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DO TAKE ACTION INTRODUCES DO CAREER NETWORK WITH A LAUNCH OF ITS MAIDEN PROGRAM ‘GET HIRED BOOTCAMP’

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria has over 20.9 million unemployed youths. Yet every year, tertiary institutions in the country churn out over 500,000 graduates.

Unemployment is every graduate’s worst nightmare, and rightly so, given the above statistics. The chances of a graduate getting a job after school get slimmer with each passing year as the labour market worsens.

But the problem is not that there are no jobs at all, but that the teeming population of youths applying for jobs lack the employable skills, competencies and experience needed in the corporate world. As a result, available jobs are recycled among the few skilled ones while millions of job seekers wallow in rejection.

DO Take Action introduces Do Career Network to prepare job seekers with relevant skills to increase their employability and help them get hired.

DO Career Network is a community that supports Fresh graduates, NYSC, job seekers, junior, middle and senior-level professionals by training, preparing, connecting, and providing them with opportunities that enable them to secure jobs, scholarships, lead successful careers and most importantly take action to drive sustainable development in their community.

To herald the inception of the network, DO Take Action is launching its maiden program ‘Get Hired Bootcamp.’

Get Hired Bootcamp is a three-week boot camp that seeks to train and equip participants with the relevant skills that will enable them to become employable and attractive to employers. This boot camp will enable graduates and recent graduates to land higher on the ladder regardless of their background, circumstance or identity and also unlock their full potential and open the doors to new opportunities. This boot camp will also provide mentorship by industry experts and thought leaders who have paved their way to the top.