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1naijaboy (m)
What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« on: April 10, 2008, 10:03 AM »

Hi every body.I'm fresh to the ranks of the educated unemployed.I just finished from OOU barely 24 hours ago and I have been thinking,what's next?And that has been scary for me to ponder.With the horrible economic problems of the county,even older graduates still do not have a job.NYSC is a matter of another 12 months at least,so what does one do in the interim?Does anybody know how to get one of those Customer Care job?Or what can a graduate that does not yet have his cert do to kill poverty?And did I mention that I have a lot of people counting on me?Any thoughts,any body?I'm not lazy for damn sure, what is there to do?Huh
Seun (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #1 on: April 10, 2008, 02:36 PM »

`what course?
ezeizu
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #2 on: April 10, 2008, 06:56 PM »

@ seun
please i'm also in the same shoe here. i'm a grad. of O.A.You Ile-ife, chemistry dept. finished with a 2-1, but scheduled to serve by september,
please seun help out.
lucabrasi (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #3 on: April 11, 2008, 01:53 AM »

u might try one of the private secondary schools,they pay really good and seeing as its a temporary thing and u will always have time to do your own thing cause of the closing time you can also develop useful contacts from parents which will help in getting a better job,theres other side business u can do like coaching the children of well of parents,the easiest way to get to the heart of an eminent person is through the children
Pennywise
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #4 on: April 13, 2008, 01:57 PM »

You could be a home tutor.Most concerned parents recognize that pupils and students these days need some kind of private classes. 3-4 one hr visits in a week could earn you 10-12k/mth for a family. 3 families, 36k/mth Circulate leaflets and say things that will inspire confidence by your prospective clients in you. Good luck.

Ohh. Apologies to last poster. Didnt look.
sunej (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #5 on: April 13, 2008, 04:08 PM »

Quote from: Pennywise on April 13, 2008, 01:57 PM
You could be a home tutor.Most concerned parents recognize that pupils and students these days need some kind of private classes. 3-4 one hr visits in a week could earn you 10-12k/mth for a family. 3 families, 36k/mth Circulate leaflets and say things that will inspire confidence by your prospective clients in you. Good luck.

Ohh. Apologies to last poster. Didnt look.

I support that notion, I started with home computer training, and today, am one of respected names in the IT world and i also run many reputable sites.
Frizy (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #6 on: April 13, 2008, 04:13 PM »

1. Learn to develop websites
2. Go into Forex or better still ask mum and dad to buy you some stocks from a good company
3. Work in a cybercafe
4. Sign up a record label. lol
almondjoy (f)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #7 on: April 13, 2008, 06:03 PM »

May God continue to help Nigeria.  May God continue to bless America! Kiss

@poster

I have committed you in ma prayers.
1naijaboy (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #8 on: April 13, 2008, 06:26 PM »

Thank you everybody for sharing your thoughts.Seun,sorry I couldnt answer on time.I did Mass Communication.What do you think?I really think teaching should be handled by teaching proffessionals,not just people who need to survive.What would you be passing on to the children.I don't think I have teaching skills, Yeah,it's good to be self-employed,but there's this thing called Capital, Anyways,I really appreciate your comments.Please keep them coming.They are sure very helpful and Seun,hope yiu have time to respond.Thanks y'all,And,oh,does anybody know how to get a gsm company customer care job?
alex406 (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #9 on: April 14, 2008, 09:35 AM »

Kneel Down and pray to God for a favorable job.
chukz4real (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #10 on: April 14, 2008, 10:12 AM »

Quote from: 1naijaboy on April 13, 2008, 06:26 PM
Thank you everybody for sharing your thoughts.Seun,sorry I couldnt answer on time.I did Mass Communication.What do you think?I really think teaching should be handled by teaching proffessionals,not just people who need to survive.What would you be passing on to the children.I don't think I have teaching skills, Yeah,it's good to be self-employed,but there's this thing called Capital, Anyways,I really appreciate your comments.Please keep them coming.They are sure very helpful and Seun,hope yiu have time to respond.Thanks y'all,And,oh,does anybody know how to get a gsm company customer care job?

Bro.  Teaching considering your situation presenlty does not matter much whether u are a professional or not. Thank God u said u just graduated couple of hours ago or so. I pray u don't find ursef in one village secondary school in far away northern Nigeria courtesy of NYSC. I read computer science and was sent to the classroom by NYSC to teach mathematics. Anyways, u want a very good pay job for a start temporary without a certificate right? Interesting. How I wish u know how many graduates with 2:1 searching for same opportunities? Bro. go to the classroom as a private tutor and do it wholeheartedly. During my NYSC days, I met with couple of colleagues who were braggin then; ", a graduate to get a job for N50,000, what will I do with that?" some of them are still searching for job for couple of years now while the sensible ones had even taken that of N30,000 or less for a start.

So my dear graduate, take your mind off that Telecommunication Customer Care job before u end up like my Ikwerre friend with primary six leaving certificate that sold up his viable business in Kaduna to go and look for job at Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. Grin Grin So b wise!
myholydove (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #11 on: April 14, 2008, 10:18 AM »

Good question. Most graduates today don't know what to do after graduation, REASON: they didn't prepare themselves for life after school. they never cared to discover themselves.

SOLUTION:

1) discover your talent and develop it. it will fetch u money

2) Learn something and be goog at it. As u know now the world is going IT, so a carrer in the computer world wouldn't be a bad idea.

3) Read personal development books, it gives u an edge over others especially during interviews.

4) Network i.e get to know people maybe in your church or club, I mean quality people, they may have one or two job for you. When meeting they don't appear to be a gold digger, have something meaning to give in return, maybe knowledge.

5) Start up a business. If u don't have capital, still go ahead and develop a business proposal. There's someone out there who will finance it, just take a closer look.

6) visit www.shell.com/careers, register as a graduate. It's their new way of recruiting people all over the world now. This opportunity is also available to students in higher institutions.

7) Read, read, read

Above listed items have been applied by me and they have worked. Am still in school, but I get lot's of offers b'because of what I know.

N.B  am not from a rich home, but I have developed a means to round my background.

For further advise u can reach me on this e-mail addres mayorken@fastermail.com
zmovement
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #12 on: April 14, 2008, 04:16 PM »

step 1 :look within,
step 2 :get real patient,
step 3 :look around you (not beyond 20 km radius on your location),
step 4 :see any need(s) and
finally : fill the/those need(s).

that is all it takes to bust the poverty failsafe line.
Deep Soul (f)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #13 on: April 14, 2008, 04:42 PM »

@zmovement
Sure, there are a gazillion needs to fill. Business wise, they are called market gaps. Problem is, where does a fresh grad
get funds for this "filling"?

@poster
I'm in the same situation with you - awaiting NYSC but I'm already working. Talk to people you know. Preach to EVERYONE how badly you need to keep busy and earn money and you'd be amazed at how much you can do without a certificate! Marketing jobs are usually the easiest to come by in cases like this. All you have to have is basic IQ and good communication skills.

On the other hand, you can do good by volunteering for a charity or learn a new language and most importantly read, read and did I say read?!
zmovement
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #14 on: April 14, 2008, 07:50 PM »

thank you my friend!
u see we are all multi-trillion-dollar supercomputer-robots (at least that is how i see nigerian graduates) but i must say that a vast majority of us are infected with viruses which undermine our cerebral efficiency and capacity. one of them is PRIDE the other is what i call "FRIVOLOUS ECSTASIASIS" alongside "FANTASY SYNDROMIASIS".

now to answer your question, Q: how do you make money (the hard, old fashioned way)?

A:by producing goods using machineries to convert raw materials to finished goods (note that the higher the demand  for these goods, the more chances are that you will amortize your investment sooner. Machineries are locally fabricable at ridiculous prices (< N30G) in your locality by a good welder (except your line of biz uses an electron microscope).
raw materials are a snap-almost free.
please use your supercomputer to evolve your skill and talent orientation and please, if you love yourself more than your shoes-format your hard drive and go learn a skill to manage your proposed biz.
do until end.
see ya!
atajiri
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #15 on: April 15, 2008, 01:42 AM »

one of the things you should do is to ask God for direction, An idea will come into your mind from the lord Cool
atajiri
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #16 on: April 15, 2008, 05:16 AM »

Quote from: atajiri on April 15, 2008, 01:42 AM
one of the things you should do is to ask God for direction, An idea will come into your mind from the lord Cool/quote]

YOUARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND NO ONE ELSE IS ACCOUNTABLE
xheggs (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #17 on: April 15, 2008, 12:15 PM »

u gotta hustle man.,.,.
graduate or no-graduate believe me u can hit it.,.,.
u just got to be smart.

if u just want to make money, then try all these forex, google adsense & all but if u want to make news, try to identify holes(i.e lacks, wastages & all) in some companies then write a proposal on how u think it can b fixed.,.,.,.don't be suprised when the company employs u to head the project.

N.B.: such proposals needs strong pesterin & also ensure your dealing with the md or a very top person else.,.,.Huh
loxxy
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #18 on: April 15, 2008, 06:51 PM »

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YOU CAN EARN UP TO 60K-1MILLION NAIRA ON A MONTHLY BASIS DEPENDING ON YOUR MARKETING STRATEGIES. I WISH YOU LUCK. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK ON THE WEBSITE WWW.AFROGOLDPAGES.COM
dee02 (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #19 on: April 17, 2008, 09:16 PM »

Prolly steal!
ennyclaude (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #20 on: April 21, 2008, 01:59 PM »

@Poster,
haa after drinking beer at belle abi?lol

also finished same week,  Computer science,  home is boring now
need place for IT
dee02 (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #21 on: April 21, 2008, 03:45 PM »

since pure water now sells for 10naira, i think it would be lucrative!
thunderboy (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #22 on: April 22, 2008, 11:47 AM »

shebi u finish for OSU abi na OOU den dey call am now ,  GO DO YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!  Grin
Samohong
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #23 on: April 23, 2008, 04:33 PM »

@ Seun

Seun, honestly i really appreciate your concerns being a fresh graduate. and if i must tell u, u ve just asked a very good and serious question. if i had this @ d back of my mind when i was leaving schul maybe i woudn't b where i am today. i think u shuld just try & identify what people lack & need, and u can make a living out of it. wish u good luck and all d best

cheers Cool
lobinoxebe (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #24 on: April 23, 2008, 04:49 PM »

Nairaland  has realy helped most nigerians to develop their skills, Especially me,


I don't make money from reading post but i make what can fetch me money,


Thanks for nairaland,
FMK (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #25 on: April 23, 2008, 05:32 PM »


Poster,

to get a fish you need to prepare your net   to get  honey  you need to accept to be stung   there is no easy money  you need to find out  so that people can discover what you are    i am seeing some good suggestion above can Help you .   today world is D# from  yesterday world   Information and Technology is  deep advanced  get in  the game   it can help   
bring
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #26 on: April 23, 2008, 07:47 PM »

well all a fresh graduate needs to do inorder to earn a living is to first get a pais job and then build a career on it.
And if you need a place where you can easily get almost all the job vacancies then check out this site:

http://joblinkage.blogspot.com/

so when you get there take your time to look for the job that best suits you. SIMPLE. Smiley
taken
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #27 on: April 24, 2008, 08:32 PM »

@thanks bring

i just visited the site and there are fresh vacancies posted today. thanks a million.

http://joblinkage.blogspot.com/

this site rocks. Grin
sagitarius (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #28 on: April 25, 2008, 12:17 PM »

Go get a gun. lol
winch (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #29 on: April 25, 2008, 06:05 PM »

u guys r all cool,you're bing your brda keeper in deed, NAIRALAND ROCKS Wink
Tonyblu (m)
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #30 on: April 25, 2008, 08:40 PM »

Idea plenty for this forum oh!
Ride on Guys!
We shall all Succeed in our different pursuits and endeavours!
This generation shall be the BEST generation Naija has ever Got!

Well done brothers and Sisters!
ID FIB
Re: What Can A Fresh Graduate Do To Earn A Living?
« #31 on: April 26, 2008, 02:10 AM »

Congrat fresh grad!

I think the best home buz You can do is the forex trading. You sit in your bed room while the money is coming in, but omo, don't go to forex lossers for a training o,  else,  else ,  uhm, 

You can check this out www.ramzyinvestment.com. and thatz wot I do for a living.

Take care,

Kolly Jay
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