A few weeks ago, Peace group of Companies (owners of Peace Mass Transit) advertised for the position of Executive Trainee.
I applied and we had our Exam/interview yesterday in the conference hall of a hotel in Enugu.

I arrived there and saw a mammoth crowd of over 300 hopeful applicants.

The first stage of elimination was basic computer test. Applicants were called one after the other, and each would climb the podium /stage, sit in front of a laptop and do something there (at that time I knew not what they were doing there) but I realised most people were sent home immediately as it was a fail and go home exercise. Only a handful succeeded.

I was terrified, what could it be that made people fail en masse, I knew it wouldn't be programming, nay, that would be too extreme and unfair.

I bid my time and waited patiently, at last, I was called up. Petrified, I went up, sat, stared into the laptop, Lo and behold, it was Ms Word.

The question? Type in your name and save it !
That was what an overwhelming majority of our graduates who want white collar jobs couldn't get right.

Granted, tension might have played a sinister role in some people's failure, as I too was a bit tensed up when I was typing, but, that not withstanding, it was very shameful seeing graduates disqualified because of simple Microsoft Word, not Even Excel, MS WORD!!.

At last, about 80 of us scaled through and went to the next round where we wrote the ''written test''.
It was an Accounting question filled with Gross and Net income calculations. In the end, and because there was no time for the oral interview, they chose the best 30 from the test and employed them, including yours sincerely.

I've heard over the years that Nigerian youths are unemployable, I never wanted to believe that because I felt that assertion was hyperbolic at best, but with what I saw yesterday, I'm beginning to think, Could it really be true that most of our youths are indeed unemployable?

I'm not writing this to pass judgment, nay, I want us to realise - if we have not, that computers are taking over, the world is going global and if you don't have knowledge of one, you might be left in a desert of despair.

Thanks.


Mods, please do the needful.

As if I care

Graduates needs to personally learn some skills that are not taught within the 4 walls of a classroom. It’s very shameful and derogatory to see graduates that can’t navigate through a computer.

Ase

Na experience mode we dey.

But trust me, I'll have to agree most of our graduates are nothing to write home about, computer based wise.

My advice, take up classes in desktop publishing and use of Ms office at least, if need be add a little knowledge of Corel draw and photosho, they come in handy in the future.

they should also recruit defensive drivers, not agberos.




please read my signature, thanks

It's a known fact. Most are unemployable.

That's peace (holy ghost ) park enugu. Congratulations bro

There are jobs in Nigeria, unfortunately,the people who need it aren't prepared to get it...congrats op

Honestly having knowledge of a computer system and how it operate is very handful now, I will advise most ppl to at least find time and learn this, I once witnessed it though my was excel package then



To even make matters worst most them have Android phones, some even have laptops but all they do with it is watching of movies. During my finals in skul in the course of carrying out my project, I typed my project with my hands using my sisters laptop when I never did any training of sort I might not be fast with it but I did type it 4rm beginning till the end afterwards I took the laptop to a business center to arrange it properly for me and print it out.

We need a leader who will create jobs and put an end to the madness going on.

Every Tom, Dick and Harry in Nigeria is now an employer.

They are trying to rubbish the value of education...How sad.

Graduates can't write there names on MS word? lmao!!
Are you sure it was same question with others? It's just so hard to believe!!

Congratulations. You are off the labour market.


BTW, when will bubu create job for the youth?

It's really sad, most people at NYSC camp couldn't even fill forms correctly, computer sef na long thing na

Actually some of our graduates are 'unemployable'

But still the qualified employable ones are roaming the streets unemployed...

Which way Nigeria

Kudos to my State man...

We are now in digital world. is very important that every graduates should have computer knowledge.

I am a nigerian graduate, I am employable, I can work anywhere in the world and I adapt in no time. I know a few of my colleagues, sharp, brilliant, versatile but still very much unemployed or underemployed. We do not fall into your category. I just hope heaven will smile on us too. Congratulations to you.

Congrats Op.
Tension must have played a part. Cant imagine a graduate not being able to use MS Office.

alabi484:
There are jobs in Nigeria, unfortunately,the people who need it aren't prepared to get it...congrats op

please refer me to one, just give me a trial and I won't disappoint you. I can send my resume at your request if you are sincere and serious about this.

Very pathetic.
That was how I lost MTN job in 2006 when they were still among the highest paying companies. I had to urgently enroll in a computer training center with my meager income and thank God it paid off cus I was fortunate to get a better offer in the O&G sector few months later. We always give excuses and blame government for our mistakes but you'll be surprised to see that some of those applicants came for the interview with 100k+ handsets and they spend loads of data surfing the internet for junks even when they have the opportunity to buy 35k used laptops which can aid their computer skills.

Congratulations on your new job!
But really they can only try that procedure in enugu and not in some well developed and commercialised states like Lagos etc

dsauce:
Graduates needs to personally learn some skills that are not taught within the 4 walls of a classroom. It’s very shameful and derogatory to see graduates that can’t navigate through a computer.

Graduates need...

maestroferdi:

We need a leader who will create jobs and put an end to the madness going on.

Every Tom, Dick and Harry in Nigeria is now an employer.

They are trying to rubbish the value of education...How sad.

Na bad thing to create job? Every Tom, Dick and Harry in Nigeria is now an employer. Did u actually read what you typed.

Slimzjoe:
Graduates can't write there names on MS word? lmao!!
Are you sure it was same question with others? It's just so hard to believe!!

...their names...

Need I remind you that you may not and or won't be richer and again more comfortable than those lots that were rejected come two three years from now.

That one ain't very knowledgeable with MS WORD computer package doesn't justify one's realistic eventuality in life.

What you have written applies to and only to any one who wants to work with peace mass as a manager ..

Goto main market Onitsha
Goto Lagos island CMS
Goto seme borders in Ogun state
Don't forget to ask your president and other senator to do the same MS WORD test ... You'd understand that getting rich ain't all about MS WORD

Before you quote I am a certified computer engineer ( OND,HND,B.SC)

[quote author=LeoFish92 post=72161869]A few weeks ago, Peace group of Companies (owners of Peace Mass Transit) advertised for the position of Executive Trainee.
I applied and we had our Exam/interview yesterday in the conference hall of a hotel in Enugu.

I arrived there and saw a mammoth crowd of over 300 hopeful applicants.

The first stage of elimination was basic computer test. Applicants were called one after the other, and each would climb the podium /stage, sit in front of a laptop and do something there (at that time I knew not what they were doing there) but I realised most people were sent home immediately as it was a fail and go home exercise. Only a handful succeeded.

I was terrified, what could it be that made people fail en masse, I knew it wouldn't be programming, nay, that would be too extreme and unfair.

I bid my time and waited patiently, at last, I was called up. Petrified, I went up, sat, stared into the laptop, Lo and behold, it was Ms Word.

The question? Type in your name and save it !
That was what an overwhelming majority of our graduates who want white collar jobs couldn't get right.

Granted, tension might have played a sinister role in some people's failure, as I too was a bit tensed up when I was typing, but, that not withstanding, it was very shameful seeing graduates disqualified because of simple Microsoft Word, not Even Excel, MS WORD!!.

At last, about 80 of us scaled through and went to the next round where we wrote the ''written test''.
It was an Accounting question filled with Gross and Net income calculations. In the end, and because there was no time for the oral interview, they chose the best 30 from the test and employed them, including yours sincerely.

I've heard over the years that Nigerian youths are unemployable, I never wanted to believe that because I felt that assertion was hyperbolic at best, but with what I saw yesterday, I'm beginning to think, Could it really be true that most of our youths are indeed unemployable?

I'm not writing this to pass judgment, nay, I want us to realise - if we have not, that computers are taking over, the world is going global and if you don't have knowledge of one, you might be left in a desert of despair.

Thanks.


Mods, please do the needful.
[I feel you. I’ve seen the same situation too.]