REASONS
WHY YOU ARE STILL UNEMPLOYED AFTER GRADUATION :
1.THE COURSE YOU STUDIED IS NOT
RELEVANT IN NIGERIA: The
course you study has a big role to play on how quick you can get a job after
graduation.
To
be very candid, some courses can not be practicalized here in Nigeria. Courses
that are not practicalized in Nigeria will not only reduce your likelihood of
having a job, but it will also reduce the likelihood of you employing your
self.
Hardly
will you find a graduate of Architecture or Land surveying or other courses
that are easily practicalised in the country complaining of unemployment
because they start making money from when they were students.
2.YOU DON’T HAVE A SKILL: It is very true that the
number of the unemployed graduates is alarmingly on the high side and it is
just very few of them that are employable.
Most
of our graduates are not vested with the practical applications of their
subject matter. They only study to pass exam. To stand a chance of being
employed quickly, then you have to acquire a skill that is relevant to the
course you studied in school.
If,
you should consider being self employed, then you should also acquire a skill
by going for skills acquisition training.
3.YOUR PARENTS/RELATIVES ARE
NOT CONNECTED: It
is an incontrovertible fact that in Nigeria of today, employment into the
federal, state, local government and multi-national companies’ jobs is strictly
on man-no-man levels. You have to be connected in order to be employed into
these parastatals.
If
you are not connected, then you are done for! Do you know that there are
undergraduates who are assured of jobs even when they are still in School?
Their
parents, uncles, aunties cousins, etc who are connected usually go a long way
in reserving job opportunities for these ones at the expense of their peers who
are not connected. If you are still unemployed after graduation, then you are
likely to fall into this group.
4.YOU DON’T HAVE A NETWORK: Networking is very good
in all aspects of life your life growth as it connects the unconnected ones to
people that can help them.
If
you are unemployed , then you have to consider improving your networks. Try and
establish connections with your former school mates, join secular groups,
socialize with people in your church or mosque, relate well with your family
friends, register in professional bodies relevant to your field, etc. There you
are likely to meet and get connected people who can recommend you.
5.YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR SUBJECT
MATTER:
If you remain unemployed years after graduation, then it is likely that you are
not very good in your subject matter.
The
Nigerian labour market is very competitive, so you must to know your subject
matter inside out. Consider the fact that Private and state owned universities
are now competing on having the highest number of first class graduates. This
is also applicable to graduates who schooled outside the country.
They
easily make first class overseas. These and more have created much competition
in the labour market in Nigeria. You can only contend with a first class
graduate or an overseas graduate through your intellectual prowess by knowing
your subject matter inside out!
6.YOU ARE NOT A PROBLEM SOLVER: People earn a living by
solving other people’s problems. To be employed, you have to be able to solve other
people’s problem.
I
know many graduates who are very rich by simply solving other people’s problems
by going into areas like Home tutoring services, blogging, counselling
services, internet services, events management and decorations, etc. You can
only solve people’s problems by offering services or by selling a product that
meets their needs. This will in turn earn you a good pay.
Look
around you and think about the problems of others, if you are able to identify
their problems, then you can think of acquiring a skill that would enable you
to solve such problems.
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