been in the op shoe. I got my best job 7 years after graduation, but i wasn't idle. A lot of responses dwell on starting your own business, volunteering, repackaging yourself and cv, e.t.c i will like to share my experience

- Starting your own business: while this is a good option many job seekers just cant cos of money. To start and maintain a good business in Nigeria cost a lot which many can't afford. I started by borrowing 100,000 in 2008 to start selling recharge card but quit after about 8 months, why ? I was just making enough to feed myself alone, can't even send money home, of what use is that then........ The lesson here is if you can't start your own business with good money you will only end up not making money from the business.

- volunteering is a no no for me. Id rather do a low paying job than volunteer, you can build your experience from low paying jobs. My first job after service in 2008 paid me 12,000 but i took it for experience and not to stay idle while earning something

- repackaging yourself and cv: jobseekers don't have to apply for every job opening cos they are looking for work. I learnt that lesson early enough and only concentrate on jobs i am qualified for so as to increase my chances of getting called. Jobseekers have to look good and have good communication skills.

Opportunities available to jobseekers differ from location to location and individual to individual. I for instance detest marketing jobs and i stay clear of them. If you are not in a big city, the opportunities are limited and the pay smaller.

people should also know that the economic situation in Nigeria is bad, there are few good jobs, joblessness is actually not spiritual

The painful part of my job seeking sojourn is that while i was job hunting, i see my colleagues who are less brilliant getting the best jobs cos they are well connected...smh

but i believe that will reduce or stop now that gmb is here, jobs will start flowing in abundance soon.

GOD BLESS YOUR HUSTLE

mrnilobrawn:
Dear All,

I will be leaving for Australia by mid june to commence my studies, is there any hope that this INTERVIEW will hold before then?

I really did want to attend before leaving.