Crazy
situations at times demand for crazy solutions they say. These are some
ridiculous ways of securing that job ahead of your colleagues.
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This rush for even the lowest paying jobs in the country now is
alarming. The fact remains that there are jobs, but some job seekers
can’t just know how to get it.
I am going to give you some funny methods that people I know
personally have used to get jobs for themselves. It boils down to you to
apply them. These secret ways are funny but true. You might find it
amusing, but take time to think about it.
(1) Offer to work for free:
If you know any top organization that is close to you or you think
you wish to work for, submit your CV and state in your cover letter that
you are willing to work for free. It will sound somehow but human
psychology tells me that if you are accepted, you will most likely be
paid something tangible. Working for free gives you an advantage of
gaining work experience. Along the line, if they find your presence very
useful, it results to automatic employment. What a secret but funny way
to get that job. A friend tried it and he works with the company
full-time now on a much higher pay-grade.
(2) Utilize Churches:
Visiting top churches and making use of their testimony periods is
one of the ways to get a job in Nigeria. Just testify about how God has
kept you in good health despite being jobless. You can try something
like “I thank God for keeping me alive despite the fact I don’t have
a job. I know that once I get a job, I will forever serve him in this
sanctuary.” Do you know the message you are passing along? Just
make sure that the church has quality members and people who are well to
do, then watch how they ask of you after church service. This funny way
has worked before; it is working and will keep working for those that
utilize it.
(3) Join a Church Department:
This is one hell of a funny way to get a job in Nigeria. They will
appreciate your hard work and will get to know more about you. Tell them
the truth about yourself. No need to sugar coat your situation.
(4) Approach Job Agents:
They are almost everywhere around you. The difference between you
and those guys are the fact that they possess powerful networks. Those
guys know lots of firms and most times they are the ones that recruit
for the firms. I got a job once upon a time through this funny method.
Meet them and negotiate with them; a job is a job as long as it pays the
bills. I know that submitting CV online and offline is great, but you
don’t have the information those guys have.
(5) Advertise Yourself
This one is already common and we have seen it work. Anywhere you
dim it fit to advertise, drop the shame and do the needful. I wouldn’t
ask you to stand on the road with a cardboard sheet and shout, but there
are other ways to pass your message across. I once saw a guy advertise
his qualifications using Facebook Ads which costs less than $3, and I
believe you know the reach that it has. There are other online platforms
that can really help you spread your message to potential employers. I
even saw one advert on Nairaland and I believe it worked for whoever
posted it.
Do yourself a favor and think outside the box. If you don’t blow
your own trumpet, nobody will do that for you. There are other ways to
get a job in Nigeria, but I will drop at this junction. To those who
have used a method before, do well to tell us more using the comment
section. Thanks.
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