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Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by KingsJohnson(m): 12:14pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Nigerians and Their Graduate Mentality The title of this write-up might sound absurd, but it remains the fact. I have discovered that most Nigerian graduates (even the ones that graduated with a 'pass') rates themselves so high and depends so much on white collar job and when you try to introduce them to little business or jobs, they wouldn't hesitate to remind you that they are graduates... If you are a graduate and so what? They don't think of any thing apart from working in a big company with fine office and a company car lol. I think people should stop this mentality of believing that going to the university is to gain employment because its really not it. Going to the university should be to broaden your thinking faculty, enhancing your person/personality, equipping your mind set and acquiring leadership and entrepreneur skills. Who says a graduate can't be a shoe maker, tailor, vendor, small scale business man/woman, caterer,etc? A graduate can do all these because the purpose for your education is to help you add swag to whatever you want to do so as to differentiate your style and that of an illiterate. A graduate can be selling "moimoi", yes you read it right "moimoi"... Just add a little swag to it and you will see bankers, doctors, engineers, politicians, etc rushing to eat your moimoi... Everything in life is all about packaging, how you package yourself, how you package your business, your relationship, relationplane, relationboat, relationkeke, even relationbarrow, u name it cus all hands are not equal! White collar job is not meant for everybody, so the earlier you get that into your head, the better and faster you get yourself self employed and start making it for real and big. Your going to the university is also to make you an employer of labour. There are lot of people that made it without seeing the four walls of the university, so you that's a graduate should do very much better than them. The truth is, I don't believe that there is no job, the only problem is that people are sometimes too selective because they see themselves as graduate and can't see themselves collecting peanut as salary. But the truth is, that small job can be what will expose you to the big job you dream of. Instead of sitting at home, why not just manage it. You sit at home and complain of how the govt has not reduced unemployment and your mates are busy establishing themselves in one way or the other. A graduate can be a hair stylist, just add swag to it and you are good to go. Some will say they want to start up business, but they are looking for millions to start it up as a 'graduate wey dem be naa' lol. But you can actually start up a small business and grow from there... Most billionaires started small. You are a graduate and you have been jobless for years, please take that your certificate and hide in your box, ask the illiterate millionnaire how he made it and start up something. Stop waiting for the govt, the Nigerian govt that I know will not change unless God sends a Messiah and I know the Messiah has come and gone since 2000 years ago. It will not take you time to learn tailoring, baking, catering, trade, Machenic,etc... Imagine all the years you have wasted looking for a job, you would have started counting at least in thousands by now if you decided to get yourself self made. Even as you are learning that trade or handwork, you can as well be looking for a job. So my fellow Nigerians, undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates is time to get things done, become financial independent and goodbye to our greedy and selfish politicians. 312 Likes 52 Shares |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Nobody: 12:19pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Summary; Explore other avenues even as a graduate and Never despise the days of little beginnings.. *modified* FTC=FIRST TO DISVIRGIN THIS THREAD I NO BE GRADUATE O BUT I SHARP PASS SOME WEY JUST LOOK THIS TOPIC PASS AM 99LIKES AND STILL COUNTING 12SHARES AND COUNTING Removes top,removes bra,holds two oranges and starts jumping See as Pm notifications dey disturb me them no know wether I be mammywater 116 Likes 13 Shares |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Nobody: 12:20pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
True talk time to go learn how to prepare moimoi & kpoffkpoff 20 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by lawrenceunaa: 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
op u try but how u go expect first class degree holder to join pass holders in moi moi business l l education doesn't only broaden our knowledge but brings us to opportunities white collar jobs inclusive 12 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by ayusco85(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Dem know say to graduate from nigerian university no easy. I graduated this year endin may, havin spent 5yrs studying a 4yrs course due to strike and crisis (Jos). But u ve a point, a graduate shld think beyond having a white collar job, more like his plan B if the plan A which is gettin employed doesn't work. But its not easy starting something cos of capital and the nature of the Nigerian environment and market. 10 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by fashoo2010(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Hmmm... 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by justi4jesu(f): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Whether Pass or Third class, 4years in School no be beans 53 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by iceberylin(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Gifted4all(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Udodasco1(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by InwehAkpevwe(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
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Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by ojayfrancis(m): 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
True yarn 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Nobody: 12:50pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
I'm loving this piece for real. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by DollyParton1(f): 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
With the line, "a graduate can be selling moimoi" u used in ur post, u got me craving moimoi. Now I have to go moimoi hunting. 8 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Richardjemedafe(m): 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
WELCOME TO NIGERIA: ®Where sex is free and love is costly. ®Where loosing a phone is more painful than loosing VIRGINITY... ®Where, if u don't cheat on your partner, u are not sharp and smart. ®Where Bathrooms has become photo STUDIO... ®Where getting a GALAXY phone is greater than achieving a DEGREE... ®Where yahoo boys have brighter future than graduates... ®Where temples are turned into dating points, ®Where worshiping God in truth & spirit is difficult. ®Where lies are turned into realities... ®Where ladies fear Pregnancy than HIV... ®Where pizza delivery is faster than emergency response ®Where people fear thieves, robbers & Boko Haram than God... ®Where people go to church with BB chargers rather than Bible. ®Where guys are scared of getting married but love to have sex... ®Where we have highest number of musician due to unemployment. ®Where the higher your offense the lower ur punishment and vice versa... ®Where the number of churches & mosque are more than the worshipers.. ®Where we say Up NEPA more than we say Praise THE LORD... ®Where a school drop-out politician is Ten times richer and more respected than a professor... ®Where unemployed youths pick up weapons to fight in support of the politicians who deprive them of employment & a good life... ®where someone who cannot speak English but can say Chai, Chai deris God is given honorary Doctorate degrees... WHAT A COUNTRY!!.. I BOW. . 109 Likes 19 Shares |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Nobody: 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Booked |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by constance500: 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Well said #team make big things out of tangible things For example.. What is the essence of having an EYEPHONE 6 without making something big out of it.. When I have just Tecno and running things 12 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Geenet: 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Odilafta: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by babatgtr: 12:51pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Ok ooo |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Nobody: 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Time to dump my certificate and start sellin buns 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Adyrin(m): 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Booked |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by kayce911(f): 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
The white man says "catch them young"...we might say education is not jx for u to get white collar job but to make u stand out of the crowed.the other truth remains the system made us believe education is the key to geting on top. It won't be very easy for some1 to graduate nd go back to learn road side mechanic but some1 who has learnt that frm child hood can always cOpe.Mind u is not cos of pride but adaptation.The system can introduce vocational school and technical schooL to help the youth frm tender age. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by ultraawesome(m): 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Why shouldn't they,graduating from a uni,poly,etc. isn't that easy 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by kaywiluv(f): 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
True talk 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by sirjohnson(m): 12:52pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Please tell them o..I saw this article "Why you should not go to university". I was skeptical at first but I totally agreed. Read the short article Here. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by bigt2(m): 12:53pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Whats bad in dat |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by HonourablePomk: 12:53pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
hmmm 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by bigx(m): 12:53pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Prepare to be abused. It's entitlement mentality we suffer from 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by undisputed25(m): 12:53pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Meaning ? Next |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by kevinhacker(m): 12:53pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
when GEJ said that unemployment rate has reduced , some was like "ah but I'm still here 'GEJ don lie again ooo! " but the fact is most of those that came out with good result are well EMPLOYED! 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians And Their Graduate Mentality by Bishop4bella(m): 12:54pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Not all graduate in a particular discipline may make it but if God does not build the house, the laborers labour in vein. God help us all. 12 Likes |
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