My cousin has been out of school for 3 years now and is yet to find a job. There is no company she hasnt gone to and she knows piratically every recruiting forum online. She is getting frustrated by the day. Are there still jobs in Nigeria

i believe they are, but it's just so darn hard to get a good one without some kind of tight connection.

She should hang in there, try to find something to do. Learn a trade maybe, start a small business.

^^^^^ its not that easy, remember , Nigerian university system do not teach their students to be enterpreneurs but obedient employees , besides if she decide to learn a trade wat type of trade would she learn?? and where is she going to get the capital to start??, its an uphill task for the present day Nigerian graduate

my advice is she start small , i.e try and get a low paying job 2 keep body and soul 2gether and then keep on searching 4 something better, there is always a way

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It's not that difficult to go and find a little money to learn fashion designing, or some other little trade.
It'll occupy her mind, and get her thinking in another direction entirely. Things are always tough in the beginning, but eventually things do work out.

Mind you, your comment about schools not teaching entrepreneurship is actually the root of the problem in Nigeria today.
Why are we expecting schools to teach entrepreneurship? Universities teach western education, teach you science and arts, and whatever you paid to study. Nobody teaches entrepreneurship, unless you happen to be in some sort of entrepreneurship studies course.
Why should you study physics and expect to be taught entrepreneurship? Or Biology? Or even Accounting?

Artisans don't attend much of school. But they go into entrepreneurship. I don't think it's a function of any school teaching or not teaching. It's just that by nature, people will look for the easiest way out. It's easier to find a job than to create one for yourself. Simple. Most people are driven into entrepreneurship by necessity.

you guys are mad suggesting about going into fashion design. do you know how painful it is to go to college study hard graduate and don't get jobs only for you to go and apply for fashion design. poster what did she study, because as far as am consined if she studied something big she would get job easily

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you guys are mad suggesting about going into fashion design. do you know how painful it is to go to college study hard graduate and don't get jobs only for you to go and apply for fashion design. poster what did she study, because as far as am consined if she studied something big she would get job easily

Bros (abi na sis),
It's not only in Nigeria that people go to college, study some degree,and end up looking for something else to do.
A job is not a right after college. Anybody who is able to get one is lucky at the end of the day.

Job is Hard to get , Seems more of our National Anthem.

Try to fix her up for some petty trading for the time being.

There are jobs. But good & honest people are hard to find.

I have a vacancy which is yet to be filled, if she is hard working and innovative. The job could be hers.

Business Development Officer.
- To develop innovative strategy to market org products
- Generate sales sales sales
- Competitive salary and an attractive bonus.

Interested applicants to send CV to careers@wallartpainting.com

diff btw naija and developed nations
in naija,u no go school,you are f**cked and if u go too,u are still f***ked,developed nations,u fit no go school and still make am honestly

Yes, there are still jobs out there.

What we dont have aplenty are high paying jobs. We also do not have too many people qualified for jobs. We have "general applicants" with no special skills.

yes there are, sorry to say this but what she needs is hook-ups, that's the only way in.
Everyday people are getting fired, if she can just have the connection, then she golden,

my dear there are jobs out there but only with a strong connection. I know of an organisation that recruits almost everyday but strictly on connection. Wish u all d best of luck

I obtained a National Diploma  in Accounting from Unijos and B.Sc Banking and Finance from Kogi State University. but currently i work in a consulting firm as an investigator (background check and certificate verification officer).  but the job has no career path please if any can help i need a job in a finance company or an accounting department were i can build a career and a future.

akinalabi:

Yes, there are still jobs out there.

What  we dont have aplenty are high paying jobs. We also do not have too many people qualified for jobs. We have "general applicants" with no special skills.

Very true.

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My advise is 4 we guys to be self reliance cos if we are waiting 4 our useless govt to provide more jobs we are just wasting our time.U just look for 50k and start selling smtin

who says you can not go for fashion designing? we have many graduates (i read somehwere about a chemical engineer- a lady too) who are fashion designers i belive it is all about paying your bills and settling other financials issues and not always depending on people.

what will you say about MOMO etc?


also be at the right place at the right time!

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Poster, i feel you. The situation is terrible. Please advise her to start looking inward for hidden talents she can convert to paid for skill. Our world is moving back to self employment. Our educational system makes people dependent on white collar jobs rather than being independent economically. Your sister is competing with thousands of existing unemployed graduates, new NYSC discharge, retrenched bank workers with multiple qualification and several years experience. Imagine a position for a marketer requiring Second class upper (2.1), with a salary of N25,000.00 monthly. I wish your sister God's favor.

I wish I knew how to sew! Honest advice- U'd get tired of a 9-5 job in a hurry. You're a graduate, do ur sewing with an educated twist if u learn fashion designing. White collar jobs are overrated. Some of my friends that started their own thing are now millionaires while one is still doing the 9-5 or sorry 5-9 (5am to 9pm) thingy. It may be rough at the start but I tell u if u've got quality doing the stuff u'd go places. Sofisticat is a multi-millionaire sewing clothes! Don't waste ur time looking for a 5-9. With determination, passion and God's grace u'd go places. After all Ralph Lauren, Hilfiger, T.M. Lewin, Hughes and Curtis etc na clothes dem dey sew- bottomline. Godspeed sister, go start sumthin!

I want to appreciate the kind contributions being made by NLs
With such spirit of cohesion and brotherliness there's still a ray of hope for our Nation
I sympathize with your sister
NEVER , NEVER GIVE UP
YOUR BREAKTHROUGH IS ON THE WAY

Much as I must admit there are not many jobs now as there were between 2005-2008, I believe there are still jobs out there.

The period 2005-2008 witnessed mass absorption of graduates by banks in particular and many other companies through mass expansion drive at the period.
The economic meltdown coupled with the not necessarily unnecessary Sanusi tsunami shrank the labour market. With banks, the highest absorber of formal labour, being the worst hit, it told heavily on the labour market.

However, other than companies in the financial services sector, which unfortunately absorb more, many other companies were not affected by the employment cut. My company, for example, in fact, employ more in recent time than before. Ditto for many other non-bank companies. But the challenge is the scale is not as high as in banks that recruit in hundreds.

Having pushed for a number of guys to no avail in recent time, I cannot but agree that jobs are no longer as available as there used to be a couple of years back. In fact, for the first time in over 4 years of connecting people(very qualified people pls) with a very high level contact in a multinational consulting firm few days ago, I got a rare response that 'We have slowed down on recruitment a bit.' If this company used to recruit almost on daily basis says it's slowing down, then that means the situation is serious.

Other questions that may be relevant are: how qualified is your cousin? what class of degree/course does he have/do? How good is he? With right qualifications and proven ability, some people still get jobs in teh face of this situation.

My broda, forget about being man employee,but an employer. Self-employment is the best in our Naija.Stop searching cos you have it, just discover it and you will neva regret. Abeg wen you hammer, no forget me. Paka!!!!!!!!!!

YES.
PRAY AND GOD WILL DIRECT U AND GET D NEEDED CONNECTIONS DATS WHY

TONI-AMERO:

My broda, forget about being man employee,but an employer. Self-employment is the best in our Naija.Stop searching cos you have it, just discover it and you will neva regret. Abeg wen you hammer, no forget me. Paka!!!!!!!!!!

We know, but you think it's that easy?

If ur looking for job, and u cant find, go to God and find out if ur to be and Employer or Employee. i try but I cant find, today i thank God that He didn't give me one, because am not only working but also employing people in my own company within a year.