Mugabe:

please sir that is not an issue for discussion.it has been proven.they even make it bettr in the society than anyone else

please sir that is not an issue for discussion.it has been proven.they even make it bettr in the society than anyone else

tkb417:

rubbish!!!! when i was in the UNI, for u to have graduated with a third class, that means the person had more of Es and Ds. Damn!!!! and u guys are blaming the Nigeria system. how come some graduated with first class in the same system.

failure is failure. getting a 3rd class is equal to not having a degree and ure blaming the system.

However, when u have life, anything is possible. u can have a 3rd class and still be more prosperous than someone who got a first class. paper degree are supposed to enhance and help us achieve our dreams. if u got a 3rd class, that means, u still need a lot to do

PS: u can't work in total with 3rd class even if your dad is the COO

dee02:

Thank you jare

To the Oxy-slowpoke who said her friend works in total with a third class, u dey hear?wetin your friend dey do there?sweep or washman?no disrespect but it has to be a menial job!!

tyna1:

I agree with you in Total they have contract workers working for contractors that supplies manpower to Total
actually these group of workers are not Total staffs,although they work there and carries Total ID cards.

aikyg:

Hi all,

I am here as clear example. I graduated with a 3rd class in elect/elect and I am not trying in any way to hold brief for anybody who is plagued by the same dilemma. I must also admit here that my coming out with a third class was not the fault of the system. 100% I am responsible for what I have.

While I was still in the university, I basically was creating my own rules; choosing to read some big books in library instead of my little handout; not doing my assignments nor writing the periodic quizzes given by the lecturers (hoping to score a whiz bang 80% in Exams since I was the bright guy); and on and on and on,

By the time I left the university with a third class, I had come to realize my mistake but there was nothing I could do about it. My not so bright friends who managed to get 2-2 by "fire by force" were already getting cool jobs, while I was still trying to find my feet. Even members of my extended family who saw me as some bright dude were beginning to question my intellectual pedigree. Infact to everybody I was not fit to be called a graduate.

However, I realized that I needed to do something; I had to fight back. I picked up what pieces that was left of my life and started my journey into the labour jungle. The first job I applied for I was not even invited. The second one I was invited and after the series of interview, only I was taken. The next Job I applied for was for people with 2-1 and again only I was taken. God so kind it has always been like this ever since.

You may be wondering how I got to change a situation so bad as my fate after graduation to a success story. Wonder no more. These are exactly what I did:

1, Look for the kind of job you really want to do and the sort of place you really want to work.

In my case I listed MTN, GLO, NLNG, SHELL, Major Airlines.

2, Find out what the employers want and compare them with what you have at the moment.

You will notice that all of these employers want 2-1 and you do not have that. But the good thing is that there are other requirements apart from the 2-1. Work on those requirements.
Example:
Job Title ======>Core Network Engineer
Requirements===>Graduate of Electrical or Computer Engineer, 2-1, 3+ years at position of IP network engineer, networking, servers, UNIX & Windows OS, CISCO knowledge, responsibility, sense for detail, accuracy, proactivity, self-activity.
If you are already like me, the only thing I do not have here is a 2-1 and 3+ years IP n/w experience. But any good recruiter will forgive you that sin, if you're able to prove that you know your onions with the rest.

3, Train for the job

I started training for comptia Network+. After that I trained for server+, then I moved to Unix. On completing Unix I moved to Cisco, which we did with windows server. By the time I was done, I was already a marketable commodity.

4, Learn a Foreign Language

This will broaden you horizon. So if you learn French you can work in French speaking country like Cameroon, Niger, Togo, etc


The truth is that if you graduated with a third class, you can rewrite your own story and you can work anywhere; all you need is a good planning and careful implementation. A least I am living evidence.

Good Luck.

Reetaa:

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please sir that is not an issue for discussion.it has been proven.they even make it bettr in the society than anyone else.
THRASH!THRASH!THRASH! AND ABSOLUTE THRASH! .THE PROBLEM IS MOST NIGERIANS HAVE A FALSE IMPRESSION ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC ABILITY.MOST STUDENTS OPT FOR COURSES THAT ARE WAY BEYOND THEIR ABILITY.I MUST SAY THAT MOST FELLAS WHO CAME OUT OF THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM WITH A THIRD CLASS SHOULD TAKE 90% OF THE BLAME.I PERSONALLY KNOW LOTS OF FRIENDS WHO CLUBBED THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL, SO WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THEIR PLIGHT?
FOR THOSE CONSOLING THEMSELVES WITH NONSENSE TALKS OF THIRD CLASS GRAD BEING MARKETABLE THAN FIRST CLASS GRAD,UVE GOT TO WAKE UP FROM YOUR DEEP SLUMBER COZ YOU WOULD GET A SHOCKER FROM THE LABOUR MARKET.

arumen:

To Him or what did u call yourself?

Is it all does with 3rd class that played when in school and is it all does with 1st class that read well in school?Let me use u as an example u mit have a first class but does it show in the way u reason?I met a lady when serving and while hurrying her up she said what will the LGO do i quote'IS THERE ANYTHING MONEY CANT DO?'some pay their way some sleep their way and some do read.

To Kazan

There's hope i have a friend with 3rd class but with divine favour she got a job in a bank 'what language is this,can someone please translate 2 english'

Damn, SOME NIGERIAN GRADUATES HAVE A WAY OF DISSECTING ENGLISH INTO SOME OTHER LANGUAGE.
NO WONDER SOME STUDENTS GRADUATED WITH A 3RD CLASS

Yoruba Yoruba Yoruba Yoruba Yoruba

AND WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BANK JOBS IN NIGERIA

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