clockwisereport:
No, to an extent
Most of the things we were taught in school are useless as far as I am concerned. What do i do with 2 port network, karnaugh map,transistors , bode plot, nyquist stability criterion, and so many trashes they were suffering us with back then.

The problem with school curricular and real world applications is from the graduates who hardly take time to know where their intended course of study leads to. Engineers think they are being trained for technician role. How many engineering graduates can define engineering or 5 tools related to their field of engineering?

Loewe:
What kind of defamatory thread is this? Foreigners will read this and draw up silly, fallacious conclusions about our educational system and youth's mental capacity and tomorrow, y'all will claim Nigerians aren't being accepted in certain places.

Most of us are highly unpatriotic... This is a nonsensical thread!

Is write-up is very correct.
I had interviewed many unemployable graduates,and they are characterized with all the writer mentioned.
No intuition
No native intelligence
Lack of economic emotions
Addictive to backward social interest and so on.
Most people don't know how a capitalistic system works,hence they are quick in mentioning the western world.

Who will pay a lazy ass grad in Canada?
Who will employ somebody that can't think on their toes?

Companies spend on you because they know and see the value you possess.

Oyinbo Sabi that you are lazy ,so they have you Cam.
If you don't want to be poor even in the so called "self employment" ,you better change your game.

Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding


Please Op

Can you mention the free online courses
That is applicable in Nigeria Labor market!

Help a graduate that will be rounding up National service in the next few months! Sir

Karleb:


That guy dey Bobo una.

How many companies in Nigeria pay per week?

He had to put that in just to feel good about himself. I'm not saying #200k per month is farfetched even for an entry level position but I'm damn sure that nigga doesn't pay such. He's just making mouth.

You're smart

Lisaint:
Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding


Please Op

Can you mention the free online courses
That is applicable in Nigeria Labor market!

Help a graduate that will be rounding up National service in the next few months! Sir

A Proficiency in Ms will help.
Research and Data reporting.
Make Google learning your friend.

Tobimathew:
nice write up though, but the facts is that Nigerians are not fully emoloyable,cos most intelligent graduates are not employed or employed where there skills are slightly /not needed,



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N2B2:
An interesting write-up, @mollie2.

It presents a few hard-hitting questions.

Unfortunately, it also reads like a tirade typical of the average low-paying Nigerian employer with a god complex.

The rant starts from your title: "Are Nigerian graduates employable?"

Fresh graduates have little to no experience and will typically seek entry-level jobs to gain experience.



Are these hiring managers looking to fill vacant entry level positions? Because there's no shortage of young graduates out there searching for their first jobs.

Let's look at some of your points.



Yes, a can-do attitude is a mindset valued in the workplace.

However, you mention nothing about can-do attitudes here.

Instead, because you had one bad experience, you jeer at the unemployed who lament Nigeria's failed employment systems.



That's what the job requirements section of your job posting is for. No research needed.



What interviewers think of such candidates is irrelevant.

How is wanting to go to church on weekdays religious fanaticism?

You seem incensed that applicants want to maintain lives outside their workplace.

The title of this point should have been: "A lack of workplace fanaticism."



A lie cleverly intended to mask the ridiculousness of the next statement you make.

See next quote:



I said it - a typical low-paying employer, seeking "rockstar" talents to pay peanuts to.

For those reading, never let anyone convince you that you aren't worth reasonable pay, even if you have little to no experience.

Employers don't only pay for your skill; they pay for your time and effort, too.



It is called slave labor, indicative of the terrible workplace you run.

Conclusion:

This rant-like write-up is just a demand for employee subservience.

Unpaid internships, peanut-paying yet high-demanding jobs... all unreasonable demands of fresh graduates.

And unreasonable demands breed hostile workplaces.

Try again.

This time, try to put yourself in the shoes of the unemployed when you write.

God bless you for this

Forget source it happens so many times

CamusMidas:

Source?

boladale123:


Is write-up is very correct.
I had interviewed many unemployable graduates,and they are characterized with all the writer mentioned.
No intuition
No native intelligence
Lack of economic emotions
Addictive to backward social interest and so on.
Most people don't know how a capitalistic system works,hence they are quick in mentioning the western world.

Who will pay a lazy ass grad in Canada?
Who will employ somebody that can't think on their toes?

Companies spend on you because they know and see the value you possess.

Oyinbo Sabi that you are lazy ,so they have you Cam.
If you don't want to be poor even in the so called "self employment" ,you better change your game.

How many graduate did you study to draw conclusion?
How states did you study?
What was the population of study?

ASPIREX:


I am very Nigerian and I agree with you completely that most Nigerians are underemployed. But trust me if your are good in what you do it's just a question of time you will be catapulted to where you try belong remuneration wise. That's why we have a whole industry called 'poaching'.

You points are valid but mostly applicable in few good private firms ..... Generally speaking it's good to be hardworking and put in your best but look at it this way,how many career jobs are available in Nigeria? These are jobs that you can easily grow and develop in because the job security is there. Look at the banking system for instance, most staff are casual and not career bankers who may be sacked at any given time. There is no right frame of mind and stability to follow all OP's valid points. Nigeria has lost it, only God can savage the country

crossfm:
Hehehe.

You made some valid points in your write up,but I can tell you that some Nigerian graduates are the best you can get.

Most people don't go for interview again because of the Nigerian factor(nepotism),so they prefer staying back at home,instead of wasting their money on transport.

Another area where I fault some employers is the years of experience they keep on talking about. What happens to training these guys,who knows they might be better than the ones who have spent years in such job.

Another thing I noticed about interviews in Nigeria is that,they don't interview you based on the job you applied for and your field of study.

You make a fair point about the request for several years of experience. But most of my examples and experiences are around entry-level roles.

Poleski:
Most Nigerian graduates are unemployable because they're poorly educated. They "sorted" their way through school and thus can't defend their paper qualifications. Some of them are incapable of filling out job application forms!

Our education system is terrible but Nigerians are creative and resilient.
My sister struggled to have 2.1 in Geology but got a distinction in her master degree in the UK .
So many Nigerians are doing well outside this country . They put in thier best in a system that works and they are doing excellently well out here in various field of work.
Some un-serious Nigerians may have these attributes that you mentioned. But that is not the reflection of the rest of hard working and intelligent Nigerians that don't have the opportunity to be selected for such interviews.
Poor op got a bit of bashing .. Nigerian are not smiling .

mayo47:
Forget source it happens so many times

We are talking about entry positions

Dan selewa



While, some are, some aren't, I have met some graduate Who can't construct a single sentence!it is that serious

Good observation..but job too scared to see.. There are many that can do better.. but no opportunities to explore..

...

mollie12:
Everybody knows unemployment is a big issue in this country. So many are searching for jobs long after completion of tertiary education and youth service, with few offers in sight.

We come over here to complain about the lack of job opportunities. But my experience over the past 4 months in this arena has been very interesting.

On average, hiring managers forward 3-4 job vacancies/offers to me each week, asking me for candidates I can refer to them for one job opportunity or the other.

I just moved cities and changed jobs within Nigeria, and my experience on my previous job and the new one is the same: the HR department has a LOT of open roles. They are looking for job candidates but cannot find any.

One of the HR staff keeps coming to our side of the office almost every day that they are looking for candidates to fill this role, do we know anyone to refer?

Only yesterday I was speaking with a manager on a job I'd left 2 years ago. He was complaining that he had roles to fill but didn't have candidates. I had a similar conversation with yet another ex-supervisor of mine - looking for staff for a new team he was putting together.

And it makes one wonder: so many jobs, so few qualified candidates? Or what exactly is going on?

Like I said, the last 4 months have given me a clue to what is going on.

Over the last 4 months, I have had to seek staff for short-term roles. And my experience has been lamentable. Horror stories. I could write a book on them.

The number of candidates that talk a good game but cannot deliver scrap, that promise Mount Everest but deliver an anthill - is appalling.

Initially, I kept an open mind and was willing to take people on their word, and trust that they would be reliable enough to deliver. I wanted to open up opportunities for young people to earn income commensurate to their skills. I actually had a dream to through my short-term role opportunities, nurture a pipeline of promising talent that I can whole-heartedly refer to my previous colleagues and managers who come to me seeking job candidates because they have done great work I can vouch for (I don't just refer anyone because these people come to me because they know I do quality work and value quality work and will only refer quality talent to them - I have a reputation to protect).

But after quite a few false starts and hundreds of thousands of naira down the drain, I have to ask myself: are our graduates really employable?

From my experience, and those of others, here are a few ways our graduates shoot themselves in the foot and deny themselves a chance of a rewarding job opportunity or offer:

1. Lack a can-do attitude. I remember once contacting a job candidate who had applied to fill a role to do a preliminary interview. I could tell from his CV that he had almost no experience, but the job to be done was not that technical so I felt this is something someone that learns fast can do. On calling him and explaining the work to be done in detail, imagine what the fellow told me? He sighed and started grumbling and hissing "I don't think I can do this kind of work o". And this was basic research and data gathering oo, work every university graduate would have done in their final year. I just jejely left him.

I wonder why a graduate looking for work would act that way. This is a job you sent your CV for, no one forced you to send it in. The least you could do is do research on what the role entails, and convey confidence when your interviewer calls by explaining that even though you have limited experience, you can learn quickly. I guess he wasn't really looking. But these are those people will look at, and say the Nigerian system has failed job seekers.

2. Lack a growth mindset (allergic to learning and constructive feedback). I have noticed this trend with youths, particularly in the 21-28 age range. They do not know how to handle feedback on their work output well. If you tell them their work needs improvement, they act like you have slapped them in the face. And when I see this sort of reaction I just want to shake them and tell them: you are too young to be thinking your work will be perfect from scratch! That's the value of time and experience - it improves the quality of work. You work cannot be 100% at the first attempt or even the second attempt, but with refinement, feedback, work and skills get better. But these ones will go around to report you to others that you are wicked or other falsehoods, meanwhile, you are only looking out for their own progress. (Let me iterate here that I do constructive feedback - I don't shout or insult or put down people's personalities in the name of feedback because I know this is not helpful: it only destroys self-esteem. So I am referring to normal, even-toned, dispassioned feedback. And this is the feedback they take offense with. SMH)

3. Religious fanaticism. You hear of candidates that tell interviewers that they cannot come to work on Fridays. Or that they have to leave early on Wednesdays for choir practice. Meanwhile, the first interviewer is a Muslim, and the second interviewer is a Christian, a church deacon. Imagine what the interviewers think of such candidates. When these candidates get the job rejection, they will be consoling themselves that they are facing persecution for their faith, not knowing that what they are facing is the consequence of stupidity.

That's all I will say on this one. In all things, apply wisdom.

4. Entitlement mentality. I think this is an issue I will blame the motivational speakers on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for. They have sold this stupendous idea to young people that they can get a job that will earn them millions with almost zero experience. They convince them to toss aside "low-paying" jobs and demand to be paid "their worth". They lie to them that only paid internships should be pursued.

Let me clarify something here. I absolutely hate the idea of jobs that pay graduates what can barely take them home. But the unfortunate reality is that in a capitalist market, money follows value. People will pay you a high salary because they believe you will deliver a high value to their company. Not because you hold a certificate paper, because everyone holds that, and you know what they say about supply and demand. If you don't have in-demand, hot skills that are scarce, be ready to take up that peanut-paying job and that unpaid internship to learn what you need to learn to be in demand. It is called stooping to conquer.

But many job candidates don't understand the market they are in yet. So they struggle in this area.

5. Poor work ethic. This is one I can write a book on. It appears many graduates don't understand that employers employ them to ADD value. So they engage in behaviors that erode or destroy value for their employer. And wonder why no one wants to hire them.
What is value to an employer? Time and Trust.

How is the value of Time and Trust eroded?
i. By missing deadlines. This is when someone is asked to complete a task by 3 pm on Wednesday, but instead, completes it and send it by 5 pm on Friday. And does not apologize or communicate ahead of time that there will be a delay so their employer can manage the impact. Time is money - this is unacceptable behavior
ii. By being unreliable. This is connected to the above in a way. When a supervisor gives work to you, they want to be able to go elsewhere and come back assured that you will do the exact work. But sometimes, there is no communication, and after the time elapses, the work is not done. When your employer has to engage in prayer and fasting for you to deliver your work on time and in good quality, know you won't last long. You are creating too much stress.


6. Refusal to self-develop. In the world we are living in, the biggest disservice you can do to yourself is to end your personal learning and development with a BSc or BA. Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding).

And even asides from digital skills, there are so many other things to learn to become workplace-ready (employable). You need to learn business writing, proper verbal and written communication skills, telephone and email etiquette, emotional intelligence, team and collaboration skills. And all of these are available - for FREE! - on this internet. Same internet all of us are using. So it is always disappointing when I encounter a job seeker who has been searching for years but in all this time of searching, did not set apart time to ensure they have the workplace skills to succeed.


After all my plenty story, I'm still hoping we do have employable Nigerian graduates out there. Those that know better than to fall into the above-listed traps. What do you think? Share in the comments

Baba as a real nigga you must fit in, in one of the below option's in Nigeria if you want to survive as a graduate..

PermSec01:
plz, I'd like to request a mentoring space with you.... How can I reach you online

I have followed you. I believe you should be able to message me now

boladale123:


Is write-up is very correct.
I had interviewed many unemployable graduates,and they are characterized with all the writer mentioned.
No intuition
No native intelligence
Lack of economic emotions
Addictive to backward social interest and so on.
Most people don't know how a capitalistic system works,hence they are quick in mentioning the western world.

Who will pay a lazy ass grad in Canada?
Who will employ somebody that can't think on their toes?

Companies spend on you because they know and see the value you possess.

Oyinbo Sabi that you are lazy ,so they have you Cam.
If you don't want to be poor even in the so called "self employment" ,you better change your game.

You claim to have interviewed several "unemployable graduates" yet you cannot construct a sentence in English without grammatical blunders.

I dare say, those you have interviewed are better than you...

N2B2:


Of course, you have nothing more to add, not to this rant — as you've been unceremoniously shamed — or to growth of entry-level employees who know their worth.



Facing criticism for your rant — instead of the praise you expected — you've resorted to e-bragging.

Have you forgotten you said: ... One of the HR staff keeps coming to our side of the office almost every day that they are looking for candidates to fill this role...

Are you an employee who pays other employees? Lol! You can't even lie well.



Nah. Your workplace is not a charity, and neither you nor your boss are saints.

Your boss is paying graduates for the time & effort they spend for the business.



Another lie.

The money has gotten to your head, so you now look down on those with little to no experience.

That's why you advocate for peanut salaried and unpaid internships.



A stark contrast from a post you made in April 2019 decrying the very thing you're now ignorantly doing.

Here's what you said:



Shame on you!

Your submission is so ignorantly hilarious that I wondered whether to bother responding.

You mean you don’t know that it is possible to both be employed and be an employer of labour? What do you think those that hire personal assistants or domestic help are doing? Why is it such a surprise to you that I’m hired and hiring at the same time?

You think your take is smart. But I’m pretty sure you are unemployed. And it’s likely for one or more of the reasons mentioned in the OP. So why don’t you swallow your pride and learn what will improve your current predicament?

You can fool yourself all you want that I’m trying to look for slave labour. But take a look around you in Nigeria? Don’t you see graduates queueing and begging for low-paying jobs? Do you think any employer paying peanuts is complaining of lack of job candidates? No! They have more than enough of such.

Do you think if I was such an employer, I’d be here on nairaland trying to advise others to improve themselves so they can position for better opportunities? Think hard.

And if you want, keep deceiving yourself.

Let me not start mentioning names bro. I have been there.
quote author=ASPIREX post=110141968]

Curruption in the recruitment process is a rarity in the organised private sector.

This is more of a public sector dilemma. [/quote]

GUNITGuy:

you nailed him oooo...it's typical of so called low paying employers who want highly intelligent graduate do high demanding jobs and go home with little pay...they would tell you you know we just helping you they are so many of your mates still looking for a job ....and want to make you work your ass out then criticize you for just being a first class

Mr man, don’t be a fool.

Low paying employers are not looking for job candidates. They have more than enough. Do you know the hundreds of candidates that apply to jobs that pay 20k per month on a daily basis out of desperation?

You read the entire post from the beginning to the end and your takeaway was that this was about getting low paid hires? If that’s the case, I feel sorry for you.

You said it all!

N2B2:
An interesting write-up, @mollie2.

It presents a few hard-hitting questions.

Unfortunately, it also reads like a tirade typical of the average low-paying Nigerian employer with a god complex.

The rant starts from your title: "Are Nigerian graduates employable?"

Fresh graduates have little to no experience and will typically seek entry-level jobs to gain experience.



Are these hiring managers looking to fill vacant entry level positions? Because there's no shortage of young graduates out there searching for their first jobs.

Let's look at some of your points.



Yes, a can-do attitude is a mindset valued in the workplace.

However, you mention nothing about can-do attitudes here.

Instead, because you had one bad experience, you jeer at the unemployed who lament Nigeria's failed employment systems.



That's what the job requirements section of your job posting is for. No research needed.



What interviewers think of such candidates is irrelevant.

How is wanting to go to church on weekdays religious fanaticism?

You seem incensed that applicants want to maintain lives outside their workplace.

The title of this point should have been: "A lack of workplace fanaticism."



A lie cleverly intended to mask the ridiculousness of the next statement you make.

See next quote:



I said it - a typical low-paying employer, seeking "rockstar" talents to pay peanuts to.

For those reading, never let anyone convince you that you aren't worth reasonable pay, even if you have little to no experience.

Employers don't only pay for your skill; they pay for your time and effort, too.



It is called slave labor, indicative of the terrible workplace you run.

Conclusion:

This rant-like write-up is just a demand for employee subservience.

Unpaid internships, peanut-paying yet high-demanding jobs... all unreasonable demands of fresh graduates.

And unreasonable demands breed hostile workplaces.

Try again.

This time, try to put yourself in the shoes of the unemployed when you write.

mollie12:
Everybody knows unemployment is a big issue in this country. So many are searching for jobs long after completion of tertiary education and youth service, with few offers in sight.

We come over here to complain about the lack of job opportunities. But my experience over the past 4 months in this arena has been very interesting.

On average, hiring managers forward 3-4 job vacancies/offers to me each week, asking me for candidates I can refer to them for one job opportunity or the other.

I just moved cities and changed jobs within Nigeria, and my experience on my previous job and the new one is the same: the HR department has a LOT of open roles. They are looking for job candidates but cannot find any.

One of the HR staff keeps coming to our side of the office almost every day that they are looking for candidates to fill this role, do we know anyone to refer?

Only yesterday I was speaking with a manager on a job I'd left 2 years ago. He was complaining that he had roles to fill but didn't have candidates. I had a similar conversation with yet another ex-supervisor of mine - looking for staff for a new team he was putting together.

And it makes one wonder: so many jobs, so few qualified candidates? Or what exactly is going on?

Like I said, the last 4 months have given me a clue to what is going on.

Over the last 4 months, I have had to seek staff for short-term roles. And my experience has been lamentable. Horror stories. I could write a book on them.

The number of candidates that talk a good game but cannot deliver scrap, that promise Mount Everest but deliver an anthill - is appalling.

Initially, I kept an open mind and was willing to take people on their word, and trust that they would be reliable enough to deliver. I wanted to open up opportunities for young people to earn income commensurate to their skills. I actually had a dream to through my short-term role opportunities, nurture a pipeline of promising talent that I can whole-heartedly refer to my previous colleagues and managers who come to me seeking job candidates because they have done great work I can vouch for (I don't just refer anyone because these people come to me because they know I do quality work and value quality work and will only refer quality talent to them - I have a reputation to protect).

But after quite a few false starts and hundreds of thousands of naira down the drain, I have to ask myself: are our graduates really employable?

From my experience, and those of others, here are a few ways our graduates shoot themselves in the foot and deny themselves a chance of a rewarding job opportunity or offer:

1. Lack a can-do attitude. I remember once contacting a job candidate who had applied to fill a role to do a preliminary interview. I could tell from his CV that he had almost no experience, but the job to be done was not that technical so I felt this is something someone that learns fast can do. On calling him and explaining the work to be done in detail, imagine what the fellow told me? He sighed and started grumbling and hissing "I don't think I can do this kind of work o". And this was basic research and data gathering oo, work every university graduate would have done in their final year. I just jejely left him.

I wonder why a graduate looking for work would act that way. This is a job you sent your CV for, no one forced you to send it in. The least you could do is do research on what the role entails, and convey confidence when your interviewer calls by explaining that even though you have limited experience, you can learn quickly. I guess he wasn't really looking. But these are those people will look at, and say the Nigerian system has failed job seekers.

2. Lack a growth mindset (allergic to learning and constructive feedback). I have noticed this trend with youths, particularly in the 21-28 age range. They do not know how to handle feedback on their work output well. If you tell them their work needs improvement, they act like you have slapped them in the face. And when I see this sort of reaction I just want to shake them and tell them: you are too young to be thinking your work will be perfect from scratch! That's the value of time and experience - it improves the quality of work. You work cannot be 100% at the first attempt or even the second attempt, but with refinement, feedback, work and skills get better. But these ones will go around to report you to others that you are wicked or other falsehoods, meanwhile, you are only looking out for their own progress. (Let me iterate here that I do constructive feedback - I don't shout or insult or put down people's personalities in the name of feedback because I know this is not helpful: it only destroys self-esteem. So I am referring to normal, even-toned, dispassioned feedback. And this is the feedback they take offense with. SMH)

3. Religious fanaticism. You hear of candidates that tell interviewers that they cannot come to work on Fridays. Or that they have to leave early on Wednesdays for choir practice. Meanwhile, the first interviewer is a Muslim, and the second interviewer is a Christian, a church deacon. Imagine what the interviewers think of such candidates. When these candidates get the job rejection, they will be consoling themselves that they are facing persecution for their faith, not knowing that what they are facing is the consequence of stupidity.

That's all I will say on this one. In all things, apply wisdom.

4. Entitlement mentality. I think this is an issue I will blame the motivational speakers on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for. They have sold this stupendous idea to young people that they can get a job that will earn them millions with almost zero experience. They convince them to toss aside "low-paying" jobs and demand to be paid "their worth". They lie to them that only paid internships should be pursued.

Let me clarify something here. I absolutely hate the idea of jobs that pay graduates what can barely take them home. But the unfortunate reality is that in a capitalist market, money follows value. People will pay you a high salary because they believe you will deliver a high value to their company. Not because you hold a certificate paper, because everyone holds that, and you know what they say about supply and demand. If you don't have in-demand, hot skills that are scarce, be ready to take up that peanut-paying job and that unpaid internship to learn what you need to learn to be in demand. It is called stooping to conquer.

But many job candidates don't understand the market they are in yet. So they struggle in this area.

5. Poor work ethic. This is one I can write a book on. It appears many graduates don't understand that employers employ them to ADD value. So they engage in behaviors that erode or destroy value for their employer. And wonder why no one wants to hire them.
What is value to an employer? Time and Trust.

How is the value of Time and Trust eroded?
i. By missing deadlines. This is when someone is asked to complete a task by 3 pm on Wednesday, but instead, completes it and send it by 5 pm on Friday. And does not apologize or communicate ahead of time that there will be a delay so their employer can manage the impact. Time is money - this is unacceptable behavior
ii. By being unreliable. This is connected to the above in a way. When a supervisor gives work to you, they want to be able to go elsewhere and come back assured that you will do the exact work. But sometimes, there is no communication, and after the time elapses, the work is not done. When your employer has to engage in prayer and fasting for you to deliver your work on time and in good quality, know you won't last long. You are creating too much stress.


6. Refusal to self-develop. In the world we are living in, the biggest disservice you can do to yourself is to end your personal learning and development with a BSc or BA. Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding).

And even asides from digital skills, there are so many other things to learn to become workplace-ready (employable). You need to learn business writing, proper verbal and written communication skills, telephone and email etiquette, emotional intelligence, team and collaboration skills. And all of these are available - for FREE! - on this internet. Same internet all of us are using. So it is always disappointing when I encounter a job seeker who has been searching for years but in all this time of searching, did not set apart time to ensure they have the workplace skills to succeed.


After all my plenty story, I'm still hoping we do have employable Nigerian graduates out there. Those that know better than to fall into the above-listed traps. What do you think? Share in the comments

I quite agree with your submissions, however some of the attitudinal problems are as a result of demoralisation. The average has seen uncles, aunties, brothers and sisters search for jobs for years with finding and these people drum it in their ear that there is no work, it's only a matter of time their confidence and believe system gets messed up.

Secondly, we do not have enough graduate job opportunities for our graduates to start from. About a 250k graduates or more finish nysc every year, were are we going to place them? In fact, I can boldly say that the problem we have is unemployment not unemployability. We can't ask people who have not worked before to have skills that can only be developed from work. We need a lot of retraining post school.

N2B2:
An interesting write-up, @mollie2.

It presents a few hard-hitting questions.

Unfortunately, it also reads like a tirade typical of the average low-paying Nigerian employer with a god complex.

The rant starts from your title: "Are Nigerian graduates employable?"

Fresh graduates have little to no experience and will typically seek entry-level jobs to gain experience.



Are these hiring managers looking to fill vacant entry level positions? Because there's no shortage of young graduates out there searching for their first jobs.

Let's look at some of your points.



Yes, a can-do attitude is a mindset valued in the workplace.

However, you mention nothing about can-do attitudes here.

Instead, because you had one bad experience, you jeer at the unemployed who lament Nigeria's failed employment systems.



That's what the job requirements section of your job posting is for. No research needed.



What interviewers think of such candidates is irrelevant.

How is wanting to go to church on weekdays religious fanaticism?

You seem incensed that applicants want to maintain lives outside their workplace.

The title of this point should have been: "A lack of workplace fanaticism."



A lie cleverly intended to mask the ridiculousness of the next statement you make.

See next quote:



I said it - a typical low-paying employer, seeking "rockstar" talents to pay peanuts to.

For those reading, never let anyone convince you that you aren't worth reasonable pay, even if you have little to no experience.

Employers don't only pay for your skill; they pay for your time and effort, too.



It is called slave labor, indicative of the terrible workplace you run.

Conclusion:

This rant-like write-up is just a demand for employee subservience.

Unpaid internships, peanut-paying yet high-demanding jobs... all unreasonable demands of fresh graduates.

And unreasonable demands breed hostile workplaces.

Try again.

This time, try to put yourself in the shoes of the unemployed when you write.

Waooooooo
I like the way you break it down and replied the op.

Wow!
Interesting write-up
I was in a seminar and something like this was discussed

Thanks
I will work on this personally too

If there is vacancy, you can give serious minded graduate like me an opportunity.

@mollie12,

You missed out the biggest issue: IQ.

The current Nigerian "yoots" are dumb. They have a very low IQ.

You just read through NL and evaluate their contributions and written thought.

Go through the first 2 pages of the historical post of many of those that have commented on this thread. See if they have made any intellectual posts recently or they are just contributing low-IQ comments.

The current Nigerian "yoot" only knows about "My EPL team", his/her betting strategy "business", BBN and/or tribalism.

Useless, unemployable lot!

mollie12:


Your submission is so ignorantly hilarious that I wondered whether to bother responding.

As I said before, seeing the overwhelming number of NLders who have called you out and shamed you, it's no surprise you can't respond.

mollie12:
You mean you don’t know that it is possible to both be employed and be an employer of labour?

I said PAY not HIRE. The former is not something a glorified HR personnel like yourself will know anything about.

What do you think those that hire personal assistants or domestic help are doing? Why is it such a surprise to you that I’m hired and hiring at the same time?

You think you're all that because you got to interview a few personal assistants and cleaners for hire? Rofl! Now that's the definition of an ignorantly hilarious notion unworthy of a response.

And just so you know: I'm neither unemployed nor on your level. Your monthly wage might not even be enough to score an hour consultation with me. I interview my clients, not the other way around. So, sit down.

Very thoughtful of you OP

Even as I don't agree with some of your outlines here,
I learnt from it... sha one or two

You write so well though....

I'm an undergraduate, a final year dude.. ..
I do look out to more of this(your writing)
Thanks

Born2conquer:

"If I lie to the world, i can't lie to myself"
I can also work as a consultant, consultant is more of supervision and blowing big grammers.

Feed formulation? The feed ration is everywhere and i can even draft it out for you now which will contain the basic nutrients needed by animals.

But i can't lie to myself bro! As an animal scientist, we should be able to do the real deal and not what every jack and rose can do just by reading few lines

Animal Science has to do with production & management of animals, besides according to google Animal scientists research ways to improve the quality and productivity of farm animals for food production , through lowering animal death rates, increasing growth rates, and upgrading their environments.

Yes almost everybody knows something about this, but not everybody can do it as well as a person who studied that course. Some of those theories they teach u are applicable to real life, u just have to be bold enough to apply it & adjust based on results and feed back.

Bros, school just shows the way the way..it's up to u to follow the path, especially in 9ja way theory full school. U have access to the Internet, YouTube, Google, research journals online etc.
package urself & make money man