When I mean online search I don't mean applying directly thru the company websites I mean using online portals like naji, ng careers, 24careers, jobrapido and the rest. These are the mistake some of our youths make they solely depend on this portals for employment. Now am going to give u 5 good reasons why dat strategy is just a time waster.

1) The odds are against you
. When you apply for a job position no matter how specific it is, with d rate of unemployment in d country many other people apply also. For that position u fill is kind of hidden many other people not less than 1000 has also applied u can put ur chances of getting that job at 0.25% will u what to bet on that kind of odd. Even the job sites are fighting for odds against each other gone are d days where we had very few reliable sites lik jobberman, but nw they are everyway copying each other job posts. Relying on a portal for job is like relying on a blog for accurate news.


2)Some jobs posts are outdated
Most job sites don't pull down a job post immediately even when the job has been taken There is also a gud chance that job post u are aplying for might be outdated some portals fail to update their job post or intentionally leave them to drive more traffic to their sites even after the position might have been taken.


3) Most of the companies are fake
We hav all experienced this first hand ( d scam mails ) no need to talk more on this.


4) Some of the companies are not really recruiting
Some of the companies on job portals just fill job post just to follow NLC regulations of providing employment or advertising their business the truth is ( some ) are not really recruiting, these are unknown companies asking 4 ridiculous requirement. I will giv u an experience here I found a job post on a job portal of a company in ikeja looking for a network administrator I they put their address so I decided 2 go there mysef. On my investigation i discovered its just a small business that sells computers, when I asked them of the job they posted they said "which job" but later they admitted dey cud get me a job if I buy a computer from dem, they where just 2 small boys.


5) lastly it has never been about you
This is the most important reason, when u sign up to these portals u fill a lots of forms and along the line they encourage u why u should keep applying 4 jobs wit them with well crafted mails. But d truth is that In d job portal business there are 3 parties involved the job portal, the company posting job offer and u the applicant. In this chain u the applicant(middleman) gain the least if at all. The job portal gain from advertisement from the job posters or third party ads all they need u to do is just to keep cooming to their site if u get a job u are lucky if not they don't care.


Also the job advertisers gain in sense that they are advertising their business to lots of potential clients but u d applicant stand to gain the list consider urself lucky if u get a job.
Now

with this few reasons I hope I have convinced u why dropping ur cv to job portals an just hoping might just be a waste of time. I feel u stand a beta chance when u use ur networking power or a skilled u have acquired to do something or get a job 4 urself. Cheers.

OP nice one.... you just nailed it..

it depends sha... though I got my present job 2ru 1 of d job sites above

I repeat a waste of time

there should be a better regulation for this online job site

Me I have bought a dozen of brown envelope i put my CV and application letter I use leg distributing them everyday.

FriedPlantain:
Your thread might make it to the front page if you work on the post's indentation and proper paragraphing of your points.

Boss...
Being looking for you...
Howdy?
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and it later ended in FP....you be prophet....

FriedPlantain:
Your thread might make it to the front page if you work on the post's indentation and proper paragraphing of your points.

Also looking 4u. Alert me wen dis thread makes it 2 center page. zzzzzzzz

***modified***
Now dat we r here. One pretty babe should pm me, just one ooo! Not asking 4 two, just one.

smallpeepee:

Also looking 4u. Alert me wen dis thread makes it 2 center page. zzzzzzzz

Smallpeepee too...
Where you guys run to since nah...
Nawa Ooº°˚˚°o ...you just abandon our niche...
Missed you Bosses...

adeoti01:

Smallpeepee too... Where you guys run to since nah... Nawa Ooº°˚˚°o ...you just abandon our niche... Missed you Bosses...

Lol we dey sabbatical, didn't abandon u guys. Missed u too

smallpeepee:

Lol we dey sabbatical, didn't abandon u guys. Missed u too

Abegggg come resume asap... D house bn dry....

adeoti01:

Abegggg come resume asap... D house bn dry....

Ok Sir!

There's a satisfying feeling when you book space on a thread and it later hits fp.

They are nothing but scam, and they'll spam you self. You want a job? Go to the company's portal or apply offline .

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS TO DO...PROVIDE A REASONABLE SOLUTION.

so, what are your suggestions for getting jobs

We are doomed!!!

The OP have made a point..
Regardless of these points, some job seekers still got job from these job sites.
We should not dash the hope of these job seekers rather whatever the odd is let them keep applying, God does his things in a miraculous way.

Gud points, but u forgot one very salient point: Vacancies in most Nigerian companies are filled up quickly most times by ppl recommended by d company staff.
In oda words, "long leg" affects d validity of d alleged job vacancy.
But God will make away...

uchebest2006:
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS TO DO...PROVIDE A REASONABLE SOLUTION.

Go to portals like Nairaland get the job specs and apply directly to the company. Don't give your mails and phone numbers to those sites.

uchebest2006:
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS TO DO...PROVIDE A REASONABLE SOLUTION.

Go to Naira jobs,it is better as you are most likely to learn about the nature,character and experience s of those who had applied. It is like a forward warning signal for job frauds.

uchebest2006:
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS TO DO...PROVIDE A REASONABLE SOLUTION.

Go to Naira jobs,it is better as you are most likely to learn about the nature,character and experience s of those who had applied. It is like a forward warning signal for job frauds.

Number 5 is very important.

all a job seeker needs is hotnigerianjobs, myjobmag and Nairaland. dis tin na hustle and pple still get jobs from applying on other sites too. its only a waste of time if u are lazy. as long as u have data/ bis u use to chat it costs u nothing.

God knows best. Some already got theirs tru dem & some will still get theirs too

Only 10% real online jobs in Nigeria, out of 101

just keep trying in different ways. anyone can work out.

noted

True! Self-employment is the key!!

Youths need to start thinking outside the box!!!