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Career / Re: Is There Any Career/job That Is Not Monotonous??????? by yemmyma: 7:46pm On Jul 23, 2012 |
Thats why i am working hard to be a Logy. |
Career / Re: Geez! No Industrial Engineers On Nairaland! Pity! by yemmyma: 7:52am On Jul 22, 2012 |
No I am not based in Nigeria and don't know how it is with that field in Nigeria. |
Career / Re: Geez! No Industrial Engineers On Nairaland! Pity! by yemmyma: 4:43pm On Jul 21, 2012 |
I had a bachelor in engineering but that was as much core engineering i will have. I am more of a management person. |
Travel / Re: HHHHH by yemmyma: 7:44pm On Jul 20, 2012 |
o ho! i did not know you meant that. Maybe i missed one part of the earlier comments. Thanks |
Travel / Re: Study In Canada Or Germany by yemmyma: 7:33pm On Jul 20, 2012 |
don't mind them. What did you study at undergraduate and what are you planning to study for masters? |
Career / Re: The Young, The Bold And The Free! --- Mini MBA Series --- by yemmyma: 7:19pm On Jul 20, 2012 |
yamakuza: Thanks for sharing. I will check on it. |
Career / Re: Geez! No Industrial Engineers On Nairaland! Pity! by yemmyma: 7:17pm On Jul 20, 2012 |
Well i am a runaway engineer but i plan on equipping myself in the operations research area of industrial engineering. That will be the cherry on the cake for me. |
Travel / Re: HHHHH by yemmyma: 4:01am On Jul 20, 2012 |
MRbrownJAY: So why not Germany? Is it in Africa? Please explain |
Travel / Re: Study In Canada Or Germany by yemmyma: 3:58am On Jul 20, 2012 |
I don't think a 2.2 cannot get admissions to a masters program. Only third class require a PGD to be eligible for masters in most countries. Get your application over first but support with GMA/GRE and TOEFL. But of course, a 2.2 might be more difficult for masters in engineering disciplines. |
Career / Re: Geez! No Industrial Engineers On Nairaland! Pity! by yemmyma: 3:31am On Jul 20, 2012 |
Well, its not so popular in Nigeria, but of course those enthustiastic engineers in Nigeria are interested in the mainstream engineering like the mech, chemical, eletrical and not forgetting petroleum etc. I am not necessarily an industrial engineer but i could relate my field to it. So are you a professional or student and whats your specialization in Industrial Engineering? |
Career / Re: The Young, The Bold And The Free! --- Mini MBA Series --- by yemmyma: 5:16pm On Jul 19, 2012 |
I am interested in business, so i will keep an eagle eye on this thread. don't know about the MBA thing though. |
Career / Re: M.sc. (business) Management Or An MBA by yemmyma: 3:11pm On Jul 18, 2012 |
There are important questions for you to answer first before finally making this decision. But starting with the most relevant, what role are you involved in your firm? I think from there it is easier to continue with opinions on what might be your best bet. |
Career / Foreign Trained Doctors Without Experience Cannot Practice In Nigeria? by yemmyma: 9:01am On Jul 15, 2012 |
The Acting Registrar of MDCN, Dr. Udugbai Ilevbare disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during the induction ceremony of 103 foreign trained medical and dental graduates. According to him, they must show evidence from the health regulatory bodies in their countries of training that they are registerable and could have worked there. He also said that such graduates from October 2012 must sit for and pass the MDCN Assessment Examination to be eligible to practise in Nigeria. He said: “May I at this point inform you all that beginning from October 2012 Assessment Examination, foreign medical graduates must show evidence from the heath regulatory bodies of the countries where they were trained that they are registrable and could have practised in those countries if they had wanted to do so. “What it means is that if those who trained you as doctors permit or allow you to treat them as patients, we can also allow you to treat us without fear.” Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/no-foreign-trained-doctor-will-practise-in-nigeria-from-october/ Whose side are you? Home grown doctors or foreign trained doctors with no experience? |
Career / Re: Am I Making The Right Decision? by yemmyma: 8:52pm On Jul 13, 2012 |
spicy v: No i am not, it just occurred to me how he expects him (OP) to do that. |
Career / Re: Am I Making The Right Decision? by yemmyma: 7:52pm On Jul 13, 2012 |
violent: I unnerved a few of my friends the other day when i remarked that there aren't any hopes that the future of this country can still be salvaged from the mess my generation and my father's, have made of it. This thread further contributes to the strength my argument. I agree with most of your comments. But one question is, how can he raise his children not to give anything to their country? Just send them abroad? or politically abuse the country like we have right now? |
Career / Re: Why Discouraging Imitation? by yemmyma: 4:16am On Jul 13, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: I proved you right not in terms of imitation in Nigeria but how we can be export relevant to the world. That was the basis of my first comment. If we start making things in Nigeria, who does not know we are just imitating what is already in existence. But sadly, we still won't get it right in a lot of ways talk about the packaging, function, standard and so on. Let me use China for instance. The West will always see China as an imitation successful country. But the plain truth is that they can always hold their own when it comes to innovation. Take the high speed rail as a case. The evolution of rail (not even high speed) cannot be traced to China but in the world today China is the only country that has a train running 431km/h. That is what i meant earlier. This is also now a challenge to the West that they can think on their own. |
Career / Re: Why Discouraging Imitation? by yemmyma: 2:13pm On Jul 12, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: @OP, First we have to find what makes us our ideas noble even if it is adding something to an already existing invention as well as understanding the importance of standards. If we don't do this, we will not earn the respect of the world. All the countries you named above have something they can call their own. You can imitate both in terms of the product and processes. |
Career / Re: Mckinsey First Round Interview by yemmyma: 9:35am On Jul 10, 2012 |
cityofsin: The interviews are not necessarily advantageous towards US graduates. They are just more proactive in preparation, neither does the interview require a math/engineering/business etc background. I have gone through the whole process and can say the most frustrating/hardest part about getting in is successfully getting through the application process. It is good to see someone with first hand knowledge of the interview process. This advice makes it more easier for applicants from whatever background. 2 Likes |
Career / Re: Mckinsey First Round Interview by yemmyma: 5:17am On Jul 10, 2012 |
tanimola22: But something gets my attention. How does a person from finance/business generally know that paint used on that plane will add more weight? and gleaning from the interview it shows more of maths/eng. |
Career / Re: What Are D Career Prospects For A Mathematics Graduate? by yemmyma: 5:05am On Jul 10, 2012 |
Of course, mathematics is one of the greatest undergraduate courses, unfortunately you are in the wrong place with your degree. I will advice you to get your certificate and start looking to run, i mean run as fast as you can away from Nigeria. Don't do anything less. In the west, Mathematicians are in needed everywhere and i am sure about this. In fact, there are many opportunities for you to get a masters program of your choice abroad with your grade and maybe one or two exams like TOEFL and GRE or GMAT depending on where you look into. If i start telling you so many places you can do well with your degree it will be no less than an essay. So while you have at least seen my first conviction for you is to look elsewhere than Nigeria, i will like to leave this option open for more people to contribute and give you more specific way to go about it. So don't lose hope, i am sure by this time next year you should be smiling with an admission for a top masters degree. I just thought i should add one more to start the party. As a very eurocentric person, i would advise you to look towards schools in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland. Again, i think you should look more into the finance area especially in quantitative finance, acturial or operations research. I am sure some universities in Switzerland and the Netherlands can give you scholarship which include tuition fee and maintenance allowance with a good application. In Germany, you don't have to pay tuition at most uni but i don't know much about funding at their unis before your studies. But the Government is starting to give very promising student monthly stipend for their upkeep. Sounds good enough? Start making Google your friend. 1 Like |
Career / Re: Mckinsey First Round Interview by yemmyma: 11:55am On Jul 09, 2012 |
This is basically more than an interview. They taking you back to class, scary! Only for the uber smart 1 Like |
Career / Re: HND Accountancy Vs BSc Accounting by yemmyma: 7:04pm On Jul 06, 2012 |
tanimola22: [/quote] I believe you are living under the delusion of your naija paper qualification. Good luck with your BSc and make sure you get enough HND to control at your place of work. |
Career / Re: HND Accountancy Vs BSc Accounting by yemmyma: 11:07am On Jul 06, 2012 |
tanimola22: Well, i will just let this HND and BSC accounting pass. The only conclusion i have come up with is that almost all the contributors to this topic have made their argument based on the institution they attended in naija. Me and you included. So knowing which is actually better between both institutions from these discussions alone cannot be verified. I think the real evidence should be in the archives of the organizing body ICAN which has been the benchmark for accessing the competence of both sides. Other than that, the argument as you said earlier is a total waste of effort. And as per your fuel, i am sure their is still more paper in that locker room. Just keep it open, this is naija! barnabasj: I am sure you referencing my earlier post. If you have understood me correctly, you will notice in this case a uni accounting grad with years of experience failed the exam while her lower ranked subordinate from a poly got qualified at one sitting. Mind you, she gained admission to study accounting at the poly using her ICAN results. There you have it. |
Career / Re: HND Accountancy Vs BSc Accounting by yemmyma: 9:33am On Jul 06, 2012 |
Addressing this matter with economic theories i would say is absolutely uncalled for. I still would not want to say much on your submissions unless you clearly state what you meant by less and more. If what i conceived about your argument is true, then i will keep my judgments to myself unless i am really pushed to come back here and increase the intensity of this discussion. For now, hope you are enjoying your holiday in naija |
Career / Re: HND Accountancy Vs BSc Accounting by yemmyma: 6:17am On Jul 06, 2012 |
Jarus: I think your earlier post implied that uni accounting students are better which is contrary to chambers2 position. tanimola22: From the debate so far, I may personally conclude that many top employers in Nigeria are indeed very mad for preferring less trained people to more trained people. I will not want to believe that you actually meant what i am thinking of this post. |
Career / Re: Total Oil And Gas Workers by yemmyma: 10:54am On Jun 29, 2012 |
There should be total respect for this thread as it is only for oil and gas workers and aspirants. That is why i am happy to see many people moving back to Nigeria to contribute to oil and gas. |
Music/Radio / Video: Shank - Ghetto by yemmyma: 2:59pm On Jun 28, 2012 |
Career / Re: Wich Engineering Field Is D Best, D Most Recognized,d One Dat Requires More Math by yemmyma: 7:46am On Jun 23, 2012 |
I think scaring this young chap about university maths is not the way to go. As long as She/he can do it in high school she can as well cope when she gets to the higher institution. Girl/boy, choose what you think you will like to do in the future as well as good at then go for it. Mind you all those courses chemical, electrical, mechanical are all good courses. I think your final decision should be more on which you like more between physics and chemistry. As you can already see by their names chemical eng. is more chemistry and electrical should be more about physics. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: No 1 Reason Why Many Will Not Get Admitted Into The Nigerian Federal University by yemmyma: 12:23pm On Jun 22, 2012 |
You forgot the obvious one, demand and supply. I think the course spectrum at our universities is not large enough to provide for many other career options. All what you have listed above as 25 are what the average Nigerian student call a good course. Supply: It is unfortunate that not many people will opt for a Maths degree due to the lack of awareness and opportunities they can get from such courses. Listing many other courses that should be included in our universities curriculum would be a futile effort to continuum. Demand: Also you have to take into account the number of student competing for fewer degree courses at our universities. There is no enlightenment as well as counselling on what a particular degree will do for a student in the future. This is mostly due to the fact that we don't have the industries ready for change. Take mathematics for instance. Very few Nigerian candidates choose it as their first option just because they don't know what future lies ahead of them with a maths degree not even considering first its academic rigor. In the West, if you study maths and you know where to look to, you will always remain happy financially. |
Education / Re: 3 Masters Degree, Is It Normal? by yemmyma: 8:56am On Jun 18, 2012 |
Well, it depends on what you want to achieve with these qualifications. Lets start from a Nigerian who has four masters degree and two Phds. Ndubuisi Ekekwe holds two doctoral and four master's degrees, including a PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore and MBA from University of Calabar, Nigeria, all completed by March 2009. He graduated in August 1998, from FUT Owerri, Nigeria as his class's best student. http://africa4it.com/speakers-profile-24.aspx |
Career / Re: Strategies In Passing GMAT, GRE, SHL And Other Employment Tests by yemmyma: 9:26am On Jun 16, 2012 |
Well, while i have not taken any of these tests before but i would like to chip in my advice for the quantitative section. If your maths is very rusty, then you will need help to get back to the basics. I recommend the Cliff's Note(Check review on Amazon; http://www.amazon.com/CliffsNotes-Review-Standardized-Tests-CliffsTestPrep/dp/0470500778/ref=dp_ob_title_bk). I bought the book when i needed to prepare for these exams a while back. It is very good for those who have not done those high school maths for some time. The tricks and strategies in the book are just enough for you to get started. Warning! The exercises in the book are not very difficult. For an average maths student, you might finish the whole book in a day just to retrieve those things that might have as well slipped from your memory. If you are through with this foundation book and you are the somewhat lazy type and like to be spoon-fed i recommend you visit http://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat here you will find all solution to the past question from GMAC review book by the test council in video. You just relax and watch the explanation like you are in a class. But remember to practice yourself as well. You learn better by doing. For the verbal section, you can refer to T22s recommendations above. 1 Like |
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