I'm a mechanical engineer with even s masters... Yet no job...

IT experience in RnA, plants and bit automobile

Worked in telecoms as a field maintenance engineer before Ikorodu boys chased me away

Currently own an educational service with a N/P school, with divert too

Currently started my own engineering maintenance firm with first contract installing of AC units in a new fast food building in my location ... Used some local technicians as my boys though ... Need more contracts o... Especially on AC units (any type) and plants

Still looking for a great engineering job though

i am a mechanical engineering student.. currently on I.T... i can relate

franchasng:
Studying Engineering (Mechanical especially) in Nigeria is a waste of time, that's if you truly want to make impact not just to secure job.






But I have come to realize that engineering graduates are the smartest people on earth anywhere in the world. Forget medicine, engineering graduates are trained to fit-in in any field of life unlike medical graduates who are trained to fit in only in medical line.


You can see an engineer who is also a lawyer, a banker, a pharmacist, a doctor, a singer, a spiritualist, just name it, but you can hardly find a doctor who is a lawyer or an engineer or a banker.


You won't understand this unless you are truly trained engineer.


I am an Engineer, a software developer , a law student now also planning to study history, and above all, I am also an entrepreneur, only engineering graduates can be all this because they are trained to be versatile.


Op, work towards furthering your engineering study abroad, especially in US, Europe, Russia (chemical engineering only).


You can get free scholarship to study masters in Norway, Finland, etc to give you a new experience in new environment where you can also do exchange programs.



Most of the things you will learn in Nigerian schools as an engineer will be useless when you join the real industrial world. I did my IT with two different firms in 2 different sectors; AGIP and a manufacturing plant and they made me realized I wasted time solving Laplace Laplace transform in school when I ought to have spent more time at the workshops doing fabrications, learning CNC lathe machine programing and machinning processes.

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

ruggedtimi:
Port harcourt PPMC depot is the best place to do your i. t in terms of finance

How much do they pay?

This is the Nairaland I fell in love with.
Nice work Seun.


I started my IT from my first year mainly because I wanted extra cash. I wanted to buy a sleek phone then lol.

I grew into the job. I learned on the job.

During my iT I realized that most illiterate that are manual labourers on the field even have more technical know how than graduates because of the working experiences they've been exposed to.

Throughout my internship, none of the things I learned in engineering school came in handy. The field is totally different. It's a whole new school.

@Op just be ready to learn, be open to ideas and new tricks. Learn to tolerate people too. People will try to boss you around or sometimes throw funny attitude at you, this and many more are things you need to expect when dealing with people.Work on your 'people skill' while learning your craft, You'll love the experience.

Ok

Mrshape:

That's true I am also thinking of studying medicine just to prove a point that their is nothing in it.

okay we have heard you , there's absolutely nothing in it .. it's just the human body afterall , what's so complicated about that shit .

franchasng:
Studying Engineering (Mechanical especially) in Nigeria is a waste of time, that's if you truly want to make impact not just to secure job.






But I have come to realize that engineering graduates are the smartest people on earth anywhere in the world. Forget medicine, engineering graduates are trained to fit-in in any field of life unlike medical graduates who are trained to fit in only in medical line.


You can see an engineer who is also a lawyer, a banker, a pharmacist, a doctor, a singer, a spiritualist, just name it, but you can hardly find a doctor who is a lawyer or an engineer or a banker.


You won't understand this unless you are truly trained engineer.


I am an Engineer, a software developer , a law student now also planning to study history, and above all, I am also an entrepreneur, only engineering graduates can be all this because they are trained to be versatile.


Op, work towards furthering your engineering study abroad, especially in US, Europe, Russia (chemical engineering only).


You can get free scholarship to study masters in Norway, Finland, etc to give you a new experience in new environment where you can also do exchange programs.



Most of the things you will learn in Nigerian schools as an engineer will be useless when you join the real industrial world. I did my IT with two different firms in 2 different sectors; AGIP and a manufacturing plant and they made me realized I wasted time solving Laplace Laplace transform in school when I ought to have spent more time at the workshops doing fabrications, learning CNC lathe machine programing and machinning processes.

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

Why did you decide to dithch furthering your engineering degree and branch into law?

ruggedtimi:
cool, but i.t for depot u wont for one day think about your salary, lots of incentives especially christmas period. I made atleast 5k everyday thats if work no dey. If your eye reach ground as an i.t in ph depot u fit go house with atleast 20k-100k per day

you go need connect to do IT there bah?

Kriptune:
This is the Nairaland I fell in love with.
Nice work Seun.


I started my IT from my first year mainly because I wanted extra cash. I wanted to buy a sleek phone then lol.

I grew into the job. I learned on the job.

During my iT I realized that most illiterate that are manual labourers on the field even have more technical know how than graduates because of the working experiences they've been exposed to.

Throughout my internship, none of the things I learned in engineering school came in handy. The field is totally different. It's a whole new school.

@Op just be ready to learn, be open to ideas and new tricks. Learn to tolerate people too. People will try to boss you around or sometimes throw funny attitude at you, this and many more are things you need to expect when dealing with people.Work on your 'people skill' while learning your craft, You'll love the experience.

How did you start your IT from first year. How did you combine going to class and work?

Devops:
you go need connect to do IT there bah?

sure 100%

ruggedtimi:
sure 100%

Choii

100 true

franchasng:
Studying Engineering (Mechanical especially) in Nigeria is a waste of time, that's if you truly want to make impact not just to secure job.






But I have come to realize that engineering graduates are the smartest people on earth anywhere in the world. Forget medicine, engineering graduates are trained to fit-in in any field of life unlike medical graduates who are trained to fit in only in medical line.


You can see an engineer who is also a lawyer, a banker, a pharmacist, a doctor, a singer, a spiritualist, just name it, but you can hardly find a doctor who is a lawyer or an engineer or a banker.


You won't understand this unless you are truly trained engineer.


I am an Engineer, a software developer , a law student now also planning to study history, and above all, I am also an entrepreneur, only engineering graduates can be all this because they are trained to be versatile.


Op, work towards furthering your engineering study abroad, especially in US, Europe, Russia (chemical engineering only).


You can get free scholarship to study masters in Norway, Finland, etc to give you a new experience in new environment where you can also do exchange programs.



Most of the things you will learn in Nigerian schools as an engineer will be useless when you join the real industrial world. I did my IT with two different firms in 2 different sectors; AGIP and a manufacturing plant and they made me realized I wasted time solving Laplace Laplace transform in school when I ought to have spent more time at the workshops doing fabrications, learning CNC lathe machine programing and machinning processes.

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

Am a mechanical engineer, did IT in a petroleum refinery in kaduna.
I had a wonderful experience, learned so many things that are real from the class work work, physics, thermodynamics, stress analysis, strength of material etc. It was really good experience. Also met a lot of friends from different institution and back ground. Just be humble and show interest in learning.

My IT was productive (I studied chemical engineering). I Interned at the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company at the production unit and the experience gained fashioned my career path. It influenced my undergradute project and choice of discipline at the masters level.

My IT days was used in learning how to drink local herbs, sneak into Siemens to enjoy free lunch and having workshop romance with IT girls from unical. Crazy six months

Any Biomedical engineer in the house?
Could you please share your story?

franchasng:

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

I agree with everything you said but most importantly this very one.
Robotics was in my curriculum back in school and I was so much excited at the prospects of learning it.

Behold, the time came and all we did for the semester was line drawing and labeling!!! That was the day I lost every zeal for schooling.

My only motivation to read was that I have younger sisters and would want to lay a good academic precedence for them.

That also made me not to go for nysc Coz I didn't see myself as a worthy engineering scholar!

But today I do 3D printing, embedded systems, data since and a little artificial intelligence. Just that there are very few places to practice. But the future is so so bright.

truthsayer009:


MISINFORMATION.

With this mentality, we will remain the way we are for generations unborn, with all your knowledge, you don't know specialty makes you better in your field.

Who told you Engineers are better than Doctors because they can do XYZ?

Nobody pays you well as a generalist to do a Job, that is why Most graduates in Nigeria are very UN-employable. They are all generalist, they can be Marketer, Customer Service & pepper sellers. Nigerians always want to put their eggs in many basket, It doesn't work with Careers.

Imagine 3 different & distinct careers -> Mechanical Engineering -> software developer -> Law -> Enterpreneurship

No relationship at all.

its good to be versatile. I like her spirit. Most graduates are unemployable bec. they are one way traffic. Delving into different things will make you to be exposed to different things.

Blackicegold:
Is it possible to do ones I T offshore.?

Yes, very possible especially if on a 6 months or one year I.T. For you to be eligible for selection to make the crew, you must have impressed your supervisor and or manager, as one who is hardworking, dedicated and some brilliance or intelligence. However, you will be given or undergo some safety trainings like swimming/survival at sea training.

franchasng:
Studying Engineering (Mechanical especially) in Nigeria is a waste of time, that's if you truly want to make impact not just to secure job.






But I have come to realize that engineering graduates are the smartest people on earth anywhere in the world. Forget medicine, engineering graduates are trained to fit-in in any field of life unlike medical graduates who are trained to fit in only in medical line.


You can see an engineer who is also a lawyer, a banker, a pharmacist, a doctor, a singer, a spiritualist, just name it, but you can hardly find a doctor who is a lawyer or an engineer or a banker.


You won't understand this unless you are truly trained engineer.


I am an Engineer, a software developer , a law student now also planning to study history, and above all, I am also an entrepreneur, only engineering graduates can be all this because they are trained to be versatile.


Op, work towards furthering your engineering study abroad, especially in US, Europe, Russia (chemical engineering only).


You can get free scholarship to study masters in Norway, Finland, etc to give you a new experience in new environment where you can also do exchange programs.



Most of the things you will learn in Nigerian schools as an engineer will be useless when you join the real industrial world. I did my IT with two different firms in 2 different sectors; AGIP and a manufacturing plant and they made me realized I wasted time solving Laplace Laplace transform in school when I ought to have spent more time at the workshops doing fabrications, learning CNC lathe machine programing and machinning processes.

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

An Engineer Who is also a doctor!
A doctor can't be an Engineer?

Are you confuse?

Studied Elect Elect Engineering from known Polytechnics in Eastern Nigeria. Both the four(4) months and One(1) year IT was just a hell as I hard to suffer daily to raise some money to buy stuffs for practical with non of my family and friends was ready to support me financially. ITF too come fall my hand when dey failed to pay me 10k after d 4months IT. Just saying its a period of continues struggle.

[quote author=aceOpace post=83948070]Any Biomedical engineer in the house? Could you please share your story?[/quote M also a Biomedical engineering student, any one with experience

[quote author=aceOpace post=83948070]Any Biomedical engineer in the house? Could you please share your story?[/quote M also a Biomedical engineering student, any one with experience

franchasng:
Studying Engineering (Mechanical especially) in Nigeria is a waste of time, that's if you truly want to make impact not just to secure job.






But I have come to realize that engineering graduates are the smartest people on earth anywhere in the world. Forget medicine, engineering graduates are trained to fit-in in any field of life unlike medical graduates who are trained to fit in only in medical line.


You can see an engineer who is also a lawyer, a banker, a pharmacist, a doctor, a singer, a spiritualist, just name it, but you can hardly find a doctor who is a lawyer or an engineer or a banker.


You won't understand this unless you are truly trained engineer.


I am an Engineer, a software developer , a law student now also planning to study history, and above all, I am also an entrepreneur, only engineering graduates can be all this because they are trained to be versatile.


Op, work towards furthering your engineering study abroad, especially in US, Europe, Russia (chemical engineering only).


You can get free scholarship to study masters in Norway, Finland, etc to give you a new experience in new environment where you can also do exchange programs.



Most of the things you will learn in Nigerian schools as an engineer will be useless when you join the real industrial world. I did my IT with two different firms in 2 different sectors; AGIP and a manufacturing plant and they made me realized I wasted time solving Laplace Laplace transform in school when I ought to have spent more time at the workshops doing fabrications, learning CNC lathe machine programing and machinning processes.

Engineering students in Nigeria don't even know about robotics which ought to be part of mechanical engineering here because robotics is one sweet aspect of engineering Nigerian students need to explore to help Nigeria grow.

Hanty, I disagree with your second paragraph pls. On the contrary most of those that studied or studying medicine on the average are smarter compared to engineering students. Majority of these medical students were even exceptionally good in maths.

So it's much more easier for a medical doctor to take on any other course compared to the engineer.

generationz:


Why did you decide to dithch furthering your engineering degree and branch into law?

My dream for studying engineering as a youngster then was to become a renowned inventor like some German and American inventors I so much cherished then and studied every of their step, but unfortunately, finding myself in the Nigerian dead higher institution killed that dream, and I ended up studying to make best grades and possibly get employment in top IOC.


You know human dreams and goals changes as one advances in age and as you get more life experiences and exposure, so after graduation and gaining some real life experiences, my goals changed....from becoming a bookologist and inventor to becoming a company owner, an industrialist, and maybe a rare-breed of politician not the thieves you have in Nigeria now.


So my studying law is part of preparation for the future not to be employed or to be going to the court to practice, but for personal defense, experience, empowerment and business expansion. I am heading towards Labour & Industrial law anyway.


So I didn't further in Mechanical Engineering because I don't plan going back to full time engineering practice, that time has passed in my life, there are new goals now

I'm studying metallurgical and materials engineering in Unilag
Now it's time for I.T.. Please does anyone have any idea where i can find a good placement?

farady:


Yes, very possible especially if on a 6 months or one year I.T. For you to be eligible for selection to make the crew, you must have impressed your supervisor and or manager, as one who is hardworking, dedicated and some brilliance or intelligence. However, you will be given or undergo some safety trainings like swimming/survival at sea training.

Thank you so much sir

Jokerman:
I'm a mechanical engineer with even s masters... Yet no job...

IT experience in RnA, plants and bit automobile

Worked in telecoms as a field maintenance engineer before Ikorodu boys chased me away

Currently own an educational service with a N/P school, with divert too

Currently started my own engineering maintenance firm with first contract installing of AC units in a new fast food building in my location ... Used some local technicians as my boys though ... Need more contracts o... Especially on AC units (any type) and plants

Still looking for a great engineering job though

You should explore that education/ school aspect of this experience of yours. It pays especially in the southwest.

Devops:
How did you start your IT from first year. How did you combine going to class and work?

It was during my semester holidays. Once I did my first holiday interning with them, the slot remained open for me throughout my time in school.

First semester breaks were 6 weeks long, second semesters' 12 weeks.

I was duly paid allowances, the take home from weekly contract test and maintenance job at other coys was way too alluring. I almost didn't want to go back to school



It helped groom me. I was seeing and understanding engineering beyond the classroom.

Project works were piece of cake for me, because I'd the on field knowledge and technical know how.