| Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 10:40pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
This thread has come up as a result of my experience in the jobs/vacancies on Nairaland and also my personal day to day experiencing on the streets.
Please do not be carried away by the topic. This is not just going to be an academic or theoretical analysis but a very practical process that will lead you to a higher level of self confidence and then sufficiency before you blossom into justifiable circumstances that will present the dream job on a platter of gold or at least silver.
My entire posts will be reflective of my personal experiences and the anecdotes that I will present will be verifiable and related to the issue of discourse only. I have ben a job seeker at many stages in my life, I have worked in HR for many years and interviewed several thousands of candidates at different levels(Entry, Mid and Management) whether in Administration, the Sciences, Engineering and other specialized areas. I have also been an employer of labour for a while now.
I can tell you upfront and without equivocation that not all that will read this thread will land their dream job but some will and it will be resultant at least in part from what they draw from here.
Happy reading.
This is no sprint job but a long term perspective. Certain predicates will be established before we embark on the very first step. |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 10:54pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
Your experiences will come into play here. It will be nice if you can objectively recount them in detail and without bias.
Sometimes, little mistakes that come in the form of the wrong things being said or done which speaks volumes to the potential employer.
By far the biggest culprit in denying jobs is the fact that applicants in most cases are terribly careless with their curriculum vitae.
Some resumes and C.Vs are just a big shame. It is that bad. It will surprise you that some resumes are so badly put together that there indications of the fact that the cv was just replicated in a business center. Nothing is more pathetic than the fact that you sit before a panel and admit that there is an error on your profile and to worsen matters you then try to push the blame on the typist or business center operator.
Very pathetic.
So let us start objectively!
Review your life really seriously and objectively, and then answer the following questions; |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 10:56pm On Jan 01, 2017 |
Why do you feel entitled to a job? Is it because you are a graduate?
How are attractive are you to the potential employer at least perception wise?
How do you compete with other candidates(real and imagined) who are hustling for the same position? |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by akins56(m): 12:17pm On Jan 21, 2017 |
Ma'am, please complete this thread. Thanks |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by akins56(m): 12:23pm On Jan 21, 2017 |
Karin001:
Why do you feel entitled to a job? Is it because you are a graduate?
How are attractive are you to the potential employer at least perception wise?
How do you compete with other candidates(real and imagined) who are hustling for the same position? |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 1:16pm On Jan 21, 2017 |
akins56:
Ma'am, please complete this thread. Thanks Will do. I've been quite busy. I also thought no one was interested thus the lethargy. |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by akins56(m): 2:13pm On Jan 21, 2017 |
Karin001:
Will do. I've been quite busy. I also thought no one was interested thus the lethargy. I am interested, same with other ghost readers. Thanks ma. |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 12:49pm On Jan 22, 2017 |
Whatever you read herein is my very personal opinion predicated on my experiencing this far.
Prior to independence the public service and industry was serviced by expatriates. The key roles were essentially handled by the foreigners. With the expansion of government in the colonies the bureaucracy grew bigger requiring more personnel especially at middle level management. It was practically impossible for more expatriates to be brought in considering the limitations of the home population and the fact that other colonies were also being serviced. Locals had to be trained to provide this level of manpower. Thus, the first graduates in not so wonderful disciplines.
As the clamour for independence heightened there was a need to prepare more local professionals for the system. Please note clearly that the primary goal of the pre-independence education was to provide staffing for the bludgeoning civil service and nothing else.
Fast forward to post independence Nigeria, our leaders continued with that model and I daresay that we still are producing manpower for employment with the only difference now being that we are producing for bouth government and the private sector.
Just about every undergraduate is seeing his certificate as a payslip. The education does not in any way prepare him for self-reliance. All you advised is to graduate in flying colours in order to have a fighting chance at getting a job.
In recognition of this failure successive governments have not taken any measure to arrest this development but all they do is to put palliatives in place. The palliatives are what they are; palliatives. Giving fresh graduates or unemployed youth 5,000 per month is ludicrous and reflective of a system bereft of ideas. You are not helping the individual beneficiary nor the society at large but just postponing doomsday.
I have been unemployed myself and have gone through the pain of an extensive job search with the attendant disappointments, outright deceits, and flagrant extortion among other vices. It just occurred to me one day that getting a job required much more than that. We are not even adequately prepared by the system for the search for a job. You need to see the resumes/profiles people send out in the search of a job.
If you really seek a job, you need to clear some cobwebs from your visual path. First thing being that sense of entitlement that is commonplace here in Nigeria. That you have a degree does not entitle you to a good job. That thinking was only obtainable in the past. It is now dead on arrival. Showcase whatever other skills you may have which can enhance your suitability for a job. I am aware of many examples where people are employed not primarily because of their qualification but more because of their skillset.
In a major food company you will be surprised that the Accountant that was eventually employed after a rigorous selection process was a lady with a B.SC in Economics, ATS qualification but most importantly she also had super baking skills and sugarcraft experience having worked in a major Cake shop in Lagos post O/Level and whenever she was on holidays.
To attract yourself the right job, you must be able to offer incontestable value at a reasonable price. If you cannot during the selection process, clearly and convincingly demonstrate the value you can bring to bear in the organisation then you are wasting your effort. If you have someone in the system who smuggles you in It is just a question of time and you will be either frustrated or relieved.
Big question is; What is your unique Selling point? Why should anyone employ you? let this question reverberate within you at all times leaving you with no peace until you can answer it clearly. Then you will be able to retool your c.v accordingly and seek opportunities where your value will be invaluable. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Nobody: 8:41pm On Jan 22, 2017 |
I just read your statement above and i just had to follow you
# Thanks to eremy for sharing this, if not I wouldn't have seen this |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by ugonology(m): 8:46pm On Jan 26, 2017 |
Karin001:
Whatever you read herein is my very personal opinion predicated on my experiencing this far.
Prior to independence the public service and industry was serviced by expatriates. The key roles were essentially handled by the foreigners. With the expansion of government in the colonies the bureaucracy grew bigger requiring more personnel especially at middle level management. It was practically impossible for more expatriates to be brought in considering the limitations of the home population and the fact that other colonies were also being serviced. Locals had to be trained to provide this level of manpower. Thus, the first graduates in not so wonderful disciplines.
As the clamour for independence heightened there was a need to prepare more local professionals for the system. Please note clearly that the primary goal of the pre-independence education was to provide staffing for the bludgeoning civil service and nothing else.
Fast forward to post independence Nigeria, our leaders continued with that model and I daresay that we still are producing manpower for employment with the only difference now being that we are producing for bouth government and the private sector.
Just about every undergraduate is seeing his certificate as a payslip. The education does not in any way prepare him for self-reliance. All you advised is to graduate in flying colours in order to have a fighting chance at getting a job.
In recognition of this failure successive governments have not taken any measure to arrest this development but all they do is to put palliatives in place. The palliatives are what they are; palliatives. Giving fresh graduates or unemployed youth 5,000 per month is ludicrous and reflective of a system bereft of ideas. You are not helping the individual beneficiary nor the society at large but just postponing doomsday.
I have been unemployed myself and have gone through the pain of an extensive job search with the attendant disappointments, outright deceits, and flagrant extortion among other vices. It just occurred to me one day that getting a job required much more than that. We are not even adequately prepared by the system for the search for a job. You need to see the resumes/profiles people send out in the search of a job.
If you really seek a job, you need to clear some cobwebs from your visual path. First thing being that sense of entitlement that is commonplace here in Nigeria. That you have a degree does not entitle you to a good job. That thinking was only obtainable in the past. It is now dead on arrival. Showcase whatever other skills you may have which can enhance your suitability for a job. I am aware of many examples where people are employed not primarily because of their qualification but more because of their skillset.
In a major food company you will be surprised that the Accountant that was eventually employed after a rigorous selection process was a lady with a B.SC in Economics, ATS qualification but most importantly she also had super baking skills and sugarcraft experience having worked in a major Cake shop in Lagos post O/Level and whenever she was on holidays.
To attract yourself the right job, you must be able to offer incontestable value at a reasonable price. If you cannot during the selection process, clearly and convincingly demonstrate the value you can bring to bear in the organisation then you are wasting your effort. If you have someone in the system who smuggles you in It is just a question of time and you will be either frustrated or relieved.
Big question is; What is your unique Selling point? Why should anyone employ you? let this question reverberate within you at all times leaving you with no peace until you can answer it clearly. Then you will be able to retool your c.v accordingly and seek opportunities where your value will be invaluable. akins56:
I am interested, same with other ghost readers. Thanks ma. Karin001:
Whatever you read herein is my very personal opinion predicated on my experiencing this far.
Prior to independence the public service and industry was serviced by expatriates. The key roles were essentially handled by the foreigners. With the expansion of government in the colonies the bureaucracy grew bigger requiring more personnel especially at middle level management. It was practically impossible for more expatriates to be brought in considering the limitations of the home population and the fact that other colonies were also being serviced. Locals had to be trained to provide this level of manpower. Thus, the first graduates in not so wonderful disciplines.
As the clamour for independence heightened there was a need to prepare more local professionals for the system. Please note clearly that the primary goal of the pre-independence education was to provide staffing for the bludgeoning civil service and nothing else.
Fast forward to post independence Nigeria, our leaders continued with that model and I daresay that we still are producing manpower for employment with the only difference now being that we are producing for bouth government and the private sector.
Just about every undergraduate is seeing his certificate as a payslip. The education does not in any way prepare him for self-reliance. All you advised is to graduate in flying colours in order to have a fighting chance at getting a job.
In recognition of this failure successive governments have not taken any measure to arrest this development but all they do is to put palliatives in place. The palliatives are what they are; palliatives. Giving fresh graduates or unemployed youth 5,000 per month is ludicrous and reflective of a system bereft of ideas. You are not helping the individual beneficiary nor the society at large but just postponing doomsday.
I have been unemployed myself and have gone through the pain of an extensive job search with the attendant disappointments, outright deceits, and flagrant extortion among other vices. It just occurred to me one day that getting a job required much more than that. We are not even adequately prepared by the system for the search for a job. You need to see the resumes/profiles people send out in the search of a job.
If you really seek a job, you need to clear some cobwebs from your visual path. First thing being that sense of entitlement that is commonplace here in Nigeria. That you have a degree does not entitle you to a good job. That thinking was only obtainable in the past. It is now dead on arrival. Showcase whatever other skills you may have which can enhance your suitability for a job. I am aware of many examples where people are employed not primarily because of their qualification but more because of their skillset.
In a major food company you will be surprised that the Accountant that was eventually employed after a rigorous selection process was a lady with a B.SC in Economics, ATS qualification but most importantly she also had super baking skills and sugarcraft experience having worked in a major Cake shop in Lagos post O/Level and whenever she was on holidays.
To attract yourself the right job, you must be able to offer incontestable value at a reasonable price. If you cannot during the selection process, clearly and convincingly demonstrate the value you can bring to bear in the organisation then you are wasting your effort. If you have someone in the system who smuggles you in It is just a question of time and you will be either frustrated or relieved.
Big question is; What is your unique Selling point? Why should anyone employ you? let this question reverberate within you at all times leaving you with no peace until you can answer it clearly. Then you will be able to retool your c.v accordingly and seek opportunities where your value will be invaluable. Mummy karin001 please do not stop here...your words are Challenging, inspiring,motivational Yet lovely and soothing  Karin001:
Whatever you read herein is my very personal opinion predicated on my experiencing this far.
Prior to independence the public service and industry was serviced by expatriates. The key roles were essentially handled by the foreigners. With the expansion of government in the colonies the bureaucracy grew bigger requiring more personnel especially at middle level management. It was practically impossible for more expatriates to be brought in considering the limitations of the home population and the fact that other colonies were also being serviced. Locals had to be trained to provide this level of manpower. Thus, the first graduates in not so wonderful disciplines.
As the clamour for independence heightened there was a need to prepare more local professionals for the system. Please note clearly that the primary goal of the pre-independence education was to provide staffing for the bludgeoning civil service and nothing else.
Fast forward to post independence Nigeria, our leaders continued with that model and I daresay that we still are producing manpower for employment with the only difference now being that we are producing for bouth government and the private sector.
Just about every undergraduate is seeing his certificate as a payslip. The education does not in any way prepare him for self-reliance. All you advised is to graduate in flying colours in order to have a fighting chance at getting a job.
In recognition of this failure successive governments have not taken any measure to arrest this development but all they do is to put palliatives in place. The palliatives are what they are; palliatives. Giving fresh graduates or unemployed youth 5,000 per month is ludicrous and reflective of a system bereft of ideas. You are not helping the individual beneficiary nor the society at large but just postponing doomsday.
I have been unemployed myself and have gone through the pain of an extensive job search with the attendant disappointments, outright deceits, and flagrant extortion among other vices. It just occurred to me one day that getting a job required much more than that. We are not even adequately prepared by the system for the search for a job. You need to see the resumes/profiles people send out in the search of a job.
If you really seek a job, you need to clear some cobwebs from your visual path. First thing being that sense of entitlement that is commonplace here in Nigeria. That you have a degree does not entitle you to a good job. That thinking was only obtainable in the past. It is now dead on arrival. Showcase whatever other skills you may have which can enhance your suitability for a job. I am aware of many examples where people are employed not primarily because of their qualification but more because of their skillset.
In a major food company you will be surprised that the Accountant that was eventually employed after a rigorous selection process was a lady with a B.SC in Economics, ATS qualification but most importantly she also had super baking skills and sugarcraft experience having worked in a major Cake shop in Lagos post O/Level and whenever she was on holidays.
To attract yourself the right job, you must be able to offer incontestable value at a reasonable price. If you cannot during the selection process, clearly and convincingly demonstrate the value you can bring to bear in the organisation then you are wasting your effort. If you have someone in the system who smuggles you in It is just a question of time and you will be either frustrated or relieved.
Big question is; What is your unique Selling point? Why should anyone employ you? let this question reverberate within you at all times leaving you with no peace until you can answer it clearly. Then you will be able to retool your c.v accordingly and seek opportunities where your value will be invaluable. akins56:
I am interested, same with other ghost readers. Thanks ma. Karin001:
Whatever you read herein is my very personal opinion predicated on my experiencing this far.
Prior to independence the public service and industry was serviced by expatriates. The key roles were essentially handled by the foreigners. With the expansion of government in the colonies the bureaucracy grew bigger requiring more personnel especially at middle level management. It was practically impossible for more expatriates to be brought in considering the limitations of the home population and the fact that other colonies were also being serviced. Locals had to be trained to provide this level of manpower. Thus, the first graduates in not so wonderful disciplines.
As the clamour for independence heightened there was a need to prepare more local professionals for the system. Please note clearly that the primary goal of the pre-independence education was to provide staffing for the bludgeoning civil service and nothing else.
Fast forward to post independence Nigeria, our leaders continued with that model and I daresay that we still are producing manpower for employment with the only difference now being that we are producing for bouth government and the private sector.
Just about every undergraduate is seeing his certificate as a payslip. The education does not in any way prepare him for self-reliance. All you advised is to graduate in flying colours in order to have a fighting chance at getting a job.
In recognition of this failure successive governments have not taken any measure to arrest this development but all they do is to put palliatives in place. The palliatives are what they are; palliatives. Giving fresh graduates or unemployed youth 5,000 per month is ludicrous and reflective of a system bereft of ideas. You are not helping the individual beneficiary nor the society at large but just postponing doomsday.
I have been unemployed myself and have gone through the pain of an extensive job search with the attendant disappointments, outright deceits, and flagrant extortion among other vices. It just occurred to me one day that getting a job required much more than that. We are not even adequately prepared by the system for the search for a job. You need to see the resumes/profiles people send out in the search of a job.
If you really seek a job, you need to clear some cobwebs from your visual path. First thing being that sense of entitlement that is commonplace here in Nigeria. That you have a degree does not entitle you to a good job. That thinking was only obtainable in the past. It is now dead on arrival. Showcase whatever other skills you may have which can enhance your suitability for a job. I am aware of many examples where people are employed not primarily because of their qualification but more because of their skillset.
In a major food company you will be surprised that the Accountant that was eventually employed after a rigorous selection process was a lady with a B.SC in Economics, ATS qualification but most importantly she also had super baking skills and sugarcraft experience having worked in a major Cake shop in Lagos post O/Level and whenever she was on holidays.
To attract yourself the right job, you must be able to offer incontestable value at a reasonable price. If you cannot during the selection process, clearly and convincingly demonstrate the value you can bring to bear in the organisation then you are wasting your effort. If you have someone in the system who smuggles you in It is just a question of time and you will be either frustrated or relieved.
Big question is; What is your unique Selling point? Why should anyone employ you? let this question reverberate within you at all times leaving you with no peace until you can answer it clearly. Then you will be able to retool your c.v accordingly and seek opportunities where your value will be invaluable. Mummy karin001 please do not stop here...your words are Strong, Challenging, direct and unsweetened,motivational Yet lovely and soothing, Just reading through your post was enough education for my ignorance as well as an exposition of my negligence towards self development. I regrettably confess to being careless and plaqued with this entitlement mentality, by virtue of my merely being a graduate Just as you stated in your post. No wonder i have been jobless....well, in as much as i need a job, i believe what am in dear need of is such words of advice from one that is more experienced. would you please be my online mummy? please....... |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Karin001(f): 9:40pm On Jan 26, 2017 |
ugonology:
Mummy karin001 please do not stop here...your words are Challenging, inspiring,motivational Yet lovely and soothing
Mummy karin001 please do not stop here...your words are Strong, Challenging, direct and unsweetened,motivational Yet lovely and soothing, Just reading through your post was enough education for my ignorance as well as an exposition of my negligence towards self development. I regrettably confess to being careless and plaqued with this entitlement mentality, by virtue of my merely being a graduate Just as you stated in your post. No wonder i have been jobless....well, in as much as i need a job, i believe what am in dear need of is such words of advice from one that is more experienced. would you please be my online mummy? please....... I am humbled by your compliments and appreciation. Thank you and may you grow into further recognition that will help you escape from the tyranny of entitlement and dependency. Then you will have no room for excuses but will only position yourself to learn from the actions and in-actions of others and even yours. All you need is to commit to improve and you can achieve so much and it can only be seen by others as a miracle. 2 Likes |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by ugonology(m): 7:07am On Jan 27, 2017 |
Karin001:
I am humbled by your compliments and appreciation. Thank you and may you grow into further recognition that will help you escape from the tyranny of entitlement and dependency. Then you will have no room for excuses but will only position yourself to learn from the actions and in-actions of others and even yours.
All you need is to commit to improve and you can achieve so much and it can only be seen by others as a miracle.
Thank you mummy karin001, i would humbly suggest you write a book, something along the lines of unemployment in Nigeria, I believe you owe The youths of our generation this one obligation. But for now mama, do recommend a book, just any book you feel would infect and affect my reasoning, something that holds those magical keys to mental transformation...i would be glad to tap from the Vast and great Intellectual resources between your ears. I would love to learn and be like you mummy....show me the way. |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by ugonology(m): 7:08am On Jan 27, 2017 |
Karin001:
I am humbled by your compliments and appreciation. Thank you and may you grow into further recognition that will help you escape from the tyranny of entitlement and dependency. Then you will have no room for excuses but will only position yourself to learn from the actions and in-actions of others and even yours.
All you need is to commit to improve and you can achieve so much and it can only be seen by others as a miracle.
Thank you mummy karin001, i would humbly suggest you write a book, something along the lines of unemployment in Nigeria, I believe you owe The youths of our generation this one obligation. But for now mama, do recommend a book, just any book you feel would infect and affect my reasoning, something that holds those magical keys to mental transformation...i would be glad to tap from the Vast and great Intellectual resources between your ears. I would love to learn and be like you mummy....show me the way. |
| Re: Searching For The Dream Job; A Step By Step Guide. by Pinkieblue(f): 3:35pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Cornerstone insurance plc, is seeking to recruit energetic, strong-willed and focused individuals to join it's team of professionals in line with its growth and expansion plan.
Our organization was established to conduct insurance business in a customer focused manner.
Job title: Financial planner/Marketing Executive
Location: Abuja
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their cv to sahimolowo@cornerstone.com.ng |
