Also, is there a demand for Financial Analysts in Nigeria? Those who do Analysis, Reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting and Building of Financial Models.

AjanleKoko:

Lot more opportunities in Nigeria for financial analysts who are Nigerian-born. Though highly competitive, as the naija boys dey really on top of their game. In fact I wonder if someone from yankee can even compete!

Dis Guy:

I dont think the banks and others will be recruiting in yankee annually if they cant

Dis Guy:

THE QUINTESSENTIAL NIGERIAN WORKER – 31/03/09

The Nigerian worker aspires to a point where his table is cleared of blame. This is achieved by ensuring there is somebody else is to blame. Preferably some patsy who is too weak to fight back. The strong overpower the weak.

The perfect Nigerian worker sails through his day with very little worry. He is not a team player. He is not here to help you or to provide solutions to your problems or to support you in any way. He is here to support himself and if you wish to support him, even better, as long as you deliver to his requirements and on time. He only believes in team work when it is useful to him meeting his own deliverables. Otherwise, it is an alien concept.

I come from an environment where it is encouraged to be a team player. In this environment, being a team player is asking for it. You never, ever take on some one elses work. Make a mistake and you are the one to take the blame for everything that has gone wrong since the other person started in the company. I just had an ear full from some one who was telling me what to do to correct his mistakes. I had taken on board his requests and subsequently when things did not go well, he started screaming in my ear that I did not follow his instructions.

I could have told him to go shove it but that would not be professional of me. He’s already going to stew in his own juices, I don’t have to make it worse for him (I should make it worse for him really, that’s probably what he would have done if the tables were turned)

Do I seek to become the perfect Nigerian worker with my tightly delineated job spec. and woe betide anyone that comes to ask for anything beyond my spec. or do I continue down the lonely path of being there for everyone, the quintessential team player that wins no medals for supporting the team (if such a concept exists)?

Nnobi

as AJK noted, they them fall back on the phone/accent and i can tell you with an accent and the right amount of bulls- you will go very far.

Bro, na dem companies know why they always do that.
I have worked with many many of these chaps, and 9.9 out of 10 times, they don't know jack. Asides from the heavy phoney, nothing much else is seen. If you are referring to actual technical know-how, they fall short of the average Nigerian. I have come to conclude that it's just perception and hype. I'm sure I can't be the only person on this NL with that opinion.

oyb:

people who work abroard typically work as specialists. [b]the way things are in nigeria, most of us are generalists. eg i as an engineer, i do electrical and air conditioning, data, fire alarm designs, i do my own drawings, i do my own contract documentation, i do some small hands on jacky work. . .[/b]if i were in yankee, i would proably have been trained in only one of the above , and i woukld be completely out of water, if asked to work on any of the others.

that is the issue that faces so many professionals that come back home imho; their environemnt has not prepared them towork in the nigerian environment

as AJK noted, they them fall back on the phone/accent and i can tell you with an accent and the right amount of bulls- you will go very far.

i have a friend from back in school who came from yankee in his teens. his siblings have more or less shed the yankee accent, but the guy no gree.in class, the guy would talk total op, and the lecturers would just be nodding their heads. the only guy it failed to work on was bj olfeagba. he immediately told the guy to stop talking nonsense.

there is nothing like an incomprehensible accent and the ability to bamboozle

now i know why im always struggling to figure out what exactly you are, one minute you were talking cad, next some i.t stufftehn oil n gas
a bit of finance, I.T stuff   na to start you comapny remain

Dis Guy:

I agree some people will get through the net either by networking or droping phoney at the interviews but definitely not 99% of them, the financial sector isnt that different (no be calculations CFA etc etc   )perhaps the (working)culture and environment might be challenging for the first few months but overall they will fit in perfectly.

Totally agree with you, not that i have any particular experience but i can just see people having to do more than their job spec
_{now i know why im always struggling to figure out what exactly you are, one minute you were talking cad, next some i.t stufftehn oil n gas
a bit of finance, I.T stuff   na to start you comapny remain}  

And for those who don't know, that is why multinationals who know what they are doing come abroad every year to recruit Nigerians. Its not just about the knowledge, its the change in orientation, change in way of thinking, if you don't know, it matters a lot!

Becomrrich:

Relocation is a must for most nigerian abroad.

we are sending a bill to the national assembly to relocate the Yoruba,bendle and bayelsa state into Benin republic to give the North majority of the population of Nigeria and also allow them to control 70% of Nigeria oil. A copy of the bill would also be copied to the president and over 5,000 newspapers, television and radio around the world.

If , that is God forbid, the bill fails at the National assembly, I would relocate back to Nigeria and run for office to make sure the bill is reintroduced and By God on our side. It would pass. I need your support to do this, thru your prayer, encouragement ,letter, emotion, financial , letters, email, greeting, fasting etc to be able to do this. The revolution to make our people live get better shall not be stop.

We are begging AIT to please run the bill at the national assembly live on AIT. We would like to know those senators and house reps member who are traitors and betrayers of our people. And any senator or House of representative from the Belodok state who does not vote Yes to relocate the Belodok state to republic of Benin to give the North majority of the population and 70% of the control of the oil, we want to know them. So that we would make sure they do not return back to the senate and rep, since they are not true representative of our people.

We know the northern senators and reps would do us proud and vote yes. Even some of them have stated making contact to confirm and support our bill. And we say thank you to those northern senators and reps who have made contact to see the satellite pictures and listen to our story. And who have decided to save the life of 15 millions people and put thier own selfish interest behind and Nigeria first to avoid a war in future. Thank you.

Like Obama said
We thank the labour union.

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tkb417:

yeah, u right!!!
which of the multinationals recruit based on those? ill like to know just to for the records

proudly9ja:

@ Ajanlekoko
Mobil hires Nigerian Engineers every year in the UK,US. Its not just in the IT or HR or Finance sectors. Thats just an example.
Anyways, I can't argue with you cos you are talking from what you know and I have given samples of what I know but I still maintain my stand, work ethic/orientation in most Naija coys needs a total change.

AjanleKoko:

My argument has been that the guys from abroad are not particularly better than the local guys. In fact many are even worse. . . . . .

AjanleKoko:

Mobil and Total hires Nigerian engineers from the UK and US, just like Total and Chevron do. Part of their Graduate Trainee program.
They hire them on basically the same levels that Nigerian staff are hired, and around the same wage mostly. For Mobil that would be CL 21-23, depending on qualifications and experience.
They now put these guys on the same training and exposure regimen as the Nigerian guys. So where is the value add, bros?
My argument has been that the guys from abroad are not particularly better than the local guys. In fact many are even worse. So I would not hire someone out of the UK or US based purely on their CV. They have to prove that they can bring something to the table.

AjanleKoko:

Mobil and Total hires Nigerian engineers from the UK and US, just like Total and Chevron do. Part of their Graduate Trainee program.
They hire them on basically the same levels that Nigerian staff are hired, and around the same wage mostly. For Mobil that would be CL 21-23, depending on qualifications and experience.
They now put these guys on the same training and exposure regimen as the Nigerian guys. So where is the value add, bros?
My argument has been that the guys from abroad are not particularly better than the local guys. In fact many are even worse. So I would not hire someone out of the UK or US based purely on their CV. They have to prove that they can bring something to the table.

kindly rephrase your question cos I don't get your point at all

AjanleKoko:

Mobil and Total hires Nigerian engineers from the UK and US, just like Total and Chevron do. Part of their Graduate Trainee program.
They hire them on basically the same levels that Nigerian staff are hired, and around the same wage mostly. For Mobil that would be CL 21-23, depending on qualifications and experience.
They now put these guys on the same training and exposure regimen as the Nigerian guys. So where is the value add, bros?

proudly9ja:


Lets stay focused. The guy needs advice and Ive given him mine.

debosky:

@ Ajanle

So 9.9 out of 10 they are fluff? Interesting! Is that out of an inability to perform or a realisation that they do not really need to do much to impress Nigerians? (except insightful folks like yourself of course )

If 9.9 (essentially all of them) were so bad, it must either be IMPOSSIBLE to work in Nigeria once you've gone abroad for a significant length of time, or only the 'fluffy' ones want to return.

There is implicit value add there - increased confidence in the quality of basic education and competence of the individual as verified by an external body (the foreign university) that is considered reliable. Unless you are suggesting that there should be a dichotomy or discrimination in terms of job exposure or responsibility simply because a person schooled abroad, then I don't see the point of this statement of yours.

Any blanket condemnation of foreign or home-based Nigerians is reductionist and overly simplistic. I'm surprised someone like you would foster such a line of reasoning.

@ OP

There is a place for your skills - as long as you bring true experience and ability, along with a willingness to understand the Nigerian environment thoroughly. If you do those two things, you will be successful.

tkb417:


i wasnt making any point. I asked you a simple question based on what you posted.
I'll advise u refrain from saying what you dont know anything about!

cheers!

kokoye:

So how do you think your 'advice' will benefit the poster?

You've only succeeded in washing down his hardwork and effort. You also reminded him of the fact that there haters like you out there waiting to frustrate poeple like him who think of coming back home.