This is a land where we live in the everyday reality of unemployment. It is becoming more startling of late because as much as graduates are complaining of unemployment, HR agencies are complaining of lack of qualified candidates for the job offers they have.
So, what is the secret of getting a great job then? Two things
• Be qualified
• Search vehemently
How to be qualified
An HR personnel from Philips Consulting said early this year that having a B. Sc or BA or whatever undergraduate degree is just as good as being alive in today’s world. In other words, it is just as a pre-requisite. Many career counselors may have advised you to add more value to yourself-But how! Which certifications, trainings or degree are you supposed to take?
The way out!-
Check the newspapers (Tuesday & Thursday Guardian or Wednesday Businessday). Look through the job vacancies. Take careful note of the job requirements for the a. Companies you’d love to work and b. Department/Units you’d love to be.
Note down the professional certifications, trainings & skills required from you. Gun for these the best way you can.
Also, it is important that you include these skills on your CV but don’t lie.
Search vehemently
Internet, network, written applications, e-mail applications: the rules have not changed.
Network: Try to complete a long circle of influence. Get your CV from people you presently know, those these people refer you to and then, those they in-turn refer you to. If you are polite enough (but not sheepish), you’d get more than enough help.
Internet : By your first month of NYSC, you should have gotten out more than 50 applications on line alone.
Written Applications: Do not ever be shy to give your CV to people for job. Spend more effort on people with job already & who are willing.
NOTE: Many company’s HQ are at Victoria Island, Lagos. Make copies of you CV . Dedicate one or two days to drop them directly at their offices. That way, you’d sure they’d get your CV.
E-mail applications: If you ever run out of sites to drop your CV. Go to the company’s webpage. Try to locate the HR manager’s e-mail address. Send him/her a polite job letter with your CV .
Hope this brings you a new insight!
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