Companies That Demand 2.1's Are Limiting Themselves

My dear Brodas and sis,
The problem actually is our system. The Nigerian system celebrates certificates and not hardwork and creativity.
1st class and 2 1 get the plum jobs and waste away in Banks and Oil companies. Wealth gets into their heads and suddenly the once very vibrant guys become dummies and fashion mistakes.

In developed economies they go into research and factory lines to bring out good products.
Generally graduates in Nigeria don't aspire for their own development, Poverty  drives them to quick CASH.
so what happens?
Technicians and craftmen all over the world become supervising engineers in Nigeria and our Bridges and road?
So, to me , grades doesn't matter. TEST THE DUDES MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BROS'S & SIS'S, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL CHANNEL OUR THOUGHTS & ENERGIES TO SOMETHING MORE MEANINGFUL. I MEAN START THINKING OF MAKING IT ON your OWN, IS NOT EASY BUT IS VERY POSSIBLE. I GRADUATED WITH A 4.38 CGPA AND BELIEVE ME, NEVER DREAMED OF WORKING FOR ANY1. CURRENTLY, I AM MY MD/CEO, GIVE MY ORDERS, GIVE MY BREAKS, APPROVE MY PROJECTS AND AM CONTENDED B/C I BELIEVE DAT I AM TOO INTELLIGENT TO WORK FOR OTHERS RATHER 4 MYSELF. D PROBLEM WIT MOST OF US IS DAT WE ARE EAGER 2 MAKE IT IN LYF IN D SHORTEST POSSIBLE TYM FORGETING DAT EASY COME, EASY GO & LESS VALUE. AS 4 D COY'S, I DON'T BLAME THEM.

@ bikini, thank you o jare. We need more sensible people like you to talk some sense into this guys here who enjoy exposing their inferiority complex.

thank you o jare. People dont realise that not everyone can be a militant or armed robber. You need a first class in criminology! 

[b]This thread should serve as an eye opener for those that are still in school.[/b]

I have been trying to ignore this thread but i think its time i contribute.

Now before i start, i will like to let you know where i am coming from.

I currently have 2 degrees, the first happens to be a 3rd class and the second a 1st class.

I got into the university believing i was a good student that did not need too much effort to excell in my studies so what did i do; i missed lectures, stayed off campus, did not study for exams until about a week or 2 to the exams, made friends with lay abouts, the list is endless. What was the result? 2 extra years and and a 3rd class degree.

I felt so bad because i knew i was sharp but i had to prove it. I registered for a professional exam that also offered a BSc with their package. I read like a mad man. I never missed one lecture, started preparing for the exams months before the date of exams, read my study texts back to back, practised all available past questions, moved with the people i identified as being top fliers, etc. The result? I never failed any paper. I was a top scorer (average exam scores of of about 73), to crown it all up, i was awarded a First class in the BSc degree.

My point is that everyone that left school with any grade deserved it, be it a 1st, 2.1, 2.2, or 3rd. (of course there can be very few exceptions)

If you believe you could have done better then you need to prove it.

Employers have a right to decide their entry criteria and they have good reasons for it. If you no like am go start your own company.

Lets learn to take responsibility for our own mistakes.

I think everybody is right in their own way, even the companies asking for 2.1 are also right to ask for 2.1.
What a lot of people don't get is that the companies are just trying to apply a sieve, the same way the universities require 5 credits in various disciplines, or a particular JAMB score (or maybe if you're part of this current generation a post-UME score!).
They actually cannot hire anybody, and they don't want to administer IQ tests to determine who's intelligent and who is not. So the benchmark is the class of degree.
One thing is, these companies are in the minority, really. Oil companies, a few banks, and consulting firms. But even if you no get 2.1, they also take 2.2 candidates with a masters degree. So, if those are the places you really wanna work, go do a masters degree. Abi?
I like that poster who said you don't hear of 1st class graduate authors, but first class authors. To support that, from my own work experience, I find that 1st class or 2.1s in the work environment in Nigeria behave like they are members of one elite cult. That eventually produces negatives like zero team spirit and effectiveness which comes from collaboration. They also act like they need to 'beat everybody else' in the work environment, eventually creating an unhealthy work culture.
Happily, I don't work in a '2.1 only' environment, since I made a 2.2 at Bsc level. So I don't need to worry about all these things. Also, I know what I want to do with my life, and class of degree doesn't come into play at all. It's up to you at the end of the day.
Peace.