The Online Roadmap To The 21st Century Jobseekers In Nigeria.

The Online Roadmap To The 21st Century Jobseekers In Nigeria.


In finding a befiting job that provides all the neccesity of nigerian populace, i think some

measures or important factors should be put in place which i wish to discuss briefly today.

There are lots of Nigerians that have graduated from Universities, polytechniques, colleges

of education e.t.c but yet they do not have a good job to boast of. Is this problem caused

by the kind of government we have in Naija or our handiwork? What can the great Nigerians do

to avoid unemploment in their lives?

In view of this, i have been able to compile four basic tips to avoid unemployment in this

21st century:
They are listed below:

1.Maximise your search for a better job.
2.Educate yourself.
3.Get a digital presence.
4.Online and offline networking.

1.Maximise your search for a better job.

For a person looking for a good job in naija, he has a lot of work to do. Some of the places

that he/she can make his/her search would be Nigerian newspapers,online forums,daily new

broadcasts from radios and t.vs, and other digital mehods.

You can search in these listed forums and others you know of:
www.nairapalace.com
www.nairaland.com
www.naijahotjobs.com
www.nigerianbestforum.com
www.najajobsforum.com
www.nigeriainvestoguru.com
www.alabiforum.com

and lots more.

you can also try these job aggregators to find relevant jobs
www.simplyhired.com
www.indeed.com e.t.c

One can also outsource the search for job professionals in sites like www.risesmart.com,
www.jobserf.com for a small fee.


2.Educate yourself..

Job hunting is ever complex that ever, to become a better job seeker, make use of these

sites to educate yourself:

itune podcasts>>business>>carrers
www.rileyguide.com
www.job-hunt.org
www.jibberjobber.com
www.razume.com
www.quintecareers.com
www.resumewiki.com

e.t.c

3.Get a digital presence.

Your digital portfolio is very important. Make sure you can be found online here.

www.linkedin.com
www.zoominfo.com
www.visualcd.com
www.twitter.com
www.jigsaw.com
www.facebook.com e.t.c

the sourcing of candidate become a major way that recruiters will find you.
What of if you start a blog to showcase your knowledge about your industry.

4.Online and offline networking.
Also, in order to get a good job, you need to meet people tell them to get you a fine

jobs.This can be done online and offline.

Check these out:

professional associations
Alumni groups
www.linkedin.com
www.twitter.com
www.myspace.com
www.facebook.com
www.ning.com and lots more.

e.g "google professional associaions" to find the directories of associations near you.


Hope that helps...

Have a nice day.