Lets be guided, gone are days when employers look at the well structured grammatical content of your CV before hiring you. There is a landslide going on in the labor market and the human resource persons are not taking it for granted at all.

As a Nigerian student studying in Nigeria, you are confronted with the mind-bugging thought of 'what next after graduation'. I also believe to some extent, the same could be said about the Nigerian student studying abroad. No doubt, for some exceptional cases, the individual has a guaranteed job offer already waiting for him. For the rest of us, it never ceases to increase our pulse rate or blood pressure momentarily, each time we remember we have to start life after graduation, the cradle which is employment.

Needless to mention, the unemployment rate in Nigeria is high. Without being drawn into any form of political altercation on the aforementioned, I will say the government is trying. In someone else's opinion, the government has not done enough. There is varied individual and group opinions on this but that's not the crux of the matter, not the reason we are here.


I must admit, entrepreneurship is key. Simply put, business. If every Nigerian graduate can learn some kind of trade or business, whatever you choose to call it, we will reduce unemployment rate and also lessen the burden on the government. The good thing is this, even as an entrepreneur, you could enroll for a white collar job whenever the opportunity calls. Hence, we must be well guided as to the current trend in the labor market.

Companies are now in search of raw talents and proven skills. This goes beyond the wordings of your CV. Today, employers are demanding for evidence of researches conducted in your area of study. Does that ring a bell? I heard someone ask "how?". For an interview, a colleague was requested to present with his undergraduate project work. The unfortunate thing being that he couldn't even remember where he kept his own copy. Worst thing, he didn't keep a soft copy and his school couldn't provide him with a copy from their database. They no longer had it.

You can imagine the frustration of being disqualified for a potential job. It happened!! This brings us to the question: why your PROJECT PAPER?

A research paper conducted as an undergraduate speaks volume of your thought process and problem solving skill. Every research proffers answers to questions, in other words, provides possible solution(s) to a problems. Majority of Nigerian students copy already written works, never conducted the supposed research though they could have defended it. But beyond that stage, there is a lot more.

Truth is, every Nigerian graduate who actually conducted an undergraduate research and wrote a project paper, now has a chance to have his/her project published in an online journal for free. What do you stand to lose? Nothing!! What do you stand to gain??

Your name automatically becomes internet checkable with that project work to your name. Other researchers can have access to your work and make reference to it in their own studies. Most importantly, you stand a chance of being recruited by a prospective employer based on your project work. We can do a lot more than just wait!!!

Please visit www.ngjpub.com or email admin@ngjpub.com for more information on how to have your papers published.