If u can, consider volunteering to build ur experiences while looking and expecting

ymee:
After stayed at home for almost a year jobless I now believed that connection is the only way to get a good job in Nigeria because all those graduated with 2.2 and pass but well connected are all gainfully employed. Me with my strong 2.1math/comp.sci still here jobless, if na to pray i don turn to prayer warrior all to no avail but I still blv God can do it, I've attended some interviews only to meet like 50 applicants (some with experience) on one/two positions hmmm also no even 20k to start any business

Read eccl 9: 10-12

napoleon77:


Clearly not true! Lots of people still get good jobs without "connections" especially in the private sector.

Change your mindset!

Send out your CV as if your life depends on it! Don't restrict yourself to a particular job sector or location. Continue to network.

Some people even think you can only gain admission into a University with "connection".

This is true

willibounce1:

How did you study computer science without having a laptop?

I had 2 laptops before now,

icedbreez:

(icedbreez@gmail.com) send me too, lets see.

I will do that thanks

ymee:

I had 2 laptops before now,

You don dey talk true small small

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dingbang:
Why are u waiting for what is not available? Must u be an employee?

Don't mind the OP.

That's usually how you know a wasted youth: Always thinking that someone owes him or her a job.

If you can't get a job, why don't you try to start one yourself?

Lamenting about whether connection works or not is not going to save your situation.

Just like having a STRONG 2.1 which you must have now seen is completely USELESS.

Look around you now Mr. OP.

Is there anything you can do with what you already know or the skills you already possess?

That's how you get yourself a job.

Donald3d:

No offense , but I am bit disappointed this is coming from a Comp Sci student ,I dont mean to sound harsh but the world has evolved to a point that people who studied any thing that has to do with computers should'nt be looking for a job.Especially Computer Science !!!! .
If you didn't do cram and pour , and you actually understand what computer science is and its practical basics .And you actually earned your degree on merit .
Look for a problem around you and use programming to solve it ,and you would never be broke again.
I am a programmer who studied EE ,so you are in a better position to succeed .
The sky is always your starting point .
Learn to stop thinking salary and 9-5 would solve your problems .
4dor is also right .
Dont give up, you can do it !!

Sometimes I don't blame these guys, I blame our educational system.



Most of these guys don't do practicals in school, they are not taught how to apply what they have learned in real life, so when they graduated they start looking for job, only a few can.

I know of a guy studying computer engineering in school that can not identify the problem of his own laptop, he had to bring it down for repair, the way he loose the laptop, you will know he is a learner..

I ask him why and he said, lecturers don't give a F., they are the ones helping themselves by hiring an engineer to teach them practicals.


I'll suggest that after school, they should enroll for a 6 month -1 year training on practicals.

You're talking about programming, you're not sure if he is good at any programming language, because one have to be proficient in any of the language before he can hired or do anything meaningful with it..

ymee:

I will do that thanks

Ymee stop sending ur business proposals to everybody that requests for it. Trust me there are several people with capital but no business ideas.
These guys might not help, them fit use ur proposal o.

willibounce1:

You don dey talk true small small

They ar gone

afolwalex20:
Ymee stop sending ur business proposals to everybody that requests for it. Trust me there are several people with capital but no business ideas.
These guys might not help, them fit use ur proposal o.

exactly, I've sent to like 4 people but no reply yet
What do u suggest then?

Bro, don't let anybody talk you down. Keep applying, be open to roles you've not considered before. Review your CV and cover letter make them flawlessly brilliant.

Let me share a testimony. This time last year I was still cooling off in my parents house after a BSc and a UK masters. I was home for two whole years after my MSc, but to God be the glory today I'm in my own rented apartment tastefully furnished and I'm getting paid handsomely doing my dream job. Next now na car & marriage things

Life changes in a twinkle of an eye. Believe and don't stop trying.

Ikigia:



Exclude a laptop, most of the needed tools are free. If you can't use some MB to download them, you can get them from friends in same field.

Hey bro. Kindly lead me in the way I should go...as regards this fiverr stuff. I got a laptop & internet connection. My problem is that I give up easily when I don't have a mentor. I loose focus quickly. Kindly let me soar on ur wings

ymee:

exactly, I've sent to like 4 people but no reply yet
What do u suggest then?

U shouldn't have done that.
Though we don't know who might help, but I'm sure some of them would want to invest in it.

What u should have done is give them insights not the full plan. Or u guys meet one on one before relaying such info

Danyl:

@OP, the solution to your problem is on the inside of you if you had those credentials you mentioned. I graduated with 2.2 in botany but I got a job in a redundant federal commission that reduces salaries without circular to why it happened. I had to start working on fiverr to keep my family together despite the 70+ I collect every month it doesn't solve my problem it only pay my monthly bills and food but I earn *2 of that from the little computing I learned myself. I can boast in God today that am better of than last year when I never started fiverr full time. I have USA clients that give me works on a rolling basis but no one would believe I studied botany- PLANT SCIENCE. ?

jefy:
@Dan,been battling to take a firm decision on fiverr,but just couldnt get on with it..A brother needs a hand,please mentor me on this,show me the blue print on how to succeed on fiverr. Thanks,as i hope to hear from you. jflair777 at gmail dot com..you can email me your contact so i can add u up on whatsapp. Gracias

Hey danyl, I share same sentiment with jefy! I sent you a mail already. Kindly check ur inbox

Donald3d:
Then they shouldn't have being a computer science student in the first place .

So all what you are saying is that computer science is just about programming?..... I bet you are very wrong with this.

ymee:

I had 2 laptops before now,

So what happened to the 2 laptops?

sekem:


Don't mind the OP.

That's usually how you know a wasted youth: Always thinking that someone owes him or her a job.

If you can't get a job, why don't you try to start one yourself?

Lamenting about whether connection works or not is not going to save your situation.

Just like having a STRONG 2.1 which you must have now seen is completely USELESS.

Look around you now Mr. OP.

Is there anything you can do with what you already know or the skills you already possess?

That's how you get yourself a job.

niccur has strong 2.1 in maths.... He failed to understand that mathematics is a weakness to some students.. He failed to realize he can organize tutorial classes and get paid..


Come to uniport and u see posters of those offering tutorial services ... I went to a classroom and asked what was happening and I was told that it was a tutorial class, as sharp guy wey I be I asked her how much is d guy collecting she said 300naira.. I looked at the strength of the class it was more Dan 50 students.. I told myself yes this guy is a hustler...


And do u even know what? He is still a student like them... Not even a graduate...



Its well

afolwalex20:

Ymee stop sending ur business proposals to everybody that requests for it. Trust me there are several people with capital but no business ideas.
These guys might not help, them fit use ur proposal o.

You never can tell who will help him amongst those he is sending to, stop putting ideas in his head. A proposal is meant to be a draft of his intentions and plan rather than something one can easily "steal"

ephi123:


So what happened to the 2 laptops?

I had to sell one to balance my fee when in final year the other condemned.

ocheu:
well said, some people are already advising him to start up a business; must everyone do business? That's why our country is not moving forward, everyone is after money. Once after graduation, they won't thing of how to help develop the country, the next thing is to gather money and get married

so wats ur point U want him to wait for Job till Everlasting

4dor:


What exactly do you want to do/learn?

KealDrogo:

Freelancing and online mini jobs precisely

Me self wan learn o! My email is: my nairaland handle at yahoo don come. Thanks in anticipation

ephi123:


You never can tell who will help him amongst those he is sending to, stop putting ideas in his head. A proposal is meant to be a draft of his intentions and plan rather than something one can easily "steal"

Yeah I told him that also..
I only told him to be wise in it.
Mind u, proposal speaks so much about a project. Business ideas can be stolen from a proposal

dingbang:
if u take this sort of mentality and inculcate it to ur kids, they will never be independent...

But if he had been selling akara in that wasted one year, I think he would be able to afford a laptop by now even if it's a cheap or used one.

Kaysalas:

Hey bro. Kindly lead me in the way I should go...as regards this fiverr stuff. I got a laptop & internet connection. My problem is that I give up easily when I don't have a mentor. I loose focus quickly. Kindly let me soar on ur wings

I understand you well friend, I can recommend many motivational books for you, but without your determination and focus, it won't go far. My advice, Be your "motivator", nobody can motivate you better than yourself.

This might work for you: vacate your "comfort zone", make friends with likeminds.


Never forget to recite this quote to yourself daily "No better investment than investing in oneself"

Good luck!

4dbeta:


But if he had been selling akara in that wasted one year, I think he would be able to afford a laptop by now even if it's a cheap or used one.

sometimes we just tend to undermine certain jobs and look down on those who do them.. When the truth of the matter is that they are even earning more than the graduate who thinks its a job for d poor... He doesnt even need a job.. He has a talent and he should make use of it.

ymee:
After stayed at home for almost a year jobless I now believed that connection is the only way to get a good job in Nigeria because all those graduated with 2.2 and pass but well connected are all gainfully employed. Me with my strong 2.1math/comp.sci still here jobless, if na to pray i don turn to prayer warrior all to no avail but I still blv God can do it, I've attended some interviews only to meet like 50 applicants (some with experience) on one/two positions hmmm also no even 20k to start any business

If you dont get to the point where you are jobless for a long time and searching seriously to no avail, you won't understand/believe when they say your grades don't matter. Even after getting a job, you would still undergo training, no matter how good your result was. Keep trying. You may have to lower your standards regarding what you're willing to do and how much you are willing to collect for your services +not all businesses require monetary capital.

ymee:

Sorry brother no capital to start any business or can you provide? i can send you my business proposal.

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ocheu:
everyone must not work and everyone must not do business. Some ppl may already have a career to build, but the need to work to gather experience and also make some cash. So don't talk him into selling akara, everyone must not sell akara.

But if he had been selling akara in that wasted one year, I think he would be able to afford a laptop by now even if it's a cheap or used one.

Ikigia:


I understand you well friend, I can recommend many motivational books for you, but without your determination and focus, it won't go far. My advice, Be your "motivator", nobody can motivate you better than yourself.

This might work for you: vacate your "comfort zone", make friends with likeminds.


Never forget to recite this quote to yourself daily "No better investment than investing in oneself"

Good luck!

Thanks for the inspirational words. So... How do I go about learning the fiverr stuff??

Danyl:

@OP, the solution to your problem is on the inside of you if you had those credentials you mentioned. I graduated with 2.2 in botany but I got a job in a redundant federal commission that reduces salaries without circular to why it happened. I had to start working on fiverr to keep my family together despite the 70+ I collect every month it doesn't solve my problem it only pay my monthly bills and food but I earn *2 of that from the little computing I learned myself. I can boast in God today that am better of than last year when I never started fiverr full time. I have USA clients that give me works on a rolling basis but no one would believe I studied botany- PLANT SCIENCE. If you can only think outside the box you will never look for a job again. I have a friend who studied the same course but a react.js professional, he just got a job of 125k today with no connection but just dexterity and a bit of passion to see outside what's outside the computer science curriculum. So THINK THINK AND THINK, That 20k for business may not come o walahi, been there before and I know what am saying, but you have a laptop (am sure of that), you have battery? you have small gen? what are you waiting for?

This will pass off for a good advice.