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Ilekokonit:
I'm not a sister o. I am a grown man with beards.

Regarding ACCA, I feel like swearing for the whole ACCA Institute management in Glasgow for wasting my time on a qualification that in the UK [i](its country of origin) [/i]does not guarantee you a job.

The ACCA is only interested in making money from the "mass" of international students, affiliates and members in terms of exam and annual subscription fees so that their fat cat salaries and bullet proof pensions are secured.

Whenever I meet any one studying for the ACCA exams in the early stages of the exams, I always advice them not to waste their "lives" and instead switch to an IT certification course if den no want make hunger finish them.

I'm so sorry I just had this idea in my head you are a female.
Please don't get me started with those wanksters. Everyone wants to become a chartered accountant when their pay is an absolute Shyte and you will be the last to leave your office balancing the books.

What most people don't realise is if you have CISA, you don't really need acca cos IT audit has taken over.
They sent me a letter few weeks back saying they are sad to see me leave, I wanted to send them a reply that I'm very happy to go.

Ilekokonit:
Apart from those in the medical field, there is no job security any where in the world anymore and this is a price all employees have to pay. What you can do to mitigate job insecurity is to find a skill that is in high demand (i'e where there is a shortage of people with that skill) and aim to MASTER that skill and pass the certification exams and then start applying for jobs.

Regarding an MSC in Finance and information management, for a start, anything Finance is always over subscribed which is why you will find a lot of unemployed Chartered Accountants all over the world and this is because any job where there are no barriers to entry becomes over subscribed sooner or later.

When it comes to the IT field, your MSC in Information Systems "may" be a waste of time and money when you can use a fraction of that money to do and MASTER an "in demand" IT certification and once you pass the certification exams you are halfway to securing a good paying IT job. There is too much theory in an IT MSC degree but if you knuckle down you can prepare and pass a "practical" hands on IT certification course in 3 months or less and start applying for jobs there after. But you will have to put in a LOT of hours studying and practicalizing in those 3 months if you want to pass the certification exams which averagely have a pass mark of 70%.

Some "in demand" IT skills you can do your research on include Big Data, Oracle Dba, Microsoft SQL Server, Hadoop, Mungo DB, Internet Security, Etc, Etc, Etc but search job boards online and pick a skill set you are comfortable with and then look into each one and see which of them will be a natural fit for you and that will use some of the transferable skills you already have.

BUT the IT field is so wide and is still growing daily and will continue to do so till eternity.

Preach sister.

I still knock myself for wasting all those years writing silly acca exams.

Like you said IT is going places especially with the new technologies. You just have to pick an area and focus.
I read an article not too long about Internet of Things being deployed in new cars. What this means is there would be fewer accidents on the road cos if you are sleeping behind the steering, the car will alert you. If you are not maintaining your lane., you will get notified. Before you hit the car in front automatic brakes will be applied and so on. Don't get me started about cloud technology. Life is good!

Geetrix:
i don't even understand why auto lesson is more expensive than manual

I guess it's law of demand and supply.

Nigerian musicians should be selling songs to each other. Some songs would have blown more if they were done by popular musicians. I stumbled on one by minz - story lovely song.

Ralphlauren:
Hehehehheheheheeh. Shame dey catch me to comment initially.

I also took the test thrice and passed at my third attempt.

I’m sure I must have spent close to £1500 on lessons if not more.

I agree with you about writing down instructions. It was only when I did so and would ‘revise’ before the start of the lesson did my driving actually improve.

Bros. It was so painful going for driving lessons and trying to fit it with work. Once you fail, you start afresh. Maybe cos I did manual cos I didn't want to restricted to auto. I spent like £1k altogether.

Geetrix:
Please, what's the trick jare. watched some Youtube videos

This bad belle people calling themselves Patriots but not acting like so

Just joking oo. No trick to it, those examiners are like hawks.. You just have to jot down your instructions and memorise them like a robot. Having said that, I did it 3 times.

Falzdbadtguy:
I think i spent close to 500 pounds on my instructor and still failed. Its like he trained me to make sure i fail.
So, just be wiser sha

There's a trick to passing too...

lazygal:
Nope it isn't ..mosques do not collect tithes .we simply pray and preach ..so where the hell are we supposed to get money to pay tax?
THIS IS INDIRECTLY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING WORSHIP CENTRES TO BE BUSINESS ORIENTED

Nobody can tax an unprofitable business. If at the end of the financial year the books of account show deficit, you get tax holiday.

maxwell530:
you are not getting my point, what I meant is out of those rich guys up there, zuckerberg is the youngest and to think he was nobody 15years ago whereas Bill,Ortega,Bezos were already made men even before mark was born capped it all. Compare mark's worth 5years ago with his current worth and see the huge difference.



I think you get what am saying now?

Oh I get you now. His growth has been impressive.

oni idi dudu

UKmigrant:
True yarns *thumbs up*. I don't intend moving out anytime soon though I'm adjusting on somethings but they're gonna have to endure the rest, like my food odour cos they order funny chinese dishes too sometimes and put in the oven and the smell fills up the house

I remember one of my guy dating oyinbo cooked okro with her pot and put iru...I don't think they are together anymore

Ralphlauren:
as long as its a CURRENT account, it will appear on your credit file/credit report and impact your credit rating.

savings account do not have any impacrt on credit rating and do not appear on your file.

Halifax or Lloyds bank is good (or any of their brands within the Lloyds Banking Group)

THIS.

Another trick is to open it online. Then they may tell you to bring your documents to the nearest or just open it outright.

Hundreds of furious passengers are stranded at Gatwick airport after airline cancels flights over 'technical problems' leaving many - who paid up to £1,000 a ticket - sleeping on the floor for FIVE DAYS


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5219467/Passengers-stranded-Gatwick-five-days.html#ixzz52eE1ZOJd


Fatima, thank your stars you dodged a bullet flying Medview

They will come and quote a bible verse where someone paid 20% tithe now.

maxwell530:
zuckerberg is the real deal out of those guys, he became popular and famous in time not even up to a decade, I see him toping Gates and the rest in like 4 to 5 years to come.

Seems you don't know Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates...these guys are solving everyday business problems, they are the backbone of major corporations. Mark is making money because he diversified, it will take him exceptional grace to trump those boys.

Follow your passion dilligently, money will come

imconfused:
Not taking USMLE ooo. One exam soon to enter core training,then 3 exams & I'm done with exams for good.
All these hopefully 3-4 years..After that I intend to just start learning this IT thing..its just something I've been thinking of.Dont have time for now but at least I now know where to start.
Will I be a doctor forever? Burn out is real,I'm looking into alternatives

Oh I see. There are so many opportunities now in IT. It's a shame Nigeria is in disarray now. We could have been tapping into this goldmine instead of India. When you call all these service providers, their call centres are all located in India and you can't even understand half of what they are saying. Jobs that Nigerians can do eloquently! Anyway, oyinbos don't trust us with their data because of these yahoo boys and most importantly, NEPA.

IT awaits you! Godspeed..

imconfused:
Do & move,no point wasting time..you can even take USMLE & port..once I become a consultant,I'm escaping from UK..that's my long term plan.

How do you intend to combine all these studies with IT?

Lexusgs430:
Why not free Grammar?

No amount spent on education is too much bro..[s]especially when you are loaded like uncle ralphlauren[/s]

UKmigrant:
So I ended up not calling her. A couple of days went bye, weekends and bank holidays and we didn't see. About a week after we saw at work, she wasn't as smily as she used to be. It was so awkward running into her at work.

It is either you have been watching too much of BenTV or ROK. Anyway, wussbag alert is showing on her dashboard.

UKmigrant:
The phone is now locked to my network, na 12 months plan

You can actually do an early upgrade around 9 months provided you have not taken a family package

UKmigrant:
We have a presidential aspirant here. I am available to campaign for you o, I don't charge much sir

Bros... I have been trying to warn posters here not to respond to him. The guy is abnormal, you can read all his previous posts to validate my comment.

Beautyaddy:
Please don't come and pollute this very interesting and educative thread na...lol!

Excuse me, we were discussing phone deals....why are you people dirty minded like this fa.

UKmigrant:
So I met a Ghana girl, yes I did

So, were you able to insert your sim card into her phone?

Falzdbadtguy:
So, why is O2 giving me a shitty package??

Guy you are paying your dues....

I stumbled on my tmobile bills around 2006, Oh my God, regular £60/month.

sharpboyus:
Lol

sharp guy

imconfused:
Where can I start from? The basic skills?Courses and co? Pretend like I've never seen a computer before

Wahala wa o.

Depends on which area you want to go:

But I always advice people to go learn the CompTIA trinity - A+ N+ S+

If you can get through that, you will get a direction.

imconfused:
Is there anyway a medic can acquire IT skills?
Where can one start from as in olodo levels?
Abi this is it for me?

You can become anything you wanto be with passion, dedication and discipline.

Falzdbadtguy:
hmmn

Did I tell you EU roaming is included?

salford1:
I had a client earning £18k a month when i worked in the bank. I had to google the name of his company to check whether they were hiring. It was a small finance house in london

It's crazy out there bro. If you know your way in this country you will make shitload of money legit.

Ralphlauren:
You should consider a sim only deal and buy a phone outrightly.

P.s. sim only deals are also contracts that go on your credit file/report.

One has to be very smart with all these bills...if you can haggle very well, you will enjoy some crazy deals.

My EE is unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 25gb data - £13.99 a month

dupyshoo:
Hehehe!!! A lot of engineers that I know earning over £500 per day were not affected by IR35. They are still paying as low as 10-15% tax overall.

They were able to prove that they are not impacted by the 3 main pointers of IR35. Some specialist in NHS were out of scope too but most regulars guys just took on the chin and went umbrella. I pity some NHS and public sector contractors, they got hit badly.