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ChicFashion:
Go to Birmingham instead, its a shorter travel time to Cardiff. You can book a coach from Birmingham airport to Cardiff, about 2 hours.

London is closer to Cardiff than Birmingham, this is a route I travel frequently.

TheGuyFromHR:
Thank you for your proportionate response. It's refreshing, to say the least.
I have quoted the post in question below.

"There was an extensive discussion of this some months back on this thread involving people who are actually living in the UK now, if I remember clearly. Go back and read it. I think someone even cited a decided court case in favour of their standpoint."

Could you tell me how this post is in any way rude? I would characterise it as straightforward and to-the-point. And reading stuff like this is what I do. As you say you currently live and work in the white man's world, would you really feel offended if a colleague or co-worker sent you a message in this vein?

If all the people whose reports and letters and windy stuff I have to read ("how was your night?", "Happy new month, sir) wrote in this manner, going directly to the point, I would be a much happier man.

TheGuyFromHR:
Lol.
Here they come again.
I usually avoid the controversies here, since I just came to get some specific information when we were making our application, but when someone asks a question that has been dealt with and is asked to refer back to that discussion, just what is wrong with that?

Rule 14 of the Nairaland rules, rephrased, advises people to search the forum before starting a new post (or, for our purposes, asking a question). I have always found strange and mystifying the reluctance of the average Nigerian to apply themselves and do some reading.

As an aside, when you mistakenly mention emotional intelligence, considering that the people on this forum asking questions are about to or have invested millions of naira into acquiring an education, is advising them to be familiar with the basics of research in the internet age out-of-place?

Ultimately, we see people who are looking to be spoonfed in their hundreds when they apply to us. FYI, when they say the average Nigerian graduate is unemployable, statements like this one simply re-inforce the stereotype. Those in the UK should let us know if the white man is ready to spoonfeed them when it comes to job searches or if they are not ensuring they are up to standard in all aspects given that they are competing in a serious job market.

As an aside, I read this forum through in its entirety for its informational value, and simply by reading his posts, the excellent English in which they are phrased and so forth, one can tell that the gentleman you cited is obviously a well-educated and a well-exposed person, whom I have noted never involves himself in controversies or comments on things of which he has no knowledge. He's one of those whose posts I read carefully and with interest, along with mimilyrics, dduchess, justwise, mattfeuter, occasionally the repentant Skymoore and a couple of others.

Look for someone else to trouble.

Aprokodaughter:
Jumping into people's discussion is actually disrespectful as well as jumping into conclusion when the topic doesn't concern you is disrespectful.

Learn how to pass your message without been disrespectful and rude towards people's discussion.


Sometimes its good to comprehend a statement before responding to a comment.

kaylov12:
What's impolite about telling people to read up on first hand , detailed experiences?. He even explained how to search for discuss topics. I still won't be able to understand your goad.

Cyberknight:
There was an extensive discussion of this some months back on this thread involving people who are actually living in the UK now, if I remember clearly.

Go back and read it. I think someone even cited a decided court case in favour of their standpoint.

Oloshi83:
Thank you for that last bit. I was about to come at you with all guns blazing.

Private equity is one small bit of one industry. I know people in investment banking that started their careers in Lagos after Uni in Naija. One worked in Zenith Bank for years and said ‘let me just try‘ and got in. Whilst graduating from a Russell Group Uni can help, it is not the be all and end all. I also know people that went to said Unis and aren’t really doing anything impressive so as people have said here what you have to offer - for the most part - is a helluva lot more important. I work for a multinational (as Naija people like to say) and a number of Directors no even go Uni. My director went to South Bank Uni and with my Russell Group Uni and all, no directorship in the offing. My point is that in IT and Engineering type roles, the no Uni at all thing is very common and there is still money in the bank. Is that not what we are all after? How many people here are doing finance related courses sef?

It’s the same argument people make for private and state schools. You can say whatever you want but in terms of numbers, there are fewer private schools so most of the populace go to state schools. Same argument for non Russell group Unis.

For most people here, the reason why you see Salford and Teesside a lot is financial. I had a look at my Uni for my cousin and the price difference from Westminster (where he is heading to) is about £15k. Until we all join the top 1% of the 1% that have mostly chopped Naija’s money, that is just not feasible for most people.

Its not false hope. It’s called being realistic!

Rant over.

Skymoore1004:
Lmaooo I was confused too.
Had to read both notes to be sure I was comprehending lol

mogatti:
My friend, uni you attend in the UK has got nothing to do with getting a job. What you know and can bring to the table is what determines if you get a job. Employers are after what you have to offer not what degrees or uni you attended.

Skymoore1004:
Getting a job solely relies on your work experience, employability skills and other factors. If you’re not going to a university within the likes of Oxford region, or Queen Mary region, I wouldn’t say your school will really matters but others may argue differently.

Firstlady00:
Yeah I get your point I really appreciate and please hope I can work after graduating from these schools

babajeje123:
How good is Edgehill?

Firstlady00:
Please is anyone going for LONDON SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
please email me