I have been really upset recently about some graduates in this country especially about those who are yet to get a job.Another reason for high unemployment rate in Nigeria could also be as a result of what should i want to refer to as the dumbness of some graduate. A friend recently posted an online advert for recruitments of a certain positions with specific instructions to indicating their prefered location amongst the various locations listed in the ad. Could you believe that 70% of those that applied did not adhere to this very simple instruction. Out of his magnamity he posted a rejoinder in which he pointed out that indicating the prefered location is a major prequisite for shortlisting. After this rejoinder can you imagine that 45% of those that responded again did not indicate their prefered location, this is inspite of this second reminder. When he was narating this to me, i just kept on wondering, the type of graduate our schools are churning out when they cant read and understand an instruction of not more than 12 lines. How were they able to graduate in the first instance,Can someone help me out on this?

nothing is wrong with them. they read the instructions but they are in need of a job so location doesn't mata to them. imagine a scenario where a vacancy says candidate must reside in kaduna, i stay in lagos, do u tink if am applying for the job i'll indicate that i stay in lagos? no i wont.

Nobody says you must reside where the job is,just simply put kaduna or wereva as your prefered location,kapish.Is that too hard for people to understand or even you?

I have observed that thread lately. It baffles me, to think that some of them want to insult u if u obey such instructions.

Some graduates are worse than touts. Some cant even prepare a descent CV.

u guys r even talkin of dat, wot of situations where by sum1 posts a job on a thread n asks people 2 send deir cvs 2 an adress or even fill n online form ,n d next tin u c is people replyn on dat same thread sayin stuffs like, pls sir im a graduate of , n all dat stuff,n paste deir cvs on dat thread as if d poster is d owner of d organisation , i weep 4 sum graduates cos heaven helps those dat helps demselves, i totally agree wit u guys, wen waec says shade wit a pencil,use a biro n check out 4 ur scores!

i keep sayin our graduates need a job and they are gettin desperate, and when they do read the instructions, they dont read the instructions, all they see is job vacancy.
maddock ,and when the instructions states u muz reside in kaduna, what do u do? u dont bother applying because its kaduna.
lets treat our graduates with care because the system that suppose to fine tune them is actually sick. and we must all hope for better days to come with our private tertiary institutions (but that is if we can afford the fees)