PARENTS, TEACHERS & TEENS /
CHILDREN, LEARN FROM THIS!

(A boy experience during an interview)

5 to 7 minutes into the interview, the lady looked at me, shook her head and said the 3 words that
means a decision is irrevocable.... "I am Sorry".

When an Oyinbo looks at you and does a crisp wry smile that barely lasts a second, and then utters
the 3 words....your fate is sealed. You may not even see any movement across the lips, cheeks or face. But it must always come
before the 3 words. Anyway, those 3 words mean they cannot help you further, and there is no amount of begging,
emotional appeal, crying or sentimental display that will make them change their minds.

"I am sorry, it is hard to believe that you have studied competitively for 17 straight years and you do not have a practicable experience that you can apply or adapt for the role you have applied for".

She glanced at my CV once again before looking at my boyish innocent face.
"Did you pay professional for this CV" she asked?
"No" I quipped. "A professional CV writer would have probably
spotted my lack of experience....."
"Yeah, you are right. I agree". She interrupted me. "Honestly, it is
hard to believe that your CV doesn't even show any holiday work experience. Sorry where are you from again if you don't mind?"
"Nigeria"
"Did you ever work during holiday?"
"No"
"And you are not a prince?"
"No" (Half smiling).
"Well, you are not the first from that area that I have interviewed in the last 12 years I have been doing this. All of you seemed to have that brain knowledge but without adequate work
experience to match it".

To cut the long story short, she confessed to me that based on CV alone, I was the most qualified of the final 5 candidates, and I
was the last to be interviewed. She was expecting a sweep off
from me, but all I did was a whimper. She gave me a business card and
told me to use her as reference.

"They will help you to build up your experience with one of their jobs. We can't offer you this
role. It will definitely go to one of the other fours with lower qualifications but right experience".

She crossed out some lines and changed some of the words in my CV to action words connoting
responsibilities. She liked it she said, but it was empty in real substance.
She deflated me, and yet built me up. But I learnt my lesson!

Though I missed out on being a pioneer HR Officer for that Raddison Hotel somewhere around Leicester Square, I still
walked out full of hope.....but yet with deep anger towards the educational system that nurtured me on 6334 without adequately
preparing me for challenges beyond book knowledge.

Please, I understand that
LAUTECH and some other
institutions are on strike, let the students go and do apprenticeship.

When one of my students during my lecturing days showed me his account, I nearly fainted. He was
a builder, a plumber, and an electrician. He only had lectures 3 days a week, the remaining four days
were for his father's business. His dad gets a contract, and he worked full time like other employees so that most of the contract money won't go to strangers. They were from one of
these Eastern European
countries. I loved him more when he showed me the BMW he wanted to buy....CASH! I couldn't
dare it!

Truth is, one can learn many of these artisans' trade whilst studying and gradually build experience and make money over time. What it means is that you will never be stranded anywhere.

In Israel, both males and females undergo intense military training by the time they are 18. Today,
an average Israeli is a reserved combatant waiting for activation
should their be a need for it regardless of the age.

To the fathers who have
businesses, don't train other people's children alone, train yours too.
Don't send them to holiday lesson all the time. Only send to
holiday lessons those that are academically weak. Nonetheless, find their strengths and build on
those.

Mothers with shops in the
market, take your daughters with you and allow them to handle
customers, negotiate, make orders, and audit your stocks! That's part of what we call procurement here. Marketing, Customer Services, Communication, Auditing, Procurement skills and etc have
just been added to their
experience.

If you have an office, let your children go there during holiday to master administrative roles.
Let them photocopy, take calls, fax, send emails, compose letters, receive letters and file documents in appropriate places. Administrative skills and Communication Skills, and Record Keeping skills have been added to the kitty.

Truth is, most of us were made
to 'eat books' for years, but
those made to use their brains
will coordinate those that fed
their brains only without other
equipping processes being
perfected.

Let them go for vocational
training of their choice. It may be useful than what they think in the future. No knowledge is lost.

Train them house chores both
girls and boys. Engage them
especially during holidays.
Prepare them for greater
tomorrow. Equip them to face
the challenges of tomorrow.
Make them useful for themselves and for the society.

I just pray we can do the right
thing for once in our lifetime. Let us find skills that will function well so that many of the students kicked out of school could have something doing.

Let us teach our Teens and
Children in the mosque / church why they need to engage themselves during holidays and in every opportunity that open to them.
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Good write up bro!

Feranchek:
Truth is, one can learn many of these artisans' trade whilst studying and gradually build experience and make money over time. What it means is that you will never be stranded anywhere.

Thank you for sharing

A person with a needed skill will always have value in the marketplace.

I hope more people learn the lesson...

alignacademy:

Thank you for sharing
A person with a needed skill will always have value in the marketplace.
I hope more people learn the lesson...

I hope so too. But Lalasticlala and mynd44 fit help dem learn o