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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by rotexteymie(f): 12:25am On Sep 26, 2015 |
Hi everyone Didn't know there was a section like this on Nairaland..am so happy to have found this thread The thing is I am still a student .....from the department of history/international studies When I 1st gained my admission I was discouraged by senior students...cos they were always saying the course isn't easy and there has been no 1st class in the department and all that so I kinda relented and felt that's there was nothing I could do about the whole thing..... Buh after my 1st year I discovered that my gp was way too low......tho I blame myself for that What I want to know is that am I still redemmable Cos am really confused I need your advices on what to and what not to do Guidelines on the kind of company I should keep cos am in my 2nd year now I still believe I can graduate with something good Thanks in anticipation Cc xfire |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by TheCode(m): 8:31am On Sep 27, 2015 |
rotexteymie: My dear, a high cgpa is ultra important these days. The job market suffereth violence. I will advice you to calculate well: if you can still graduate with at least a 2.1, then continue and give it your best shot. However, if from your calculations it seems unrealistic, then register for jamb again while still there, write the aptitude test into same school and same dept or a different school/dept (choice is urs) and switch. Give yourself a fresh start and work harder and you shall be glad you did. I am aware that this is an unconventional advice and does not usually enjoy a warm reception. But I am convinced it is the wisest course of action if you realise that the most you can graduate with due to a bad start from bad orientation or whatever is a 2.2 and you are just in your second year. Do not look at the extra one year - some spend extra two years or more trying to tidy up their degree and yet leave with a 2.2 or 3rd class. The job market suffereth violence... to take it by force calls for 'violent' self-analysis, 'violent' situation-appraisals, 'hardcore' reality evaluations and 'violent' decisions... 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by rotexteymie(f): 2:51pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
TheCode:Ehmmmm tanx a lot I think I'll just have to work harder I appreciate tho |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Jamzig1(m): 7:30pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
Hello Sir @Xfire and every other person(s) in this thread. Actually in my 1st and only UTME last year I chose to study Civil Engr. in one of our Federal Universities Probably I didnt meet the Cut-off(the cut-oft wasnt published) for Civil Engr. I was offered Physics which I chose to study. I am now through with 100Level(2.1). I am interested in specializing in "Instrumentation & Control". My questions are: 1. How lucrative is that area of specialization. 2. How do i build myself to become a professional in the aforementioned. 3. What other area of Physics has higher prospects than the aforementioned. Thanks in advance. By the way, I am 17 1 Like |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by AltarBoy1: 8:40pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
rotexteymie:Except you get leg, if you eventually come out with 2.2. OYO is your name. But then, all destinies arent the same. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by rotexteymie(f): 10:06pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
AltarBoy1:Sorry I don't get you...... |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by simiolu1(m): 10:51pm On Sep 27, 2015 |
petengine: If the application asks for a CV best you send it as a separate file and copy the contents into the body of the e-mail. if the application does not ask for a cover letter, still type it, and copy its contents in the body of the e-mail. whatever you do, do not send an empty e-mail. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by petengine(m): 12:10am On Sep 28, 2015 |
simiolu1:all this while I've only be attaching my cover letter along with my CV as a doc file and leaving the body of the email empty. thanks for letting me know this. God bless u! 1 Like |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Topkush: 9:33am On Sep 28, 2015 |
rotexteymie: Guessing you are unilorite, of course your cgpa is redeemable, you only have to work harder with sincere effort believing in your self. This year my department which had no first class since inception of the school, produced 4 first class. Its very easy to mix with the crowd, you have to identify friends who are serious with their studies and interact with them, but don't depend on anyone. Only you can help yourself 1 Like |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by AltarBoy1: 10:02am On Sep 28, 2015 |
rotexteymie:I mean one of the worst thing that will happen to a graduate without connection in Nigeria, is graduating with 2.2. You will be locked out of so many opportunities. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Oxytocin(m): 1:59pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
Wow, a Very interesting and informative thread.... Kudos to all who have dedicated their time to Keep this thread alive expecially Mr Xfire |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by bolu96(m): 11:54pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
Good day xfire, please I would like what your CGPA was while in school, course of study and institution graduated from, thanks in anticipation. awaiting your reply. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Bigdreams(m): 6:03am On Sep 30, 2015 |
I'm glad this thread is making a whole lot of impact. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by ayokunlei(m): 3:13pm On Sep 30, 2015 |
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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Teeeestone(m): 12:14am On Oct 01, 2015 |
ayokunlei: Yes sir..... I'm here...... |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by ayokunlei(m): 12:21am On Oct 01, 2015 |
Teeeestone:my Man.. The thread will be a very helpful one Sir... |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Teeeestone(m): 12:43am On Oct 01, 2015 |
ayokunlei: Yes sir , indeed i'm loving it..... 1 Like |
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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Adeabbey59(m): 7:12pm On Oct 01, 2015 |
Good day everyone, it pains me that I just discovered this thread ever since I have been surfing nairaland. I stayed glued to the thread, reading through from page 1 to 4, thanking God for making me discover this thread and silently praising xfire for his awesome and brilliant work. The sweat sensation didn't last long when I read someone's post explaining that the thread has lost its contents to the tsunami that struck nairaland sometimes ago. I nearly cry and read further to found out that some people here have the complete work of xfire from the beginning to the end with them. Please I beg you guys to please send it to my email in either pdf or doc format. Kazeemakeem59@gmail.com. Thanks in advance To xfire: How I wish I know the best way to commend you for both what you are doing and what you have done. Let me just say thank you and God bless. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Bigbooks: 10:17pm On Oct 01, 2015 |
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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Danny4show(m): 8:34am On Oct 02, 2015 |
ayokunlei:lol boss why nw? u find me reach here again.. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by ayokunlei(m): 8:36am On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by rotexteymie(f): 10:01am On Oct 05, 2015 |
Topkush:ohhhhhhh lol.........thanks |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by rotexteymie(f): 10:03am On Oct 05, 2015 |
AltarBoy1:yes that's true.......Thanks |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by kaycodes: 10:23am On Oct 05, 2015 |
AltarBoy1: This is the misconception that makes Nigerian universities produce 2.1 that can't defend their results. We need to seriously remove this focus on class and grades. We need to focus more on skills and abilities. Sorry, 2.1 don't put food on your table, skills do. I can cofidently tell you that no one will employ you because you had a 2.1 or first class. Quote me anywhere. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by petengine(m): 10:46am On Oct 05, 2015 |
kaycodes:but 2.1 and 1.1 gives you the opportunity to showcase your skills to your potential employer, huh? except you are referring to self employment here. if u like go and get a pass grade and see which potential employer will invite you for interview to enable u claim your acquired skills and ability to him/her. in AltarBoy1 voice, OYO is your name |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by huxman(m): 11:35am On Oct 05, 2015 |
Good day everyone Since the moment I found this thread it has been an inspiration to me.am just so happy I found it when I did because I just got admission into unilag to study radiography, though am currently through with my screening we are resuming dec 4. Which make the timing of this thread more perfect. Presently, everything on my mind is how am going to come out with firstclass so I want all of you to give me additional advice on how to achieve this feat.(I just clock seventeen august first) And pls whoever has the compilation of xfire work should kindly send it to this email huxman69@yahoo.com thanks in advance. And once again am really glad I found this thread. And xfire and co am not sure u guyz know the amount of life u av inspired with this thread,more power to ur elbows. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by kaycodes: 12:18pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
petengine: You better know what you are talking about Mr. I am not a student, I left the scene over 8 years ago, and it was lies like these that made friends and colleagues to do above and beyond to secure good grades. Today my skills pay me more than grades, and I am not self employed either. What I tell every student is this... No matter the grade you come out with, focus 110% on skills, develop your soft skills, develop your IT skills, develop your networking skills, information is power not grades. I currently have two recruiters on my trail on LinkedIn, one from UAE the other from South Africa, neither is asking me for skills, I have even had a phone interview with one of them, and the focus was on my abilities not my skills. A fresh graduate with skills will get a job faster than the one with just his result be it a 2.1 or 2.2 My advice to those who have gotten poor results at 200 level or 300 level is simple, don't ever make the mistake of going back to write JAMB, that's the worst mistake you'll ever make. Dig deep, search yourself, find out what you love and develop your skills in that niche, better still if your course is technical in nature, use your holidays to learn the practical side of it, become good at it, then watch how things will change. I believe by now I have enough experience to know that it's never about what you come out with, it's always about what you can do. Ignore this at your own risk, self development is always the answer. I have friends who came out with 2.1 but they don't earn half my salary, and these are guys earning above 100k already. It's never by your certificate, study the industry you belong or aspire to enter, know what works and start working towards that goal. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by JI4D(m): 12:25pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
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Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Nobody: 3:33pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
kaycodes:Sir, you have said it all. I am a fresh graduate from OAU and it is this same perception of focusing on academics alone that is ruining intelligent colleagues. Albeit, we cannot mitigate the impact of graduating with a good cgpa, it should however not be seen as the golden ticket to having a successful career. I think more emphasis should be made on skill. 1 Like |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by Adeabbey59(m): 8:45pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
kaycodes:Thanks for your contribution. When u say skills, what skills are you referring to and what skills do u think a 100level accounting student like me need to acquire with good cgpa I'm trying to finish with? I think you can remember where the above two sentences were fixed out from sir, they speak against each other. Pls help me expatiate. |
Re: Achieving The Dream Career: My Story, My Lessons by kaycodes: 11:21pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
Adeabbey59: Firstly am not an accountant, and am not a counsellor either, so am not gonna pretend I know what you need to learn. So am gonna give a general advice, learn your craft. It's a good thing you want to come out with a good grade, but before you finish your studies, make sure you are proficient/very good in at least 3 different accounting packages, this ensures that you got at leastt the basic skills to start from anywhere. Start now to chart your career, and know the industry you want to practice in, accounting is a very wide course and there are many paths I believe. Plan your ICAN well in advance, and network with people in your field. Research further to know some juicy areas within the accounting field that you can specialise in. Now is the time to plan and chart your course. Don't wait till you are looking for a job. If I had someone tell me things I know today early enough, I probably would be at Microsoft by now. Nevertheless, am getting there I currently do something totally different from what I studied in the university, and I am good at what I do because I love what I do. It's very easy to give your best when you are in love with your job. So dig deep, and discover your self, then align it to your course and see where it fits in. Your passion is actually your career, certficates are just a proof that you went to school, sadly todays' school system leave so much to be desired. I have learnt alot from Nairaland, and I hope you can too. 4 Likes |
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