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BUSHHUNTER:
Shlt! Where is even d guddamn job! Can't see any....dude!!!

kinibigdeal:
Every highlighted points are very important

kinibigdeal:
Read option 3

Bollinger:
When i graduated college, I did not know anybody nor had connections but, here's what i did. I bought a row of envelopes, a stack of stamps, writing sheets, stapler etc. Then i made sure my cigarette money was diverted to buying Guardian every tuesday. I applied for any and everything under the sun. I did this for three months straight. This is where the laws of probability comes into play. Out of maybe fifty applications maybe one will be positive if you are lucky. Needless to say i got a job four months after graduating. It wasn't a great job but it got me out of my parents house and i began building a proper resume. I kept applying and a year later, i got a job with BAT. This was many years ago. My friends were still trying to look for Man Know Man connections. The OP said;

1 Lack Of Professional Connections: i have already explained a way around that.

2 Lack Of Talent Identification: whatever that means. But, majority of people don't usually like their jobs. Your talent does not mean shiit when it comes to earning a living. You do what you must to survive, period. Believing too much in that will lead you to picking and choosing which jobs you will accept. This contradicts the fourth point.

3 Lack Of Experience: you gain experience by getting a job. Any job.

BUSHHUNTER:
Summarize it for me gath no tym

EzePromoe:
[color=#DC143C]The average Nigerian graduate is lazy and delusional. It's unfortunate that while still in the university, the groom themselves for white collar jobs such that they would reject any offer to go dirty with works because they are 'B.Sc holders'. It pains me that even the so called engineering students will channel all their attentions towards maintaining a high G.P so that they can use them in hunting for jobs. Noone is talking innovation and creativity, all leaving in dreamland to work in Shell. [/color]

kinibigdeal:
1.    Lack Of Professional Connections

For a fresh graduate, it is not often easier to find valuable contacts to recommend a job or get recommended. This is absolutely okay if you have just passed out of university and searching for employment. But, if it is your tenth attempt for a job and you still have no connections, then you are not taking this issue seriously. A valuable connection not only guides you in right direction but also helps you step into a job easily. Employers are followers of technology. They are in a constant search for a common connection that can fit in a vacant position in his organisation.
Use social sites, such as LinkedIn, to capture attention of industry-specific professionals in order to gain professional mileage. When you are socially visible on these online spheres, you magnify your visibility. Ultimately, you are in reach of a prospective employer who shares common interests with you.

2.    Lack Of Talent Identification

Majority of fresh graduates blindly follow a field without first realising their own potential. Having a degree in ‘marketing’ does not necessarily mean that you cannot pursue a career in film direction. You can definitely do it if you have the passion in visual art and really think you can make a name in this field.
If you are excellent in something, it is meaningless to question its relevancy with your degree. Talent is not measured by degrees and certificates. It is an unquantifiable thing that is beyond parameters of worldly norms. Just take initiative and follow your dream. It is never too late to find your passion. It is just a matter of time and place.

3.    Lack Of Experience
Fresh graduates often do not have any practical experience of work. The lack of experience interrupts their job application and causes a significant delay in their employment.
If you have just passed your graduation and does have any previous experience, it is natural for an employer to not give you priority for a job. However, there are other more important things in your career portfolio that you can make up with your inexperience. As a starter, you can show your previous on-job training programs or internships that you have completed in your trade. You can even demonstrate your specific life experiences that make you perfect candidate for a job, if this is the case.

4.    Graduates Are Too Choosy About Their Jobs
Nowadays, graduates are too choosy about the job they pick. They expect the best salary figure, ideal location, flexible working hours and lenient work environment. When graduates demand so much perks and benefits, they end up losing an opportunity that could benefit them in the long run. Ultimately, they deprive themselves of the larger benefits that they could have availed in terms of professional exposure and career profile.
When you land a job interview, consider it as an opportunity to streamline your career success. Do not think about that mundane ‘zeros’ in salary or the trivial benefits. At this stage of your career, you should focus more on skills and professional experience that you can gain from an opportunity. Look into the professional values that an organisation has to offer you rather than salary package that will not do any good at this stage

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harry509:
a graduate doin biz, is it wrong or rite?

damose12:
The reason for not getting a job may be different for many graduates. Some will blame their poor result, some d bad government while others may blame their parents for not giving them money to start up biz. For me d blame is on d unemployed graduate
1. Accept any job @ all you see around that can help u get experience & possibly put some change in ur pocket
2. Start up a biz (company) if u have d money
3. If no 1&2 are not possible which is always d case, then look for a skill u hav passion for & learn. Learn d skill very well as a graduate so that u will be a professional on d field......6months or 1yr is enough depending on d field & ur ability after which u become d boss & employer.
........I am presently into no 3 & it is making sense 2 me. It will keep u busy & opportunity 2 meet pple which may help u get work

kinibigdeal:
Very very right

dason4life:
Choosy?
I don't want to see the graduate who will settle for less after
the acquired experience.
Would you jump at a job paying 40k monthly just because of being employed?

harry509:
bt I stil eye white colla job @ there.

kinibigdeal:
1.    Lack Of Professional Connections

2.    Lack Of Talent Identification

3.    Lack Of Experience

4.    Graduates Are Too Choosy About Their Jobs

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