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How to Get Your First Remote Job

Land a real remote job from Nigeria — paid in dollars, working for a global team.

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About this course

Learn exactly where remote jobs are posted, how to build a remote-ready CV and LinkedIn that pass the ATS, how to stand out with little or no experience, and how to handle async and video interviews across time zones. You'll finish with a complete remote-job application kit and the know-how to get paid into Nigeria via Payoneer or Grey — and to spot the scams that target job-seekers.

A remote JOB is employment — one employer, a title, a monthly salary, a manager, often paid in dollars — while you stay in Nigeria. That is a different game from freelancing, and it is genuinely happening to people like you every single day.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Remote jobs are real — and Nigerians are getting them12 min
  2. Where remote jobs are actually posted14 min
  3. Building a remote-ready CV that beats the ATS14 min
  4. A LinkedIn that makes remote recruiters find you13 min
  5. Standing out with little or no experience13 min
  6. The remote interview — async, video, tools and time zones14 min
  7. Getting paid into Nigeria, tax basics & avoiding scams13 min

Your project

Build Your Complete Remote-Job Application Kit

A single shareable link (Google Doc/Drive) to a complete remote-job application kit containing five clearly labelled parts: (1) a tailored remote-ready ATS-friendly CV, (2) a LinkedIn rewrite (headline, About, Experience, Skills), (3) an application tracker of 10 real remote roles applied to, (4) interview prep notes with company research, 3+ STAR answers and a USD/naira salary range, and (5) a short getting-paid note naming Payoneer/Grey and one scam red flag.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is How to Get Your First Remote Job free?

Yes. How to Get Your First Remote Job is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does How to Get Your First Remote Job take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start How to Get Your First Remote Job?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in How to Get Your First Remote Job?

You will build practical skills in Finding real remote jobs on LinkedIn, RemoteOK and WeWorkRemotely, Building a remote-ready CV that beats ATS filters, Optimising LinkedIn so remote recruiters find you, Standing out with no experience via projects and referrals, Handling async, video and time-zone interviews in English, Getting paid into Nigeria with Payoneer/Grey and basic tax, Spotting and avoiding remote job scams. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for How to Get Your First Remote Job?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build Your Complete Remote-Job Application Kit and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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