When Yemi, 27, a recent biochemistry graduate was laid off in February of the covid 19 crisis, he was still reading motivational books. What he didn't realize was that he was going to spend the next 6 to 12 months applying for a new job.

Everyday threafter, Yemi woke up at 6am, brushed his teeth, took his bath and ate a light breakfast of eggs and sliced bread. At 8am, he would dutifully log into job portals (indeed, my jobmag etc) and proceed to read at least 200 calls for applications. From 9am till 9pm, he would format his CV to each application's call and draft a quick cover letter. At the day's end, he would have sent out 40 job applications.

By August, Yemi had applied for over five thousand jobs and only got two invitations to interview. The first was a marketing job. The second was a supervisor position with a restaurant chain in Lagos. Over 4000 people showed up for the interview meant to hire just three supervisors. The role paid 60,000 naira per month with work hours being 6:30 mornings till 9:30 at night, Monday's till Saturday.

In this video: the craziest job stories you've never heard, Yemi and 14 other recent Nigerian graduates share their hilarious, thought-provoking experiences applying for jobs, dodging job scams, escaping kidnappers, receiving low-ball offers and managing the insults/frustrations from family members when you're jobless.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdbg7Xqg1cQ

If you're a job-seeker, you're not alone.
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It will get better.

It definitely gets better

Consistency in application is key. Nothing beats consistency. Not even hard work

Dimaya:
It definitely gets better

you're now a motivational speaker

read a version of this today

ideamonster:
read a version of this today

Yeah. Frontpage

Zigzagman:


you're now a motivational speaker

People need encouragement. There's bad news coming out of nigeria everyday. Just trying to share some sunlight and provide practical solutions.

Cheers

great video so far.

Dimaya:


People need encouragement. There's bad news coming out of nigeria everyday. Just trying to share some sunlight and provide practical solutions.

Cheers

At least we're better than Niger republic that just had a coup

Zigzagman:


At least we're better than Niger republic that just had a coup

Can you imagine coups in this century

Dimaya:


Can you imagine coups in this century

if Nigeria has a coup, the job situation will even be worse.