How To Get Job In Nigeria

This blog strictly explains with advice on how to get a job in Nigeria. So I would advice every student, graduate and job applicant to read this blog and apply the  advice, take the necessary corrections  before or while applying for a job in Nigeria or any part of the world.

 As we know the employment situation in Nigeria is prettily hard especially  on our graduate who Rome about in the name of “Job search”. To get a job in Nigeria is not an easy stuff not to talk more of good paying jobs. For years now I had research the actual reasons why the unemployment issues in Nigeria keep increasing every year and I drawn a conclusion with a ratio of (60% - 40%), the 60% Means the unemployment issues in Nigeria today is caused by individuals or applicant while the 40% is from the government. Keep reading I will explain the results of my  conclusion and how to overcome such situation and become a successful citizen in the same country people complain of poverty.

To get a job or rather a good job in Nigeria  you have to limit yourself to the following tip  below.

Your Education And School: your education and the type of school you attend or you graduate from, plays a great role in job employment.  In Nigeria today to get a good job you must have the right and required education to compete in the labor market. You can cannot be a graduate or degree holder in agriculture and expect to gain employment in an engineering company or a political science graduate expect himself to work in an oil and gas company. It may be true for some people but very rare. contrarily a Graduate in marketing can work in any organization because they are needed in any sector or company to advertise or market the company’s products likewise for Administrative and engineering students because every sectors  runs an administration whether small or big and also engineering worker are also needed in any company producing or non producing company for technical issues.

  So what am I saying in essence, the choice of program you chose in higher institution is very important. I am not trying to discourage you from you choice of program but to let you know that before you chooses any study program , you must base your fact on two things…….

        Is it what I really like to study or my future dream career program

        Is it the hungriest market that my country needed most?

If you are able to ascertain these rules then you are on your way to success.  Most individuals and graduates are not able to get job in Nigeria because they do not have what the company need or they failed to follow their stars or gift in them.

 Most people are unsuccessful with their life career Because of “Admission crises in Nigeria” if I may say; most students chose to study any program because they are in a hurry to get into university or to avoid running into Nigeria admission pit holes. But that is not so, while you think forward you must also think back to have a complete and organize direction of where you are going to.  So think less of what you are facing now and think more of what the future holds then you remain in the right track.

The choice of school is another issue but not necessary, there are uprising private schools most which are not accredited and this can impact badly on graduated students. Most company offers employment to the recognized institution. So study in a  recognize schools to create a good chances.

Required Skill and Experience: This is the most important information you must provide for successful job employment. Almost every company or organization that advertise jobs vacancy needs your previous work experience because this time no company in Nigeria want to waste time and resources training people. so they recruit individuals  with  experiences. In fact most recruiters consider your work experience before your education.   In the year 2011 I applied for a job in Obajana Cement company in Nigeria as Electrical Engineer , in the process of screening the applicant CV, when they came across mine they almost trash it but my friend who was working in the same office quickly noticed my CV and quickly notified the HR that my CV possesses the qualities and right education they need but the HR reacted and said his work experience is a sales Manager which we don’t need, unknowing to him that there are other relevant experiences described in the next slip of my CV.

So I recommend every applicant or student applying for a job should have  a valuable work experience to keep them at edge over other applicants. There for while you are still in higher institution get doing something relevant to your program or career it will help you in later time. Forget about the years of experience requirement, just make sure you have some related work experience to boost your chances of been employed.

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How To Job Search:  from my findings 50% - 70% don’t know how to search for job. Job search do not limit after you saw a job then you applied, but job search extends how you followed your application and make sure it get to the right hand other wise your application will trash before it get into the HR office. When you apply for any job opportunity in Nigeria  make an effort to visit the company or organization, take a walk round the place, meet individual who are employees or workers of the company make friendship with them, try to get clue from them how they actually got a job in the company and what steps do they expect you to follow to achieve the same. This was the method i used to get a job in Obajana cement company. I knew no body but the friends i made turns out to be my recruiters.

There are many ways to find jobs……..

Through news papers like Guardian Newspaper, latest Jobs in Nigeria are advertise on Internet or Media such websites like www.howtogetjobinnigeria.blogspot.com www.ngcareer.com, www.careersnigeria.com , www.nigerianbestforum.com  and many other jobs website online were you can find latest vacancies in Nigeria, just go to Google type "job in Nigeria" as a keyword then you will see many site were latest jobs vacancies are been advertised.
Most multinational companies don't advertise jobs vacancies online, so you have to make an effort to locate this companies, walk into the company with your CV then drop off. Your application may not be considered at a moment but one day you will get a call for an interview if need

You Curriculum Vitae(CV): writing a good CV is very important. Recruiters don't know you, what they see is only paper and CV. There for, CV is an opportunity for you to speak about your self and your capabilities. I do tell people, with a good CV you have a greater chance of been employed. Most guys write there CV with eye pulling and interesting  work experiences to make sure they are called for interview and if you are smart enough, in the day of interview, make them to believe that is what you are or even if the experiences are not true, convince them and make them believe in you.
Your CV must be unique for different jobs, if you are applying for engineering position your CV must speak through engineering experiences. Let me open a great secret for you that will make any company you applied for job call you for an interview call. Since recruiters a most interested in your experience, while you are filling your work experiences in your CV, if you have different experiences fewer than a year and the company require minimum of 3year, try to sum up your experiences as one. I have noticed that the recruiting panel are interested on experience you acquired in an organization not scatted experiences less than a year from different companies, which they consider as just training. Therefore Beware on how you draft your CV work experiences. Also i will show you simple CV format that will help you compose a very Good and attracting CV, then if You need an expert to put down an attracting and  good CV for you email or call godsonechezona@gmail.com or 07039555656.
 

INTERVIEW: Calling you for an interview means you passed the first check, you got what the organization want, you are 70% close to your success. But the big question is can I proof what i have written in my CV? if you can utilize this period well then the job is yours. Interview tell the recruiting panel what and whom you are, your character, potential and some other relevant. During the interview you are been accessed right from when you entered your interviewers office, so When going for an interview you must compose your self in right order. You can learn more how to prepare for interview read it is very useful
                              
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Be A Producer not a Consumer: That is the reason i say you don't jump into any study program in University because you are tired staying at home because of admission pit hole we experience in Nigeria today. Study a course that you known when you graduate and government cannot provide a job for you then you get something doing. We should not rely on government to employ us but reason to be an employer. The high time we get this stock into our brain the better for

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