Why are you not often recruited? It is
reasonably indisputable that the process of
job search is a tremendous adventure that
everyone, graduates and non-graduates alike
should take seriously.
Job Seekers in Nigeria
This process is even usually more difficult
than the more demanding job when you finally
get the job. Talking about the process one
goes through when one hunts for a job, no one
would easily forget in a hurry, the most
outstandingly bad common don’ts like:
*Arriving late at an interview
*Answering a call during the course of
the interview
*Going for an interview with a CV full of
typo errors
*Using a silly e-mail that sounds like
“ nkem4jesuschrist@whatever.com”
*Not being able to demonstrate that
you’ve researched the employer
*Trying to talk down your last boss
*Giving your follow up a big negligence
Apart from all of those don’ts, you may not
have considered some of the less-discussed,
under-the-radar issues. Give this list a look
and ask yourself, if any of them has anything
to do with you.
1. Your expectations are not reasonable
No one hates to work in multinationals like
Chevron, MTN, Shell, where one would be paid
a huge amount of money as generally
believed by young people. Everyone wants to
blast overnight. Everyone wants to grab that
job that pays so high that within a short
period of months, houses and cars are
acquired. However, if your personal
requirements are on the high side and if
eventually during your interview you’re being
too demanding, you could end up not getting
the pursued job. You think you made the best
grade in school, so you don’t see any reason
why you should compromise. You have got to
try to analyze your wants and needs. Which
ones must you take first? Which one of them
could be negotiable? Which can be put on
hold for the moment?
2. Depending so much on one method of
search
It could possibly be that you are only applying
online, or only networking, or only using
employment agencies, or only approaching
companies that you know are hiring. Hey! You
don’t have to restrict or limit yourself to just
one job-search method. Why not give all a
Try? Spread your tentacles and cast a wide
net, continue to build your connections and be
highly creative in your search methods.
3. You use the word “I” too often in your
cover letter
By putting the focus more on the potential
employers than on yourself, you make it the
most effective way to endear yourself to
them. Prove to them that you’ve done your
homework and understand much better what
your target companies are seeking. Then,
express it to them how you intend to make
things happen and fill those needs.
4. Do you really demonstrate long-term
potential as your unique point?
You get caught up in such moments when you
feel that you are in a dire need of a job now.
But employers, the good ones at least, tend to
think in terms of long term plan for their
companies and what you are bringing to the
table. They want to know not only how you
will contribute today but in the future too.
That “where do you see yourself in five years?”
question is not being asked for nothing. So,
what have you got to offer? Do you want to
show them that once you get a better job, you
will quit? That impression could make you
remain unemployed.
5. You are unknowingly repeating mistakes
After interviews, are you taking the time to
review and analyze them? Many times the
reason you don’t get a job is beyond your
control, and, in fact, it has nothing to do with
you, but not always. Trying to understand why
the answer was “No” may help you to redress
your approach next time you face another.
6. You have not rehearsed
You may hesitate to rehearse answers to the
most common questions. You don’t want to
sound canned. You want to be yourself. But
consider the benefits of creating great
answers to those questions you hear the
most; those short, vivid, three-sentence
answers with factual examples and quotes
and learning to speak with conviction and
confidence to go a long way to getting you
that job.
7. You put your job search on hold while
waiting to hear back
Everyone falls into this trap in one way or the
other. You’ve had a super couple of
interviews with your dream employer. You just
know you’re going to get “that call” anytime
soon. You tell yourself “I’m going to hold off
until I hear back; after all, I deserve a little
break.” Of course, you deserve a little break
but the question is “to what end?” What if the
call does not come? You have to keep on
networking, applying, going for interviews, and
researching until you have a firm job offer in
hand.
Grab these points, you will not regret any of them
Sources: Naij.com news

Nice pointz...God help.

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Story.... In the End, its just God and who knows you!!!...have you not seen a situation where people pass tests, blast interviews and other people go to for resume the same job??

Men its God and who you know!!!