My very good friend whom I shall not mention his name resumed at one of the top organizations in this country today. He is officially a big boy, works on the Island, with a department of his own; earn a juicy salary and most importantly doing what he loves to do. Did I mention that he doesn’t have a degree yet?
This testimony is what someone else is probably looking for, you have a dream, you have plans, you want to work with a reputable institution and earn good wages, you want to do what you love to do and not what is available to do. Who doesn’t want that? But how many folks can do what my friend did? Don’t envy someone’s success unless you have appreciated their investments.
Here are a few tips to put into practice if you want to land your dream job;
Volunteer
My friend volunteered with an NGO since 2010 and he dedicated one or two days of every week to helping the NGO achieve their own vision. Some people will see this as a waste of time but what you don’t know is that as much as he was helping others to fulfill their vision he was also fulfilling his own. Every human must never forget that the purpose of life is no for ourselves but for other people. If you desire a dream job and do not qualify for it or there’s no opportunity at the moment, go and volunteer yourself, do the job for free and do it well. My friend did for three years before he landed his dream job.
Build Skills and Capacity
I am also aware that in the course of all of the volunteering, my friend was involved with several businesses, he was the one to go to when it comes to registering a company, he was involved with empowerment events all around campuses and churches, he started a company that offers messaging service online, produced a magazine and was a conference speaker at every opportunity he got. He was simply building skills and capacity even though he didn’t own a degree yet. Employers don’t care about your degree but your skills and capacity to handle and deliver projects. You don’t need to be told that all the skills and capacity he acquired in all of these years will reflect on his CV. If you are not skillful you won’t be useful.
Build Relationships and Integrity
This is very important, the people you meet on your way to where you are going can either move you closer to your dreams or take you farther away from it, and it all depends on your relational skills and character. During the three years volunteer work, he had to deal with the NGO’s money weekly and proper accounting of what the money was spent on was expected of him every week; he collected money, used it for the intended purpose, record the expenses and returned excesses.
When the organization my friend is with now needed someone, he didn’t have to stress himself; one of the guys he volunteered for was the one who nominated him for the job. I always insist that every man has the capacity to achieve all of his dreams if only he knows what it takes to achieve it.
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Gabriel Olatunji-Legend is an astute entrepreneur and a solution strategist. I am open to further discussions on my twitter handle @OLATUNJISPEAKS
On point sir! Opportunities NEVER cease from people of VALUE. Lesson learnt: You true worth is in what you add, not what you have. This is why we begin to lose value when we stop adding value. Always seek for what to add.
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