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How To Be Independent After NYSC 2020

Independent After NYSC

In this post, we look at how to be independent after NYSC.

We have received several questions relating to these topic most especially from our corpers.

I’ll like to state some of the questions we got from youth corps members.

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  • How can I start life after NYSC?
  • Life after NYSC, What is next?
  • How to start life after NYSC?

Some even go to Nairaland Forum to search for “Life after NYSC service”, “Life after NYSC, the reality” some asked “Life after NYSC Nairaland”.

You will agree with me that the above questions are somehow related to one another.

 What is NYSC?

National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) is a year compulsory program where graduates of several universities come together to serve fathers land.

The major purpose of this program is to foster unity in the nation. Over the years, you can’t serve where you school and your state of origin. This is the time to visit many places you’ve been to before. People from south will be posted to north and vice versa.

Some count this phase of life as interesting part of life while some see it as punishment.

This is the period when you’ll be posted to a Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) where you will have opportunity to receive federal allowance, state allowance and stipend from your PPA.

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After NYSC, What next?

In fact, you will see a lot of people asking each other during NYSC the above question. This is the period when all the allowances will stop, a lot of responsibilities will set in, the pressure from home, hmm!…. life after NYSC, the reality!!.

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Don’t be carried away by the title graduate, get yourself dirty even CEO’s started somewhere. The truth is that, this is the period where reality of life will set in. Don’t be lazy.

Believe me, people stays at home for 5-10years looking for white collar job. In order not to be among this people, stay upright.

How To Be Independent After NYSC

  • Connect With People That Matter
  • Start A Business
  • Develop Yourself
  • Learn Something New
  • Sell yourself To the World

1. Connect With People That Matter

Now that you’re a graduate. Congrats!. Don’t forget this is time to be everywhere. Create professional Linkedin profile. Let’s your connect know you’re open for new opportunity.

Upload your achievements, certificates etc. Don’t believe wholly in social media, visit companies in your niche. Make them understand you’re available for that vacant position. Most of jobs are through connect, create one for yourself. You’re the pilot of your life.

Don’t forget to connect with your old friends. Your colleague and friends in school also can help you get things done.

2. Start A Business

The very first thing that can keep you going is to start a business. You need to have a source of income. I believe your small savings during NYSC can help you to start the process.

There are a lot of businesses outside there you can start with small capital. Start selling items like shoes, vintage wears, men and women underwear’s, groceries etc. You can as well start providing services such as business name registration, do you know a lot of people outside there wanted to do something like this but failed. If you can start this business early, you’ll become independent after NYSC.

3. Develop Yourself

Don’t rely solely on white collar job, apply for scholarship, there are a lot of them on these website. You can as well start a professional course or learn something unique. 80% of Graphic Artist didn’t have university certificate, every company employs one or two graphic artist.

Go beyond your certificates, those skills you have, can earn you the job. Learn programming languages, forget about your course of study. All these skills will make you become independent after NYSC.

4. Learn Something New

There are a lot of trade or skills out there, you can learn from. It is not necessary you learn tailoring, hair dressing etc. You can as well learn some needed skills such as digital marketing, search engine optimization, graphics design as said before. You can as well start WhatsApp TV or Youtube. All these skills will make you become independent after NYSC.

5. Sell yourself To the World

Market and sell yourself to the world!. You are like a product companies need to buy. Hotcake graduate right?. At this junction you have to package your CV and make it open, you’re looking for job.

Create amazing profile with job portals or let our professional resume writer create one for you, research and join jobs group too. connect yourself with human resources managers. Let them understand you’re available for those vacant job roles and that you’re up to the task.

Believe me, that degree might not earn you the job because there are thousands of people outside there with the same degree, the only thing that can set you apart is the skill you acquired. sometimes, your professional certificate will set you apart. Some of the professional course you can acquire include; ICAN, NIM, CIBN etc.

Be well dress to interview and don’t be quite at the interview ground. pour out everything that can earn you the job.

I remember my first interview with director of a company. After he employed me, he made me to realised he hired me just because I mentioned I can sell through online marketing.

So, you never know what would interest your employer.

Business To Do After NYSC?

Freelancing: The very first business idea I’ll recommend for every out of NYSC corpers is freelancing job. This is the kind of job any graduates should be able to do conveniently. There are a lot of online jobs available for every passing out NYSC corp member. You can easily register at Fiverr or Upword and start earning through it. You’ll become Independent after NYSC as a freelancer.

Start A Tutorial center: For those that serve in schools, I know majority serve in public and private schools and you’ve learnt a new skill by going to that school.

Don’t just fold your hands, put your skills to action. I know someone making a living through this tutorial center.

Start An Agro-Allied Business: For those that serve in rural part of Nigeria, you’ll agree that foodstuffs are somehow cheap, you can stand as middle man and start transporting these foodstuff to urban community like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. I already know what is running through your mind at these moment, where is the capital?

You must have save some part of your ‘allawee’, start small and grow bigger. There’s already made market for any kind of foodstuff or agro-allied business in urban area. During my youth service, I bought beans during the season, preserved it and sold it back at higher price during off-season. Starting agro-allied will turn you to millionaire quickly and make you independent after NYSC

Data Entry Jobs:  Sometimes data entry online jobs is referred to as virtual online jobs. There are companies in Nigeria and abroad that hired their office administrative jobs to virtual workers. Some of our writers has been doing these. Learn more about this data entry online jobs. Don’t forget that blogging is part of data entry jobs you can do from home.

Marketing: Don’t ever run for marketing jobs because you’ll still do it at one point in life. When you take up marketing job you’re a bit better than your colleague in terms of earning. Let me quickly give you ideas on how to start your marketing jobs. Marketing job required multitasking skills: You can take like seven jobs at the same time. I currently market more than 10companies remotely. I never knew anyone in any of these companies, whenever the clients pays, a percentage become my earnings. So, marketing is another way to create passive income.

That been said, just every companies want to bring their products to the right users/audience.

Just signed up an account to become a marketer and market the products to right audience both remotely and physically. When it comes to marketing, everyone is a prospect. Never underestimate someone ability to pay for service.

Now, work up to any insurance company and volunteer to be their marketer. After few background checks, pew! You’re there. Don’t overwork yourself, talk to your friends and family. They’re your first prospect. Don’t limit yourself to only insurance company. Try out any financial institutions.

Thereafter, try affiliate marketing, create account on ClickBank and Amazon. Start selling fast!

The list is numerous but you can also consider article we wrote about things you can do while searching/waiting for jobs.

I hope I’ve been able to supply you with what to do after NYSC. These are the businesses ideas to start immediately after NYSC as they will make you independent after NYSC.

Things you must know As A Passing out NYSC Corp Member

  • You’re now responsible for yourself. Sit up and start something new
  • Post NYSC depression might want to set in, if you don’t get something doing. This is the reason you’ve to start a business fast.
  • Pursue jobs before you proceed to take that professional job. You still need experience with your professional certificate. You can’t outshine someone with 10years experience with just your certifications. We post jobs update here often. Join our telegram group.
  • Plan for your postgraduate study through scholarship. We do post scholarship opportunity here often. Check or subscribe for our mailing list.

Skills To Learn During NYSC To Become Independent After NYSC

We have highlighted skills to learn as fresh graduates. Apart from highlighted skills, during NYSC is the time to learn and improve your soft skills such as communication skills, leadership skill, Team Building, critical thinking and so on. You’ll become Independent After NYSC if you can learn this soft skills

The most important of them all are:

  • Communication skill
  • People  or interpersonal skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Team Building
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get a job without NYSC certificate?

Yes. As a graduate, you might not work with your NYSC certificate except if you’re opting for white collar jobs.

After NYSC orientation camp what next?

You’re going to your place of primary assignment (PPA) and start community service.

What to do after your NYSC?

Look for job and start a business. You can become great through any of the two channel.

What are the Businesses ideas A lady can do after NYSC?

As a lady you can start selling clothing/fashion business. You can as well do all of the above mentioned business.

Conclusion

If you can adhere to the guideline above, you’re on your to be independent after NYSC.

You can just stay in your place of deployment and start sending money home.

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Don’t be selfish, share this information with your network on social media. This is one of the skills you must acquire to earn a good job.

Best of Luck!

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