Hi,

I know this might be a little controversial, but there is wisdom in it. I hope you get that wisdom.

Pinshure nko or idonbilivit

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Make sense sha. A beautiful concept but it take huge patience to stick to the advice.

Na wa ooo...it is well with us

Abeg who go pay me make I give u job now now

Fantastic; OP U a Gem; thanks for this invaluable admonition; I only wish they listen

Invaluable information, wish I knew this 3 yrs before now.

Now.. This op is making a whole lot of brain..... Thanks man, great advice

Ok...So how does someone without income pay someone to have an income?

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This article has some sense cos employers tend to look at a prospective employees skill.

Raymondenyi:
Fantastic; OP U a Gem; thanks for this invaluable admonition; I only wish they listen

show me any volunteer job in d industry and I will gladly be wiiling to work for it.

macaranta:
Ok...So how does someone without income pay someone to have an income?

lol dnt u read? U can pay with ur skill and ur time.... Not necessarily money

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This is so so True....... am currently a 300l student of a federal university currently doing my IT.......I may be a 3rd class student but wat am currently learning at my place of IT is making me more popular and the most envied guy in my dept........the bottom line is dat skills have the greater advantage over sch knowledge and the certificate......... afta my IT I plan on going freelance and starting up small........no time to waste

Front page material!
Volunteer job is scarce nevertheless one must make a move on them.
Thanks Op for the paradigm post

Ok

Rather than pay the company, I know most decent companies may see that as exploiting, I suggest you offer to work without pay. At least with that you only need to finance your transportation and feeding for the period

I have a first hand experience of these. Years ago while studying to be a medical laboratory scientists, during breaks I approach big hospitals and laboratory to work without pay.

The first lab I worked did not give me any pay but the experience I gather so assisted me in my education I got an academic award plus good grades.

After my education while waiting for NYSC, I approached a bigger hospital and quoted my experience from the other lab, I was given a temp job with no salary, but little allowance, free lunch tickets and I got free ride from work by joining other staffs or company bus.

Try this and you will get the skill, experience and ultimately the Job.

How will it be if you have a degree in Education and you approach a school to teach without pay?
A degree in business or accounting and you approach an audit firm or organization?
Etc

Don't think the Job is waiting for you, you approach the Job and show your competence.

I wish you well.

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I have no idea where you got this concept from, but I think it's trashy! Now, what is the essence doing industrial attachment if not for practical industrial skills?

Well, I don't subscribe to this idea at all. Some parents sold their lands to send their children to school, and after graduating instead of these graduates appreciating their parents for their efforts, you are here suggesting they should still pay again to acquire knowledge in the industry. And where will the money come from?

This is BAD idea. For me, our schools have failed us. They ought to start teaching us how to be self employed, right from the day we got admission, and how to generate capital for biz after school and not saying if you don't make upper credit or first class you are finished.

Please don't corrupt the minds of CEOs on this platform with this stupid idea so that they are not compelled to slash the salaries of their workers.

OK ,,,,I like threads like dis,its educational,motivational,inspiring, nice one op ,,,I appreciate you kind Lobopatia in these .

I am still an undergraduate.. The op is right on spot

Cutehector:
lol dnt u read? U can pay with ur skill and ur time.... Not necessarily money

Dude,I skimmed through ...its generally a good concept but will work well for someone without pressing financial obligations(dependants ,bills,etc)
Also in Engineering ,it's not ideal taking this route ,there are safety and insurance concerns e.g because you are inexperienced you sustain permanent injuries carrying out some tasks,you have no entitlements be it medical or legal claims since you didn't really sign any terms of service documents.
Also personally I feel this trend should not be encouraged as we know how Nigerian Employers could start abusing the whole thing,a good example is NYSC,some schools and organizations are run solely on Corp members ,since theyve tasted free labour going back to paid labor is largely not in their agenda.
So in the long run the acceptability of volunteer worker package will hurt the labor market as most employers will opt for free workers.

However a properly structured paid graduate internship is good.

macaranta:


Dude,I skimmed through ...its generally a good concept but will work well for someone without pressing financial obligations(dependants ,bills,etc)
Also in Engineering ,it's not ideal taking this route ,there are safety and insurance concerns e.g because you are inexperienced you sustain permanent injuries carrying out some tasks,you have no entitlements be it medical or legal claims since you didn't really sign any terms of service documents.
Also personally I feel this trend should not be encouraged as we know how Nigerian Employers could start abusing the whole thing,a good example is NYSC,some schools and organizations are run solely on Corp members ,since theyve tasted free labour going back to paid labor is largely not in their agenda.
So in the long run the acceptability of volunteer worker package will hurt the labor market as most employers will opt for free workers.

However a properly structured paid graduate internship is good.

you are very right.. Most employers will take advantage of the volunteer thing....