UNEMPLOYMENT AFTER SCHOOL: DISCOVER HOW TO HELP YOURSELF!
(A true life story of a Nigerian youth who studied in a University
in US)
“I
urge students to try and think outside the box. There are a lot…a damn lot…of
ways to make money to propel you and your plans to the future, just make use of
your true friend…YOUR BRAIN. It’s begging you to use it. You guys should really
stop graduating from school, just to contribute to the rate of unemployment in
Nigeria.”
This
article discusses the different reasons for unemployment and how undergraduates
can make money while preparing for graduate life.
Unemployment
rate is high. Why? Some say it’s because of excessive corruption. No it’s not.
Or is it from the Universities? Definitely not!
Our
graduates are unemployed because of a plethora of reasons. The main reason
being laziness and tenacious fantasies!
In
terms of communication, our graduates cannot make a complete sentence. Their
grasp of the English Language is so poor that interviewers find it hard to
understand them (I’m a young employer).
Basic
English Language should be learnt in nursery, primary school and high school
only. Before you get admitted into a University, they believe you are an adult
that can think for him/herself. A University teaches you how to survive in
life, and not how to speak English or force you to read. Most students don’t
like reading, they learn to speak by hearing and emulation. You hear things
like “…according to Senator Patrick Obahiagbon…” they want to learn the
fanciful words before learning when to differentiate between ‘their’ and
‘there’.
So
don’t blame our Universities for our poor graduates’ vocabularies.
Next,
unemployment is high because our graduates just wanted to enter a University
because it was the ‘in thing’ or they just want to be called a ‘graduate’.
They
don’t know that a University prepares one for the harsh reality of life. That’s
why you should always develop your talent; study a course based on
your talent.
Next,
unemployment is high because our graduates have no plans after graduation.
Their
plans are to;
1.
Graduate
2.
Enjoy NYSC
3.
Get a 7am-6pm job with a successful bank
4.
Get enlisted as one of those soon to be fired after a massive shake up in the
bank
5.
Get fired
6.
Repeats from No 3
….and
the circle continues…but these people still fantasize on being as rich as
Dangote! How?
Now,
this is where I’ll put the blame on Nigerian Universities. No pun intended but
our education sector is still a slave to our colonial masters.
We’re
still making use of the British system of education, that basically teaches you
how to ‘carry on’ in life, instead of the American system of education that
teaches you how to ‘start from scratch and survive’ in life.
Little
wonder Britain is so small and America is so large. A graduate of the American
system doesn’t have the mindset to ‘work for someone’. He/she wants to start
something new…and there are a lot of new things to be discovered, just look
around and think outside the box.
Let
me tell you a bit about myself. I used my brilliance to tout around, jumping
from different Nigerian Universities till I was almost 28.
One
day, I told myself that my life is going nowhere. At 28, not a graduate, no
investments, nothing. I was just a nobody.
I
got admission into a University in US.
I promised to study, and I really studied. I didn’t have a choice, my sponsor
warned me that I’ll have to work and study. Only my tuition, accommodation and
fees will be paid directly into the schools account.
I
didn’t want to work, so after about 2 months, my account was in the red, no
source of money for that semester. It affected my studies for that semester
till I thought of a plan to make money while maintaining my steadfast
studiousness.
I
drafted a list of all my instructors (lecturers). I knew I had excellent grades
so it wouldn’t be difficult to get money off them. Before the end of that
semester, I was almost $3000 richer from teacher-begging.
But
I didn’t know that good things still awaits me. One of the lecturers advised me
to apply for a scholarship. That it would make finances easier on me and my
sponsor. I thought that was a good idea, till I advanced on it; I decided to
apply for scholarship and not tell my sponsor.
I
was on scholarship throughout my undergraduate days. My sponsor paid my fees
directly into the school account, even if I told the person that I was on
scholarship, he/she wouldn’t believe me.
So
I read, maintained my A+ grades, collected money from Instructors, the school
President, and the Dean (they are always happy to help an honor student). My
main motivation was the money piling up in the school account. If you know the
tuition and fees of Universities in the States, do the math…calculate 5 full
semesters and 4 summer semesters…that’s how much that was waiting for me when I
graduated (when you graduate, the school gives you all excess monies in your
school account).
This
can be applied in Nigerian Universities.
That’s
how I got the finances to start up and be my own boss.
Try
and see money where no one sees it.
I
immediately pursued my masters without delay. And now I’ve invested and set.
Being
a humble Nigerian, I want to serve my country briefly for 10 years and fully
expend my skills there…while watching my investments grow.
I
urge students to try and think outside the box. There are a lot…a damn lot…of
ways to make money to propel you and your plans to the future, just make use of
your true friend…YOUR BRAIN. It’s
begging you to use it. You guys should really stop graduating from school, just
to contribute to the rate of unemployment in Nigeria.
Culled from
Brain Builders
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