I am an 100level physics student of kogi state university...I applied for computer science but was given physics. Ever since i got the admission, friends have been telling me the only place i can work is in the school as a teacher or lecturer...Please i want you guys to tell me if this is true or not, i want to know the job opportunities available for physics graduates...i will really appreciate this. Thanks

No mind ur frends dem oooo.....dem jus wan mock u @ most dey demselves are confused....so jus focus on ur academics n make sure u come out with a very good grade .....I mean a very good grade.....am not a science guy so u suggest u hold on till d top shots on nairaland who are in ur area of specialisation find dis thread and u won't regret it.....try 2 look 4 d career section very well for a thread where physics graduates rub minds .......I tink u can get an enormous amount of help n advice frm them

Thanks man. Really appreciate

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Anthony4578: I am an 100level physics student of kogi state university...I applied for computer science but was given physics. Ever since i got the admission, friends have been telling me the only place i can work is in the school as a teacher or lecturer...Please i want you guys to tell me if this is true or not, i want to know the job opportunities available for physics graduates...i will really appreciate this. Thanks

Study hard and get a good grade, you can work in telecommunication companies, oil companies, manufacturing companies, it depends

wandevincent: Study hard and get a good grade, you can work in telecommunication companies, oil companies, manufacturing companies, it depends

Abeg stop that Tory. for which company e go work. OP try get any skill so that you fit create job for yourself.

cocoduck:

Abeg stop that Tory. for which company e go work. OP try get any skill so that you fit create job for yourself.

Na people like you no dey make most undergraduates take academics serious make him no study hard abi Like say when he create the so called job he is not going to have to work hard....I guess you've forgotten the saying "he that is faithful in little..."

sixteen08:

Na people like you no dey make most undergraduates take academics serious make him no study hard abi Like say when he create the so called job he is not going to have to work hard....I guess you've forgotten the saying "he that is faithful in little..."

Tell me which company go employ am. na after e go begin find job wey mo dey exist. Abi u still dey think say the economy of the country dey flourish. Na when economy dey flourish wey white collar job dey plenty

cocoduck:

Tell me which company go employ am. na after e go begin find job wey mo dey exist. Abi u still dey think say the economy of the country dey flourish. Na when economy dey flourish wey white collar job dey plenty

So he shouldn't study hard to graduate with a good/solid grade abi

Are there no job opportunities for physics graduates

Is trying to compete in the Nigerian labour market for the few available jobs a stupid thing to do

Tell me the skills he should acquire so that he can get automatic success ticket or make it in life with less stress

Are you saying being an entrepreneur or skill acquisition is less work or "absolutely" better than getting a good paying job

Do you know what would become of the Nigerian economy in the next 5years when the Op will be out of school

The world is the way it is so don't encourage young and aspiring youths to shy away from hardwork and competition in the disguise of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship. If you or the Op do not deem it fit to be faithful with the immediate/short term goal (which is graduating from school with good grades) then I don't think bigger things like becoming an employer of labour/entrepreneur is really what you can handle.

@Op what you need now is a good grade that will make you competitive and give you a better edge in the labour market and if you feel you'll do better being an entrepreneur then studying hard in school while looking out for opportunities and needs to fill in your immediate society will go a long way in laying a good foundation for you.

cocoduck:

Abeg stop that Tory. for which company e go work. OP try get an
y skill so that you fit create job for yourself.

@cocduck. Keep ur mouth shut if really u dnt kn what Physics is all about. For ur Information I'm a Physics graduate working in a Telecoms firm with gud pay. Physics graduates are highly needed in this sector.
@OP study hard to make a gud grade I bet u will Neva regret it.

You could become an instrumentation engineer in the oil and gas industry. As usual, you would require some more trainings after school.

gentlefrank2000:



@cocduck. Keep ur mouth shut if really u dnt kn what Physics is all about. For ur Information I'm a Physics graduate working in a Telecoms firm with gud pay. Physics graduates are highly needed in this sector.
@OP study hard to make a gud grade I bet u will Neva regret it.

Judging from the way you constructed your comment I quickly realized that you are lying. I know about 7 people that went FUTO and read physics, They graduated in 2008. But they are doing other things now, Because they could not find any job in any company at all. Now ask your self how many telecommunications companies exist in Nigeria? How many students graduate from universities in the country? I am not trying to say that he shouldn't get good grades, but he should prepare his mind for the realities of the job market. Develop any practical skill. create a job for yourself grow the business and create jobs for others. not the go to school, GET good grades, find a job and live happily ever. Whereas it is far from the reality in the country.

gentlefrank2000:



@cocduck. Keep ur mouth shut if really u dnt kn what Physics is all about. For ur Information I'm a Physics graduate working in a Telecoms firm with gud pay. Physics graduates are highly needed in this sector.
@OP study hard to make a gud grade I bet u will Neva regret it.

Judging from the way you constructed your comment I quickly realized that you are lying. I know about 7 people that went FUTO and read physics, They graduated in 2008. But they are doing other things now, Because they could not find any job in any company at all. Now ask your self how many telecommunications companies exist in Nigeria? How many students graduate from universities in the country? I am not trying to say that he shouldn't get good grades, but he should prepare his mind for the realities of the job market. Develop any practical skill. create a job for yourself grow the business and create jobs for others. not the go to school, GET good grades, find a job and live happily ever. Whereas it is far from the reality in the country.

@ sixteen 08
I didn't say that he shouldn't get good grades.

There are quite a few job opportunities for them. but think of it, 5000 people fighting for few available jobs.

skill wise , I said any practical skill you find good enough.
I didn't say that looking for a job is stupid. but it is more sure to be an entrepreneur and you end up contributing to the growth of the Nigerian economy. think of Microsoft or apple or ikea. Look it is looking for a job that is easier but less sure. entrepreneurship is more difficult but sure if you have the right skills. For nigerian economy to grow, it needs entrepreneurs not job seekers. Looking for a job is the easy way out but entrepreneurship is more difficult but sure way to make it in life. That company that will employ you is owned by somebody. a human like you. and he started it from scratch

sixteen08:

So he shouldn't study hard to graduate with a good/solid grade abi

Are there no job opportunities for physics graduates

Is trying to compete in the Nigerian labour market for the few available jobs a stupid thing to do

Tell me the skills he should acquire so that he can get automatic success ticket or make it in life with less stress

Are you saying being an entrepreneur or skill acquisition is less work or "absolutely" better than getting a good paying job

Do you know what would become of the Nigerian economy in the next 5years when the Op will be out of school

The world is the way it is so don't encourage young and aspiring youths to shy away from hardwork and competition in the disguise of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship. If you or the Op do not deem it fit to be faithful with the immediate/short term goal (which is graduating from school with good grades) then I don't think bigger things like becoming an employer of labour/entrepreneur is really what you can handle.

@Op what you need now is a good grade that will make you competitive and give you a better edge in the labour market and if you feel you'll do better being an entrepreneur then studying hard in school while looking out for opportunities and needs to fill in your immediate society will go a long way in laying a good foundation for you.

This is really encouraging,God bless u.

Anthony4578:
This is really encouraging,God bless u.

Yes continue deceiving yourselves. by the time you realize where you are, you've spent 10 years at home looking for non existing jobs. smh for Nigeria's affinity for paper qualification

cocoduck:

Yes continue deceiving yourselves. by the time you realize where you are, you've spent 10 years at home looking for non existing jobs. smh for Nigeria's affinity for paper qualification

Is the Op asking you to fund his education or personal lifestyle
Abeg free the guy na....he has the sole right to either jump on or off your skill acquisition/entrepreneurship bandwagon.

By the way what skills have you acquired,I'd like to know ?

sixteen08:

Is the Op asking you to fund his education or personal lifestyle
Abeg free the guy na....he has the sole right to either jump on or off your skill acquisition/entrepreneurship bandwagon.

By the way what skills have you acquired,I'd like to know ?

oh me. I am an auto spare parts dealer. I wanted to major in civil aviation but my parents refused. They said I must be either a doctor, lawyer, civil engineer or lecturer, but I said NO. Then they refused to sponsor my education, Then there was a friend of mine that sell auto spare parts, he encouraged me to join him, I hesitated at first but accepted, but now I am enjoying it. I will go back to school someday to study my dream course.

cocoduck:

oh me. I am an auto spare parts dealer. I wanted to major in civil aviation but my parents refused. They said I must be either a doctor, lawyer, civil engineer or lecturer, but I said NO. Then they refused to sponsor my education, Then there was a friend of mine that sell auto spare parts, he encouraged me to join him, I hesitated at first but accepted, but now I am enjoying it. I will go back to school someday to study my dream course.

No wonder

You don dey make money na, abeg let the guy face him studies for now and when he enter final semester or nysc he go don sabi wetin him wan do.

For now let's encourage him to face his books.

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