Ghanaian Lady Advises NSS Personnel: "Start Applying For Jobs In The Third Month"

Ghanaian Lady Advises NSS Personnel: "Start Applying For Jobs In The Third Month"

  • A video of a young lady's advice to national service personnel has gone viral on social media
  • This comes after she admonished national service personnel to actively start applying for jobs three months into their service
  • Many people who took to the comment section of the video thanked her for the advice

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A Ghanaian lady has triggered reactions following her advice to the 2024/2025 national service personnel.

In a video that has since gone viral and was sighted on the TikTok page of @theagvoice, the young lady advised service personnel to start looking for jobs in the third month of the mandatory service.

A photo of a young Ghanaian sharing some tips about national service
Ghanaian lady advises national service personnel in a trending video. Photo credit: @theagvoice/TikTok
Source: TikTok

She explained that applying for a job during your mandatory service gives you a sense of what to expect when it comes to job hunting.

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Using herself as an example, she said she used the same strategy during her service period, which worked well for her.

"It is possible that a company will interview you for a role and employ you even before you are done with your service.

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 2000 likes and 16 comments.

Watch the video below:

Use your national service to create more network

In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Mr Suleman Dadzie, the school counsellor and dean of students in charge of discipline at Asuansi Technical Institute, urged service personnel to network and meet people.

"Graduates can use the service experience to position themselves in the job space when they pay attention to skill acquisition, professional development and proper networking. They must stay in touch with their mentors even after the service. They can use such people as referees when seeking employment."

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Ghanaians commend her for her advice

Many people who commented on the video thanked the lady for the advice, and some expressed a desire to try it out.

ABBY reacted:

"I’m barely a month into my nss but I’ve started job hunting. I was granted an interview recently and they seem impressed. But one thing I don’t know if I should quit my nss in any case I’m employed."

Fafali reacted:

"NSS can be done for only 6months. Research on that."

Akosua Agyapong added:

"Definitely trying this. Thank you."

Man cries out over NSS posting

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian tipster Enokay, who recently completed his education at the University of Ghana, complained bitterly about his national service posting.

Enokay shared on social media that the scheme has placed him at the Frafraha Community Senior High School.

The internet sensation recently posted a deceptive bet slip to impress his followers.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.