How to Make Job Search Fun and Exciting

The usual feeling that most people attach to finding jobs in Nigeria is usually one that comes with glares of seriousness with no fun attached.

To most people, they believe or choose to make the process a daunting one for themselves as they walk the length and breadth of the nation searching for jobs and in the process, it makes the process a cumbersome and tedious one with no iota of fun or excitement attached.

In other lights, the excitement only comes during the first stage or the initial stage of searching for jobs. Nigerian and this is always evident or common among fresh graduates who after their respective graduation takes to the Labor market with high hopes and aspiration of securing a job on the very first attempt and with cases of failed attempts in one or two tries they get discouraged and in some cases with failures to get their dream job within few tries they get defeated and this makes them lose their excitement or the fun of the job hunting in Nigeria.

Jobs hunting in Nigeria can be fun and must not be made to look like a search for the unsearchable in the forest of the unknown.

This is not to say or imply that job hunting in Nigeria is a joke or a child’s play however it should not be a boring process. It’s quite true that the Nigerian situation makes job search in Nigeria an energy-sapping one, the process can be a long tedious one, with many processes drawn out and many requirements to fill or hurdle to cross.
There are many things which you can do that can make you have an amazing and memorable one. From the start of searching for jobs in Nigeria to going for interviews and all related it can be fun and an exciting process if you can gainfully employ the right process to doing this or going about this.

It can be a simple process, one that is not complicated. This article is to give you the proper orientation on how you can make your job search process a fun-filled one, one that is with less complication, a smooth ride to getting that job of your dreams in Nigeria.

Tips To Making your Job Search a Fun-Filled Experience:

Go Digital: The traditional way of searching for jobs in Nigeria is the old-fashioned way where you make a copy of your Curriculum vitae, check the pages of newspapers daily, and move from one company to another searching for jobs.

This can be quite a tedious and energy-sapping process as you get to walk various offices where you might likely meet not too friendly people with stern faces telling you no vacancies. This alone is enough to sink into you a hole of frustrations and tiredness. Paint a scenario of going to an average of 5 companies every day searching for jobs or always visiting the newspaper stand every morning all in the name of searching for jobs in Nigeria.

There is no fun attached to this in any way however you can make it a simple process for yourself by doing all this from the comfort of your house. You do not have to go out searching from house to house all in the name of searching for jobs. Going digital is a better way of removing these various stress and ensure you have a convenient and less stressful job search process in Nigeria.

There are various job sites in Nigeria that you can engage and leverage on to getting job newsletters or alerts in Nigeria. There are somewhere by once you are registered and it collects your details, it tailors down your job preference by using your skills and qualifications to send you vacancies across your preferred location.

You get to use less energy and you also get to save more resources compared to when you have to go from house to house, burning transport fares, or walking at length all in the name of searching for jobs in Nigeria. In Nigeria, Jobs.Delon.ng is one of the leading sites where you can use to get decent jobs within the Nigerian system

Networking:  There is power in socializing, when you meet people it opens the door for greater opportunities which is why you have to ensure that you walk in the right circles. While you intend to start the job search process in Nigeria you can join a support group or create a connection where you can share with one another available job links which is a long way will reduce the resources you use when adopting the traditional way of searching for jobs in Nigeria.

Re-Invent Yourself: Probably you have been using or engaging an approach in your job search process that is not working out well for you or giving you the desired results, you can add more spice to the whole experience by working on yourself. A thorough evaluation of yourself and an objective assessment of yourself and job search experience will go a long way in helping you re-Invent yourself for better and valid job opportunities in Nigeria.

Get Help: there’s nothing wrong with you getting help from others. There are several things that you might not have the right understanding or knowledge on how to go about or fix while searching for jobs in Nigeria. One of them might be writing a curriculum vitae or when you are faced with challenges like this there’s nothing wrong with you going out to see help on what to do and how to do it.

Make yourself employable– the reason why major youths are not getting jobs in Nigeria in the 21st century is not because of the lack of jobs or job inadequacies but solely because most of the various job seekers in Nigeria are not employable. They do not have the necessary requirements or skills which recruiters in Nigeria are looking for in order for them to pick out their required skills. This is why it’s important for job seekers to ensure that they make themselves employable by keeping abreast with the latest skills set and certification which can help them secure the job of their dreams

Marcus Amudipe