[b]. The Real Reason Most Nigerian Graduates are jobless Is Not
Because Of Unemployment Rate
Nor The Govt. (Written by Anita Chinwe Herbert )
The title of this update might sound absurd, but it remains the
fact. I have discovered that most Nigerian graduates (even the
ones that graduated with a 'pass') rates themselves so high
and depends so much on white collar job. When you try to
introduce them to little business or jobs, they wouldn't hesitate
to remind you that they are graduates... If you are a graduate
and so what?
They don't think of any thing apart from working in a big
company with fine office and a company car lol. I think people
should stop this mentality ofbelieving that going to the university
is to gain employment because its really not it. Going to the
university should be to broaden your thinking faculty, enhancing
your person/Personality, equipping your mind set and acquiring
leadership ad entrepreneur skills.
Who says a graduate can't be a shoe maker, tailor, vendor,
small scale business man/woman, caterer,etc?
A graduate can do all these, the purpose for your education is to
help you add swag to whatever you want to do so as to
differentiate your style and that of an illiterate.
A graduate can be selling "moimoi", yes you read itright
"moimoi"... Add swag to it and you will see bankers, doctors,
engineers, politicians, etc
rushing to eat your moimoi... Everything in life is all about
packaging.
White collar job is not meant for everybody, the earlier you get
that ino your head, the better and faster you get yourself self
employed.
Your going to the university is also to make you an employer of
labour. There are lot of people that made it without seeing the
four walls of the university, so you that's a graduate should do
very much better than them.
The truth is, I don't believe that there is no job, the only problem
is that people are sometimes too selective because they see
themselves as graduates and can't see themselves collecting
peanut as salary. But the truth is, that small job can be what
will expose you to the big job you dream of. Instead of sitting at
home, why not just manage it.
You sit at home and complain of how the govt has not reduced
unemployment and your mates are busy establishing themselves
in one way or the other.
A graduate can be a hair stylist, just add swag to itand you
are good to go.
Some will say they want to start up business, but they are
looking for millions to start it up as a 'graduate wey dem be
naa' lol. But you can
actually start up a small business and grow from there... Most
billionaires started small.
You are a graduate and you have been jobless for years, please
take that your certificate and hide in your box, ask the illiterate
millionnaire how he made it and start up something.
Stop waiting for the govt, the Nigerian govt that Iknow will not
change unless God sends a Messiah and I know the Messiah
has come and gone since 2000 years ago.
It will not take you time to learn tailoring, baking, catering, trade,
machenic,etc... Imagine all the years you have wasted looking for
a job, you would have started counting at least in thousands by
now if you had decided to get yourself made.
Even as you are learning that trade or handwork, you can as well
be looking for a job. [/b]

@liljboy, ur point is well taken but av u considered a situation where a graduate does not av the resources to start the small buz and no body to help.As for me am ready to do anything honorable as far as it add to my bulk of experience that will land me the big job

ododo oro.

liljboy:
[b]. The Real Reason Most Nigerian Graduates are jobless Is Not
Because Of Unemployment Rate
Nor The Govt. (Written by Anita Chinwe Herbert )
The title of this update might sound absurd, but it remains the
fact. I have discovered that most Nigerian graduates (even the
ones that graduated with a 'pass') rates themselves so high
and depends so much on white collar job. When you try to
introduce them to little business or jobs, they wouldn't hesitate
to remind you that they are graduates... If you are a graduate
and so what?
They don't think of any thing apart from working in a big
company with fine office and a company car lol. I think people
should stop this mentality ofbelieving that going to the university
is to gain employment because its really not it. Going to the
university should be to broaden your thinking faculty, enhancing
your person/Personality, equipping your mind set and acquiring
leadership ad entrepreneur skills.
Who says a graduate can't be a shoe maker, tailor, vendor,
small scale business man/woman, caterer,etc?
A graduate can do all these, the purpose for your education is to
help you add swag to whatever you want to do so as to
differentiate your style and that of an illiterate.
A graduate can be selling "moimoi", yes you read itright
"moimoi"... Add swag to it and you will see bankers, doctors,
engineers, politicians, etc
rushing to eat your moimoi... Everything in life is all about
packaging.
White collar job is not meant for everybody, the earlier you get
that ino your head, the better and faster you get yourself self
employed.
Your going to the university is also to make you an employer of
labour. There are lot of people that made it without seeing the
four walls of the university, so you that's a graduate should do
very much better than them.
The truth is, I don't believe that there is no job, the only problem
is that people are sometimes too selective because they see
themselves as graduates and can't see themselves collecting
peanut as salary. But the truth is, that small job can be what
will expose you to the big job you dream of. Instead of sitting at
home, why not just manage it.
You sit at home and complain of how the govt has not reduced
unemployment and your mates are busy establishing themselves
in one way or the other.
A graduate can be a hair stylist, just add swag to itand you
are good to go.
Some will say they want to start up business, but they are
looking for millions to start it up as a 'graduate wey dem be
naa' lol. But you can
actually start up a small business and grow from there... Most
billionaires started small.
You are a graduate and you have been jobless for years, please
take that your certificate and hide in your box, ask the illiterate
millionnaire how he made it and start up something.
Stop waiting for the govt, the Nigerian govt that Iknow will not
change unless God sends a Messiah and I know the Messiah
has come and gone since 2000 years ago.
It will not take you time to learn tailoring, baking, catering, trade,
machenic,etc... Imagine all the years you have wasted looking for
a job, you would have started counting at least in thousands by
now if you had decided to get yourself made.
Even as you are learning that trade or handwork, you can as well
be looking for a job. [/b]

you're quite right but I still disagree to some extent......
........

liljboy:
[b]. The Real Reason Most Nigerian Graduates are jobless Is Not
Because Of Unemployment Rate
Nor The Govt. (Written by Anita Chinwe Herbert )
The title of this update might sound absurd, but it remains the
fact. I have discovered that most Nigerian graduates (even the
ones that graduated with a 'pass') rates themselves so high
and depends so much on white collar job. When you try to
introduce them to little business or jobs, they wouldn't hesitate
to remind you that they are graduates... If you are a graduate
and so what?
They don't think of any thing apart from working in a big
company with fine office and a company car lol. I think people
should stop this mentality ofbelieving that going to the university
is to gain employment because its really not it. Going to the
university should be to broaden your thinking faculty, enhancing
your person/Personality, equipping your mind set and acquiring
leadership ad entrepreneur skills.
Who says a graduate can't be a shoe maker, tailor, vendor,
small scale business man/woman, caterer,etc?
A graduate can do all these, the purpose for your education is to
help you add swag to whatever you want to do so as to
differentiate your style and that of an illiterate.
A graduate can be selling "moimoi", yes you read itright
"moimoi"... Add swag to it and you will see bankers, doctors,
engineers, politicians, etc
rushing to eat your moimoi... Everything in life is all about
packaging.
White collar job is not meant for everybody, the earlier you get
that ino your head, the better and faster you get yourself self
employed.
Your going to the university is also to make you an employer of
labour. There are lot of people that made it without seeing the
four walls of the university, so you that's a graduate should do
very much better than them.
The truth is, I don't believe that there is no job, the only problem
is that people are sometimes too selective because they see
themselves as graduates and can't see themselves collecting
peanut as salary. But the truth is, that small job can be what
will expose you to the big job you dream of. Instead of sitting at
home, why not just manage it.
You sit at home and complain of how the govt has not reduced
unemployment and your mates are busy establishing themselves
in one way or the other.
A graduate can be a hair stylist, just add swag to itand you
are good to go.
Some will say they want to start up business, but they are
looking for millions to start it up as a 'graduate wey dem be
naa' lol. But you can
actually start up a small business and grow from there... Most
billionaires started small.
You are a graduate and you have been jobless for years, please
take that your certificate and hide in your box, ask the illiterate
millionnaire how he made it and start up something.
Stop waiting for the govt, the Nigerian govt that Iknow will not
change unless God sends a Messiah and I know the Messiah
has come and gone since 2000 years ago.
It will not take you time to learn tailoring, baking, catering, trade,
machenic,etc... Imagine all the years you have wasted looking for
a job, you would have started counting at least in thousands by
now if you had decided to get yourself made.
Even as you are learning that trade or handwork, you can as well
be looking for a job. [/b]

Yeah, we all have our different opinions and how anybody chooses to live his/her life is theirs... even if dat graduate doesnt take dat job anoda graduate will take it, that in itself justifies dat theres underemployment. Secondly its not enough to jst jump start entrpreneurship especially the ones you mentioned... theres a big difference in u being self employed and being a business investor. Most Nigerians that sing Entrepreneurship are more of being self employed and thats why even with d all entrepreneurship thingy in nigeria, theres still a maximum rate of underemployment. I for one feel that you should start small...do not despise d day of little beginings oh...if u are going to collar job its for self improvement and if u are goin into entrepreneurship-dnt jst be self employed, think big...besides why does it have to be shoe makers, bead makers, cake makers, why dont we have more of manufacturing entrepreneurs cos even the so called entrepreneurs are doin copy cat...today I have out of 10friends 8 who re bead makers...dat isnt anything like entrepreneurship, its following the crowd, being a mediocre.