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Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by majorbravo: 7:37am On Dec 18, 2016 |
samx4real: It seems Engineers are not given the priority by government in Nigeria. Why should an Engineer be jobless in the 21st century? 1 Like |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Johnpaul2k2(m): 7:41am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Impregnating Our Housemaid 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Ademat7(m): 7:44am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Probably not graduating earlier. Projected to grad by 20 but did @23+service lag time making 25 |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Ademat7(m): 7:46am On Dec 18, 2016 |
majorbravo:It is about valuing something, Nigeria has no interest in tech that's y we r dumpsite |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Djtm(m): 7:49am On Dec 18, 2016 |
klassykute: That answer will do down as one of the shortest answers on quora. Apparently you're not on quora. I had no problems reading it from start to finish. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Goldenheart(m): 7:49am On Dec 18, 2016 |
VickyRotex: lol @ the friend from edo 1 Like |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Nobody: 8:14am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Long winded, empty, meandering post. The ops biggest career mistake is in the open for all to see, poor communication skills. I can only imagine what his memos would be like. 5pages of meandering, heavy on jargon, with no clear information. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by samx4real(m): 8:16am On Dec 18, 2016 |
majorbravo: Very well said |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by ICAMETOWIN(m): 8:44am On Dec 18, 2016 |
TheBatman:Nairaland half as cool as quora? I guess when those that shout afonja and Igbos goes into extinction. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by slap1(m): 8:53am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Not pursuing my passion for writing early enough...it affected my consistency, but I am working on it. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by babyfaceafrica: 9:06am On Dec 18, 2016 |
TheBatman:it is not seuns fault that people who. Think along ethnic and religious lines are on this platform.... |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by MicroBox: 9:28am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Not quiting my job the second day I got employed.. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by hegelian: 9:38am On Dec 18, 2016 |
My biggest mistake is resigning from a job with one of the biggest fmcg company in the world thinking I can survive on my own just because my biz of six months was giving me more that I was being paid. Six month after I resigned I lost everything and lost almost 6years trying to start all over with two years of those in depression, now I work with a company that pays about 40% of what I earned that time. I have lost a lot and don't wish the same for my enemy. I have learnt a great lesson not to rush a decision, taking a life decision requires patience and professional advice from those with experience. I used to looked up to by my friends and families but now am just a shadow of myself. Am not giving up though,just that standing up after failing requires twice the energy it takes to fall 8 Likes |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by abnot: 9:57am On Dec 18, 2016 |
scobaba: When you say banking I guess you meant cash & teller , customer service and ATM handling. Cuz if worked at the head office of the bank you'd have been in a specialised department ( treasury , trade services , info technology , legal , research & intelligence, audit & control ...) and would have had a much more better and valuable experience. 2 Likes |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by drehdinho(m): 10:02am On Dec 18, 2016 |
hegelian: Hmm! My eyes couldn't just go off your comment. Sorry for the lost and emotional trauma you passed through during those years bro. What happened to you is nothing new and never blame yourself for any action you take. Have you as well wondered that if that your Six month business had come out as you planned. You might have been ranked among the likes of Otedola , Dangote by now? The best thing to do in this kind of situation is to sit down understudy your past mistakes with the aim of coming out victorious in your subsequent career plans. You didn't fail my brother and don't ever feel bad about this. The situation only made you stronger and I know you will be better for it. The days are coming when those who deserted you as a result of your challenge will come around to celebrate your miraculous uplifting. Cheer up bro! 8 Likes |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Zirah: 10:07am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Op's post isn't for everyone, with the possible inclusion of you. Maydayy: |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Melian(f): 10:26am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Long read. But worth it. 1 Like |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by davide470(m): 10:35am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Not joining Tompolo (NDA) back then when i had the chance. Now i would have finished my Pilot training in SA through GEJ Zirah:It is just too long. Didn't even bother to read it. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by braine(m): 10:57am On Dec 18, 2016 |
Mine was not sticking with LAWMA during IT. I had such an entry into the middle level position but my ignorance bleeped it up. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by scobaba: 11:02am On Dec 18, 2016 |
abnot: Yea thats what i meant. 1 Like |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Nobody: 11:30am On Dec 18, 2016 |
[quote author=nmreports post=52029842] I read a lot. More than you probably do. I like your write-up but I must confess its too long. A good writer considers the audience. If your audience wants something short then its only right you do so. Its a mistake I also have made and learnt from. U couldn't have been more correct. Am on a train right now. How do i spend 20 minutes jacking that thing when am not in the library. Sorry i need get off here. Bye |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by abnot: 11:49am On Dec 18, 2016 |
scobaba:Cool . At least better late than never. Those cash & teller roles are not meant for uni graduates. In first world nations those roles are performed by high school graduates while in naij they say OND is the requirement but cuz of the high rate of unemployment you now have bsc holders applying for such roles in large numbers and there's really nothing much a graduate can learn on such roles |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by dee02(m): 11:50am On Dec 18, 2016 |
None. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by spartacus11(m): 12:35pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
abnot: most graduate in Nigeria deserve to be flogged, they are just so lazy to set up business all dragging job with an ssce holder, because of no job why can't them create jobs, imagine a mechanical engineer who can not service a generator but working as a cashier where do many people do IT (Industrial Training) today, in the shop of an uneducated man many of the big business today are people who are nit university graduate Transportation industry today how many graduate have a transport company or logistics company or even courier company thus are all done by people who didn't go to university why must our graduate be waiting for employment instead of them to be creating start up companies like in India and other asia country I've come to find out that the best thing for me to do in life is to be my own boss, is a hard road but i pray it will worth it at the end graduate should start creating jobs rather than waiting for jobs 1 Like |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by abnot: 12:55pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
spartacus11: A job is more comfortable however the opportuned and smart ones use savings from their salaries to try out one or two businesses |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Codes151(m): 1:14pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Staying or being in nigeria |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by spartacus11(m): 2:34pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
abnot: i think our problem has always been comfort and we end up been in stress more instead of getting the comfort we seek yeah i like your point about the smart ones the day i stop blaming government for our woes was when i saw Nigerians investigating in MMM they all need quick money, i ask myself if this people who are looking for people to join MMM through them use same energy to get people to partner them in raising fund to finance thier idea i bet you we will have more startup today look at those G-boys what have many use their money to do going to club buying champagne and many are graduates also you see someone who earns less than 50k or a student who still collect pocket money from their parents using Samsung note 7 or iPhone​ 6s or 7, and same people will tell you they are looking for money to establish their own business |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Nobody: 3:02pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Studying Philosophy and Coming Out and yet you can't find one job where they are in need of Philosophy Graduates. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by spartacus11(m): 3:17pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Deejacy2:you have more possibilities 1-police force or Armed Forces 2- you can work in a law firm 3- research firm 4- teaching thinkers makes the difference in this field of professions and philosophy graduates has an upper hand |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by VickyRotex(f): 3:24pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Goldenheart: No mind Op! |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by Nobody: 3:36pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
spartacus11: That's what people tell me But why can't they write on their adverts, that they are specifically looking for Philosophy students. Its annoying... Sometimes they reject you at a job interview, cos they feel your course is not specific and doesn't fit in. |
Re: What Has Been Your Biggest Career Mistake? by spartacus11(m): 4:51pm On Dec 18, 2016 |
Deejacy2:i think the easiest job for you to get is in a law firm, look for a growing law firm, you know law case are complicated and good lawyers will always look for good thinkers to find ways in solving such cases, you can also look fir a lawyer who has not won a case before, help him review some of his case everything is not about construction some may just be good argument we have so many law firm in this country like church phylosophers are thinkers |
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