Irrespective of your result outcome, all you need more is a strong connection especially in Nigeria.

The shocker here is that: the best paying jobs are not advertised but lobbied, while the peanut are the ones they put out for folks out there..


Think of connection not your certificate..

That's just how sad your country operates.


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I can tell you that the poorest guy in our class happens to be the one doing better than the bookworms including our first class graduates.

Your untapped potential may lie somewhere else or in another field. You just have to discover your potential/talent.

Azazeal007:
After Buhari go open him mouth say i be lazy nigerian youth after 4years 4 university and a year serving my fatherland in Ondo.

YES, a graduate carrying a Third Class or a Pass certificate around is not only a lazy youth but also a mad youth. Such a graduate should refund his/her parents all the money spent on his University education. If you fall into the category, then you ought to be taken to detension camp and whipped everyday for the next 4 years, then return to JSS-3 to restart your education. Buhari kee you there.

fordunit:
They end up becoming business leaders and CEO's. There is a reason they end up bagging third class. It's not something I have the time to explain.

Continue fooling yourself by making cases for westerners who already knew what they want out of life before they put in for their degrees.
My advice is for anyone on a 3rd /Pass is to get a UTME form, start all over again, choose the right course, not all these Art courses (Mass com, History, Pol Science, Pub Admin, sociology, psychology etc) because they're too many on the street and do yourself a favor to graduate with at least 4pt+,provided he/she would graduate before 24 and if you're on a 2.2 endeavor to make it to 3.5
Note : I am not saying there's a ready made jobs for those class of degree (CGPA) but because employers have deviced new means of cutting out numbers .You'll be sure of getting invites for tests and interviews and if you smash it, forget it, only ill luck can testify against you.

yusufu16:
Bill Gate no get even pass

He started his business plan before leaving school. The business was to press and program computers and he knew computer more than the teachers. So school was not teaching him anything he didn't know already.
He was intelligent.
Are you intelligent?

tripplephi:




You are either in the wrong field or you are thinking wrong.

In today's workplace, SABIFICATE is higher than CERTIFICATE.

"Na who PASS KNOW book but na who get JOB KNOW THE WAY"

Learn a practical skill and be the best at it and the same employers will beg you to be employed

Another factor is WHO DO YOU KNOW..... some names are higher than BSC and even MASTERS.....

YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NETWORTH



So if you are still running with the old brain mindset that your paper from school can affect your life, then you are either very very ignorant or just unfortunate.



THIRD CLASS PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE THOSE WHO UNDERSTOOD LIFE EARLY AND KNEW THEIR PATH IN LIFE WAS NOT TO CARRY BOOK ON THEIR HEAD, and after school, it is the 3rd class persons', that becomes rich and better than the first class.

SO gbe body eh, shake of that quack mentality your experience has given you and go get 3-5 relevant self employable skills and watch how your life will change in a matter of months.



NB: The skills are FREE if you know how to use your MB data well. Some may even be here on nairaland in the business section.

you didn't go through the thread before jumping into comments section. He said no money for postgraduate studies and no capital to start up a business. So where do you expect him to get money to learn a skill.

Lolz. Getting a job is connection. If people without certificates are getting jobs, then those with 3rd can be guaranteed jobs if they have the direct connection and skills. Infact connection is all that matters

People will just continue deluding themselves with nonsense that bill gate and mark doesnt have a degree, hilarious, these ceos are not dull in any facet including academics. Grade is a measure of your ability, so if you have a third class it tells of your competencies. And to those bill gate no degree family, you guys are not doing well.

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Is not the end of the world. Connections matters in the jungle of Job hunting

tripplephi:




You are either in the wrong field or you are thinking wrong.

In today's workplace, SABIFICATE is higher than CERTIFICATE.

"Na who PASS KNOW book but na who get JOB KNOW THE WAY"

Learn a practical skill and be the best at it and the same employers will beg you to be employed

Another factor is WHO DO YOU KNOW..... some names are higher than BSC and even MASTERS.....

YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NETWORTH



So if you are still running with the old brain mindset that your paper from school can affect your life, then you are either very very ignorant or just unfortunate.



THIRD CLASS PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE THOSE WHO UNDERSTOOD LIFE EARLY AND KNEW THEIR PATH IN LIFE WAS NOT TO CARRY BOOK ON THEIR HEAD, and after school, it is the 3rd class persons', that becomes rich and better than the first class.

SO gbe body eh, shake of that quack mentality your experience has given you and go get 3-5 relevant self employable skills and watch how your life will change in a matter of months.



NB: The skills are FREE if you know how to use your MB data well. Some may even be here on nairaland in the business section.

You are right though. However, connection is very important. Even with all the skills in the world, they will still pick guys with half the skills if those guys know one or two management persona

Monkeyprick:



Continue fooling yourself by making cases for westerners who already knew what they want out of life before they put in for their degrees.
My advice is for anyone on a 3rd /Pass is to get a UTME form, start all over again, choose the right course, not all these Art courses (Mass com, History, Pol Science, Pub Admin, sociology, psychology etc) because they're too many on the street and do yourself a favor to graduate with at least 4pt+.
Note : I am not saying there's a ready made jobs for those class of degree (CGPA) but because employers have devices new means of cutting out numbers .You'll be sure of getting invites for tests and interviews and if you smash it, forget it, only ill luck can testify against you.

How much is the school fees for 4years degree?
You spent that money 1st time.
You want to spend it 2nd time.
Isn't there any business you can start with all that cash? Because this school business investment is not working.

No one is useless.
Usefulness goes beyond the things written on a piece of paper and handed to a graduate by a school.
That is what someone else thinks you are.
Your worth is what you believe you are.
The world is a very funny place.
Those so called worthless third class and pass graduates and those who don't even have a certificate constitute majority of the employers of labour. The brilliant ones with first class and 2.1 are the employees.
It's funny but it's the truth.

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uuzba:

How much is the school fees for 4years degree?
You spent that money 1st time.
You want to spend it 2nd time.
Isn't there any business you can start with all that cash? Because this school business investment is not working.

And how many of those businesses you people learn with 5 months have survived past their 2nd year?
See, people really need to identify a business need and key into it, not all these jargons our youths venture into because they're jobless. It takes pain, sweat ,grit and sleepless nights to run a sustainable business.

Kwamecron:

It’s a thing of the mind.



Ppl without certificate are employed with better pay.



Na who u sabi



If you kw sabi anybody, make sure u rite ur certificate ooh



I can see how uselessness Buhari.

you know why people without certificate are employed it's because they have connections

In Nigeria now, education no more the key to success, a real niggar will know that connections is the key to success now, even if u graduate with upper class, it might take u a longer period before you see a job but if u connections my brother u don get job

Nanagom:
why’s this always a topic on Nairaland? It reeks of pity and self absorption, what types of jobs have you been looking for? Graduate interns right? Bank jobs abi? Oil and gas shey? All those jobs your certificate gotta speak for you before you can sell yourself right? Mtchewwwwww you’re not ready yet.

I graduated with a second class lower, my degree has never been used to judge me why? Because I sell myself first before my degree, look for Real-estate jobs, sales jobs, get a professional certification if you aren’t that smart, connect on Linkedln build your resume walk into those companies and impress the fuccck outta them, one year no job? Nigga for real? You don’t need a lifelong job take any job that pays the bills use it to build your career follow those job sites on IG n Twitter those ones are real.

I know you’ve been running away from sales job, Dey der make pant de wear you, nansense

Sales job are slave jobs in Nigeria, therfore I won't blame any graduate running away from sales job

adeoba2008:
If you graduated with a third class or pass, stop looking for job. There are other ways of making it in life apart for m white collar job. My wife had a Pass and I cannot afford most of the thing she can afford today . I think this country will start moving forward when we stop teaching people become another man's slave
That is what our universities are busy doing. It is so pathetic.

You can actually learn IT courses and pick up your life again .

You can visit https://crmnigeria.com to learn for free online.

Sorry to ask, but about your wife, does she work in an organization or self employed?

What did you study and tell me what kinda job you would like to do. I hope your a fresh graduate?

Ask tecno, Wizkid and it's likes,if their have any.

Even people that didn't go to school are billionaires today.... Don't let a piece of paper define your destiny

Lolz, I laff when I see people complain of grades!!!


Think out of the box

firo08:
you didn't go through the thread before jumping into comments section. He said no money for postgraduate studies and no capital to start up a business. So where do you expect him to get money to learn a skill.

Oga read my comment well before tagging me..... DID YOU NOT SEE THAT I MENTIONED SKILLS ARE FREE?

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, SIMPLY ASK FOR HELP

Who even told you that post graduate is a SKILL, see forget about school and get a real practical Education.

All ICT SKILLS ARE FREE ON YOUTUBE and other good websites, even on Nairaland, you can learn to be a web or app developer for FREE..... there are SECTIONS and TOPICS that have long been uploaded here with FREE COMPLETE COURSES. I mentioned that he only needed his mobile data for browsing them out.,

Afromentalist:
You people Should read the excellent book by Kyosaki:

Why A students work for C students, and why B students work for the government.

The truth is, beyond A level, diplomas are almost useless everywhere in the world unless you want to become an academic professor.

This is even truer in countries like Nigeria where even the modern slavery system called jobs are not even available except you have a connection or godfather. Certificates are good to wipe yansh nowadays, don't be mistaken about that.

The amount of energy and money you put into having a master could turn you into a millionaire if you spent it more wisely.

Instead of running after certificates, try to learn rare skills that will make you free and rich. That's what true Mentalists and aspiring Mentalists do.

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The supply is greater than the demand, that is why jobs are now being sold. The stress of going through 2.5 million applications is next to impossible. Nigerians need to stop seeing school as the only way to be wealthy and learn a skill and start off while in school so you don't get too disappointed. All those lecturers that form James bond and gave you 3rd class, tell them that the girls they slept with and boys that collected money from to give 2.1 are equally jobbless. We are heading to our doom if more youths continue to graduate without jobs. I wonder why govt cant create a special bank that gives loan with little interest for small businesses. BOI seems to be getting it all wrong.

Azazeal007:


I personally fall into this category due to some unforseen circumstances but who cares. After searching fruitlessly for jobs for a year now, I just have to sit back and think about my life.

My fellow Nairalanders what is the way forward?No job, no capital to startup my own business, no money to go back for a postgraduate course. Its just me myself and I (Owusagi)

It's unfortunate you live in a useless society. You may need to do petty trading or render menial services like laundry, marketing, etc while trying to get connection.

Grades mean nothing in this part of the world, had someone who never attended university but still earns more than a first class graduate....







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In Nigeria? Yes. Even 2.2 is useless as well, unless you are a small person with a big God

Monkeyprick:



And how many of those businesses you people learn with 5 months have survived past their 2nd year?
See, people really need to identify a business need and key into it, not all these jargons our youths venture into because they're jobless. It takes pain, sweat ,grit and sleepless nights to run a sustainable business.

I work in a construction firm headed by a white Italian, here in Nigeria. And you must know that the only reason we get contracts is because the man is white and it his fellow Italian clients and friends and network that give him jobs. This guys do not even listen to Nigerians. If any of us tried to setup our own construction like this one, e no go work. We are black.
Right here, graduates have come to beg for one position or another and collect N20,000. Some sef came and asked to just work free.
Graduate? Free work?
We that are collecting salary, when I asked, each of us has connection with the guy through one thing. Na God carry me come here. I'm monitoring situation and looking for way ahead

If men who dropped out of secondary school and those with SSCE certificates make it through life by learning a skill, then who’s to say you’re not better than them?

Life is not as complicated as we believe it is. If you find connections and have the quality of self improvement then you’re golden.

That’s all I have to say. Delving deeper into composing this post will make for a ten or more minute read. Listen to other opinions and follow the ones you feel are right.

Azazeal007:
This is really a sad moment for every Nigerian students out there, when you fit into a job description and then you found out they only want people with higher degree.

Graduating with a 3rd class or pass degree I believe is no sin. But employers out there would not even look at your CV when you are below par, no matter the amount of experience you are bringing. Some unavoidable things must have happened in school that led to that, but nobody cares.

How then do you tell that to the people around you? Especially your parents or guardians who’d be feeling like their investments on you went down the drain. When people finish from the university with a third class or pass degree, they most times feel like their whole world came crashing down on them. How then do one get to a good job?

I personally fall into this category due to some unforseen circumstances but who cares. After searching fruitlessly for jobs for a year now, I just have to sit back and think about my life.

My fellow Nairalanders what is the way forward?No job, no capital to startup my own business, no money to go back for a postgraduate course. Its just me myself and I (Owusagi)

You people should stop asking stupid questions.

Buhari has only Tissue Paper and one Nepa bill but yet it was accepted. He is Nigeria's President. Anything is possible here in Nigeria if you are in the clique.

Our president has neither

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