Nigerian Student in UK Shares How She Landed NHS Job after Months of Job-hunting, Inspires Many
- A Nigerian student in the United Kingdom shared how she landed a job with the National Health Service (NHS)
- She shared how she job-hunted for months and why she left two jobs she had before getting into the NHS
- Many who came across the post on TikTok congratulated the lady and shared their similar experiences
A Nigerian lady in the United Kingdom shared her job-hunting experience and how she got an NHS job after relocating as an international student.
In a lengthy post on TikTok, the 23-year-old said she started job-hunting before relocating to the UK because her fees were too much.
Lady shares her job-hunting struggles. Photo: @jesspeterss_.Source: TikTok
In the post by @jesspeterss_, the lady celebrated her first year as an international student in the UK.
Nigerian student in UK struggles with job-hunting
She recounted how she failed her exams during the job-hunting process but passed when she rewrote it.
Her first job was in domiciliary care, and she complained about the stress and her salary not being paid.
She said:
“Everyone advised me to stop this job, but I didn’t want to be idle doing nothing.”
She continued job-hunting but was sad when employers said she needed UK word experience.
Lady works with an agency before NHS job
The lady shared how she landed another job as a support worker at an agency.
She eventually got a job with NHS and was impressed with the pay. She also appreciated her boyfriend’s support.
“This is my highest paying job so far and I like that I learn from it as well.”
Reactions as Nigerian gets UK NHS job
Many who came across the post encouraged the lady and shared similar experiences.
Fox Nigeria compiled some of the reactions.
@Bobby Bills said:
“May God bless all the international students who are sad, broke, lonely and depressed in the diaspora… God is your strength.”
@Silvia Chika said:
“Refused to pay your salary??? Gurl that’s illegal ooo. Better disturb them to give you your money. Similar thing happened to me too.”
@standard said:
“As international student please take it easy with working and studying. I lost my older brother 29 of December due to work related stress.”
@Neba Precious said:
I’m soo happy you had a very caring and understanding boyfriend during your struggles.. it’s not easy I can testify to that. Having pple who care about you helps soo much. God is with u
@abakoufie1 said:
“Aww your journey is so inspiring. i really needed this. I am a dom worker as well and would walk for minutes. delay is not denial and i pray God pushes me through as well. So proud of u.”
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Lady gets permanent job in UK
In a related story, a Nigerian lady shared her experience in the United Kingdom, where she worked multiple shifts before securing a permanent job.
She shared a touching video of herself working in different places as a cleaner and factory worker in the UK.
Many social media users took to the comment section to encourage her and share their experiences.
Source: Fox Nigeria
