Trying to find employment isn’t only tough, it can be degrading as well. You spend day after day wading through job columns, sending applications, figuring out ways to be one step ahead of the game but still, to no avail. Maybe it’s time to change things up a little. Maybe it’s not a matter of searching harder, but smarter. Try changing the way you search, and soon you’ll be able to conquer the beast known as unemployment.
Internet
Widely used throughout the world, the internet is going to be your main portal into the Nigerian job market. It’s going to be your weapon when it comes to applying, searching and discovering that perfect job. If you’ve already been using the internet to help you search, then you’re halfway there. If you haven’t, then you’re going to start out by finding career websites and recruitment agencies that could potentially make your job search a lot easier.
CV
Your CV is the first thing your potential employer is going to see. It needs to highlight the very best qualities and skills about you. So make sure it’s perfect. Make sure there aren’t any typos, that all your details are correct and up-to-date and that it reflects the more professional side of who you are. It’s your first impression, and you can’t afford to mess it up with little mistakes. If you’re not sure, ask a friend to double check it.
Skills
Your skills are what employers are going to be looking at. They want to know what you can do, and whether or not it’s worth giving up their precious time to give you an interview. Make it so that they’ll have no choice but to drop their briefcase, clear their schedule and make sure they can squeeze in an interview with you before you’re off on your next adventure. How do you do this? Make sure your arsenal of skills is limitless. Practice your craft at home. Create something from nothing. Go back to school and continue studying. Take an online course. Go to night school. Teach yourself something you’ve never tried before. All these things can help expand your skill set.
Beating unemployment isn’t easy, but it is possible. Put your mind to it, put some work in and soon it’ll be a mountain fading into the distance as you make your way through the working world.
