Built for the Service Year — and What Comes After
Your NYSC / NSS / NYS year is the highest-leverage 11–12 months of your career. You have time, you have employer attention windows, and you have access to a structured deployment.
Use this year to become the most prepared graduate in your cohort — not just another applicant.
What the Graduate Trainee Tier Includes
Free, forever, for current and recent service-year participants.
Aptitude Test Prep
Numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, abstract reasoning. Most graduate roles screen with aptitude tests first — fail this stage and your CV never gets read. Mocks across all major frameworks (SHL, Kenexa, Talent Q).
Interview Question Bank
Behavioural ("tell me about a time…"), case-style, technical screening. Sample answers tailored to fresh-graduate experience levels. Practise daily for 5 minutes, ace the actual interview.
CV Templates & Reviews
Templates that work for graduate applications in West Africa, UK, and global markets. AI-powered CV review highlights weak phrasing, missing keywords, and structural improvements.
Employer Expectations
What hiring managers in finance, tech, consulting, marketing, and operations actually look for in graduate hires. Industry-by-industry breakdowns of skills, certifications, and signals that matter.
Excel + Digital Foundations
Excel formulas, pivot tables, basic SQL, Google Workspace mastery. The non-negotiable digital skills that get filtered out at first-screen if you don't have them.
Corps Member Study Groups
Form study groups with fellow corps members in your batch or state. Practice mock interviews together. Trade CV feedback. Keep each other on track when service-year inertia kicks in.
The graduate employment gap is real
Nigerian employers reject ~70% of graduate applicants at the aptitude-test stage. NSS personnel in Ghana face similar funnel attrition. The CGPA on your transcript doesn't predict whether you'll pass an SHL numerical test or answer "tell me about a time you led a project" coherently.
The Graduate Trainee tier gives you 11 months of daily, low-stakes practice on the exact gates that filter graduates out — for free.
Get Hired Pricing
One tier. Free forever. No upsell. This is Tenkobo's commitment to early-career Nigerians and West Africans.
Graduate Trainee
Free
For NYSC, NSS, NYS, and fresh graduates — permanently.
- ✓ Aptitude test prep (numerical, verbal, abstract — SHL, Kenexa, Talent Q formats)
- ✓ Interview question bank + sample answers
- ✓ CV templates aligned to West African + global markets
- ✓ Employer expectation guides by industry
- ✓ Excel + Digital Foundations basics
- ✓ Study Groups with fellow corps members
Want deeper interview practice for specific industries? Try Elite Certifications (CFA · ACCA · ICAN · PMP) for finance and accounting tracks, or IT Certifications for networking, security, and cloud roles. Those tracks pair well with Graduate Trainee.
No trial, no credit card, no upsell. Graduate Trainee stays free.
Get Hired FAQ
How do I prove I'm a current NYSC, NSS, or NYS participant? ▼
For the Graduate Trainee free tier, you don't need to prove anything upfront — anyone can use it. We periodically verify status for users who claim service-year discounts on the Premium tier (typically a one-time photo of your call-up letter, NYSC ID, or NSS posting letter).
I graduated 2 years ago and never did NYSC. Can I still use the free tier? ▼
Yes. The "fresh graduate within 12 months" framing is the typical use case, but the Graduate Trainee tier is open to anyone preparing for first-job applications. Older graduates often have the most catching-up to do, and we're not going to gate that.
Will this help me get into management consulting / investment banking / Big Tech? ▼
The Graduate Trainee tier covers the fundamentals — aptitude tests, basic interviews, CV essentials. For elite tracks (MBB consulting, BB investment banking, FAANG software roles), you'll want the Premium tier's case-style interview practice and industry-specific deep dives. Those tracks also benefit from our Elite Certifications bundle (CFA, ACCA, etc.) depending on your target sector.
Does Tenkobo connect me to employers or job openings? ▼
Not directly — we're a preparation tool, not a job board. You still need to apply through normal channels (employer career pages, LinkedIn, referrals). What we do is make sure that when you do apply, you survive each gate.
Can I become a Regional Ambassador during my service year? ▼
Yes — NYSC, NSS, and NYS participants can become Regional Ambassadors to oversee multiple schools and communities in their area. Apply here.