tensazangetsu20:

I have gotten 3 job offers. I am not certified. I have a portfolio though and I seem to do well in coding tests. Still trying to crack the data structures and algorithms part though.

Offpoint:
10 years after graduating and you can find any problems on earth to solve with knowledge you acquired, then I'm afraid to say you're waste or you've wasted your time and resources.

Didn't even go school, I read books upon books and find out to be rich you need to provide solutions to people problems.

I look around me, there was no problem... So I created one.
As sharp Yoruba guy, I enter Yankee begin dey knack oyibo "Ata" (pepper) for my neighbourhood and still cure them.. Naso I take hammer.

People wey create virus na dem create anti-virus.

All these sickness wey full world now, wey dem lie to una sey na from animals... Na people create them to take cash out.

To make money for this life na brain, nobi degree.

sbaks:
In as much as I don't agree to graduates doing same (cos in other countries graduates get job without stress), there's truth in what you said.

tensazangetsu20:

Only skill and a nice array of projects to show off. I am yet to see a programming job that lays emphasis on degrees. They always put computer science there though but in my experience its never adhered to and there's also nothing like connections. I didn't need to know anyone to get invites interviews unlike in most engineering fields where you have to know someone that knows someone to be able to get employed.

Adex2442:


Pls... Can I have yr contact?? I want u to guide me on how and where I can start from. I am interested

Barney001:


But as a c++ programmer ...

What tasks do you do for the company...because I know c++ isn't great for web design or data analyst...

Besides what about python...is it advisable to learn that one too??

donprinyo:
Don't waste 4years or more in Nigerian school just acquire your ond and move into the labor market. Do lots of oil and gas certifications under technical services. Nobody gives a shit a VT ur BSc or Beng or Hnd.

Holyterrorist:


Did int'l relations in uni after graduation no job,I sent out application letters to every known major organization still yet no job.

Alot of people came with the idea that I should learn a trade and create job for myself,I put on my thinking cap but still yet I couldn't figure out what biz or trade I could venture into because of no capital.

Man cannot go and kill himself,I just jejely look for one hp system,bought Airtel WiFi,got a solar system that can power my laptops 24/7 and then start my bombing hustle and I have never for once regretted this decision because I now earn more money than the average bank manager.Even my colleagues criticizing me back then are the ones pleading now to learn from me.

tensazangetsu20:

Follow this path.
If you are looking to get into web development.
Learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript. If your goal is to work for a big company learn angular. Angular is a Javascript framework. If medium sized companies to startups are your thing then learn React.

For the backend if big companies are your thing pick up either java or c#. If medium sized companies are your thing pick up PHP and Nodejs. Smaller companies and startups mostly used Nodejs.

PapaNnamdi:
not up to 10yrs though, this should be my 6th year after nysc



I got my first job in 2015,
there and then I realized immediately that working isn't really for me,
I hated dressing corporate, that was the first problem I had at the job,

I always hated going to work,

work wey I suffer get


to too it all, my boss was now harassing me sexually,
omo naso I vex one-day after a heated argument carry my bag and stormed home,



I remember at night I was just thinking if na spirit enter my life,

anyhow that week gave birth to a business idea in me that changed my life,


I am presently a graphics designer, web developer and junior programmer,

my business is not really in need of my skills, but I just learnt it anyway cos I have alot of free time,


see enh, work no be for everybody


na once u de know,

and once u knw,

find ur calling,

smartgenius:
2011-2012 - nysc
2012 - 2014- masters in Nigeria on Exxon Mobil scholarship.
2014- 2019- Manager at Nigerian Breweries plc
2019 to date- Canada Permanent Resident, manager at a top company, doing MBA and also doing PhD on full scholarship.
I graduated in Nov. 2010.
Resiliency is the word. Just keep pushing. Don't give up.

Holyterrorist:


Did int'l relations in uni after graduation no job,I sent out application letters to every known major organization still yet no job.

Alot of people came with the idea that I should learn a trade and create job for myself,I put on my thinking cap but still yet I couldn't figure out what biz or trade I could venture into because of no capital.

Man cannot go and kill himself,I just jejely look for one hp system,bought Airtel WiFi,got a solar system that can power my laptops 24/7 and then start my bombing hustle and I have never for once regretted this decision because I now earn more money than the average bank manager.Even my colleagues criticizing me back then are the ones pleading now to learn from me.

Adex2442:



If I want to learn angular, wat are the basic courses I must learn first

Whizdorm001:
I'm 17, an undergraduate,200lvl to be precise and I have no skill whatsoever, please what skill will you advise me to learn.
Naija hard abeg

SmartPolician:


Yes, you can.

I am a living testimony.

I am a freelance digital marketer though and have never worked for a Nigerian company

After learning, go online (Facebook, Twitter, etc) and join programmers' groups.

Employers often post openings from time to time. They may ask you to do a simple test to assess your competence.

If you pass, you will join the company.

Information Technology breaks geographic borders.

Holyterrorist:


Did int'l relations in uni after graduation no job,I sent out application letters to every known major organization still yet no job.

Alot of people came with the idea that I should learn a trade and create job for myself,I put on my thinking cap but still yet I couldn't figure out what biz or trade I could venture into because of no capital.

Man cannot go and kill himself,I just jejely look for one hp system,bought Airtel WiFi,got a solar system that can power my laptops 24/7 and then start my bombing hustle and I have never for once regretted this decision because I now earn more money than the average bank manager.Even my colleagues criticizing me back then are the ones pleading now to learn from me.

tunbebes:





Wow. Thanks for this. Please, can I PM you. Would love to have a longg chat with u.

solutionh:
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tensazangetsu20:
Well I did marine engineering. It took me a year after graduation with thousands of applications to get one interview. The jobs didn't even exist. I just sent out my CVs to the email address of shipping companies and prayed something hit.

I ran a business for a while and learnt to code and men it's so easy to get a programming job. It's only in the tech industry that one would apply for jobs and be getting an interview 3 hours later. Do well in an interview and you would be getting a job the next day.


I thought it's just me as a marine engineer but apparently many of my friends with engineering degrees can't get jobs. The jobs don't even exist. It's not about going online and sending out applications. How do you send out applications to what isn't there. The world is changing now. Proper research on the job market has to be done before one goes into the university. Don't go based on hearsay. Go and do your findings yourself.

Vyzz:




Are u very good at it...

And would u love to teach?

winkmart:
Well, It is exactly 10 years this year and I must say the journey has not been that easy. I never sought for employment though. I had been running business: Recharge Card in Bulk before it went South after some robbery incident.

I got some few connections with Baba Obasanjo, so I worked at OOPL for 2 years from 2015-2017. But that life was not what I was designed for. I resigned and went back to the drawing board.

Presently I freelance and I think I have made in 3 years what I was only able to gather in 7 years.

My ADVISE:
Enterpreneurship is not for everyone and office is not for everyone. Understand your calling and follow it. But I think it is okay to gather experience working with a corporate firm for 5-10 years before launching your own business full time.

Note:
It is foolish working at a Job without having a side business for passive income

Offpoint:
10 years after graduating and you can find any problems on earth to solve with knowledge you acquired, then I'm afraid to say you're waste or you've wasted your time and resources.

Didn't even go school, I read books upon books and find out to be rich you need to provide solutions to people problems.

I look around me, there was no problem... So I created one.
As sharp Yoruba guy, I enter Yankee begin dey knack oyibo "Ata" (pepper) for my neighbourhood and still cure them.. Naso I take hammer.

People wey create virus na dem create anti-virus.

All these sickness wey full world now, wey dem lie to una sey na from animals... Na people create them to take cash out.

To make money for this life na brain, nobi degree.