Wiseup Job Seekers !!!!

Gbolahan · **Joined:** Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 pm **Posts:** 830

Alljobers,

I am so passionate about the dilemma job seekers find themselves in this present day Nigeria. How many people are comforable with the job they have?
i really wonder if we are reaping from the past corruption or if we are just too sentimental to look forward to our realities.
I got a feedback from the just concluded intercontinental Bank recruitment test, especially the PHC test centre ( RSUST).

There were about 10,000 ( yes ten thousand) people around to write the test. Infact they had to reduce the exam test time from 1.5hrs to 1 hr in order to accomodate remaining candidates.
10,000 people!! in just one centre!!! i heard there were 4 other centres in the country.This is alarming.

Infact, there was so much struggle at the centre that mobile policemen had to resort to harrasment of applicants ( beating soon to be bankers!)
Some of my fellow engineers were also there, hoping that at least, fortune might smile at them in the banking industry.
Some people actually fainted due to the rush and another asthmatic patient got into crisis due to the rush and accumulated dust.
Hmm.. i know more than anything that this is not right!!!!!

Little do i blame people that sleep at the embassy everyday even to enter kenya!! (http://www.careersng.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=757)
Will the brain drain ever stop???

Who do we blame for this misfortune? What is the way out of this?
I think the irregularity in high places has brought us here ( most banking jobs have been mopped up by engineers and scientists bcos most engineering jobs are stil lunder expatriates and our govt keeps giving them visa, even while we get bounced from entering their country everyday!!) I strongly feel one man can not solve this whole problem.

Nigeria is the only country where the citizens do everything by themselves ( including provision of electricity, water, housing, SECURITY, everything) yet we pay tax to a government that pays lip service to our demands. Even in Afghanistan, the govt at least protect their citizens, even if they dont have money like Nigeria!!! Is it that we have so much problems that our government can not solve?? I dont wanna go into all that today.. coz thats anoda topic i feel to passionate about.

SOLUTION
Like i advised the few people that i was opportuned to talk with at the IC aptitude test, Job seekers need to put on their thinking cap and let survival instinct generate the right hormones in them.
We need to put ourselves on the steroids of problem solving..
No governent or company can absorb the whole backlog of graduate, so before Darwin's theory of natural selection puts you into bottomless regrets.. act now!!!
Remember that new universities are being approved and more graduates keep coming like never before....
Dont blame govt, dont blame your 2.2. or 2.1, look inward and come up with something!!

A word is enough for a wise job seeker.

My thoughts..
Gb!

jiggo · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:13 pm

Gb!!!

well ABJ centre was no different...i wrote mine few mins to 4pm...and i was supposed to write 2pm batch....
One of the reasons why i went for the test was due to the IV via text msg. thinking that we'ld be few...
Can u imagine that a female friend (it was a reunion for both of us) fone was stolen right there (taken from her bag)...and she was debarred entering cos. she cudnt produce the IV test text mesage...she had to go back...i felt really bad....

let me digress!!!
i did a study of recent and discovered that NYSC turn out an ave. of 100,000 every year...(that one na least o)...so wat r we saying...

it will amuse U that i took my biz to the test venue yesterday...i went there & sold GMAT...writing the test was just a way to recharge my brain....

see folks need to look inwards (as i dey always yearn) and activate wat God put there...
many folks are carrying CVs all around...whereas there are som awaiting the folks (CV carriers) to employ them....
I don dey make enuff plans for Job seekers...am an employer...by the grace of God...when the plan works out...i'll contribute my quota...but in all sha...make we get survival instincts (as u don talk), job dey & job no dey....

lets be proactive....there are still som unexplored areas awaiting us to activate.....

we can do it...and save this generation (& unborn) from slavery...no job security anywhere....PERMANENT SECRETARY SEF. NO PERMANENT....

apostle4life · **Joined:** Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:57 pm **Posts:** 1

Gb,
You have just spoken the truth. I strongly believe tht the creation of wealth lies in the hands of the citizenry rather than a reliance on the government. I knoe graduates in Nigeria are trying hard to makes ends meet even after graduation but 'we' can do something if we can come together. I think it's high time we pulled resources together and start forming some viable business in Nigera that will help create jobs.
Just a thought!
Apostle

Gbolahan · **Joined:** Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 pm **Posts:** 830

hmm.. you guyz have spoken...
100,000 graduates on the average per year?? Na real survival of the fittest oo....
I think these basic test organisation failure speaks volume of the companies that set them up...the next question is... does IC or UBA have to invite 10,000 candidates per centre b4 they get their candidates?

i dont have anything against any company sampling the whole nation before recruiting.. but i feel you need to prepare resources to cater for such crowd!!!

They might just consider test in batches... like total fina elf or mobil.. you know.. that is kinda more organised!!!
I heard same thing happened in UBA test sometime ago...

In all, we need to rethink and restrategise..
maybe we will need to start a section for basic business ideas that u can start with 50k or smth.. there are so many problems around.. waiting for your attention .. or maybe more enterpreneural classes.
Reality is.. we are a consumer nation and we have a peculiar terrain.. so we really need to think of how to solve our problems in our own way.

To regain power and create opportunities, all we need for instance, is that 14,000 new graduates to recruit 10 new graduates, and then no corper will litter their offices!!!

Lets ask the right questions. if not.. we will continue to be a slave to money!!! ( yeah.. i mean SLAVE!!)

We will get there...
Gb!

iexlolo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:35 am

Hi All,
I just read through the various contributions on this topic. The fire's started already and that's been my prayer. It's high time and the right time. There's something within us yearning for expression. Like Gb suggested, a section on biz ideas is a good one. Some of us just need a little light!
Cheerio!

ashimi · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:14 pm **Posts:** 1

Let everyone hopping around with a cv take a look at the Cv and say if am an employer will I employ this guy?
Always ask people to help you "panelbeat & Spray" your cv. Someone once sent a cv somewhere and everybody gathered to look at it. They eventually persuaded the Manager to give the guy a try maybe he can contribute something to the team

That aside, I have always been an apostle of empowerment, there is something unique about you that no other person has got.It is only when you look at it critically that you can identify it. Identical twins that grew up together are not the same, so lets look inwards

I have always considered our degrees an equivalent of a professional driving license, its left for you to chose whether na trailer abi na Danfo abi na car you wan take am drive. Its all a matter of choice

Let all cv carriers (to borrow from a post here), think about volunteering: working for free to gain experience and possibly learn a few things nobody teaches in the classroom and all will be better for it.I know people who have started running things, from volunteer experience and are doing great.

You have the capacity to achieve infinitely, dont let anyone shortchange you to believe you are inferior 'cos once you believe: then you are

Great Job: Gbolahan

sandy4real · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:25 am

well its kind oe pity that all these are happening to our great country.well all i can advise is that we start our own biz os it think its worth it atleast you will be your own boss with nobody to psh you around anywhere. i wrote one exam ie NIM(Nigerian Institute of Management ) during my NYSC and in that e did a course called Small Scale Biz Mgt and they are encouraging us to start up our own biz, then i was thinking that its all a bluff but now coming to think of it i think its a good idea or what do you think. if i can quote oe of the lecturers,he said and i quote,"chanchangi airlines started small,dangote started small, and others but today look at where they are and you cant name one of the millionaires in this country without naming one of them"

so why cant we start up with little for i pray we make it in future

Sunny_S2R · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:18 am

Hi All,

In fact, everybody has spoken well.

Even before now, I've been thinking of setting up something (though resources never available) with the little experience derived in my field (Networking/LAN Management, Systems Maintenance/Supplies/Installation/Support & Training) as I was getting tired of working for somebody that might not even appreciate your efforts.

We're thinking Great!

Sunny S2R

spicetouch · **Joined:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:36 am **Posts:** 1

You need to see what happened at the Intercontinental bank test on saturday, i was not there but i heard it was really crazy, i pray for all Job seekers and i know God would do it fo you guys....
Anyone wey dey go for the test abeg nack us tory......

lizzy · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:43 pm

Hi all,

It is the duty of the government and the various employers of labour to make jobs available, such that after youth service, there is a job for every graduant where he/she is doing the very job they have a passion for, there is fulfillment and career advancement on the job etc, etc, etc ........... If u agree with me please raise your hands....... All right stop....... If you just raised your hand then you need to wake up and smell the coffee.

In reality, for now, there is no government out there that KNOWS that YOU need a job. So first things first, you are on your own. Well except of course for the good people like GB with this wonderful vision of helping job seekers.

Now after that you must realise that you are responsible for WHAT YOU BECOME.

Make yourself relevant, add value to yourself, learn skills that will make you stand out, it's a jungle out there, and the competetion is tough. So you gotta stand out.

But what counts most importantly is that besides the "government" and the various employers of labour, YOU can do SOMETHING for YOURSELF.

We will get there.

Oritsega · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:12 pm

I really think the most important thing for job seekers is to decide whether they want a job or become business owners, and then toe the line of their dreams.

If the decision is to work a job, its a waste of time (in my opinion) to depend only on tuesday guardian et al. Make up your mind exactly what kind of job you want, do your research and look for companies that need you (after you've identified the value you can add of course), then apply to all the companies. I can bet that if you've done your research and self analysis properly, you'll get at least 1 interview out of 5 applications.

The key is not to follow the bandwagon but to follow your heart, then you'd never really have 2 queue endlessly at Bank tests et al.

Just my opinion and it has worked for me!

Fowe · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:18 pm

Yes ooo, i dey feel you guys. Thats part of why we created the Money/bussiness Managment section. :arrow:

http://www.careersng.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=33
Lets get down to action, what kinda bussiness do you think a job seeker can do?

Gbolahan · **Joined:** Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 pm **Posts:** 830

Let me put a balance here..

We all cant be job creators.. some people are just too good at organising things.. but please.. make sure you lean your ladder against the right wall NOW so you wont climb the ladder for years and later regret your decision.
The world stands aside for a man that knows where he is going!!

We will get there....
Gb!

eudoiwod · **Joined:** Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:06 pm **Posts:** 1

tanx GB for what u are doing for this group

GB you are really right. I believe that if we channel or energy positively to produce and provide goods and services, there will come a time when even the Americans will come to work in Nigeria.

We should really start looking inwards and think of hour we can own the Mobils, Shells and other blue chips companies rather than thinking of working for them, that right entrepreneural will make us achieve more

lizzy · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:11 pm

A tip for every job seeker: Decision: What do u want do? , Direction: Where will your skills and talents be considered relevant, then Focus: you now know where you are going, don't loose sight of it, hold onto it.

Regardless of the many juicy and promising jobs coming up, if it is not in line with what makes you relevant, then forget it, it is not for you.

The man with focus, never gets lost, and is never wondering "WHAT AM I DOING HERE?"

Trust me, i've been there.

lizzy · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:23 pm

One other thing,

Drop anxiety, "which of you by worrying would add a day to his lenght of days" that phrase was actually borrowed from the scriptures.
Anxiety does no good. To any of us.

I've even heard of some people failing interviews cos of anxiety, so please for all of our sakes, drop ANXIETY.

This goes to all job seekers.

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