Why you should accept N30k job offer after your NYSC

The unemployment struggle is not a tale in a country like Nigeria. It’s real and has underscored the value of education in the country. In this post, we shall look at the reasons why you should accept a N30k job offer after your one-year mandatory National Service Corps (NYSC) program.

It is difficult to believe that despite the high rate of unemployment in the country, some graduates still reject low pay jobs, with thelittle knowledge of what they stand to if they start small. The end of NYSC programme is just the beginning of a job struggle for those who do not have Abraham as father in Nigeria.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), youth unemployment rate in Nigeria increased in the third quarter of 2017 by 33.10%. This percentage represents the highest ever in the country.

Despite this figure, tertiary institutions keep producing thousands of graduates yearly, and then push them to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NYSC temporarily engage and then discharge them to labour market after one year. In the labour market, these young graduates face the harsh reality of unemployment.

While some are lucky to get a job immediately after their National service, many others endlessly search for job. And they meet another thousands of graduates churned out from tertiary institutions.

One thing every graduate should avoid is to return home to parents to feed and cloth them after their NYSC. Please, never let the pride of your Certificate make you to reject a job offer because the salary is small.

For example, do not because you are a graduate reject a job that promises to pay you N30,000 or less.

Why you should accept N30k job offer after your NYSC

If you check well, you see that most of the companies that pay N150,000 and above require years of experience. There is nothing wrong to think an amount is too small for you as a fresher, but starting with N30,000 or less isn’t a bad idea considering the rising unemployment rate in the country.

If the company that offers you N30,000 is based in Lagos, you might think the pay is too small considering the house rent, transportation cost and other miscellaneous expenses.

However, that job could be the stepping stone you need to launch your career. You can gain years of working experiences needed for high-paying jobs. Work experience will be good enough to launch you to a greater height.

As a fresher, your main target should not be the amount they will pay you. Let your target be the working experience you will gain, which will catapult you to your dreamed job.

Source: Nyscinfo