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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by dollarsplenty(m): 7:51am On Mar 18, 2017

Have you ever asked the grade of Dangote? Nobody will ask you for your grade if God bless your HUSTLE. Stop disturbing ursef with inferiority complex, the richest man in the world does not even have a degree

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by adecz: 7:53am On Mar 18, 2017

"....despite graduating with a 2-2..."

You talk as if 2-2 na failure..... huh

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by IAA1(m): 7:54am On Mar 18, 2017

If you are good, You are good.Just have something for the society, or solve their problem, They will surely look for you, now or later no matter your grade!

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by chineduemmao: 7:55am On Mar 18, 2017

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by sweatlana: 7:58am On Mar 18, 2017

Even if you graduate with a pass u can still get a good govt job provided u are connected

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by alsudaes1(m): 7:58am On Mar 18, 2017

Hoddor:
My friend, someone up there has said it already...... CONNECTION... so ease up abeg, even master degree holders are jobless and you are here preaching what I don't know.....

Checking the fcsc list, you would even see 3rd Class

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by obyrich(m): 7:58am On Mar 18, 2017

dyze:
I really think its a function of what you can do( hands-on experience).

Companys nowadays are more interested in what you can do.

Your grade is just a function that you are a graduate.

I advise young people to do professional courses to boost their chances.

Check my signature for online xtian site

You are quite correct. Skills and more skills is what is required to make it especially for people who lack connections.

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by farous(m): 7:59am On Mar 18, 2017

Truth be told. 60 percent of jobs in Nigeria is by CONNECTION(IM-Ima mmadu).So what's this OP is talking about?.Please let's not deceive ourselves.Even many of us reading this posts that got it through CONNECTION and know that its true

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Chimaritoponcho: 8:00am On Mar 18, 2017

Etizz:
Go places, know people and have a good girlfriend or boyfriend, I graduated with lower but met a wonderful woman at a friends introduction and she made me today, am a seafarer all because of her, and if u must know, am not using my HND or OND for it......

Seriously, I earn much more Dan some upper and first class graduate....

Please connect me up sir

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by obyrich(m): 8:01am On Mar 18, 2017

farous:
Truth be told. 60 percent of jobs in Nigeria is by CONNECTION(IM-Ima mmadu).So what's this OP is talking about?.Please let's not deceive ourselves.Even many of us reading this posts that got it through CONNECTION and know that its true

Get skills first, connections will seek you.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Nobody: 8:02am On Mar 18, 2017

2.2 is never a bad result n can NEVER BE
Nigerians not the Employers have successfully graded 2.2 as poor grade. The main reason why employment (private) is always benched at 2.1 is because of the overwhelming numbers of 2.1.

Don't forget the percentage of candidates who achieve upper second-class honours can vary widely by degree SUBJECT, as well as by university

Below is British undergraduate degree classification Nigeria is using
First-class honours (1st, 1 or I) – typically 70% or higher
Second-class honours, upper division (2:1, 2i or II-1) – typically 60–69%
Second-class honours, lower division (2:2, 2ii or II-2) – typically 50–59%
Third-class honours (3rd, 3 or III) – typically 40–49%

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by noble71(m): 8:03am On Mar 18, 2017

Vardgist:
Many Nigerian students spend the first two years of their stay in the university playing.

Teenagers who have been caged for long use the opportunity to unleash the demons in them and know what it feels like to be free; afterwards, they settle down to the school business and find ways of making something good out of their lives.

Lots of emphasis is always la!d on finishing with a ‘good grade’. Finishing with a good grade in Nigeria means either having a first class or 2.1 as a university graduate; anything short of this is considered not good enough.

Also, most of the jobs applied for have certain requirements that the applicants are expected to have. The labour market favours those with good grades over people with 2.2.

This is not to mean that graduates who have a third-class or a pass do not get good jobs at the end of the day. The thing done by the graduates after leaving school will determine how far they will go in getting their dream jobs.

Check out the things you can do to improve your chances of getting a good job if you graduated with a 2.2.

1. Change your mentality

You need to let go of the limiting thoughts that could drag you back.

Finishing with a 2.2 is not the end of the world. Some graduates in the past refused to attend their convocation ceremonies simply because they did not do well by their own standards.

You are who you think you are; do not allow some grade written on a paper to prevent you from moving forward and doing something meaningful with your life. You attitude towards life must change if you want to leave your footsteps in the sands of time.

2. Discover what you are good at

If you are a Nigeria you must have heard this popular phrase ‘Exam is not the true test of someone’s ability’. You might have finished with a 2.2 by not doing so well in a course.

Most people make a particular grade by few points. Do not dwell on this grade, find what you are good at and see where it takes you to. What are your unique attributes? Lay more emphasis on them when applying for jobs.

3. Boost your confidence and communication skills

Those who graduate with a 2.1 may have a big problem getting a job if they do not know how to sell themselves.

To get a good job with a 2.2 grade, you have to develop some skills that will be highly useful to the companies you are applying to. Improve on your communication skills and you have a great chance of convincing an employer to give you the job.

4. Add professional certifications to your grade

Instead of drooling on the grade you have made in school, you can make plans to boost your qualifications. Take short certificate courses and improve yourself the best way you can.

You will be surprised to see how far you will go when you do this. Graduates with professional certifications stand a better chance of getting jobs irrespective of their grades in school.

5. Do all it takes to gain experience

At this point, you should not focus on making money if you want to make it big. Do not let your ego overrule when offered job in smaller companies. Jump at those opportunities because they will prepare you for the road ahead.

It is a learning curve; whatever experience you gain there may give you an edge over those who finished with good grades.

6. Drop your CV everywhere

Your CVs are to be shared everywhere; do not see this as a waste of paper and money. You never can tell when the hard copies would be picked by some interested employers.

You stand to lose more if you do not risk taking a risk. Make yourself available for every job till you get to the stage where you can make a choice and turn down offers.

7. Network

Be opened to networking in order to meet important people in the labour market.

The social media should be used as a tool for meeting important contacts that can change your life forever. Do not appear less serious on it; there are a couple of pages that you can sell yourself and make employers get attracted to your profile.

LinkedIn, Facebook and other pages can connect you with important people in the society. Be available to go for conferences and have the contacts of these people. You may need them to call a shot on your behalf one day.

8. Pray for GRACE

There are some job applications that grace will take over for you if you pray.

Grace makes the unqualified qualified. Finishing with a 2.2 should not discourage you and prevent you from soaring high in life. Apply for jobs and ask for divine intervention at every point in time.

Some graduates have gotten six figure jobs in places where they do not know anyone and are not qualified. When the world expects you to know someone, tell them you know God and see what happens next.

Source:https://vardgist..com/2017/03/Job-vacancies.html?m=1

Lalasticlala,mynd44, ijebabe

OP sorry to disappoint you 2.2 is a gentle man grade. I'm Comfortable with mine.

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Acetyl(m): 8:07am On Mar 18, 2017*

Op you are delusional go check fcsc list then come back and update your claims... Many of our National assembly members are with ssce, grade2,and on and you are spewing trash.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Nobody: 8:24am On Mar 18, 2017

What is this one saying, do you know that there is 3rd class and Pass at all?

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by henryhemon(m): 8:29am On Mar 18, 2017

Vardgist:
Many Nigerian students spend the first two years of their stay in the university playing.

Teenagers who have been caged for long use the opportunity to unleash the demons in them and know what it feels like to be free; afterwards, they settle down to the school business and find ways of making something good out of their lives.

Lots of emphasis is always la!d on finishing with a ‘good grade’. Finishing with a good grade in Nigeria means either having a first class or 2.1 as a university graduate; anything short of this is considered not good enough.

Also, most of the jobs applied for have certain requirements that the applicants are expected to have. The labour market favours those with good grades over people with 2.2.

This is not to mean that graduates who have a third-class or a pass do not get good jobs at the end of the day. The thing done by the graduates after leaving school will determine how far they will go in getting their dream jobs.

Check out the things you can do to improve your chances of getting a good job if you graduated with a 2.2.

1. Change your mentality

You need to let go of the limiting thoughts that could drag you back.

Finishing with a 2.2 is not the end of the world. Some graduates in the past refused to attend their convocation ceremonies simply because they did not do well by their own standards.

You are who you think you are; do not allow some grade written on a paper to prevent you from moving forward and doing something meaningful with your life. You attitude towards life must change if you want to leave your footsteps in the sands of time.

2. Discover what you are good at

If you are a Nigeria you must have heard this popular phrase ‘Exam is not the true test of someone’s ability’. You might have finished with a 2.2 by not doing so well in a course.

Most people make a particular grade by few points. Do not dwell on this grade, find what you are good at and see where it takes you to. What are your unique attributes? Lay more emphasis on them when applying for jobs.

3. Boost your confidence and communication skills

Those who graduate with a 2.1 may have a big problem getting a job if they do not know how to sell themselves.

To get a good job with a 2.2 grade, you have to develop some skills that will be highly useful to the companies you are applying to. Improve on your communication skills and you have a great chance of convincing an employer to give you the job.

4. Add professional certifications to your grade

Instead of drooling on the grade you have made in school, you can make plans to boost your qualifications. Take short certificate courses and improve yourself the best way you can.

You will be surprised to see how far you will go when you do this. Graduates with professional certifications stand a better chance of getting jobs irrespective of their grades in school.

5. Do all it takes to gain experience

At this point, you should not focus on making money if you want to make it big. Do not let your ego overrule when offered job in smaller companies. Jump at those opportunities because they will prepare you for the road ahead.

It is a learning curve; whatever experience you gain there may give you an edge over those who finished with good grades.

6. Drop your CV everywhere

Your CVs are to be shared everywhere; do not see this as a waste of paper and money. You never can tell when the hard copies would be picked by some interested employers.

You stand to lose more if you do not risk taking a risk. Make yourself available for every job till you get to the stage where you can make a choice and turn down offers.

7. Network

Be opened to networking in order to meet important people in the labour market.

The social media should be used as a tool for meeting important contacts that can change your life forever. Do not appear less serious on it; there are a couple of pages that you can sell yourself and make employers get attracted to your profile.

LinkedIn, Facebook and other pages can connect you with important people in the society. Be available to go for conferences and have the contacts of these people. You may need them to call a shot on your behalf one day.

8. Pray for GRACE

There are some job applications that grace will take over for you if you pray.

Grace makes the unqualified qualified. Finishing with a 2.2 should not discourage you and prevent you from soaring high in life. Apply for jobs and ask for divine intervention at every point in time.

Some graduates have gotten six figure jobs in places where they do not know anyone and are not qualified. When the world expects you to know someone, tell them you know God and see what happens next.

Source:https://vardgist..com/2017/03/Job-vacancies.html?m=1

Lalasticlala,mynd44, ijebabe

Op,
Stop spewing rubbish,serious organizations don't even ask of your grade if you are good you will be employed. Though 3rd class is difficult to get through.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Rick9(m): 8:37am On Mar 18, 2017

Grades A B C
First Class, 2.1 2.2

Are nothing but Numbers and Letters. Nothing else.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by jaybrightswag(m): 8:45am On Mar 18, 2017

nice one

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by farous(m): 8:47am On Mar 18, 2017

obyrich:
Get skills first, connections will seek you.

https://www.nairaland.com/3688604/fcsc-country-where-3rd-class

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by malakus(m): 8:56am On Mar 18, 2017

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by apollo13(m): 9:29am On Mar 18, 2017

Crap!

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Cchuks27(m): 9:31am On Mar 18, 2017

Have your own startup. That's the way.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by femi4: 9:31am On Mar 18, 2017

Dyt:
Dunno why they make 2.2 sound like its just a pass

I graduated with 3.48
Yes I fell on 2.2 but doesn't make 1st class better than I am

You no talk on time...I fit dash you 0.02 on my 3.02 cgpa

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by kpacity(m): 9:44am On Mar 18, 2017

Op u are really on point but we should nt encourage or advice our students in higher institutions dat graduating wit higher CGP is nt d most important cos its make most of them nt taking their education serious wit d notion dat out there in d labour market does nt depend on grade and that make them nt to be serious wit their education. Nevertheless FG needs to checkmate our higher institutions because Nig lecturers are all abt money(sorting) whch is nt helping our academic system at all.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Ugosample(m): 9:58am On Mar 18, 2017

Dyt:
Dunno why they make 2.2 sound like its just a pass

I graduated with 3.48
Yes I fell on 2.2 but doesn't make 1st class better than I am

You did well girl....
3.48 is not beans....

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Jointhemiltons2(m): 10:46am On Mar 18, 2017

yhnlphyno:
getting work ke?am going 2 sch cause my parent say mke i go,i dont plan workn unda anyone#team enterpreneur

Baba I swear down. As I finished I just told ma dad ion plan on working for anibodi. #teamentrepreneur

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by XaintJoel20: 11:13am On Mar 18, 2017

Trash. Since when did graduating with 2.2 become a curse in Nigeria?

Tell me among the things you listed there, the one that a first class graduate do not need to get a job.

I know of so many 2.2 graduates that got good paying jobs without stress and are doing fine.
Please spare me this gibberish. Its becoming nauseating.

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Iyou: 11:16am On Mar 18, 2017

My dear,2.2 is not a curse o

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by ehis05(m): 11:24am On Mar 18, 2017

Why do people keep sounding like graduating with a 2.2 is now a problem in Nigeria. Just develop yourself, forget about grade when the opportunity comes grab it with both hands simple. School e b say some of the 2.1 sef no nutin nutin. Abeg make we leave story

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Nobody: 11:53am On Mar 18, 2017

Evaberry:
..

why do Nigerians make it seem like 2.2 is bad or you won't get a job with 2.2

all you need is connection!!! if you like graduate with 3rd class sef.
2.1 or 2.2 or 1st class there ain't no difference.. I'm tired of all these 2.2 2.1 talk

2.2 2.1 everyone should get professional certificates

masters etc and just read and do your research

Lol...Quite true

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Nobody: 11:56am On Mar 18, 2017

amoduokoh:
2.2 is never a bad result n can NEVER BE
Nigerians not the Employers have successfully graded 2.2 as poor grade. The main reason why employment (private) is always benched at 2.1 is because of the overwhelming numbers of 2.1.

Don't forget the percentage of candidates who achieve upper second-class honours can vary widely by degree SUBJECT, as well as by university

Below is British undergraduate degree classification Nigeria is using
First-class honours (1st, 1 or I) – typically 70% or higher
Second-class honours, upper division (2:1, 2i or II-1) – typically 60–69%
Second-class honours, lower division (2:2, 2ii or II-2) – typically 50–59%
Third-class honours (3rd, 3 or III) – typically 40–49%

@bold...true..

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Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Etizz: 12:32pm On Mar 18, 2017

Chimaritoponcho:
Please connect me up sir

bros are u a mariner? do u have your papers complete?

Re: 8 Things You Can Do To Get A Job Despite Graduating With A 2.2 by Chimaritoponcho: 2:00pm On Mar 18, 2017

Etizz:
bros are u a mariner? do u have your papers complete?

Am still in school ,is dia no other way sir

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