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Roseey0:
I read Sociology. I don't regret it.. I am Currently an Health Entrepreneur but applying all my sociological skills while on the job.

Done NGO jobs, civil service, customer services in private sector, and many others before I decided to pick a societal problem and focus on it which is what sociology is all about. Am proud of the few people whose life I have been able to lighten up with the problem I solve. Am still a work in progress. Never stopping.

Change your mindset about certificates and jobs. Sociology exposes you to societal problems and develops your critical thinking abilities to solve those problems. It's broad and helps you fit anywhere.

The first thing people ask me when they meet me is if I am a medical doctor. Lol. I only read Sociology but as a problem solver and with my research abilities, I know much more than your doctor.

Please no offence
Where do u work??

themaestro08:
What a powerful jamb score.

Bro political science or sociology, advice me please

i got 270 as well in jamb
But to me i will choose sociology
Not because i am studying it but because of what it entails
Just follow your hrt
Research on both
Any which has the features that is related to what you enjoy doing just go for it

Makaveli800:
Amazed lol I am not an indigene my jamb score was 272

Drop your whatsapp number

Samcent:
Agreed, some of the comments maybe discouraging but it is the harsh truth! There's no need to sugar coat it.
This is not to scare anybody but to help prepare for the reality ahead.

I still wish I was well primed for life after university. Instead I was told to just study hard, get a good grade and a good job is assured.
The reality shock I got after school almost sent me into depression. Apart from the north(except Abuja), there's no part of this country I didn't travel to in search of a job. I have slept in a motor park in the quest for a job.
I am grateful to God that life is better for me today but I always tell whoever cares to listen the truth as it concerns education and jobs in this country.

My advice:
Whatever it is that you are studying, by the side, learn how to generate income on your own, learn how to increase 1kobo to 2kobos.
Ask yourself if I don't get a job with this certificate, how do I intend to survive. Answer that question and you are good to go.

My 2cents!

Thanks

Emmerlee:
Something must be wrong with you if you think all that happens in telecommunications is just engineering.. There's finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing and Sales etc..

There's a whole lot wrong with your post. It reveals so much ignorance on a deep level.

I don't like dummies quoting me please. Look elsewhere, thanks.

Sociology is dynamic and can work anywhere
Or so i heard

OvaSabi1:
I am in academics, not in your field though. Getting there is very difficult. Its like getting a federal government job slot. And more difficult because lecturers are paid better than civil servants of the same level. I hope that you are on at least, 2:1? You need to realise that everyone in pub admin, sociology, pol science etc wants to lecture. And 90% of you are on 2:2. Competition is crazy. Don't sit there and think that lecturing is an easy way out. It will end in tears oo.
My advice to you is to learn a skill. I am also into farming among other things. Even if na mechanic it is better. Many people were sacked when lockdown started but plumbers and electricians were still going about their business fixing TVs and blocked toilets. We Nigerians like going to school like water because it is cheap. Many people here who are giving you hope will not tell you how much they paid to get the slot. Some of them are from influential families. Some are even on first class, but they're here giving you hope and you too you're happy.

Can i get your number please?

vickydevoka:
Please what's the difference between, I am n I'm

Hoe does i am and am concern this discussion some nigerian self

SDEC:
You can't take everybody's advise. Sociology is not entirely useless. In fact you have better opportunities especially in law enforcement. If you don't like a job that involves guns there are others like Immigration, NDLEA, ICPC, EFCC e.t.c with departments where you don't need a gun. Go through with your Sociology and maybe a masters in Criminology, make good grades, build your communication skills and intellect and the sky would be your limit. Destinies and grace differs. There's no harm in learning one or two skills though.

Thats my dream
Thanks anyways

madridsta007:
I didn’t study sociology.

I’m an Assistant Professor (tenure-tracked) at a University.

Please can i get your whatsapp number?? For info

dave06:
In Nigeria as I've seen now, what you study really has less to do with where you're gonna be.

I know someone who studied Islamic studies and works with NNPC today. Surprising right?

My advice to you is:
Be serious with your studies, learn a skill especially during this pandemic (not just a trade o). Develop your communication & writing skills, trust me it'll come in handy some day.

There are several jobs that will come at you and how well you're able to sell yourself will be what's important, and not your course of study.

Please like what and what skill??

IbekweTony17:
Oga na by force to send Dm

Lol but i no sabi the way to send message sha

na2016:
If you like go for it but please don't take sorting and avoid girls if you want to be successful

Thanks

Lastmankc:
Must everything be spelt to you as ABC? Can you use your mental power to decode the message?

No be fight oga

forghe:
� my guy just get a skill. Working with a sociology degree in nigerian is a big challenge. I graduated as a sociologist from uniport too. 2017. the only work area you can properly fit into is teaching and security (force). And if you get lucky Human resource management and customer service; but you still have to get a cert (maybe a short training during your Nysc) to give u an edge.

But don't be scared, just study and graduate. As my uncle will always say No certificate is a waste. The cert can boost your chances at some jobs. (graduate matters) Because some jobs and forms request for graduates from any discipline at all.

Where are u workin now?

Lastmankc:
Una still they study sociology? Another useless courses are Archeology, anthropology,

Non is useless bro

please what are the steps of becoming a lecturer

na2016:
If you are not inclined towards academics, dont go. Lecturers are paid peanuts as salary in this country ooo. Be wise, so many lecturers leave thier jobs every day ooo in naija

I just like to become a lecrurer

orahfrancis:
WELL AM A GRADUATE OF SOCIOLOGY, U NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SOCIOLOGY FIRST, IF U DO U MAY NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT NEXT AFTER GRADUATION. IT MAKES U TO UNDERSTAND LIFE BETTER. WHEN I LEFT SCHOOL 2013 I WENT FOR MY SERVICE IN 2014 I GOT A JOB IN AN IT FIRM WHICH I DID FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE MOVING TO THE BANK, WHICH AFTER 3 YEARS I MOVED TO ANOTHER BANK AND I CAN TELL U I AM DOING VERY WELL. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIOLOGY I MASTERED HUMAN BEHAVIOUR WHICH I APPLY TO THE OFFICE POLITICS WHICH HAS EARNED ME SOME ADVANTAGE IN BANKING.

MY DEAR AS A GRADUATE OF SOCIOLOGY U WILL EVENTUALLY EXCEL IN ANY CAREER U FIND URSELF

Good comment
Helped me alot

mansakhalifa:
What else are we here for?
You are welcome.

Some are here to just say rubbish

hermeen:
Sociology is a good course and always proud of being a sociologist. But this Nigeria our country did not require your field to secure you a related job except for those who study engineering. Anywhere you found your self give glory to your God and wish yourself all d best.

Where do u work??

themaestro08:
Please don't take this guy seriously, he is probably a proponent of the infamous notion "school na scam".

Thanks
nothing one will say will make me lose my interest on education though

duduade:
And you saying police isn't law related??

It is but i dont want anything associated with gun

Sam0:
As a sociologist you can work anywhere.

Thats what i thought b4 sone started saying something else

gowonmaharajah:
the responses on this thread isn't so soothing sef.
I have come to realize something in this country. it isn't as hard as people take it for.we by our own selves are our enemies.
the so called Christians and Muslims victimizing their our countrymen.

why must I pay money before I can get a govt job?is it your father's business?
I dey vex.walahi!!!!!!

Exactly ooo
Their comments is not encouraging

madridsta007:
Work extremely hard. I wrote in some thread before, the steps I took to make a 1st Class.
Make a 1st Class. Engage in writing publications and articles during your 1st degree.
Go for a Masters. I'm certainly sure you will get a scholarship.
Write and publish during your Masters.
You will earn a PhD scholarship with that.

Then come back to this thread and write your experience.

Where do u work now??

SpaceAngel:
Whatever you do make sure you get a very good grade at least a second class upper degree.
Where you'll work may not relate to your field of study.

Thanks

ikorodureporta:
u won bcome social worker??

Most people in Naija don't study to be engaged in that field, but for survival, even to PhD level
That's why we have some many of us with Masters & PhD, without any field of focus..

Whereas, just with yr school cert or nothing, u'r guaranteed a good living in some countries,

Even person wey do Yoruba, just go for first class, as long as u'r smart....u can get an oil company job

Thanks

chiefolododo:
I understand now

Na wa for una o

Randy91:
They are NOW IG BRAND INFLUENCERs

Owners of Different brands like "Chioma collection" "Bisiola wears" "Desola Empire" that don't exist or ONLY EXIST on IG....

You better gather that money and use it to Learn a trade or Skill!

U guys dont know when to joke at all

Makaveli800:
Same here bro you know I just got to thank God for my own � if you see the courses some people on the forum I belong are planning to do.. Sociology is still better in UI its damn competitive the cut off was high compared to pol sci or psychology only economics is it the king of social sciences I will go for it and ask for Gods grace jare time will tell there people out there that its not what they studied they doing in real life the baseline is just who you know.. I mean connections to scale through may God help us sha

My school its average

mansakhalifa:
Next time you pick up a newspaper, pay close attention to the vacancy section.

There is an 8/10 chance that you will find the answer to your question.

But I know some companies always ask for sociology degrees when looking to fill up positions in PR and customer service departments. That should give you a fair idea where you belong with your degree.

And hey, be proud of what you studied, man. "Professional course" or not.

Wonder what that means...

Thankss
This helped me

Alexaonfleek:
I have an aunty who studied this sociology course.

Las Las she clung to her hubby's money

Seriously??