coogar:

they respect white people more - once they know you are nigerian, they don't give a damn. i experienced that nonsense several times in lagos.

saxywale:
Most don't even know the difference between a Caucasian, Lebanese, Iraqi or Indian.In Nigeria, they are all whitemen with special powers.

Afam4eva: In NIgeria, it's about who you know. Even if you graduated from Osu or Aba polytechnic and you know someone, you'll definitely get a job ahead of someone from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cornell, John Hopkins etc.

Another reason why people from foreign schools don't get jobs is because some employers cannot pay them. Even people from UNN, UI, OAU, LAG and other premier universities are finding it very hard these days because a lot of companies especially banks will rather employ HND and OND holders that they can pay peanuts.

Afam4eva: There was this firm where one of my acquaintance works. he said the company imported an expatriate from France to head a section of the company. The guy does not have a PHD, a masters or even a Bachelors. Even diploma, he doesn't have . What he has is a high school certificate and he's supposed to head Nigerians with different certificates. That's the story of Nigeria.

blackmann:

That is exactly one of the main problems. Why pay a masters or phd degree holder peanuts for his knowledge that will bring in millions to the company? they know that and they decide to exploit them. Later everyone will complain of brain-drain. when the most competent people who have the chance to improve things are being lured away when some goat with an ond and a letter from the vice president gets the job over u.

Booty4me: Whats d op blabbinq b0ut? Meanwile 5th 2 comment

Afam4eva: There was this firm where one of my acquaintance works. he said the company imported an expatriate from France to head a section of the company. The guy does not have a PHD, a masters or even a Bachelors. Even diploma, he doesn't have . What he has is a high school certificate and he's supposed to head Nigerians with different certificates. That's the story of Nigeria.

dayokanu: My friends younger brother went for NNPC interview in 2011 I think in Abuja when he came back to tell us the tales of what goes on there. You would be shocked

This guy prepared for the interview reading slides about the Oil industry when he got there the interviewers could barely speak English. Some were eating Kolanut at the interview.

One woman couldn't hide it that she wanted to go for Lunch and was complaining throughout how hungry she was.

Another one asked what state he was from and started gisting about his NYSC in that part of the country.

I spoke to him like last year and he said they haven't heard anything back from NNPC since

AjanleKoko:

Therein lies one of the problems, actually.

Do you really need a Bsc and Msc in computer science to develop solutions for any market?

Afam4eva:
Definitely not.

Afam4eva:
Definitely not.

areaboi: @ Ajalenkoko, you're a peepsqueak. You said "do you really need a MSC in computer science for you to develop a APP for a company". NONSENSE!!!!. You think developing APP is all about developing sequential programs, to develop some applications if don't have adequate experience for years you can't do jack unless you've got some kind of academic background which of course surpasses the undergraduate level. Please, check our head before you type nonsense.

ypzilanti:
. Many countries sponsor citizens to study in these countries so as to come back and work in civil service and benefit the country. So the question is this: why should Nigeria have such well trained individuals roaming the streets? What a waste of talent. Can we not employ them into the civil service to move that sector in the right direction? China hires most of its USA trained population into its civil service. Chile's great economic plan was crafted by Chileans who graduated from University of Chicago. We are just a visionless nation.

LastApostle: OP, did they not taught you short hand at Cambridge?
If you write this thesis as an application for a job in Nigeria...walahi talahi...you fail or do you want to threaten your interviewer job?

nnenna.1:

Sad....all you need to do is be white and the whole world is pretty much your oyster with people bending the norms to ensure your comfort. Miraculously jobs that are hard to come by for Nigerians with elite degrees from foreign institutions are in abundance for foreigners with a lower grade education.

To the Europeans reading this thread... you JUST DON'T KNOW how good you have it.

mygirrl: I completely agree with the poster, I came back like 5 months ago after all the promises i'm yet to find a job, despite the fact that i worked for 2 years before coming back. I find it insulting that companies want to take me as a fresher (when i graduated close to six years ago). I know what is inside my head and i strongly believe that if given a chance i can make a difference but its Nigeria we are talking about. I have already made up my mind to start up something small and see how far it can grow by the grace of God. I don't blame many Nigerians abroad for refusing to come back.

new maonza: @ op: Forget all this your Jargon about Foreign degree, Just bring Yourself down and think like a Nigerian...You have forgotten your roots and now want people to worship u cos u are brandishing one University of London.... Guy nobody owes You a job,especially the juicy ones......I suspect that You no hustle for one single day b4 You went abroad......I even suspect that You no even try Scholarship, Popsi just dey spend 10 million annually on top ur education... If not, You for Know say Dem no dey Pluck money for Mango trees For Naija......... Guy, all hope is not lost, Just Give those HR guyz what they need, most times itz usually not intelligence but a willingness to just work your ass out in gruelling conditions and produce result ..... God will keep being your strength.

chmod777: Please guys have you tried having GOD as your contact ? I bet you, you get a job today. Call me if you try it sincerely and it does not work

the_ripper: Well written, however, some multinationals are very strict and transparent in their recruitment process, PWC, KPMG, P&G though there might be prolonged delay lasting about several months. Some companies like shell might keep one on the waiting list for about 1yr or more. Gone are the days wen u actually practice wat u study in Nigeria, most of my tech friends are in banks or auditing firms, just a minute few got the oil jobs. The competition is just too much and nepotism can never b ruled out. Some oil jobs are reserved exclusively for indigenes of a particular place or community, if u like carry Caltech and Yale collabo, no show. Well, I would advice d Nigerian graduate to avoid being regimented, watever ur hand findeth doing, do it. Explore and get out of ur comfort zones and there will b light at the of the tunnel though it won't b an easy ride. It's never easy anywhere. The pursuit for success is an irksome task for strong willed and witty ones.

coogar:

why should this be the case?
i have to rub palms of my employers before i get a job? what else do i have to do after i land the job? wash his car? suck his cöck? if they collect money from men to give them jobs, heaven knows what they would demand from female job applicants.......