FIND JOBS IN NIGERIA AND ABROAD

Having the right information at the right time is very important in securing a job. Lack of information about available job vacancies is one of the major reasons why many graduates fail to get jobs. Another reason is not being able to present their resumes to employers due to their location. The internet has made information very easily accessible. Smart job seekers now use the internet to search and apply for jobs. In this page, we will provide information on how the internet is used as a job search tool. Examples will be specific to Nigeria. Jobs listing sites career page of organisation One place to start your job search campaign on the internet is to visit the website of employers. If you have some companies in mind, visit their websites and look for their career or job vacancy page. This page will usually contain a form that will enable you to upload your CV to the company’s database. Some will have a form that will allow you enter your details. You will have to create an account by creating a username and password. This account will make it easy for you to update your account in the future. Some company’s career page has systems that can alert you when there is a job vacancy that matches your resume so that you can apply. Organisations like MTN, Total, and Zain (formally Celtel) have such features on their career page. If you submit your CV at a company’s career page, they will invite you whenever there is a job vacancy for you. However, with the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria, this option is not very effective in Nigeria except for an obscure company. This is because thousands of job seekers submit their CVs just like you. Our advice is that you should submit your CV online only to organisations with the job alert feature on their career page. This is because you will be alerted automatically when there is a job vacancy to be filled and hence the company is ready to attend to all applications. Note that for the job alert feature to work very well, you need to properly present yourself using your resume. Note that the whole system is automated (i.e. handled by computers garbage in garbage out) so make sure you put a lot of thought into it. If you do not describe yourself well you may be invited to apply for job vacancies that you are not qualified for. On the other hand not describing yourself well may lead to your not being invited for a job you are qualified for. The alert feature is automatically deactivated if you do not update your CV for a while. So make sure you update your CV at least once in three months. If you submit your CV to a company without the job alert feature you are only trying your luck and we wish you all the best. Off course with more people following our guideline your chances of success will increase. Here are the career pages of some companies in Nigeria: Careers at Celtel MTN Career BAT career Starcomms job vacancy page Union Bank Career page For more Career pages visit our Career page list Add more, use our comment link